新外研版必修第二册unit 2 Let's celebrate 课文注释 PDF 电子书版

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Let's celebrate！
take place
Dragon Boat Festival celebrations take
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place in China on the fifth day of the fifth
lunar month.They are held in memory d
Qu Yuan,a poet and statesman in Ancient
1 Watch the video and answer
United Nations
Educational,Scientific,
China.It was the first traditionai Chinese
the questions.
and Cultural
Organization
festival added to UNESCO's List of
1What festivals are mentioned in
Intangible Cultural Heritage.
the video
intangible
adj.
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Why do people celebrate these
festivals
Thanksgiving is celebrated mainly
heritage
(n.
in North America,in October or
heritable:
2 Read the festival descriptions and
(adi.
November.Traditionally,it was a chance
complete the sentences.
to give thanks for a good harvest.Now,
is to celebrate the harvest.
it is also a time for families to get
is to celebrate a season
together for a big dinnen
is to honour an event.
is to honour a person.
May Day is a festival to celebrate
the start of summer,with
3 Work in groups.Talk about:
celebrations held across Europe
other festivals of each type
and in parts of North America.
People prepare decorations
other reasons to celebrate a festival
with flowers and dance around
maypoles.
Freedom Day is held every year on
27 April to celebrate South Africa's
first fully-participated elections
in 1994,in which everyone was
allowed to vote regardless of skin
colour.It celebrates the end of
racial inequality
in the country.
regardless
election
adv.
n.
elect:
race
adj.
regard
adj.
inequality
inequal
regarding
adj.
prep.
equal
d
equality (n.)