课件27张PPT。Summarize and fill in the chartthe end of the cold winter;planting in spring and harvest in autumn
light fire and make music
to honour the dead or satisfy and please the ancestors
light lamps, play music, eat food in the shapes of skulls and cakes with bones, go to their neighbors to ask for sweets,dress up
for their great contributions to the societyor the countryDragon boat racing, eat zongzi
Food is gathered for the winter. A season of agriculural work is over.
decorate churches and town halls, get together to have big meals, admire the moon and eat mooncakes
celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring
eat delicious food; have exciting carnivals
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Festivals and celebrations of all kinds are held everywhere. They let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our____ life for a little while, for people get together to eat, drink and have ____with each other. There are some reasons for them.They lit fires and made music to wish a year of_____.Some festivals are held to______the dead, or_____and please the ancestors. Halloween is such a kind festival. Children_______and try to frighten people. Festivals can be held as an honor to famous people or to the gods. Columbus Day is in memory of the______of Columbus. Harvest and Thanksgivings festivals can be very happy______.People_____food for the winter.In China and Japan, people______the moon and give gifts of mooncakes on mid-autumn festivals. At the Spring Festival in China, people do all kinds of happy things. In the western countries, people do many exciting things such as_______, dancing and so on to celebrate_______.
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paradescarnivalsLanguage studyFestivals are meant to celebrate important events.Mean to do = plan to do/intend to do
Mean doingmeaning (n) 意思 meaningful (a) 有意义的2. celebrate (v)
celebration (n) 庆祝活动
hold a celebration/ celebrations
3. harvest 收获
4. take place 发生
The opening ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games took place in Italy, Feb. 10.
Attention: take place 不用于被动语态
take sb’s place/ take the place of sb
= replace sbDiscuss when they take place. She didn’t attend the meeting, so her assistant took her place (replace her). take place 指经过安排的事情
happen 偶然发生,碰巧发生
break out 灾难、疾病、战争等突然爆发
The World War ________ in 1914.
The football match will _________ tomorrow.
A terrible traffic accident ________ last night.broke outtake placehappenedFestivals and celebrations of all kinds are held everywhere. The most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of winter…5. would+ v 过去常常… 6. a _________ candle (燃烧着的)
7. starve for 急需
The children are starving for love.
starve to death 饿死lightedThey would starve if food was difficult to find, so they celebrated when they have food. They lit fires and made music because they thought these festivals would bring them a year of plenty.8. a year/ day of plenty 富裕的年月
days/ years of plenty
plenty of +复数n/ 不可数n
plenty of eggs/ food/milk… 足够的…
——Have we got enough apples?
——Yes, there are plenty in the basket.
9. 1) honour (n) 光荣,荣誉
They fight for the honour of the country.
One must show honour to one’s parents.
2) an hounour 光荣的人或事情
Liu Xiang is an honour to our country.
3) v 尊敬,给以荣誉
Children should honour their parents.
4) in honour of 为了纪念
A festival is set in honour of the hero. Some festivals are held to honour the dead, or satisfy and please the ancestors, who could return either to help or to do harm.听到她悦耳的声音我们很高兴.
We are _________ to hear her ________voice. It is such a _________ to us.10. satisfy (v) 使…满意
be satisfied with 对…满意
satisfactory (adj) 另人满意的
11. Please
pleased
pleasant
pleasure(人)高兴的…
(物) 好听的,另人舒服的
高兴的事情pleasedpleasurepleasant 12. do harm (to) sb = harm sb
In Japan, the festival is called Obon, when people should go to clean the graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.
13. in memory of 纪念,悼念…
They light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.14. lead---led ----led
1) 给带路,指路
She led the man across the street.
Our guide led us to the temple.
2) 生活, 过…生活
lead a … life
We are leading a happy life.
3) 通向,导致
All roads lead to Rome.
His carelessness led to the trouble.15. origin 起源,来源
地球上生命的起源
the origin of life of earth The festival of Halloween had its origin as an event in memory of the dead.It now a children’s festival, when they can go to their neighbor's homes and ask for sweets. They dress up and try to frighten people. If they are not given anything, the children might play a trick.
16. play a trick/ joke on sb17. poet 诗人 poem 诗歌
Another is Columbus Day, in memory of his arrival in America.
18. arrive (v) arrival (n)
The arrival of the plane has been delayed.
____ my arrival at school, Mr Li was there.
On Festivals can be held as an honour to famous people or to the gods. One of these is the Dragon Boat Festival in China, which honours the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan.19. depend(依靠)
independence (n) 独立
20. gain (n/ v)
I gained a lot from my teacher.
No pains, no gains.
Independent (adj)In India, there is a national festival on October 2 to honour Mahatma Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s independence. 21. grateful (thankful) 感动的,感激的
I’m grateful to you for your help.
22. agriculture (n) 农业
agricultural (adj) 农业的
industry (n) 工业
industrial (adj) 工业的
Harvest and Thanksgiving can be very happy events. People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter, and because a season of agricultural work is over.23. gather
1) A lot of people gathered to see what had happened.
聚集,集合 (vi)
2) The student gathered a lot of information about the hero.
收集 (vt)
24. award 奖励
reward 回报,报酬
He received an award of 1,000 dollars.
He was awarded a medal for his excellent work. In European countries, it is the custom to decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and people get together to have meals. Some people might win awards for their animals, flowers, fruit, and vegetables…25. admire
admire sb for sth
They admired our garden.
I admired him for his success in business.In China and Japan there are mid-autumn festivals, when people admire the moon and give gifts of mooncakes.26. energy (n) 力量,生机
energetic (adj) 精力充沛的,积极的
27. look forward to(介词) + n/ v-ing
I’m looking forward to his coming.
--ward 向着…方向
backward 向后
forward 向前
The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.At the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat, and may give children lucky money in red paper. There are the dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the lunar New Year. In some Western countries there are very exciting carnivals, which take place forty days before Easter, usually in February.
They might include parades, dancing in the
streets day and night, loud music and colorful
clothing of all kinds. Easter is an important
religious and social festival in Christian
countries. It celebrates the return of Jesus for
Christians and it also celebrates the coming of
spring.In Japan, the Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little later. The country is covered with cherry tree flowers so that it looks as though it might be covered with pink snow.
28. As though/ if 好象
eg. He rubbed his eyes as though waking up after a long sleep.as if/ though后面要接虚拟语气表示不太真实,有疑问的事情. as if/ though所带的从句所用的时态比前面真实句所用的时态倒退一个时态.
He behaved as though nothing had happened.
Susan is walking slowly as though she was tired.
但as if/ though引导的句子如果表示很可能的事实就用陈述语气,不用倒退时态
It looks as if it is going to rain.
与过去事实相反与现在事实相反People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other. Festivals let us enjoy our life, be proud of our customs and forget our daily life for a little while.
29. have fun with sb