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1.What’s the name of the festival you have just spent? Is it your favorite festival of the year?

Warming upWarming up

2. During the Spring Festival, 2. During the Spring Festival, how did you spend your holiday? how did you spend your holiday? How did your group members How did your group members spend the holiday?spend the holiday?Requirements: Do a survey with your group members about how they spend their holiday and their favorite festival.

Group members

A

B

C

D

Where did they spend their Spring Festival?

How did they spend their Spring Festival?

Favorite festival

How many festivals do How many festivals do you know in China?you know in China?

Festivals

Dragon Boat Festival

Tomb Sweeping

Chinese Valentine’s Day

Double-Ninth

Time

Meaning ( 意义 )

Activity ( 活动 )

Festivals

Valentine’s Day

Easter

April Fool’s Day

Thanksgiving Day

Time

Meaning Activity

How many festivals do How many festivals do you know out of China?you know out of China?

Dragon Boat FestivalDragon Boat Festival: the fifth day of the fif: the fifth day of the fifth month by the lunar calendar. th month by the lunar calendar. Chinese Valentine’s DayChinese Valentine’s Day::Double-NinthDouble-Ninth::Valentine’s DayValentine’s Day::EasterEaster: Easter is always celebrated on the : Easter is always celebrated on the Sunday immediately following the first full Sunday immediately following the first full moon after the vernal (spring) equinox (moon after the vernal (spring) equinox ( 昼昼夜平分夜平分 ). It can fall anywhere between Marc). It can fall anywhere between March 22 and April 25.h 22 and April 25. Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving Day: the fourth Thursday of : the fourth Thursday of November. November.

Festivals Festivals are meant toare meant to celebrate important celebrate important events. events.

1. Mean1. Mean 1) 1) 打算打算 ,, 意欲做某事 意欲做某事 mean mean to doto do He He means tomeans to cause trouble. cause trouble. 2) 2) be meant for / be meant to dobe meant for / be meant to do These books are meant for blind people. These books are meant for blind people. The meeting is meant to solve the probleThe meeting is meant to solve the proble

m.m. 3) 3) 意思是，意味着 意思是，意味着 mean doingmean doing Missing the bus Missing the bus means waitingmeans waiting for anothe for anothe

r two days.r two days. meaningmeaning (n) (n) 意思 意思 meaningfulmeaningful (a) (a) 有意义有意义

的的

Discuss when they take place.

2. take place 2. take place 发生发生The opening ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games took place in Italy, Feb. 10.

Attention: take place 不用于被动语态

take sb’s place/ take the place of sb

= replace sb

She didn’t attend the meeting, so her assistant took her place (replace her).

take place

happen

break out

The World War ___________ in 1914.

The football match will ____________ tomorrow.

A terrible traffic accident ___________ last night.

broke out take

place

happened

指经过安排的事情偶然发生，碰巧发生

灾难、疾病、战争等突然爆发

1. 1. starvestarve

(1) V: (1) V: become very weak or die because become very weak or die because there is not enough food to eat:there is not enough food to eat: e.g.: Millions of people starved during t e.g.: Millions of people starved during the war.he war.饿死：饿死： starve to deathstarve to death(2) (2) be starved ofbe starved of: : if you if you are starved ofare starved of s something necessary or good, you do noomething necessary or good, you do not receive enough of it:t receive enough of it: e.g. : He was starved of sleep.e.g. : He was starved of sleep.n. starvation n. starvation die of starvation = starve to deathdie of starvation = starve to death

2.2. plentyplenty

plenty of +plenty of + 可数名词复数可数名词复数 / / 不可数名词不可数名词a day/year… of plentya day/year… of plenty 富裕富裕 (( 尤其指食尤其指食物和钱物和钱 )) 的日子的日子 ,, 年月年月 ,, 生活等生活等 e.g: In years of plenty (e.g: In years of plenty ( 在风调雨顺的日在风调雨顺的日子里子里 ), people have enough to eat. ), people have enough to eat. You have a life of plenty, what would yYou have a life of plenty, what would you be worried about?ou be worried about?

3. satisfy3. satisfy

Nothing can satisfy him except the best.

Some people are really hard to satisfy.

sb. be satisfied with 对…满意

e.g. She’s not satisfied with her new house.

4. in memory of4. in memory of in memory of sb. in memory of sb. 纪念某人纪念某人 e.g: The museum was built in memory e.g: The museum was built in memory of the famous scientist.of the famous scientist.

5. dress up5. dress up 盛装打扮，化装打扮盛装打扮，化装打扮You don’t have to dress up. Come as yoYou don’t have to dress up. Come as you are.u are.Children love dressing up in Halloween.Children love dressing up in Halloween.

6. arrival6. arrival (n.) (n.)arrive (v)arrive (v)

The arrival of the plane has been The arrival of the plane has been delayed.delayed.

____ my arrival at school, Mr. Li ____ my arrival at school, Mr. Li was there.was there.

On

7. gain7. gain (n./v.) (n./v.)我们从李先生那里得到很多支持。我们从李先生那里得到很多支持。We gained a lot of support from MWe gained a lot of support from Mr. Li. r. Li. No pain, no gain. No pain, no gain.

8. look forward to8. look forward to Boys and girls are Boys and girls are looking forward looking forward toto the Spring Festival. the Spring Festival.孩子们渴盼着过年。孩子们渴盼着过年。He’s He’s looking forward tolooking forward to hearing hearing from his pen pal.from his pen pal.他期待着笔友来信。他期待着笔友来信。look forward to sth. / doing sth. look forward to sth. / doing sth.

9. clothing9. clothing 总称，不可数名词总称，不可数名词a piece of clothinga piece of clothingclothes clothes two piece of clothestwo piece of clothespiece

s

10. as though / as if 10. as though / as if 她装得好像什么事也没发生过似的。她装得好像什么事也没发生过似的。She acted ____________________________She acted ________________________________ ．．那孩子说话的样子好像她是个大人。那孩子说话的样子好像她是个大人。The child talks _______________________. The child talks _______________________. 看样子天要下雨了。看样子天要下雨了。It looks _____________________It looks _____________________ ．．as thoughas though 和和 as ifas if 从句用虚拟语气从句用虚拟语气 ,, 还是用陈还是用陈述语气，完全根据具体情况而定。如果从句表示述语气，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的意思与事实完全相反 ,, 或者纯粹是一种假设或者纯粹是一种假设 , , 通常用虚拟语气。通常用虚拟语气。

as though nothing had happened

as if she were an as if she were an adultadult

as if it’s going to as if it’s going to rainrain

1.Take me home ( 连线题 ):

You are given 5 minutes to read the passage quickly and try to remember different kinds of festivals mentioned in the text.

ObonDay of the Dead

HalloweenDragon Boat Festival

Columbus Day

Thanksgiving

Easter

Cherry Blossom Festival

Festivals of the Dead

Festivals to Honour People

Harvest FestivalsSpring Festivals

These festivals are classified according to their _______.meanin

g

Pair worksPair worksName of the Festival

Time Country

Meaning

Activities

(Name of the Festival) is celebrated in (Country) in (Time) . (Meaning) It is meant to celebrate ___________. / Its meaning is ____________. People will (Activities) on this festival.

Pare.2Pare.2 Festivals of the Festivals of the DeadDead

What are festivals of the dead for?What are festivals of the dead for?

They are to _______, satisfy and please our __________ and to make our ancestors happy so they won’t _______ us.

honor

ancestors harm

Festivals of the Dead:Festivals of the Dead:

1.How do Japanese honor their ancestors?

They have a festival called ______, when people should go to clean the _______ and light ________ to honor their ancestors. They light _______ and play_______.

2. What do the people in Mexico do in memory of the dead?

They offer _____, ________ and ______ to the dead on the Day of the Dead. People might eat certain food on that day.

Obongravesincens

e musiclamps

food flowers gifts

Obon in Japan

The Day of the Dead

In Mexico

1) 光荣，荣誉 (n) They fight for the honour of the country. One must show honour to one’s parent

s.2) in honour of 为了纪念 = in memory of… A festival is set in honour of the hero.3) an hounour 光荣的人或事情 Liu Xiang is an honour to our country.4) 尊敬 , 给以荣誉（ v ） Children should honour their parents.

1. honour1. honour

2. harm2. harm

n.n. do harmdo harm to sb./sth.=harm sb./sth.to sb./sth.=harm sb./sth. 伤害伤害某人某人v. v. 伤害伤害 ,, 损害损害e.g: This event didn’t e.g: This event didn’t harmharm his reputation. = his reputation. =This event didn’t This event didn’t do harm todo harm to his reputation. his reputation.

3. in the shape of3. in the shape of e.g: The boy likes to eat the cake in the shape e.g: The boy likes to eat the cake in the shape of a little bird.of a little bird.

Dragon Boat Festival

China Columbus Day

USA

National Festival

India

Para.3 Festival to Honor Para.3 Festival to Honor PeoplePeople

1 Why do the Chinese have the Dragon Boat Festival?

2 What do people do on this day? Why?

1. To honour the ancient poet Qu Yuan.

2. They have a rowing competition on the boats which are decorated as dragons and they eat Zongzi.

Para.4 Harvest FestivalsPara.4 Harvest FestivalsWhy are autumn festivals happy Why are autumn festivals happy events?events?

People are grateful for the harvest and for the end of the ____________ ______. People are happy that they will have food for the year.

agricultural work

Harvest Festivals:Harvest Festivals:

2. What do people do on Thanksgiving?

decorate _________ and _______________ get together to have ________

win _______ for crops and animals

churches town halls

meals

awards

The origin of Thanksgiving Day in The origin of Thanksgiving Day in AmericaAmerica

In 1620, settlers from England In 1620, settlers from England landed at Massachusetts. During landed at Massachusetts. During their first winter, over half of the their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or settlers died of starvation or epidemics. The next autumn, they epidemics. The next autumn, they got a bump harvest. And therefore got a bump harvest. And therefore it was decided that a day of it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord be fixed. thanksgiving to the Lord be fixed.

A big family dinner is the usual A big family dinner is the usual celebration. On the dinner table, celebration. On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes. chestnuts, walnuts and grapes. There will be plum pudding, There will be plum pudding, mince pie, and cranberry juice mince pie, and cranberry juice and squash. The best and most and squash. The best and most attractive among them are roast attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie.turkey and pumpkin pie.

Para.6 Reasons to have Para.6 Reasons to have festivalsfestivals

What is one important reason to What is one important reason to

have festivals and celebrations?have festivals and celebrations?

To ____ special food, to enjoy To ____ special food, to enjoy

meeting family and friends, to meeting family and friends, to

__________ with each other, to __________ with each other, to

celebrate _____________ , to have a celebrate _____________ , to have a

break from ___________ break from ___________

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