Time for a Change
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A family dinner is an important tradition to celebrate Spring Festival. Nowadays, some people choose to have the dinner in a restaurant, but not everyone is keen on this idea. What do our readers think
Dear Editor ,
We have eaten out for the Spring Festival family dinner for the last three years, and we have enjoyed it no less than eating at home. I don’t understand why some people refuse to embrace the change.
Can’t they admit that the preparations for the dinner are hard work I really don’t think it’s worth the effort of spending so much time preparing for a single meal, and then another hour cleaning up the mess after it’s over. We work all year, so why can’t one day be about spending time with family and relaxing
Eating out is a good choice and it has nothing to do with loss of traditions. We still have the dinner with the same people, just in a different place. The occasion is more enjoyable without all that tiring cooking, and the dishes taste better!
In my opinion, what or where we eat on Spring Festival Eve really doesn’t matter. Eating out may change the form of this tradition, but the love between the family members sitting around the table together remains the same.
Wang Peng, software engineer
(节选自外研版必修第二册 Unit 2)
词汇积累
1.editor /'ed t / n.(报纸、杂志的)主编,编辑
2.embrace / m'bre s/ v.欣然接受,乐意采纳(新思想、意见等)
3.admit / d'm t/ v.(不情愿地)承认
4.effort /'ef t/ n.力气,精力
5.mess /mes/ n.脏乱;不整洁
6.loss /l s/ n.失去,丧失
7.eve /i v/ n.前夕,前一天
8.software /'s ftwe / n.(计算机)软件
Period 1 Welcome to the unit & Reading
—Reading comprehension
Ⅰ.匹配单词(请把单词和其对应的英语解释连线)
1.impression A.a plane making a particular journey
2.ordinary B.to hit your open hands together
3.flight C.average,common,or usual,not different or special
4.occasion D.a feeling or an opinion that you get about sb/sth,or that sb/sth gives you
5.clap E.cheerful and happy
6.merry F.a particular time when sth happens
7.formal G.to walk with stiff regular steps like a soldier
8.march H.(of styles or behaviors) very correct and suitable for official or important occasions
Ⅱ.选词填空
1.I go out to the gym when it rained heavily the other day.
2.Though he has made a big fortune,he is a happy man.
3.Great changes in the way people communicate in recent years.
4.There is a sense of excitement with the New Year coming nearer and nearer.
5.His honesty the interviewer,which earned him the position.
6.She is particular about her appearance,so she will spend hours before going out.
Step 1 速读——整体理解文意
Ⅰ.明文章大意
What is this passage mainly about
A.Alex’s feelings about travelling around the world.
B.An introduction about Brazil’s important festivals.
C.Alex’s travel experiences about an Indian wedding ceremony and the Rio Carnival.
D.Alex’s travel experience about a wedding ceremony in China.
Ⅱ.悉层次结构
Skim the travel journal and match the main idea with each part.
A wedding ceremony
1.Part 1(Para.1) A.The customs during the wedding ceremony.
2.Part 2(Paras.2-4) B.The customs after the wedding ceremony and Alex’s feelings.
3.Part 3(Para.5) C.Alex was invited to the wedding.
Rio Carnival
4.Part 4 (Para.6) A.Alex felt it was an amazing first day in Rio.
5.Part 5(Paras.7-8) B.Alex experienced the Carnival for himself.
6.Part 6 (Para.9) C.Alex could feel the Carnival was in the air.
Step 2 细读——逐段获取细节
Part 1 A wedding ceremony
Ⅰ.Read the first part and put the events in the correct order.
a.The bride’s father led her to the bridegroom.
b.The couple took seven steps.
c.The celebrations began.
d.The bridegroom arrived on a horse.
e.The couple joined hands and walked around a fire.
Ⅱ.Read the first part carefully and do the following exercises.
1.What was the bride wearing at the Indian wedding
A.A red silk sari. B.Cheongsam.
C.Evening grown. D.Suit.
2.Who led the bride through the rows of seats to her husband
A.Her father. B.Her mother.
C.Her friend. D.Her brother.
3.Why did the couple take seven steps together by the fire
A.To bring them good luck.
B.To make different promises.
C.To make them warm.
D.To receive good wishes from the relatives.
4.What traditional customs left a deep impression on Alex
The bridegroom’s on a beautiful and the part when the bride’s father proudly led the bride to her husband.
5.What were the Indian couple’s promises about
The promises were about and live together happily.
6.How did Alex feel about attending the wedding ceremony in India
A.Absolutely wrong. B.Just so-so.
C.Nonsense. D.Worth it.
Part 2 Rio Carnival
Ⅰ.Read the second part and decide which of the following orders of the Rio Carnival is correct.
①The group marched down the street.
②Dancers and musicians stood in the street.
③Alex took his place in the crowd.
④The group jumped into action.
⑤The crowd passed many street stands.
A.②③①④⑤ B.③②④①⑤
C.③②①④⑤ D.③②④⑤①
Ⅱ.Read the travel journal about the Rio Carnival carefully and do the following exercises.
1.Why did Alex go to a street party
To experience the for himself.
2.What did Alex see and smell as he passed the street stands
He saw an ever-growing sea of ,iceboxes of ,and smelt .
3.What’s the meaning of “the Carnival was in the air”?
A.It was held in the air.
B.There was no festival atmosphere then.
C.The festival attracted few tourists.
D.The atmosphere was very strong then.
4.Which is NOT included in the Carnival
A.The band. B.The dance.
C.The march. D.The family dinner.
5.How was Alex’s feeling after the Rio Carnival
A.Excited. B.Tired.
C.Depressed. D.Bored.
6.The travel journal about the Rio Carnival uses a group of vivid words related to water.Please find and underline the sentences in the journal.
Ⅲ.Read the whole passage again and do the following exercise.
What writing technique(写作手法) does the writer use to describe the scenes before and during the street party
A.Cause and effect(因果法).
B.Contrast(对比法).
C.Classification(分类法).
D.Definition(定义法).
Step 3 读后——讨论深度理解
1.What does Alex think of the Indian wedding ceremony and the Rio Carnival?Use details in the travel journal to support your opinion.(Critical Thinking批判性思维)
2.Nowadays,more and more Chinese young people choose a western-style wedding ceremony instead of a traditional Chinese one.What’s your opinion on this (Creative Thinking创造性思维)
Step 4 总结——课文语法填空
Alex Zhang wrote the travel journal about his 1. (experience) of attending an Indian wedding and the Rio Carnival.When he 2. (invite) to attend his friend’s sister’s wedding in India,he 3. (definite) knew it would be an opportunity 4. (learn) the local culture.5. impressed Alex deeply was that the bridegroom entered 6. a beautiful white horse.The couple also joined hands,7. (walk) around a small fire four times.
To experience the spirit of the Carnival for himself in Brazil,he went to 8. street party.The Carnival was full of happy and exciting moments.Even as he 9. (lie) in bed that evening,the bright colours and lively music were still around him.He was really 10. (amaze) by the first day in Rio!
Step 5 解读——长句难句分析
1.Then they took seven steps together by the fire,and with each step made a different promise about how they were going to support each other and live together happily.
[句式分析] 此句是 句。and为 连词,连接两个分句,how引导 从句,作about的 。
[自主翻译]
2.That is a story for another day,but let’s just say there was a lot of dancing.
[句式分析] 此句是 句。but为 连词,表转折,连接两个分句,there was a lot of dancing是 从句,此处省略了连接词 。
[自主翻译]
3.Iceboxes of soft drinks and beer lined the narrow streets,and the smell of roasted meat filled the air as we passed wave after wave of street stands.
[句式分析] 此句是 句。and为 连词,连接两个分句,as引导 从句。
[自主翻译]
4.I was so caught up in the party fever that I hardly noticed five hours fly by!
[句式分析] 此句是 句。so...that...引导 从句;be caught up in的意思为“ ”;fever的意思为“ ”。
[自主翻译]
Unit 3 Festivals and customs
Period 1
读前清障
Ⅰ.1.D 2.C 3.A 4.F 5.B 6.E 7.H 8.G
Ⅱ.1.was about to 2.anything but 3.have taken place 4.in the air 5.made a deep impression on 6.dressing up
精读课文
Step 1
Ⅰ.C
Ⅱ.1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.A
Step 2
Part 1
Ⅰ.d a e b c
Ⅱ.1.A 2.A 3.B
4.entrance white horse
5.how they were going to support each other
6.D
Part 2
Ⅰ.B
Ⅱ.1.spirit of the Carnival
2.people soft drinks and beer roasted meat
3.D 4.D 5.A
6.(1)The Carnival current carried us through the ever growing sea of people,dancing all the way.
(2)Iceboxes of soft drinks and beer lined the narrow streets,and the smell of roasted meat filled the air as we passed wave after wave of street stands.
(3)Even as I lay in bed that evening,the bright colours and lively music were still swimming all around me.
Ⅲ.B
Step 4
1.experiences 2.was invited 3.definitely 4.to learn 5.What 6.on 7.walking 8.a 9.lay 10.amazed
Step 5
1.并列 并列 宾语 宾语 然后他们在火堆旁一起走七步,每走一步,都要立一条不同的誓言,誓言里讲的都是二人将来会如何相互扶持,如何幸福地共同生活。
2.并列 并列 宾语 that 这个话题改日再聊,但是先这么说吧,(那天)舞跳了不少。
3.主从复合 并列 时间状语 装着饮料啤酒的冰柜沿狭长的街道排开,当我们经过一波又一波的街边摊时,空气中弥漫着烤肉的味道。
4.主从复合 结果状语 沉迷于 狂热 我深深地沉迷于派对的狂热中,不知不觉五个小时已经过去了!