1、M3 Unit 1 Festivals around the WorldSection II Warming up There is no fun in doing sth学法指导1、略读（Skimming）2、跳读（Skipping） 3、猜测生词 (Guessing the new words)学习过程Task 1: 语篇领悟Task One：Look at the table below and tell the date of each festival. Then choose one of them and talk something about it briefly to in
2、troduce one kind of festival in your local area.Festivals Date Festivals DateJanuary 1st Lunar New Yearthe 15 day of the 1st lunar monthMarch 8International Labor DayTeachers Daythe fifth day of the fifth lunar monthOctober 1stChinese Youth Day Army DayJune 1st the 5th day of the 8th lunar monthTask
3、 Two：Voice your opinion Describe one of the festivals and tell the reason to your classmates. Try to use the following expressions: The festival that I thinkis/It falls on/It dates back towith a long history./ There are many colorful activities./I attach importance to/ because it not onlybut alsoTas
4、k 2: 典句探究1. Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year. (P1) 1) This dog android is meant to guide blind people crossing the street.2) The activity is meant to improve the students oral English.拓展: 短语为_，意思是： _ n. _ v. _ adj. _活用: 1) The flashing lights mean that the road is blocked.2)
5、What on earth do you mean?3) This new order will mean (us) working overtime.4) I only meant to help.5) Your friendship means a great deal to me.6) His family means nothing to him.翻译: means n. 1) by all means _2) by means of _3) by no means _2. At that time people would starve if food was difficult t
6、o find, especially during the cold winter months. (P1)提炼：sb /sth be+ adj. + to do 是一个重要的句式结构, _ 的形式表示被动的意义。拓展: 类似形容词有 light, heavy, difficult，hard, easy, interesting, dangerous 等。活用:1) 这本书读起来很有趣。_2) 这个房子住着很不舒服。_3) 这个问题很难解决。_3. They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will le
7、ad the ancestors back to earth. (P2)1) Lead the guest to his room. 2) The guide led us to the river.提炼：短语 _ 含义_ 拓展:a) lead to Hard work leads to success. 含义：_b) lead sb. to do 表示“导致致使某人做某事”。His constant lying led me to distrust all what he saidWhat led you to believe I was ill?c)动词介词 to 构成的常用短语有：loo
8、k forward to turn to pay attention tostick to object to get down tobe addicted to be/get used to be devoted toWhen it comes to活用:1）We are looking forward with hope to _ (hear) from Ms. Smith. (西安七中)2）Anyway, were here now, so lets get down _some serious work. (2014 江西)4. The country covered with che
9、rry tree flowers looks as though its covered with pink snow. (P2)提炼 as though/if 意为 “_” ,as though/if 引导的_从句或_从句谓语动词既可用_语气也可用_语气观察：1) It looks as if it is going to rain.2) She loved the orphan as if she were his mum.3) The man talks as though he knew everything.4) She looked as if she had been cryin
10、g.5) She talks and talks as if she would never stop.6) She left the room hurriedly as angry 提炼：as if/though 用陈述语气时，从句中常是_情况，用虚拟语气时从句中常是_情况，与过去事实相反用_，与现在事实相反用_，与将来事实相反用_，从句主语与主句主语_时，且从句谓语为_，可以省略“_ + _”。活用: 1）It was John who broke the window. Why are you talking to me as if I _ (do) it?5. People love
11、to get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other. (P2)观察：1) Youre sure to have a lot of fun at the party tonight. 2) There is no fun in spending the evening doing nothing. 3) What fun it is to play with snow! 4) The little monkey is full of fun. 5) Its great fun playing golf.提炼：句 1_；句 2_；句
12、 3 的感叹句用_不能用_；句 4_；句 5 fun 是_名词，前面；不加 _。活用: 1）It was such a great fun to play on the beach that it attracted countless children.2）He said it only _.(他只是说着玩)3）It is cruel to _ a cripple. (取笑跛者是残忍的)Task 3: 活学活用I. 汉译英1. 出现 _ 2. 饿死 _3. 盛装 _ 4. 导致 _5. 纪念 _ 6. 对满足 _7. 开玩笑 _ 8. 期望 _9. 玩得开心 _II. 翻译与仿写1) The
13、 most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring. (P2) 翻译：_仿写：考试成绩好的都是上课爱提问的学生。Students who do well in exams _.2) For the Japanese festival Oban, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. (P
14、2)翻译：_.仿写：这座图书馆是为了纪念那位科学家而建的。_.III. 语篇填空We have plenty of festivals. Ancient people held festivals and celebrations 1 (celebrate) the end of winter or the catching of animals. Some festivals are in memory of the ancestors. They light lamps 2 play music on an important feast day, offering good things
15、 to the dead. People hold festivals as 3 honor to famous people or to the gods. These festivals have their origins as an event, like the Dragon Boat Festival 4 honors the famous poet Qu Yuan. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals 5 (hold) in many countries. People decorate churches, get together and ha
16、ve meals or win awards for competitions. 6 Mid-Autumn Festival people admire the moon and have moon cakes. Chinese New Year is an 7 (energy) and important festival. People look forward to 8 (dress) up, eating dumplings, giving children lucky money in red paper, playing dragon dances. The celebration
17、 of the lunar New Year may take 9 throughout the country, day and night. It is an important 10 (religion) and social festival.Task: Read the following articles and try to know something about different festivals.拓展阅读一：Many children in America enjoy hunting for Easter eggs. Easter is a celebration co
18、nnected with the Christmas religion, but Easter eggs go back to ancient festivals that celebrate the coming of spring in the land. Easter usually comes in April, as the grass is beginning to turn green, flowers are beginning to come out, and the weather is getting warmer. Children and their parents
19、first select clean, white chicken eggs, boil them in a pot until they are hard boiled, and cool them immediately. Then the fun begins! The children have bought little pills of colors. The colored pill is dropped into water in a cup，along with a spoonful of vinegar, and stirred（搅拌）until it has melted
20、（融化）. Then the egg is put into the cup with the color covering it. It is left in the cup until the egg is dyed（被染色的）a beautifu1 color.After the eggs have been dyed, an adult takes them outside and hides them in the yard-perhaps under a flower or behind a tree. A small group of children are invited t
21、o the Easter egg hunt. For very young children, the hiding places are easy and an adult will help them look for the eggs. For older children, the hiding places are more difficult. There is usually a prize, maybe a chocolate egg, for the child who finds the most eggs.拓展阅读二：A holiday is any day when p
22、eople lay aside their ordinary duties and cares. The word comes from old English. At first, holidays honored some holy events or persons. People in Great Britain and other countries speak of holidays as Americans speak of vacations.Every nation has its special holidays. China observes New Years Day（
23、January 1）, May Day and National Day as legal holidays, as it was on Oct. 1, 1949 that the Peoples Republic of China was founded. The Chinese have long celebrated the Chinese lunar year. In the United States, congress has declared several as legal days such as New Years Day (January 1), Martin Luthe
24、r King, Jr.s Birthday, Washingtons Birthday, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and so on. Some holidays celebrate special events in the development of a Country, such as Greeces Independence Day, Italys Liberation Day and Indias Independence Day.In the United States，banks and schools usually close on a legal holiday. When such a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is usually observed. Schools and organizations often observe days known as traditional holidays, although schools and business do not close then. Those holidays include Valentines Day and Halloween.
