人教新课标英语必修三Unit 1 Festivals around the world Workbook课件(共56张PPT)

Unit 1
Festivals around the world

Workbook
必修三
Listening
1. Look at the picture below. What festival do you think these pictures are about?
Listen to this conversation between Chen Bin and his American friend, Joey. What is the main topic of their conversation?
The main topic of the conversation is about the meaning of Easter and some of its traditional customs.
Listen to the conversation again and take notes to fill in the following chart.
spring
Christians around the world
Story about Jesus coming back to life.
Easter
In which season?
Who celebrates?
The reason for the festival?
Sunday
Hot cross buns, eggs, bunnies, lilies
Talking P41
Chinese festivals
On which day of the week?
What things represent Easter?
Lunar New Year-the 1st day of the 1st Lunar month
lucky money
reunion
dragon dances
street activity
fireworks
festoon lighting
Happy New Year to you. 恭贺新年。
Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the New Year. 恭贺新禧, 万事如意。
Peace all year round.
Wishing you prosperity.
May all your wishes come true.
Safe trip wherever you go.
When does the Spring Festival usually
take place?
What do you do to celebrate it?
What special food do you eat?
What is the origin of the Spring Festival?
Why is the Spring Festival such a big holiday in China?
Useful expressions:
Li Mei and Carla are talking on the
phone. Carla is asking some more
questions about Spring Festival.
A: Li Mei, when does the Spring Festival usually take place?
B: Well, the date is a little different every year, but it usually happens at the end of January or the beginning of February.
A: What do you usually do to celebrate it?
Sample
B: My whole family gets together- my grandparents, all my aunts and uncles, and all my cousins. We usually talk about what we’ve done in the past year. Then we cook a lot of food.
A: What special food do you eat?
B: We almost always make and eat dumplings. That’s the most traditional Spring Festival food.
A: What is the origin of Spring Festival?
B: Well, there are several old stories about Spring Festival. In old Chinese stories, there was a monster named Nian who would come into towns at the end of the year and frighten people. Sometimes he would eat them.
At some point, people discovered that the monster Nian was frightened of loud noises and the colour red. They began to put red paper on their doors and set off firecrackers. It became the tradition to do this every year to frighten the monster away from the town.
A: Wow! That’s an amazing story! Why is
Spring Festival such an important
holiday in China?
B: I guess it’s like Christmas in Western
countries. It’s the most important family
holiday all year.
Answer keys to exercise 1 on page 42
dress up
turn up
set off
took up
get off
Using words and expressions
look up
packed up
make…up
blew up
put up
obvious
sadness
agricultural
in memory of
Answer keys to exercise 2 on page 42
independence
arrival
feasts
clothing
1. 那照片让她想起淹死在海里的爱人，她哭了。当她走出房间时，尽管已拭去了泪水，但仍掩盖不住脸上的悲伤。(remind…of; drown; weep; wipe; sadness)
The photo reminded her of her lover who had drowned at sea, and she swpt. Although she had wiped all her tears away when she came out of the room, she could not hide the sadness on her face.
Answer keys to exercise 3 on page 42
2. 多年来，这位身居墨西哥的老人日夜梦想着回到自己的祖国。（Mexico; day and night）
For many years this old man who lives in Mexico has been dreaming day and night about going back to his homeland.
3. 这位精力旺盛的诗人也没有能够找出这些词的起源。
(energetic; poet; origin)
4. 我们又见面时，他为自己没有信守诺言而向我道歉，并希望我能原谅他。
(keep one’s word; apologise; forgive)
The energetic poet could not find the origins of the words.
When we met again, he apologized to me for not having kept his word and asked me to forgive him.
5. 根据专家们的预测，他会荣获今年金鸡奖的最佳男演员奖。
(prediction; award; rooster)




6. 很明显，他在尽力屏住呼吸。
(obvious; hold one’s breath)
It was obvious that he was trying to hold his breath.
According to experts’ prediction, he will win the best actor at the Golden Rooster Award this year.
7. 如果你没有获得夜间泊车许可，就不可能在此停车。（parking; permission）



8. 下周举行的大会是为了几年他们的祖先100多年前来到这个村庄。
(take place; in memory of; ancestor; arrival)
The meeting that will take place next week is in memory of their ancestors’ arrival in the village one hundred years ago.
If you haven’t got a night parking permission, you can’t park your car here.
A: He’s ten years old, but he still ______ read!
B: You ______ be serious!
A: The door is open. Someone _____ have come in while I was out.
B: Really? You ______ call the police immediately!
can’t
can’t
must
must
Using structures
Answer keys to exercise 1 on page 43
A: ______ I have a look at my test scores?
B: Of course, but be prepared! You _____ not like what you see!
A: Thanks for inviting me! I ______ come, but I have some housework to do first!
B: Well, just ask me! I _______ come over and help me.
May
may
could
could
He must be lying! / He can’t be telling the truth!
I should give the money to her. / I could ask the bus driver to wait a moment. / I might call out to her and tell her to wait. / I would tell the bus driver what happened and have him decide.
Answer keys to exercise 2 on page 43
May I have a look at it? / Could you get it for me, please? / Would you mind getting it for me?
I’ll meet you at the school gate at 5:30, OK? / Shall we meet at 5:30 at the school gate?
Answer keys to exercise 2 on page 43
Answer keys to exercise 3 on page 43
The curve of a person’s hand, between the thumb and the forefinger
The numeral 6, written sideways
The backside of a taxi’s front passenger seat
Two pencil sharpeners next to each other
A pencil
The tip of a straw for drinking yogurt
The points of a pair of scissors
The middle section of its spoon
Winter carnival in Quebec
Reading Task
The Quebec Carnival is probably the most well-known North American winter event, and has been popular since the beginning of the 20th century. Quebec City is situated on the St Lawrence River. The winter climate is very severe, and at carnival time people must dress very warmly and cannot stand around and watch the parades for long. It is similar to
Harbin in climate and also has ice sculpture competitions that are very popular. The carnival has a very energetic atmosphere, as people take part in various kinds of races and competitions.
Why is the temperature so low in Quebec?
Dogs are used in cold climates because they can run on top of the snow, which horses cannot/because they have very thick fur which keeps them warm.They are also very strong/ do not eat grass and grain as horses and cattle do/ can be fed on meat/ do not eat too much.
1. Why do you think that dogs are used to pull sleds in the cold climates?
Read the passage and then answer
the following questions:
2. Which activity at the Quebec carnival do you think would be the most fun? Why?
Students give their own answers.
Probably the canoe race through the ice would be the most dangerous.
3. Which activity at the Carnival do you
think would be the most dangerous?
Why ?
5. If you had to draw a poster for the
Carnival, what things would you put on
the poster?
4. If you could go to the Quebec Carnival,
what would you do or see? Why?
Students give their own answers.
Students give their own answers.
6. What would you wear if you went to the
Carnival? Name three things.
I would wear a thick/warm coat/ jacket/ hat/ gloves/ mittens/ boots/ underwear/ scarf/ socks.
ice sculptures
ice sculptures
Snowboarding competitions, canoe races, dog-sled races
Snow sculptures, skiing, skating and other activities just for fun, but not part of the festival
Compare what you know about Harbin with Quebec.
City Similarity Difference
Harbin
Quebec



1. Listen to the tape. Then write the festival name for each picture below.
1. Mother’s Day
2. Valentine’s Day
3. Well Dressing Festival
4. Easter
5. Cherry Blossom Festival
Listening Task
2. Listen again and then answer the following questions.
What is the focus of the acitivty during the Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan?
Going out to enjoy the beautiful cherry blossoms.
2. Besides soft clay, what kinds of things are used to make well-dressings in Derbyshire?

3. Why are Easter lilies a common symbol of Easter?
Flowers, nuts, seeds and other things.
Because their clean, white beauty is a reminder of new life.
4. Why are flowers used on Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day? In which other festivals do you think flowers are used for the same reason?
To show love to someone special. People might give flowers on Father’s Day, Teacher’s Day or other special days for the same reason.
Homework
Collect as much information about festivals as possible.