1、Festivals around the world,Unit 1,第一课时Warming up & Reading,Unit 1,.单词速记1_(n. & vt. & vi.)收获;收割2_(v.)(使)饿死;饿得要死3_(adj.)宗教上的;信奉宗教的4_(n.)信任;信心;信仰5_(vt.)获得;得到6_(vt.& vi.& n)搜集;集合;聚集7_(n.)奖;奖品(vt.)授予;判定8_(vt.)钦佩;赞美;羡慕9_ (n.)美;美人_(adj.)美丽的,美好的beautify(v.)美化,harvest,starve,religious,belief,gain,gather,awar
2、d,admire,beauty,beautiful,10_(n.)庆祝;祝贺celebrate(v.)庆祝;祝贺11independence(n.)独立;自主_(adj.)独立的;自主的12_(n.)农业;农艺;农学agricultural(adj.)农业的;农艺的13_(adj.)充满活力的;精力充沛的;积极的energy(n.)能量;精力;活力,celebration,independent,agriculture,energetic,.短语互译1take place_2in memory of _3dress up _4play a trick on _5期望;期待 _6日夜,昼夜 _7
3、好像 _8玩得开心 _,发生,纪念;追念,盛装;打扮;装饰,搞恶作剧,开玩笑,look forward to,day and night,as though,have fun with,.完成句子1讨论它们是什么时间举行,庆祝什么,那个时候人们在做什么。Discuss _,_ and what people do at that time.(when,what引导宾语从句)2有些节日,是为了纪念死者,或者使祖先得到满足,因为祖先们有可能回到世上(给人们)提供帮助,也有可能带来危害。Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy
4、the ancestors,who might return _.(either.or.要么要么;或者或者),3在这个重要的节庆日子里,人们会吃制成颅骨形状的食物,和装点有“骨头”的蛋糕。On this important feast day,people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes_.(with宾语宾语补足语)答案:1.when they take place; what they celebrate2.either to help or to do harm3.with “bones” on them,.课文理解Step 1Fast
5、ReadingScan the passage and then choose the best answers according to the passage.1. Most ancient festivals were held in order to_.Acelebrate the end of cold weatherBcelebrate harvest in autumnCcelebrate planting in springDall of the above,2In which country do people celebrate the Day of the Dead in
6、 early November?AJapan. BMexico.CAmerica. DIndia.3. What is Columbus Day in the USA for?AIn memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World.BIn order to satisfy their ancestors.CIn order to offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead.DIn order to celebrate the return of Jesus from the d
7、ead.,4. The biggest difference between the Chinese Spring Festival and Easter in Christian countries lies in _ functions.Acultural BpoliticalCreligiousDeducational5Which of the following festivals is to honour the dead?AObon.BMidAutumn Festival.CEaster.DCherry Blossom Festival.,Step 2Careful Reading
8、1Read the passage and write down the main idea of it.The text mainly tells us about some of todays festivals.There are three kinds of festival.Some are _, some are _ and some are for_.2What is one important reason for us to have festivals and celebrations?_,Step 3课文内容语法填空There are all kinds of festi
9、vals throughout the world. Festivals are held _1_ (satisfy) and please the ancestors, to honour some famous people or important events, and to express peoples _2_(grateful) to the God _3_brings them a year of plenty. For example, Japanese observe Obon, _4_ people go to clean the graves and light inc
10、ense in memory of their ancestors. In India, October 2 is _5_ national festival to honour Mahatma Gandhi who helped India become an _6_(depend) country.,And in China the Spring Festival, which _7_(celebrate) in January or February, is the most _8_(energy) and important because it is a festival that
11、looks forward to the coming of spring. Why are all these festivals everywhere? Because _9_ the festivals, people can get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other, _10_ forget all the daily struggle and demands for a while.,Step 4DiscussionShould we, Chinese students, celebrate Western fes
12、tivals like Christmas? Why or why not?_,答案:Step 115DBACAStep 21.religious; seasonal; special people or events2We can enjoy life/be proud of our customs/forget our work for a little while.Step 31.to satisfy2.gratitude3.who4.when5.the6.independent7.is celebrated8.energetic9.on10.andStep 4Yes. We can s
13、hare our happiness with each other and increase mutual understanding by celebrating western festivals.Meanwhile, we can learn more about western culture.,1.mean(1)v.a意欲;打算I meant to go there yesterday.我原打算昨天去那儿的。What did she mean by leaving so early?她为什么这么早就走了?,b意味着;产生的结果Missing the flight means wai
14、ting for another three hours.错过这趟航班意味着要再等3个小时。c对某人重要(或有价值)Your friendship means a lot to me.你的友谊对我来说是很珍贵的。d意思是;本意是You mean we have to start all over again?你是不是说我们必须从头再来一遍?What does this sentence mean?这个句子是什么意思?,(2)adj.吝啬的;卑鄙的Shes always been mean with money.她在花钱方面总是很吝啬。Dont be so mean to your little
15、 brother!别对你弟弟那么刻薄!,归纳拓展mean to do sth.打算做某事mean sb. to do sth.打算让某人做某事meanthatclause打算be meant to be sth.被普遍认为是meann./pron./v.ing表示意思,意味着What do you mean by.?你说/做是什么意思?,活学活用语法单句填空。I should say sorry to you but I didnt mean _(cause) trouble.答案:to causemean to do sth.意为“打算做”,而mean doing sth.意为“意味着做”。
16、从前半句的意思推断but后的意思,可以看出“我不是故意要惹麻烦”,即“不打算惹麻烦”。,2celebrate v庆祝;颂扬;赞美,歌颂Tomorrow is his birthday, so were going to celebrate it.明天是他的生日,所以我们打算庆祝一番。It is a poem that celebrates the joys of friendship.这是一首赞颂友谊之欢乐的诗歌。,易混辨析,名师点拨celebration n庆祝,祝贺celebrity n名声;名人celebrated adj.著名的,活学活用选词填空(celebrate/congratul
17、ate)。The three sisters decided to hold a family party to _ their parents silver wedding.Americans of all religions _ Thanksgiving, a happy holiday on the fourth Thursday of each November.You can _yourself on having done an excellent job.答案:celebratecelebratecongratulate,3starve(1)v. (使人)挨饿,饿死Shes st
18、arving herself to try to lose weight.她正在用节食的方法减轻体重。These animals will starve to death if not given food soon.这些动物不赶快喂些食物就会饿死。(2)v. 缺乏的;急需的Shes lonely, and starving for friendship.她很寂寞,渴望友谊。The patients are starved of/starving for medicine.这些病人急需用药。,归纳拓展(1)starve to death 饿死starve for sth. 渴望获得某物;缺乏s
19、tarve to do sth. 渴望做某事(2)starvation n. 饿死starvation wages 不够维持基本生活的工资,名师点拨long for sth.渴望某物long to do sth.渴望做某事be eager for sth.渴望某物be eager to do sth.渴望做某事be dying for sth.渴望某物be dying to do sth.渴望做某事,活学活用完成句子。They would rather _ give way to the enemy.他们宁愿饿死也不向敌人妥协。They _ the experience of practica
20、l work.他们迫切需要实际工作的经验。答案:starve thanstarve for,4belief n. 信任;信心;信仰More and more people have much belief in doctors of traditional Chinese medicine.越来越多的人信任中医。I think he failed for lack of belief in himself.我认为他由于缺乏自信而失败。She is a woman with strong religious beliefs.她是一个有强烈宗教信仰的妇女。,归纳拓展(1)have belief i
21、n 相信;对有信心beyond belief 不可信;难以置信in the beliefthat从句 相信(2)believe vt. 相信;认为;猜想believe in 相信的存在;信任;信赖believe it or not 信不信由你,His story is beyond belief.他的故事令人难以置信。He came to me in the belief that I could help him.他到我这里来,因为相信我能帮助他。I can believe him, but I cannot believe in him.我可以信其言,但不能信其人。,活学活用根据提示完成句
22、子。I_his honesty.(belief)我不太相信他的诚实。He did it _ he was right.(belief)他这么做是因为他坚信自己是对的。Some of the reports about him _.(belief)有关他的一些传闻叫人难以相信。,_,the famous singer will come to our town to give performances soon.(believe)信不信由你,那位著名歌手很快会来我们的小镇进行表演。答案:havent much belief inin the belief thatare beyond belie
23、fBelieve it or not,5gain(a)vt. 获得;得到;获益Zou Shiming wanted to gain a world professional boxing title.邹市明想获得一个世界级的专业拳击头衔。You can only gain by further study.只有更进一步地学习,你才能提高。During the Spring Festival,she gained much weight.春节期间,她体重增加了很多。,(b)n. 获益He only seems to be interested in personal gain.他似乎只在乎个人的
24、收益。归纳拓展(1)gain sth.获得某物gain by/from.从获益gain weightput on weight增加体重(2)No pains,no gains.不劳无获。,活学活用完成句子。They _ this experiment.在这次实验中,他们收获很大。In the 1970s her works began to_.在二十世纪七十年代,她的作品开始赢得国际名誉。Increase of wealth is _ to ones happiness.财富的增加并非总是幸福的增加。答案:gained greatly fromgain international fameno
25、t always a gain,6gather vt.& vi.搜集;集合;聚集People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over.人们都心怀感激,因为他们过冬的粮食被收集起来了,而且农活结束了。Well gather at the StudentsClub at 8 pm. this Friday, after the evening classes.这个周五的晚上8点,晚课之后我们将在学生俱乐部集合。,She has mainly gather
26、ed her medical experience from practice.她主要是从实践中积累了医疗经验。With their help,we were able to gather in the summer crops in time.通过他们的帮助,我们才能够及时做好了夏粮入仓。,归纳拓展gather from从收获gather in收,收贮;聚拢gather round/around围拢名师点拨(1)gather有“聚集在一起”的含义,不与together连用。(2)表示“两个人聚在一起”时不能用gather,应用get together。,易混辨析,活学活用判断正误(T/F)。
27、两个朋友最终聚集到一起。The two friends gathered together.()The two friends got together.(),根据句意填入恰当的介、副词。They all gathered _ the student whose mother was ill in hospital.他们都围拢在那个母亲生病住院的学生周围。Mother had gathered _ all washed clothes before it rained.妈妈刚把所有洗的衣服收起来就下雨了。I could gather nothing _ their statement.从他们的
28、声明中我了解不到任何东西。答案:FTroundinfrom,7award(1) n奖;奖品;奖状;奖金Mo Yan received a great award given by the Nobel Prize Committee.莫言获得了诺贝尔奖委员会颁发的大奖。(2)vt. 授予;奖励;判给;颁奖,授奖She was awarded a medal for bravery.她因勇敢而获得奖章。They awarded John the first prize.他们授予约翰一等奖。,归纳拓展(1)win/receive an award/awards赢得/得到奖励(2)award sb.f
29、or sth.因某事奖励某人award sb.sth./award sth.to sb.授予某人某物,易混辨析,活学活用根据句意用award的适当词性填空。She was accepted by the famous university,where she _ a medical degree.她被一所有名的大学录取,在那里她被授予了医学学位。The company received _ for various reasons.这家公司因各种理由而得到奖赏。,句型转换。They awarded the winner the first prize.They _ the winner.他们授予
30、胜出者一等奖。,语法填空。Everyone who reached the top of Mount Tai _(reward) with a magnificent view.答案:was awardedawardsawarded the first prize towas rewarded句意:任何一个登上泰山之巅的人,都会欣赏到壮丽的风景。be rewarded with sth.受到的报酬。由定语从句中reached可知,用一般过去时。,8admire vt.赞美;钦佩;羡慕China and Japan have midautumn festivals,when people adm
31、ire the moon and in China,enjoy mooncakes.中国和日本都有中秋节,这时人们会赏月,在中国人们还品尝月饼。Having been an immigrant(移民)myself, I admire people who go overseas to find a job.作为一名移民,我很羡慕那些去海外寻找工作的人们。,归纳拓展(1)admire sb.for sth.因某事而钦佩某人(2)admiration n钦佩;羡慕with/in admiration钦佩地express/have admiration for sb.钦佩某人(3)admirer n
32、赞赏者;羡慕者;追求者,巧学助记情景巧记admireThe admirers admired their idol for his excellent painting, which they enjoyed with/in admiration,and because of having admiration for him,they often sent emails to him.这些羡慕者因他的出色的油画而钦佩他们的偶像。他们带着钦佩之情欣赏他的油画。因为钦佩他,他们经常给他发邮件。,名师点拨admire后不可接that从句作宾语或双宾语。误She admired him his po
33、ems.正She admired his poems.正She admired him for his poems.,活学活用一句多译。我对他所做的事情很钦佩。I _ him _ what he has done.I _ _ _ what he has done.判断正误(T/F)。我们都羡慕他的知识渊博。We all admire him his learning.()We all admire him for his learning.(),语法填空。I really admire you _ your way of making decisions.答案:admire; forhave
34、admiration forFTforadmire sb. for sth.因某事羡慕某人。句意:我真的很羡慕你做决定的方式。,9.take place发生;举行Discuss when they take_place,what they celebrate and what people do at that time.讨论它们是什么时间举行,庆祝什么,那个时候人们在做什么。An important period of economical development took_place in this country during the 19th century.19世纪是这个国家经济发展
35、的一个重要时期。,名师点拨与众不同的“发生”take place相当于不及物动词,其后不能接宾语,也不能用于被动结构,但是有完成时态。,归纳拓展take the place of代替某人,接替某人的位置take ones place就位,就席,就座;替代某人in place of(in ones place)替代,顶替in place在适当的位置Robson came on in place of Wilkins ten minutes before the end of the game.比赛结束前十分钟罗布森上场替代威尔金斯。,易混辨析,活学活用选词填空(take place/happen
36、/break out/occur/come about)。When the gathering_,he_ to pass by and a new ide a_ to him that he should attend it.Suddenly,a quarrel_and he wondered how it_.,完成句子。这所学校在过去的三年中发生了巨大的变化。_ in the school over the past three years.语法填空。Sam has been appointed manager of the engineering department to take _
37、place of George. 答案:took place; happened;occurred;broke out;came aboutGreat changes have taken placethe考查冠词用法。take the place of“代替”。,10do harm (to sb/sth) (对某人或某物)有害Modern farming methods have done great harm to the countryside.现代的农业对农村造成了极大的损害。Did the storm do any harm to the crop?风暴损害庄稼了没有?,归纳拓展(1
38、)do more harm than good 弊大于利If we solve the problem in this way, it may do more harm than good.如果我们以这种方式处理问题,那可能弊大于利。(2)be harmful to sb./sth.对有害处Smoking can be harmful to your health.吸烟对身体有害。,(3)do good to sb.do sb. good 对某人有好处;有益于某人Eat more apples;it will do you good.多吃苹果,对你有益。(4)do wrong to sb.do
39、 sb. wrong 冤枉某人;冤屈某人Youve been done wrong, but I can see they are truly sorry about it.你被冤枉了,不过我能看得出他们对这件事感到后悔。,活学活用完成句子。He may look fierce, but he _ (无恶意)The accident could have been much worse; luckily _ (没造成伤害)The treatment they gave him _ (使他的病更重了)答案:means no harmno harm was donedid him more har
40、m than good,11in memory of纪念;追念For the Japanese festival Obon,people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.在日本的盂兰盆节,人们要扫墓,烧香,以缅怀他们的祖先。Peter died in 1984,and a sculpture was placed near the bridge in memory of its builder.彼得去世于1984年,(人们)在这座桥边树立起了一座雕塑来纪念这座桥的建造者。,归纳拓展
41、in charge of 负责;掌管in praise of 称赞;歌颂in case of 万一in search of 寻找in favor of 赞同;支持in need of 有的需要in honor of 为纪念;为了向表示敬意in place of 代替in support of 支持;拥护in possession of 拥有,活学活用用“in(介词)名词of(介词)”短语填空。They call their son Albert Franz _ their father.People wrote many poems _ our motherland.Because his f
42、ather is away now, he is _ the company instead.Since they are _ the lost child, youd better not bother them now.答案:in memory ofin praise ofin charge ofin search of,12dress up (1)穿上盛装;穿上正式衣服She likes to dress up for a party.她喜欢把自己打扮得漂漂亮亮去参加晚会。The bride was standing on the left side, dressed up in a w
43、hite silk dress.新娘站在左侧,穿着一件白色的丝绸礼服。,(2)dress up/dress sb. up 乔装;乔装打扮They tried to dress him up as a “national hero”他们想把他打扮成一个“民族英雄”。(3)dress sth. up 装饰;修饰;掩饰The facts are quite clear;its no use trying to dress them up.事实很清楚,想掩饰是没有用的。,归纳拓展dress vt. 使穿衣,给穿衣,打扮vi. 穿衣服;穿礼服;打扮,整装dress oneself/sb. 自己穿衣/给某
44、人穿衣be dressed in 表示穿的状态We are going to dress the baby in new clothes and take her to the park.我们要给小孩子穿上新衣服,带她到公园去。We must be dressed in uniform at school.在学校我们必须穿制服。,名师点拨dress指“穿衣服”时,它的宾语只可以是人,不可以是物。误I can dress my clothes in no time.正I can dress in no time.正I can dress myself in no time.,易混辨析,活学活用用dress up/dress/put on/have on/wear的适当形式填空。I saw a man _ in black.He _ a thick sweater and rushed out.“He almost _ nothing _,” shouted the boy.He always _ an old overcoat.The whole family are _ the Christmas tree.,