课件14张PPT。1. They would starve if food was difficult to find,…
starve: v. 挨饿
e.g. Thousands of people ____________in the world.
成千上万的人在挨饿。
are starvingbe starved ofstarve for渴望，急需，迫切需要e.g. The people in the disaster area
______________________________________.
灾区人民急需用药。are starved of/ starving for medicine be difficult to find:_________________________
sth. be + adj. + to do : sth.是do的逻辑宾语，意思是to do sth be adj. 类似形容词有：_______________
__________________________________________,
___________________________________________
e.g.1) English ____________________in a short time.
英语难以在短时间内学好。
2) The problem ______________________
这个问题很难算出来。
3) My boss__________________________
我的上司很容易相处。 难以找到，难以发现easy, hard, difficultinteresting, pleasant, nice, fit, unfit, bitter, light, heavy ,dangerous, important, sweet, necessary.is difficult to learn wellis really hard to work out.
is easy to get along with.2. …they thought these festivals would bring a year of plenty.
a year of plenty: ____________
plenty: n./ pron. ____________
(短语plenty of_________; in plenty____________)
e.g. 1) It is_______________________________.
太平丰收年
2) There is _________________in my bag.
我包里还很空。
3) There is__________________________.
有许多食物和饮料。 富裕年足够；大量许多大量，丰富a year of peace and plentyplenty of roomfood and drink in plenty3. …, or satisfy and please the ancestors,…
satisfy: 满足；使满意
satisfy sb./ sth. _____________________
be satisfied with sb./ sth. _________________
be satisfied to do sth. ____________________
e.g. 1) The colours of the picture quite____________.
这幅画的色彩很悦目。
2) She ___________________anything but the best.
她事事都要最好的方才罢休。
3) We ___________________get a timely answer.
得到及时的回答，我们感到满意。 使……满意（满足）对……感到满意对做……感到满意satisfy the eyeis not satisfied withwere satisfied to4. … because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.
lead sb. to + n. ____________________
lead sb to do sth. ___________________
lead to + n. ________________________
e.g. 1) This street________________________.
你沿这条街走就可以到达车站。
2) What ______________________it?
什么使你相信它？
3)____________________________.
条条大路通罗马（殊途同归）
4)____________________________
______________________________.
勤奋就能成功，而懒惰导致失败。 带领某人通往/到……使……做……引领，通向；导致，招致leads you to the stationled you to believeAll roads lead to RomeHard work leads to success,while laziness leads to failure5. … an event in memory of the dead.
in memory of__________________
e.g. They set up a monument ________________
________________________________________
他们建起一座纪念碑，用以纪念抗日战争中牺牲的战士们。 为了纪念……in memory of thesoldiers who died in the Anti-Japanese War.6. They dress up and try to frighten people.
dress up: ________________________________。
特别指小孩穿别人的衣服闹着玩。
后可接__________或____________。
e.g. They ____________________Victorian clothes.
他们化装成维多利亚时代的人。
The children tried to________________________.
孩子们极力地打扮成怪物。 盛装；打扮；装饰；修饰in+衣物as短语were dressed up indress up as monsters7. … because their food is gathered for the winter, …
gather: ______________________等，是____用语。
collect: ________________，是__________而收集。
e.g. 1) A group of people __________to see what had happened.
一群人聚拢起来看发生了什么事。
2) He likes to ___________all kinds of stamps.
他喜欢收集各种邮票。 采集，收集，收（庄稼）普通收集，收藏，收取为某一目的gatheredcollect8. …, when people admire the moon and give gifts of mooncakes.
admire: 钦佩；赞赏；羡慕
admire sb./ sth. for sth. ________________
e.g. I ________________________in business.
我佩服他事业有成。 钦佩某人某事admire him for his success9. … so that it looks as though it might be covered with pink snow.
as though: as if “______”，在连系动词look后引导表语从句。
e.g. It looks as though Tom is not coming today.
看来汤姆今天不会来了。
as though引导方式状语从句或表语从句多用虚拟语气。如果表示与现在事实相反，谓语用______时态，be动词用______;若与过去事实相反，谓语则用____________。
好像一般过去were过去完成时e.g. He treated Mary___________________________.
他对待玛丽好像亲生女儿一样。
She looks_________________________________.
她看上去像是已经知道了全部秘密。
as though + to + V.
e.g. He opened his mouth as though______________.
他张开嘴好像要说话。
as though she were his daughteras if she had known all the secretsto say somethingUsing language: 1. … and he thought she would keep her word.
keep one’s word: _________
e.g. He always_____________; he is_______________.
他总是信守诺言；他是个守信用的人。
break one’s word ________________________
eat one’s words ________________________
at a word ________________________
in a/ one word ________________________
in other words ________________________
get in a word ________________________
leave word ________________________
word for/ by word ________________________守信keeps his worda man of his word失信收回前言；认错道歉一说了就，立即总而言之，总之也就是说，换句话说插话，插嘴留言
逐字的；一字不差地2. he was not going to hold his breath for her to apologise.
hold one’s breath:_________________
e.g. We ________________while Mr. Evans read the exam away.
当伊文思先生宣读考试成绩的时候，我们屏住呼吸等待着考试的结果。
be out of breath/ be short of breath ______________
breath again _________________
breath in _________________
breath out _________________
take one’s breath away ________________
waste one’s breath ___________________
the breath of life ___________________屏息；屏气held our breath上气不接下气（紧张后）松一口气吸气呼气大为惊讶白费口舌（生命中）不可缺少之物3. He would drown his sadness in coffee.
drown … in：_____________________
e.g. He decided to ________________________
他决定把悲伤埋在工作里。
4. I don’t want them to remind me of her.
remind … of: _________________________
e.g. 1) Don’t__________________. I made such a fool myself!
别让我想起那个日子，我可是出尽了丑。
2) This picture__________________________.
这张照片让我想起了童年。
淹没；浸泡在……里drown his sorrow in work.提醒某人想起某事remind me of that dayreminds me of my childhood课件30张PPT。festivalsWhat festivals are mentioned in the text?Ancient FestivalsMost ancient festivals would celebrate the end of
______________, ______
__________and ________
______. Other celebrations were held ___________
_____________________.They ______and
___________.They thought these festivals would__________________.When How Why the cold weatherplantingin springharvest inautumnwhen hunterscould catch animalslit firesmade musicbring a year of plentyFestivals of the DeadWhy They are held to_______________, or ______and ________the ancestors, who could return either to ______or to__________.ExamplesObonThe Day of the DeadHalloweenhonour the deadsatisfypleasehelpdo harmObon in JapanSpecially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to lead the ancestors back to home.All night long, people dance and sing.When the festival is over, thousands of lanterns are placed into the water and they drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world. The Day of the Dead in MexicoIn Mexico, "day of the dead" is a joyful annual celebration to honor the dead. It is believed that, on this day, the spirits of the dead return home to visit their families.They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead.They burn candles to summon
the spirits of the dead.Skeleton CostumeToys, decorations, and candies in the shape of skulls, are sold in the market-places at this time every year to honor ancestors. Halloween In the US and EuropeParade in the street trick or treatPumpkin headHalloween MasksThe night of October 31st, when it was believed that the spirits of dead people appeared, and which is now celebrated in the US by children, who dress as witches and ghosts.HalloweenOn Halloween many children dress in costumes and go from house to house to ask for candy by saying ”Trick or Treat!” The saying implies that the children will play a trick on their neighbors if they are not given a treat.
The jack-o’-lantern is the most common symbol of Halloween. According to legend, jack-o’-lanterns set on porches and windowsills cast a spell of protection over the household while spirits of the dead roam
the Earth.
Festivals to honour peopleFestivals can be held as an honour to ____________
or to________.famous peoplethe godsDragon Boat Festival Columbus Day Mahatma GandhiDRAGON BOAT FESTIVALFifth Moon, Day 5 (June) To honour the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan, who drowned himself in the Mi Lo River over 2,000 years ago to protest against the corrupt rulers. Legend says that as townspeople attempted to rescue him, they beat drums to scare fish away and threw dumplings into the sea to keep the fish from eating Qu Yuan's body. Columbus Day in the USATo remember the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America.October 2 is a national festival in India to honour Mahatma Candhi, the leader who helped gain India’s independence from Britain.Harvest Festivals People are grateful because their food is ________
for the winter, and because a season of __________
work is over.gatheredagriculturalThanksgiving DayThanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday,falling on the fourth Thursday in November, to commemorate the harvest. The traditional Thanksgiving food---roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream. The Mid-Autumn FestivalSpring Festivals The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.Spring Festival in ChinaPeople eat dumplings, fish and meatLucky money in red paperDragon dances and carnivalsEaster
(March 23 to April 25)
The first Sunday after the full moon following a spring equinoxa religious and social festival
A celebration of Spring
Celebrate the return of JesusEaster bunny
Easter eggThe two main popular symbols of EasterGame Egg huntsParades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds.Cherry Blossom Festival is a Japanese festival.
Every April when the country is covered with cherry flowers, Japanese people celebrate it. They go out with their friends or families. They sit under the trees, sing and have a picnic. Cherry Blossom Festival 课件14张PPT。festivalDid you have a good time during the Spring Festival?
What did you do?
Did you get any money from your parents or relatives?
Why do you think people get together to have a reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve?
festivalsThe Dragon Boat Festival
Traditional Chinese Festivals春节七夕节重阳节冬至清明端午节中秋节元宵节Spring Festival on the first day of the lunar year last fifteen daysdo spring cleaning , decorate their houses On New Year’s Eve, dinner, watch the Spring Festival programme, watch fireworks, set off firecrackers get lucky money Lantern FestivalCHING MING FESTIVALThird Moon (March/April) Ancestor worship is a Chinese tradition dating back thousands of years.
Also known as the Grave-sweeping or Spring Remembrance, Ching Ming (“clear and bright”), is when Chinese families show their respect by visiting the graves of their ancestors to clear away weeds, touch up（润色） gravestone inscriptions （碑铭） and make offerings（祭品） of wine and fruit. DRAGON BOAT FESTIVALFifth Moon, Day 5 (June) The Dragon Boat Festival combines a fast-paced sporting spectacular (wonderful) with a traditional festival
The Festival, also honours the death of a popular Chinese national hero and poet --- Qu Yuan, who drowned himself in the Mi Lo River over 2,000 years ago to protest against the corrupt rulers. Legend says that as townspeople attempted to rescue him, they beat drums to scare fish away and threw dumplings into the sea to keep
the fish from eating Qu Yuan's
body.
The Chinese Valentine's DayChinese Valentine's Day is on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month in the Chinese calendar. A love story for this day is about the 7th daughter of Goddess of Heaven and an orphaned cowherd. The Goddess separated them. The 7th daughter was forced to move to the star Vega and the cowherd moved to the star Altair. They are allowed to meet only once a year on the day of 7th day of 7th lunar month.
The Love Story
SEVEN SISTERS FESTIVALMID-AUTUMN FESTIVALEighth Moon, Day 15 (September/October)
?The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most charming and picturesque nights of the calendar. Chinese Elder Day (Double Nines) Ninth Moon, Day 9 (September/October) The Chung Yang Festival is a day to respect and remember ancestors.
The Elder day is the Double-Nine Festival, the 9th day of 9th lunar month. The Chinese called this festival Chung-Yang Jie. The Elder day was re-established by the Republic of China (Taiwan) in 1974. This is because the government wants to teach the youth to respect for the elders. With the cooler weather and clear skies at this time of the year, many people simply take the opportunity to go hiking.
DONG ZHI (WINTER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL)Eleventh Moon (December) Dong Zhi is the second most important festival of the Chinese calendar. Celebrated on the longest night of the year, Dong Zhi is the day when sunshine is weakest and daylight shortest. The coming of winter is celebrated by families and is traditionally the time when farmers and fishermen gather food in preparation for the coming cold season. It is also a time for family reunions.
1. Festivals are meant to celebrate important events.
=People mean festivals to celebrate important events.
mean: vt. mean sb. or sth. to do sth.
工 n./ pron.
mean + that- clause
doing
to do
意欲、打算让某人做某事意思是…，意味着…打算做…一般不用于进行时态。Language points: . 1) I never mean_____________
我没打算让她读那些书。
2) Passing the entrance examination means
_______________________________
通过了高考意味着被大学录取。
3) We Chinese people always mean__________
我们中国人从来说话算数。
4) These books__________________, I meant ____________________.
这些书是给你的，我的意思是让你要这些书。
5) I don’t mean_____________________.
我不打算跟你吵架。 her to read those books.being admitted into college.what we say.were meant for youyou to have themto argue with you I mean
mean business
mean well
mean well by sb.
be meant for sb.
be meant to do
What do you mean by…?
[拓展]就是说，我的意思是说（某人）是认真的，当真的并无恶意，出于好意对某人怀有好意打算给某人的必须，应该，不得不你说/做……是什么意思？2. Discuss when they take place, …
take place: __________。指_________或______
__________的发生。
happen: ____________。强调_________。
break out: _______________。指___________
________等的发生。
以上三个词都没有___________。 发生，举行事先计划预想到的事情发生，碰巧偶然性爆发，突然发生战争、灾害、疾病被动语态 1) Great changes _________________in China in the past 10 years.
在最近十年里，中国发生了巨大的变化。
2) A terrible traffic accident_________ last night.
昨晚发生了一次可怕的交通事故。
3) The First World War _____________in 1914.
第一次世界大战发生于1914年。 have taken place happenedbroke out
