Unit 1 Festivals around the world Warming up and Reading 课件(共38张PPT)

课件38张PPT。 Unit 1 Festivals around the world
Warming up & ReadingWarming up
The Spring Festival may take place in February. It is the first day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar.
At the Spring Festival, people have plenty of food and fruit.
Firecrackers are lit to drive the evil spirits away.
Firecrackers are fired everywhere when the clock strikes twelve, as a signal of saying good-bye to the old year and welcoming the New Year.
People, especially children, will dress up during the Spring Festival and get lucky money.Spring
FestivalJanuary/
Februarythe end of winter, arrival of spring, Lunar New Year, reunion with family and relatives give money in red paper to children; see dragon dances; eat fish, prawns and dumplings; visit family membersMid-Autumn Admire the moon
Eat mooncakes
Offer sacrifices to ancestorFill in the following formDragon Boat Festival/Duanwu Festivalthe fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendarin memory of the beloved poet Qu Yuan who died in 278 BCeat zongzi; watch dragon-boat
races; throw rice wrapped in reed leaves into water in memory of Qu Yuan; put herbs on doorways for good healthsweep the tombs; give flowersTomb Sweeping Day5th Aprilhonour the dead and satisfy the ancestors
ReadingFestivals of the DeadPart1When did ancient people celebrate?They celebrated at the end of the cold weather / when they had a good harvest / when the hunters caught animals for food/ when they had enough food / when they wanted a year of plenty.Obon(Japan)Halloween(some western
countries)Festivals of
the DeadPart 2What are festivals of the dead for?They are to honor our ancestors / to make our ancestors happy so they won't harm us / to satisfy our ancestors. Part 3Why does India have a national festival on October 2?
To honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India's independence from Britain.Qu YuanColumbus dayMohandas GandhiChinaUSAIndiaHarvest
FestivalsPart 4Why are autumn festivals happy events?People are grateful for the harvest / for the end of the agricultural work / the end of the hard work on the farms .People are happy that they will have food for the year. Harvest Festivals:
What do people do on Thanksgiving Day?
decorate churches and town hall. get together to have meals. win awards for crops and animals.1. At the spring Festival in China, people ________ food, children may _________ lucky money, and families ________ the lunar New Year together.2. Easter celebrates the ________ of Jesus for Christian and it also celebrates the __________ of spring.3. In the Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan, the country _______________ cherry tree flowers so that it looks _________ it might be the sea of pink snow.eatgetcelebratereturncomingis covered withas thoughPart 5Discussion: What are the purposes of festivals?
FestivalsTo have fun with each other To let us enjoy lifeTo be proud of our customsTo forget our daily life for a little whileTo honour the deadTo honour famous peopleTo celebrate harvestTo welcome a new year and look forward to the futureTo ask people to pay attention to somethingSummarize and fill in the chartthe end of the cold winter;planting in spring and harvest in autumn light fire and make musicto honour the dead or satisfy and please the ancestorslight 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 society or the countryDragon boat racing, eat zongziFood is gathered for the winter. A season of agricultural work is over.decorate churches and town halls, get together to have big meals, admire the moon and eat mooncakescelebrate the end of winter and the coming of springeat delicious food; have exciting carnivalsUnit 1 Festivals around the world
Language points1. Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year.节日就是庆祝重要事件的活动。
a. 指由命运，能力等所“注定”“就该”或由父母决定
He believes that he is meant to be a great man.
Books are meant to be read
b. 意义和用法上相当于ought to和be supposed to, 意为“应该，必须”
You are meant to study hard when you are young.
你年轻的时候应该努力学习.
You are meant to hand in your homework on time.
你必须按时上交作业.2. take place 发生；举行take place常指按计划或安排“发生”
happen更侧重偶然性
The meeting will _________this evening.
When did this accident_______?
与place相关短语：
in the first place （用于列举理由）首先，第一点
in the last place 最后
take placehappen接替某人的位置take one's place =take the place of sb=replace sb
在他的心底没有人可以替代他妈妈的位置.
No one could take the place of his mother in his heart.
take his mother's placereplace his mother3. celebrate vt. 庆祝；祝贺celebrate the Spring Festival / one's birthday
词语辨析：celebrate, congratulate
celebrate后常接sth (日期,事情或场合)
congratulate sb. on/upon sth4. Festivals and celebrations of all kinds are held everywhere.世界各地都有各种各样的节日庆典。
of all kinds 各种各样的
sth of all kinds=all kinds of sth
We sell all kinds of shoes.
我们卖各式各样的鞋.
= We sell shoes of all kinds.
That kind of questions is very difficult to answer.
那类问题是很难解答的。
Questions of that kind are difficult to answer.
You can see different kinds of animals in the zoo.
你在动物园可以看见不同种类的动物。
You can see animals of different kinds in the zoo.
5. starve v.⑴　(使)挨饿; 饿死
When will the dinner be ready? I'm starving.
Millions of people are starving in the poor countries.
You must eat more. Don't starve yourself.
⑵ starve for something渴望得到某事
She is lonely. And she is starving for friendship
(3)starve to death 饿死6. ...or satisfy and please the ancestors, who could return either to help or to do harm.…取悦祖先, 使他们得到满足,以为(祖先们)有可能回来帮助他们,也有可能带来危害。
satisfy vt. 满足,使…满意;
satisfy sb.
satisfied a. 感到满意的;
be satisfied with sb/sth
satisfaction n. 满意;
to one's satisfaction 让人满意的是
His parents are satisfied with his good results.7. harm n.危害，害处
do sb harm =do harm to sb =harm sb
do (no, a lot of…)harm to sb/sth
或do sb/sth (no, a lot of…) harm
Studying hard won't do you any harm.
v. 损害，对…有害处
Studying hard won't harm you.
adj. harmful 有害的
be harmful to sb/sth
8. in memory of 纪念某人这个学校是为了纪念那位有名的科学家而建立的。
The school was built in memory of the famous scientist.
歌颂
in praise of
为纪念
in honor of
为庆祝
in celebration of
为寻找
in search of9. dress updress意思是“给…穿衣服”。
他穿着红色的衣服.
He was dressed in red.
Hurry up and___________.
快点穿上衣服。
The girl _______________red.
这个女孩穿着一身红衣服。
dress up是“穿上最好的衣服”, 常指“打扮,化装”，
You should dress up when you take part in the party.
+sbget dressedwas dressed in10. awardn. 奖品，奖项，奖金,……
She won a lot of awards in the college.
vt. 授予,奖给……
award sb sth= award sth to sb
The teacher awarded the girl a nice book.
reward 回报,报酬
辨析: award 和reward：
award后接双宾语 award sb. sth 授予某人某物
reward 奖赏, 给…报酬, 不能接双宾语;
reward sb. for sth. 因 …奖赏某人；
reward sb. with sth. 用某物酬劳某人11. admire v. 意为“赞赏;钦佩;羡慕”表示“在某方面钦佩某人”
用“admire sb. for sth.”
我们都钦佩他的勇气和胆识。
We all admire him for his courage and bravery.12. look forward to (doing) sth. 期待着(做)某事, 其中的to是介词孩子们渴盼着过年。
Boys and girls are looking forward to the Spring Festival.
他期待着笔友来信。
He's looking forward to hearing from his pen pal.13. as though= as if 好像，仿佛as though和as if从句用虚拟语气,还是用陈述语气。完全根据具体情况而定。
如果从句表示的意思与事实完全相反,或者纯粹是一种假设, 通常用虚拟语气。
The child talks as if she were an adult.
那孩子说话的样子好像她是个大人。
He behaved as if/ though nothing had happened.
He talks as if/though he knew everything.
He looks as if he were ill.
陈述语气（表示很可能的事实就用陈述语气)
It looks as if/ though it is going to rain.
14. have fun with each other.have fun意为“过得快乐”同义词组为have a good time, enjoy oneself. 短语有have fun ( in ) doing sth.
great fun
有趣的人[事物]
make fun of sb.
嘲弄; 取笑
What fun !
多么有趣。
15. They offer food, flowers and gift to the dead….词语辨析：offer, provide, supply
offer 主动提供 offer sth to sb; offer sb sth
provide sth (for sb); provide sb with sth.
supply sth to sb; supply sb with sth
When I meet difficulty, my roommates will_____me help.
They _______ a reward for the return of the lost jewels.
The government need to _________these old people with food and clothes.
Electricity should be _________enough every month.
offer offered providesupplied