2024-2025学年高一英语必修第二册（译林版）UNIT 3 Reading2教学课件

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高中英语必修（第二册）Unit3FestivalsandcustomsReading2AlexaroundtheworldRevisionBesidesweddingsandfestivals,whatotherelementsareanimportantpartofacountry’scustomsandtraditions?Makealistanddescribethem.RevisionFuneralritualsareanimportantpartofacountry’straditions.Theycanvaryquitealotindifferentplacesaroundtheworld.AttraditionalChinesefunerals,peoplewearwhite,whileinWesterncountriespeopleusuallywearblack.Itisalsoimportanttohonournewlife.InChina,acelebrationisheldwhenababyturnsonemonthold.Thisistraditionallythetimewhenthebabyisformallyintroducedtotheextendedfamilyandfriends.Tablemannersarehighlyregardedonformaloccasions.AccordingtoChinesecustoms,nooneshouldsitdownorbegintoeatbeforethehostorguestofhonourhasdoneso.AppreciationThefirsttraveljournal:1.…itwouldbetheopportunityofalifetime.2.Thecustomsthatfollowedwereanythingbutordinary.3.Ihavetwoleftfeet…andbothofthemhurt!

1.Whydidtheauthorthink“itwouldbetheopportunityofalifetime”?“Theopportunityofalifetime”isemployedheretotalkabouttherarenessfortheauthortoexperienceanIndianwedding.Heguesseditmustbeanamazingexperience.Appreciation2.Howdoyouunderstandthesentence“Thecustomsthatfollowedwereanythingbutordinary”?Thephrase“anythingbutordinary”meansbeing“veryspecial”.Itisusedheretoemphasizethatthecustomsaretotallydifferentfromhisown.Appreciation

3.Whydidtheauthorsay“Ihavetwoleftfeet…andbothofthemhurt”?Ifsomeonehastwoleftfeet,he/sheissurelynotgoodatdancing.Payattentionhere.Whentheauthorsays,incomparisontootherdancers,heisnotgoodatdancing,andheintendstohighlightthefactthattheotherdancersaresogoodatdancing.Evenso,hedancedalotandbothofhisfeetwerehurt.Appreciation1.NowonderpeoplefromRiotakeaweekoffforthishappyoccasion.Whydidtheauthorsay“nowonder”?Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshow?BecausetheCarnivalwasintheair.“Nowonder”isemployedtoshowthatthishappyoccasionissograndthatitisnaturalforpeopletotakeaweekoffforthisholiday.Thesecondtraveljournal:Appreciation2.ToexperiencethespiritoftheCarnivalformyself,Iwenttoastreetparty.

Whatis“thespiritofCarnival”?TheCarnivalisatimeofpassion,friendship,trustandfreedom.Appreciation3.Thentherewasanexplosionofcoloursandlivelymusic,andthegroupjumpedintoaction.Withthetwophrasesusedhere,whatdoestheauthorwanttoshow?Thewordexplosionisusedheretodescribetheabundanceofrichcoloursandlivelymusic.Anexplosionisusuallysuddenandpowerfulandthestartofthestreetpartyissuch.“Jumpedintoaction”addstothesuddennessandpowerfulnessofthestreetparties.Appreciation4.IwassocaughtupinthepartyfeverthatIhardlynoticedfivehoursflyby!Whatdoesthe“fever”meanhere?“Fever”heremeans“greatinterestorexcitementaboutsomething”.Theauthorwassoabsorbedandinterestedinthepartythathefailedtonoticethatfivehourshadpassed.AppreciationAppreciationB1traditionoccasionmerryintheairentrancearecaughtupindecoratedimpressionTheCarnivalcurrentcarriedusthroughtheever-growingseaofpeople,dancingalltheway.Iceboxesofsoftdrinksandbeerlinedthenarrowstreets,andthesmellofroastedmeatfilledtheairaswepassedwaveafterwaveofstreetstands.EvenasIlayinbedthatevening,thebrightcoloursandlivelymusicwerestillswimmingallaroundme.

ThetraveljournaldescribingAlex’sexperienceattheRioCarnivalusesagroupofwordsrelatedtothesea.Pleasefindthesentencesinthetraveljournal.AppreciationThisyear,IhadthechancetoattendtheBeltaneFireFestivalinEdinburgh.Ihavealwayshadaburningdesiretocheckoutthisfestival,andIreallylovedit.Originallyasmallevent,itisnowoneofthehottestticketsintown.Itlitupmyhearttoseetheamazingperformances,whicharebasedonancientlocaltraditions.ThewarmthofthelocalpeoplewasalsogreatandIfeltreallywelcomed.IhopeIcangobackoneday!Useagroupofwordsrelatedtoatopictodescribeyourexperienceatafestival.AppreciationThetraveljournalusessomecountrynamesandrelatedadjectives.CompletethetableonPage33withtheexamplegiven.CountriesRelatedadjectivesCountriesRelatedadjectivesCountriesRelatedadjectivesAustraliaEgyptRussiaBrazilBrazilianGreeceSpainCanadaIndiaIndianSwedenExtensionAustralianCanadianEgyptianGreekRussianSpanishSwedishThetraveljournalaboutAlex’sexperienceattheRioCarnivalusesthemethodofcontrasttodescribethescenesbeforeandduringthestreetparty.Findthesentencesinthetraveljournalandusecontrasttodescribethescenesbeforeandduringadragonboatrace.ExtensionContrastisamethodoforganizationwithwhichawriterhighlightsthedifferencesbetweentwopeople,places,thingsorideas.Usingcontrastoftendrawsthereader’sattentionandmakesthedescriptionmorevividandinterestingtoread.Sentencesusingcontrast:Icouldseeagroupofaround20Braziliandancersandabandinfancycostumesstandinginthestreet.Someofthemcarriedflags,whichblewinthewind.Thecrowdwaitedwithexcitement.Thentherewasanexplosionofbrightcoloursandlivelymusic,andthegroupjumpedintoaction.Thebandstartedplayinganenergeticsambabeat,thedancerstwistedandturned,andthecrowdbegantocheer,clapandsing.Thewholegroupstartedmarchingdownthestreet.TheCarnivalcurrentcarriedusthroughtheever-growingseaofpeople,dancinga