How many festivals do you know both in and out of China?
FESTIVALSNew Year
Spring Festival
Festival of LanternsMay Day
Dragon Boat Festival
Children’s Day
Mother’s Day
Father’s Day
Army’s Day
Valentine’s Day
Teachers’ DayMid-Autumn Festival
National Day
Christmas Day
Can you name some Festivals?
Warming-up
Festivals are meant to celebrate important events.
Different countries have different festivals.
Here are five Chinese festivals that you know.
Discuss when they take place, what they celebrate and one thing that people do at that time.
The Chinese festivals
dumpling
Spring
Festivalcouplet
Festival of lanterns
rice glue ball
Teachers’ Day
Mid- Autumn Festival
Mooncakes
Dragon Boat Day
Holidays
BrainstormingChinese public holidays
International Women’s Day
New Year’s Day
Children’s DayNational Day
The Youth Day
International Labour Day
Festivals Date What does it celebrate?
What do people do?
Lantern Festival
the Spring
Festival
the 1st day of the lunar month
the coming of the spring
visit relatives:have a big meal:get together and have fun with friends
the first full moon after Lunar New Year
eat special sweet dumplings: enjoy lanterns and fireworks
International Labor Day
May 1st
the hard-working people all over the world
take a week off work; visit scenic spots; go shopping
the dragon Boat Festival
the 5th day of the 5th lunar month
In memory of Qu Yuan, a great poet
Dragon boat racing; eat zongzi
Mid-Autumn Festival
the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
harvest admire the moon: mooncakes
the15th day of the 1st lunar month
Festivals in foreign countries
Talk about some important festivals in western countries.
Happy Valentine’s Day
Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals. A time of turkeys, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. A time for Indian corn, holiday parades and giant balloons .
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November, which this year (2004) is November 25th.
turkey
Halloween is one of the oldest holidays with origins going back thousands of years.
On October 31 children in countries like the US and Canada celebrate Halloween.
All Hallows
All Saints’ Day
November 1
Halloween Parade( 游行)
Carved Pumpkin Lantern
Easter is the time of springtime festivals, a time to welcome back the Tulips, the Crocuses and the Daffodils. It’s a time of new suits, new dresses and patent leather shoes. A time for Christians to celebrate the life and resurrection of Christ. And a time of chocolate bunnies, marshmallow chicks, and colored eggs!
Easter will be celebrated on Sunday March 27, 2005.
Easter Bunny
Easter eggs
In late March or early April
Popular symbols
Easter
Carnival
Christmas
festivals
Brainstormingfestivals of foreign countries
Warming Up
Christmas
Fool’s DayValentine’s Day
Carnival
EasterThanksgiving Day
Mother’s Day
Father’s Day
Halloween
1.What’s your favourite holiday of the year?2.What festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in your city or town?
Do you like spending festivals with your family or friends? What part do you like best—the music, the things to see,the visits or the food?
Reading I. Read the text , and fill in the chartAncient Festivals
why
how
Festivals of the dead
why
how
Festivals to honour people
why
how
Harvest Festivals
why
how
Spring Festivals
why
how
the 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 country
Dragon 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
in celebration of = for the celebration of 为了庆祝
congratulate sb on sth
congratulations to sb on /upon sth 祝贺某人某事
•When the Chinese team won the match, many football fans organized different activities __________the success.
A.to congratulate B. in celebration of
C. celebrated D. to express congratuatuons
•On his reaching the finishing line, his classmates came round __________.
A. for celebrations B. congratulated him on success
C. to congratulate him D. to congatulations
C
B
2. starve: suffer or die from hunger vt. 使饿死 vi. 饿得要死 starve to death be starved of/ starve for: long for; be in great need of
n. starvation
die of ____________starvation
The motherless children were starved of/ were starving for affection. …. s 渴望母爱
渴望消息 starve for news 她很寂寞 , 渴望友谊。She's lonely, and starving for
companionship(friendship)
There is plenty of room in my bag.我包里还很空。There are plenty of men out of work.有很多人失业。We have plenty of time to finish the job.我们有充裕的时间完成这项工作
years of peace and plenty
live in peace and plenty
3.plenty: n. as much as is needed 丰富 , 大量
太平丰收年
过太太平平的日子
4. satisfy; vt.make contented; give (sb) what he wants or needs 满足 , 使满意 , 说服 , 使相信
这件工作我不满意。This work does not satisfy me.
" 我不满意我们在那家旅馆受到的待遇 , 因此我要向旅馆老板投诉。 ""I wasn't satisfied with our treatment at that hotel, so I shall complain to the proprietor."satisfy the eyesatisfy the people's needssatisfy one's desire [curiosity]
n. satisfaction
adj. satisfactory satisfying 令人满意的
悦目满足人民需要
满足欲望 [ 好奇心
5.feast: n.splendid meal with many good things to eat节日 , 盛宴 v. give a feast to
举行宴会 to give a feast
款宴朋友 feast one’s friendsfeast one's eyes on the beautiful scene饱览美景
6. origin n. starting_ point
文明的起源 the origins of civilization
争吵的起因 the origin of the quarrel
be of noble [humble] originsHe is a German by origin.
adj. original v. originate originate in /from sth
originate from/ with sb
发源 , 发起
出身高贵 [ 微贱 ] 他原籍德国
the origin of a word
词源Origin of Species
物种起源
The film originated __________a short story.这部电影取材于一篇短篇小说。The optic theory originated ____________Einstein.光学理论是爱因斯坦首创的。
in / from
with/ from
7. In memory of 纪念 ...
have a good/bad memory
memorize 记住 , 记忆Do you know who wrote the article ______Norman Bethune?
A. memorize B. in memory of
B
He has a bad ___________for dates.memory
I got him to write his __________of his early days.memories
8. dress up (1) 穿着打扮;装饰 (2) (孩子)穿别人的衣服闹着玩她喜欢把自己打扮得漂漂亮亮去参加晚会。
She likes to dress up for a party.孩子们打扮成海盗 .
The children dressed (themselves) up as pirates.
Walking around, I found the city was full of people _________for the festival.A. wearing B. dressing up C.worn D. dressed up
9. gain vt., vi. 获得,得到他很快就有经验了。 He quickly gained experience.
He gained weight after his illness.
这只钟每天快 5 分钟。This clock gains five minutes a day.
D
病后他的体重增加了
10. award: give
11. admire: look at sth with pleasure and satisfaction 赞美 , 钦佩 , 羡慕
He was _________ the first prize.
The gold medal was ________ to Mr Brown for his excellent work.
我钦佩她的勇气。人人都钦佩他那绝妙的幽默感。Everybody admires him for his fine sense of humour.
admirer n. 赞美者 , 爱慕者 , 求爱者 , 求婚者 ; 爱人
n. admiration
awarded
awarded
I admire her for her bravery.
12. have fun with
for fun开玩笑 , 不是认真的in fun开玩笑 , 不是认真的great fun有趣的人 [ 事物 ]make fun of sb.嘲弄 ; 取笑poke fun at嘲弄 ; 取What fun !多么有趣。
Reading A sad love story
1. turn up: appear
2.keep one’s word/keep one’s promise
3. look forward to /pay attention to/ object to/ reduce to/
4. hold one’s breath
5. remind …of
eat one's words 承认说错了话have words 吵嘴;争论
in other words 换句话说 word for word逐词地;原原本本地
6. drown : vt&vi die in water because unable to breathe 溺死 , 淹死他溺死了那些小猫 He drowned those kittens.
猫容易淹死吗 ? Can cats drown easily?
a drowning man
He drowned himself in work. 他埋头工作。
It was obvious that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting ...
READING TASK
WINTER CARNIVAL IN QUEBEC
1. Carnival n. 狂欢节 , 饮宴狂欢
2. freezing adj. 冰冻的 , 严寒的 , 冷冻用的adv.冰冻一样地be freezing cold冰冻一样地冷
n.冻结 , 冷冻作用 , 结冰 ; 凝固
freezevt&i.( 使 ) 结冰 , ( 使 ) 冷冻 , 冻结froze, frozen, freezing
当水凝固时就变成冰When water freezes it becomes ice.
snowboarding competitions
canoe race
make an exciting experience
ice sculptures
snowmobile races
be dressed up for
虚拟语气
I. 条件状语从句中使用的虚拟语气( 1 )表示与现在事实相反的虚拟语气•If I ___the king, you would be my queen. A. was B. were C. had been D. will2. If I were there , everything would be all right.3. If there were life on Mars, such life forms ____unable to survive on earth. A. would be B. are C. will D. should
C
A
从句谓语 主句谓语 系动词 were should would
行为动词 V + ed could might +V 这种形式中, 把从句谓语 were 提前,可省去 if
2 )表示与过去事实相反的假设4. The supervisors could have prevented the problem ____ it before hand.
A. if they knew B. had they known
C. if had they known D. Whether
5. Had the damage been worse, the insurance company _____.
A. would pay B. paid
C. would have paid D. had paid
(
B
C
从句谓语 主句谓语 系动词 were should would
行为动词 V + ed could might +V 这种形式中, 把从句谓语 were 提前,可省去 if
2 )表示与过去事实相反的假设4. The supervisors could have prevented the problem ____ it before hand.
A. if they knew B. had they known
C. if had they known D. Whether
5. Had the damage been worse, the insurance company _____.
A. would pay B. paid
C. would have paid D. had paid
(
B
C
从句谓语 主句谓语 had + V + ed should , would
could , might + have +V + ed这种形式中,如果把从句谓语中的 had提前,可省 if 。
( 3 )表示与未来的事实相反的假设6.The business is risky. But ____, we would be rich.
A. should we succeed B. would we succeed
C. might we succeed D. could we succeed
7._____ today, he would get there by Friday.
A. Would he leave B. Was he leaving
C. Were he to leave D. If he leaves
A
C
从句谓语 主句谓语 should should,would
were to could , might+ V + V
若把从句中的 should或 were提前,可省去 if 。1.Were I in your place, I would go.
2.Had they not helped us, our experiment would have
failed.
3.Should he come, tell him to join them in the work.
USING WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS:
Exercise 3
1.Wang Wei admired the pop star so much that day and night he looked forward to meting him in Beijing.
2.The children didn’t have enough to eat and starved to death at last.
3.The energetic poet could not find out the origins of these words.
4.The new policy will lead to the rise of the agricultural output value.
5. When we met again, he apologized to me for not having kept his word.
6. It was obvious that he was trying to hold his breath.
7. The couple were cleaning their lovely new car over and over.
8. The meeting that will take place next week is in memory of their ancestor’s arrival in the village one hundred years ago.
Grammar: Modal verbs:
Find sentences with models in the passage:
1. Other celebrations were held when hunters could catch animals.
2. They lit fires and made music because they thought these festivals would bring a year of plenty.
3. …or satisfy and please the ancestors, who could return either to help or to do harm.
4. In Japan the festival is called Obon, when people should go to clean the graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.
5. On this important feast day, people might eat food in the shape of skulls, and cakes with “bones” on them.
6. It is now a children’s festival, when they can go to their neighbours’ homes and ask for sweets.
ability
possibility
possibility
the past habit
7. If they are not given anything, the children might play a trick.
8. Some people might win awards for their animals, flowers, fruit and vegetables,…
9. At the Spring Festival in China, people…and may give children lucky money in red paper.
10. They might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night.