Unit 2
Festivals and holidays
Lesson 1 Chinese festivals and holidays
能够掌握本课时的单词、短语和句型。
能够听懂对话,掌握中国的一些节日英文名称,知晓Danny最爱的节日及原因。
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学习目标
能够用英语采访并谈论自己最喜欢的节日及原因。
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Lead in
The greatness of a culture can be found in its festivals.
———Siddharth Katragadda
一种文化的伟大之处在于它的节日。
新课讲授
Look and answer
1. What holidays come to mind when you see the following pictures?
2. What festival do you like best?
National Day
the Spring Festival
the Mid-Autumn Festival
the Lantern Festival
Pre-listening
Look at the picture and try to predict what festival may Danny like best.
The Spring Festival
□Spring Festival □New Year's Day □Lantern Festival
□Women's Day □Dragon Boat Festival □Labour Day
□Teachers’ Day □Mid-Autumn Festival □PLA Day
□National Day □Double Ninth Festival □Children's Day
□Mother's Day □April Fool's Day □Father's Day
□Christmas Day □Tomb-sweeping Day □Thanksgiving
Listen to the conversation and tick the festivals and holidays mentioned.
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While-listening
A What project is Danny working on?
B What’s Danny’s favourite Chinese festival?
C In what month does this conversation take place?
D What is Li Ming’s plan for National Day?
A project about festivals and holidays around the world.
The Spring Festival.
In September.
He plans to go to Tian'anmen Square to watch the flag-raising ceremony.
Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions.
Post-listening
Danny: Hi, Li Ming. I am working on a project about festivals and holidays around the world. I'm going to write about Chinese festivals and holidays. I think I know quite a few!
Li Ming: Really? What Chinese festivals do you know?
Danny: I know about the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Double Ninth Festival.
Li Ming: Good for you. You really did your research! Those are traditional Chinese festivals. Which festival do you like best?
Danny: I like the Spring Festival best. I love eating dumplings. And I like the fireworks.
Li Ming: That's a popular choice! I like to have fun with my family and friends during the Festival. Do you know other festivals or holidays?
Danny: Hmm... I'm not sure.
Li Ming: Let me help you out. We have Labour Day, National Day... Oh, by the way, next week is National Day. I will have a seven-day holiday starting from October 1. I plan to go to Tian'anmen Square to watch the flag-raising ceremony.
Danny: That sounds like a fantastic plan!
1. I am working on a project about festivals and holidays around the world.
(1) work on 从事于,致力于
e.g. He is working on a new book.
他正致力于写一本新书。
Language Points
(2) around the world = all over the book 全世界
e.g. My dream is to travel around the world.
我的梦想是环游世界。??
2. I think I know quite a few!
(1) “quite adv. 相当”,表示程度,比a little强,比very弱
e.g. The movie is quite interesting. 这部电影相当有趣。
(2) “a few 少许,几个”,肯定含义,数量虽少但存在
“few 几乎没有”,否定含义,强调数量极少或不足
e.g. She has a few friends at school. 她在学校有几个朋友。
He has few books. 他几乎没什么书。
(3) “quite a few 相当多”,修饰可数名词复数
e.g. There are quite a few students in the library.
图书馆里有相当多的学生。
3. I know about the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Double Ninth Festival.
double ① adj. 成双的
e.g. Through the double doors,turn right. 穿过双开门,右转。
② adj. 两倍的
e.g. My workmate is off today, so I have to do double work.
我的同事今天不上班,所以我得做两倍的工作。
③ adj. 供两者使用的;双人的
e.g. Can I book a double room for next week?
我能订一间下周的双人房吗?
④ double v. 加倍
e.g. The price of rice doubled this year. 今年米的价格翻了一倍。
4. You really did your research!
research 作不可数名词,意为“研究;调查”。
(1) research on/into sth. 对某一具体主题或领域的研究
(2) scientific/medical/academic research 科学/医疗/学术研究
(3) do research(做)研究
(4) carry out research 开展研究
e.g. There is a lot of research on/into how languages are learnt.
有很多关于语言学习的研究。
Scientists do research to find new ways to help people.
科学家们进行研究,以寻找帮助人们的新方法。
research 既可作及物动词也可作不及物动词,意为“研究;调查”。
e.g. The students are researching how plants grow.
学生们正在研究植物是如何生长的。
She always researched carefully when she wrote.
她写作时总是仔细研究。
researcher n. 研究员;科研工作者
e.g. He chose to join the company as a market researcher.
他选择加入这家公司当一名市场研究员。
5. Which festival do you like best?
(1) like ... best表示 "最喜欢……",相当于favourite和相当于like... the most,用于表达对事物(人、物品、活动等)的偏好。 like 是动词,意为 "喜欢";best 是副词,表示 "最",修饰动词 like。
e.g. My favourite colour is blue.
=I like blue best. 我最喜欢蓝色。
(2) 这是一个常见的英语特殊疑问句,用于询问对方最喜欢的节日。其同义句为What is your favourite festival? 你最喜欢哪个节日?
6. Let me help you out.
help sb. out 帮助某人解决问题
e.g. She helped me out when I was in financial trouble.
当我陷入财务困难时,她帮助我解决了问题。
7. We have Labour Day, National Day...
national 是nation(n. 国家)+ -al(形容词后缀)构成的形容词,意为“国家的,民族的”,在句中常用作定语。
类似结构词:
traditional adj. 传统的 central adj. 中心的
natural adj. 自然的 international adj. 国际的
8. Oh, by the way, next week is National Day.
by the way 意为“顺便说一下”或“顺便问一句”,用于在谈话中插入一个与前面话题稍微有些不同但又相关的新信息,或者用于转换话题。通常放在句子的开头或中间,后面接一个逗号,再跟上要说的话。
e.g. By the way, I love your new hairstyle!
顺便说一句,我喜欢你的新发型!
含way 的介词短语:(1) on the way 在途中
on the/one's way(to...) 在(去……的)路上
(2) in a way 在某种程度上 (3) in this way 用这种方法
(4) in the way 妨碍;挡道 (5) all the way 一路上;自始至终
9. I will have a seven-day holiday starting from October 1.
(1) 长难句分析:这是一个简单句。主语为I, 谓语是will have, 宾语是a seven-day holiday, starting from October 1 作后置定语。a seven-day holiday的同义表达是a holiday for seven days。
(2) seven-day adj. 七天的
复合形容词: 基数词-名词(单数)
e.g. six-month 六个月的 fifteen-minute 十五分钟的
(1) to watch the flag-raising ceremony为不定式表目的。
10. I plan to go to Tian'anmen Square to watch the flag-raising ceremony.
(2) flag-raising adj. 升旗的
复合形容词: 名词-现在分词
e.g. time-saving 节省时间的 record-breaking 打破纪录的
其他复合形容词:
形容词-名词 基数词-名词(单数)-形容词
e.g. long-term 长期的 high-speed 高速的
16-year-old 16岁的
11. That sounds like a fantastic plan!
“sound like 听起来像是”,是用来描述听觉印象的短语,其后可以接名词、代词或动名词等作为宾语。
e.g. That song sounds like a happy melody.
那首歌听起来像是一首欢快的旋律。
The footsteps outside my window sound like they’re getting closer.
我窗外传来的脚步声听起来越来越近了。
The wind through the trees sounds like it’s whispering.
风吹过树林的声音听起来像是在窃窃私语。
结构类似但描述不同感官印象的短语还有:
(1)look like 看起来像(描述视觉印象)
(2)smell like 闻起来像(描述嗅觉印象)
(3)taste like 尝起来像(描述味觉印象)
(4)feel like 感觉像(描述触觉或心理感受)
(5)seem like 貌似(表示某种可能性或印象)
e.g. The cloud looks like a dragon. 那片云看起来像一条龙。
The cake smells like vanilla. 这个蛋糕闻起来像香草。
The soup tastes like chicken. 这个汤尝起来像鸡肉。
I feel like going for a walk. 我想要去散步。
It seems like it’s going to rain. 好像要下雨了。
12. In what month does this conversation take place?
“take place 进行;发生”,根据安排或计划发生
“happen 发生”,偶然或突然发生
e.g. A car accident happened last night.
昨天晚上发生了一起车祸。
The meeting will take place on the fifth of May.
会议将于5月5日举行。
Wang Mei and Li Lin are talking about their homework.
A Wang Mei's favourite festival is the Spring Festival. ( )
B Li Lin likes the Mid-Autumn Festival because it is a popular choice. ( )
C Li Lin's lunar birthday falls on the Mid-Autumn Festival. ( )
Listen to the dialogue and write true (T) or false (F).
Practice
{5C22544A-7EE6-4342-B048-85BDC9FD1C3A}Name
Favourite festival
The reason why he/she likes it
Work in groups. Interview your classmates about their favourite festivals.
What festival do you like best?
Why do you like it?
{5C22544A-7EE6-4342-B048-85BDC9FD1C3A}Name
Favourite festival
The reason why he/she likes it
Li Ming
The Mid-Autumn Festival
Families get together.
A: What festival do you like best, Li Ming?
B: I like the Mid-Autumn Festival best.
A: Why do you like it?
B: Because on that day, many families and friends get together to talk and play.
We can watch the moon and eat moon cakes.
{5C22544A-7EE6-4342-B048-85BDC9FD1C3A}Name
Favourite festival
The reason why he/she likes it
A: What festival do you like best, Jack?
B: I like the Dragon Boat Festival best.
A: Why do you like it?
B: Because we have dragon boat races and eat zongzi in China.
Jack
the Dragon Boat
have dragon boat races and eat zongzi
当堂检测
1. I think I know ________ ________ ________.
我想我知道不少呢。
2. You really did your ________.
你真的做了研究。
3. I know about the Spring Festival, the ________ Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the ________-Autumn Festival, and the ________ Ninth Festival.
我知道春节,元宵节,端午节,中秋节和重阳节。
4. There are ________ ________ eggs in the fridge.
冰箱里有一些鸡蛋。
5. He ________ rainy days ________. 他最喜欢下雨天。
英汉互译
quite a few
research
Lantern
Mid
Double
a few
likes best
? 通过网上查阅,制作一张思维导图,来介绍中外节日的异同。
? 预习下一课时。
Homework