新人教版,英语必修三,unit1 reading

1、Unit 1 Festivals around the world Reading,高一人教新课标版必修三,1. What festivals or celebrations do you have in your city or town? What part of a festival do you like bestthe activities, the music, the sights, the food or the people who visit?,Pre-reading,2. Look at the pictures and title of the passage belo

2、w. What kind of information you think will be introduced in the passage.,Spring Festival January 1,Guessing Compition:Guess what festival It is according to the picture you see as quickly as you can.,Lantern Festival, January 15,Dragon Boat Festival, May 5,Mid-autumn Day, August 15,Easter around Mar

3、ch 22-April 25,Easter, the principal festival of the Christian church year, celebrates the Resurrection(复活) of _on the _day after his Crucifixion(死于十字架上).For Christians, Easter is a day of religious services and the gathering of family.,Jesus Christ,third,Speckled eggs,Halloween October 31,Halloween

4、 is from _, which is celebrated on _. People would dance at the fancy ball and wear _ _ in order to _away spirits looking for bodies to possess.,Halloween,America,October 31,ghost costumes (clothes), false faces and witches hats,frighten,Halloween Parade(游行),Thanksgiving Day the last Thursday of Nov

5、ember,Christmas Day December 25,New words,starve: 饥饿 origin: 起源 ancestor: 祖先 Obon: 盂兰盆节(日本) grave: 坟墓; 墓地 incense: 熏香 in memory of: 纪念 feast: 节日; 盛宴,skull: 头骨 dress up: 打扮; 盛装 play a trick on: 搞恶作剧 award: 奖品 rooster: 公鸡 energetic: 充满活力的 carnival: 狂欢节 parade: 游行,FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS,Reading,Wha

6、t festivals are mentioned in each paragraph?,P1. Ancient festivals celebrate the end of the cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn; celebrate when hunters catch animals.,Skimming,P 2. Festivals of the Dead Japan -Obon Mexico-Day of the Dead America-Halloween,P 3. Festivals to Honour

7、People Dragon Boat Festival Columbus Day (India)October 2,Obon (盂兰盆) in Japan,Columbus Day,P 4. Harvest Festivals Harvest and Thanksgiving Festival Mid-Autumn festival,P 5. Spring Festivals Spring festival Carnival Easter Cheery Blossom Festival,Harvest Festivals,1. The ancient people neednt worry a

8、bout their food. 2. Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead.,F,T,Careful Reading: True or False,3. Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China. 4. Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn. 5. Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.,T,F,F,When did peopl

9、e celebrate in Ancient Times?,Answer these questions.,a. the end of the cold weather; b. planting in spring and harvest in autumn; c. when hunters could catch animals.,2. What kind of things are done to celebrate the Obon Festival?,People should go to clean the graves, light incense, lamps and play

10、music.,3. Why does Indian have a national festival on October 2?,To honor Ganhdi who helped gain Indians independence from Britain.,4. How do Europeans celebrate Thanksgiving festivals?,Decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruits; people get together to have meals.,5. Name three things

11、people do at Spring Festival.,eat dumplings, fish, meat; give children lucky money; dragon dances; visit family members,Obon,The Day of the Dead,Halloween,Festivals,graves,incense,music,bones,gifts,dress up,Festivals of the Dead: Fill in the blanks.,Festivals to Honour People Match the person with t

12、he festival. 1. Qu Yuan 2. Christopher Columbus 3. Mohandas Gandhi a. the Dragon Boat Festival b. an Indian national festival on Oct. 2 c. Columbus Day,a,c,b,Harvest Festivals Choose the best answer. Many activities can be held in harvest festivals EXCEPT that people _. A. get together to have meals

13、 B. decorate houses to admire the moon C. win awards for their farm produce D. enjoy mooncakes,B,Spring Festival,Carnivals,Festivals,Spring Festivals: Fill in the blanks.,lucky,dragon dances,Parades,colourful clothing,1. Skim the reading passage and then fill in the following chart.,Comprehending,Ob

14、on,Japan,Day of the Dead,Halloween,Mexico,Some Western countries,festival to honour Gandhi,India,Dragon Boat Festival,Columbus Day,China,USA,Harvest/ Thanksgiving festivals;,European and other countries;,mid-autumn festivals,China and Japan,Cherry Blossom Festival,Japan,Spring Festival,Easter and re

15、lated holidays,China,some Western countries,1. What are festivals of the dead usually for? Festivals of the dead are for honouring or satisfying dead ancestors or others, who some people believe might return to help or harm living people.,2. Answer the following questions.,2. What makes autumn festi

16、vals happy events? Autumn festivals are happy events because people are thankful that food is ready for winter and the hard farm work is finished.,3. What do people usually do at spring festivals? At spring festivals, people usually have dances, carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of

17、 winter and the coming of spring.,4. What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations? It is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life/ be proud of our customs/ forget our work for a little while.,5. Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and China.

18、 What things are similar? What things are different? The Chinese, Japanese and Mexican festivals of the dead all have customs to honour the dead. The Chinese and Japanese go to clean their ancestors graves, and the Mexicans offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead.,However, there are some differenc

19、e. The Mexicans eat special food that looks like bones, something the Chinese and Japanese do not do.,3. Name three things that most festivals have in common.,Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while.,Which festivals do you think the most important?

20、 Give your reasons. 2. Now foreign festivals seem to become more and more popular among young people, while some chinese traditional festivals seem less important than before. Should we keep our traditional festivals alive? why? how? Should we celebrate foreign festivals as well?,Discussion,1. Festi

21、vals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere.,of all kinds 各种各样的,all kinds of 各种各样的 the same kind of 相同种类的 different kinds of 不同种类的 this/that kind of 这(那)种 a kind of 某种,Language points,That kind of question is very difficult to answer. = Questions of that kind are difficult to answer

22、. 那类问题是很难解答的。 We sell all kinds of shoes. = We sell shoes of all kinds. 我们卖各式各样的鞋。 You can see different kinds of animals in the zoo. = You can see animals of different kinds in the zoo. 你在动物园可以看见不同种类的动物。, Books of this kind _ (sell) well in the bookstore. This kind of books _ (sell) well in the boo

23、kstore. 句中谓语动词的单复数由“books”确定。 句中的谓语动词由“kind”确定。,sell,sells,Practice,2. At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the clod winter months . 在那个时代, 如果食物难以找到, 特别是 在寒冷的冬月, 人们就会挨饿。 starve v. 1) 挨饿; 饿死 Millions of people starved to death during the war. 战争中数百万人挨饿至死。,

24、2) (使某人)得不到某事物而受苦或渴望获得 某事物; 缺乏 The homeless children were starved for love . 这些无家可归的孩子渴望得到爱。 3) to feel very hungry 感觉很饿, 仅用于进行时态 When will dinner be ready? Im starving. 晚饭什么时候做好?我快饿死了。 starvation n. U 饿死 starvation wages 不够维持基本生活的工资,3. or satisfy the ancestors, who could return either to help or to

25、 do harm. 或使祖先得到满足, 因为祖先们有可能 回到世上(给人们)提供帮助, 也可能带来危害。 1) satisfy vt. 满足,使满意; satisfy sb. satisfied a. 感到满意的; be satisfied with satisfying a. 令人愉快的 satisfaction n. 满意; to ones satisfaction satisfactorily ad. 满意地 satisfactory a. 令人满意的 The teacher was satisfied with his satisfying/ satisfactory answer.,

26、2) harm n. damage, injury 损害; 伤害 do harm to sb (习俗) = harm sb 伤害某人 come to harm 身体上、精神上或道义上受到 损害, 通常用于否定式 Ill go with her to make sure she comes to no harm. 我要和她一同去以免她受到伤害。 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, 那可能是 弊大于利。,harm

27、v. 损害或伤害某人/某事物 This event didnt harm his reputation. 这个事件没有损害他的名誉。 区别: hurt, injure, harm, damage, wound hurt 普通用语, 既可指肉体上的伤害, 也可精神上, 感情上的伤害。 The girl hurt herself badly in the accident. 那位女孩在那次事故中伤得很重。 injure比hurt正式, hurt多指伤痛, 而injure则指 损害健康, 成就, 容貌等, 强调功能的损失。 He injured his hand while playing bask

28、etball. 他在打篮球时手受了伤。,damage主要指对于物的损害, 强调对于价值、 用途、外观等所造成的损失, 这种损失或因 自然灾害所致, 或因人为造成。如： Several cars were damaged in the accident. 好几辆汽车在事故中损坏了。 wound 指枪伤, 刀伤, 刺伤等皮肉之伤, 是出血 的, 严重的伤, 特指战场上受伤, 它可以指肉体 上的伤害, 也可指人们精神上的创伤。如: The bullet wounded his left leg. 子弹打伤了他的左腿。,4. in memory of 纪念 如： They set up a monum

29、ent in memory of the soldiers who died in World War II. The museum was built in memory of the famous scientist.,in praise of in honor of in celebration of in search of,歌颂 为纪念 为庆祝 为寻找,5. this will lead the ancestors back to earth. leadto 领往; 使得出(结论) lead to 通向; 引起, 导致 请把客人领到会客室去。 Please lead the gues

30、ts to the reception-room. 你是如何得出这个结论的? What led you to this conclusion? 条条道路通罗马。All roads lead to Rome. 食用过多的糖会引起健康问题。 Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems.,6. Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. 万圣节也源自人们古老的信念, 认为亡者 的灵魂会返回人间。 1) o

31、rigin n. 起源; 由来, 可用做可数名词或 不可数名词, 通常用作复数形式 The tradition has its origins in the Middle Ages. 这个传统发源于中世纪。 He told me it was a word of unknown origin. 他告诉我这是个词源不详的词。,2) belief n. 信任; 信心; 信仰。belief 通常用作不可数名词, 当作可数名词时, 词义略不同于用作不可数名词时。 religious beliefs 宗教信仰 Several members hold very strong political beli

32、efs. 有些成员有着强烈的政治理念。,7. It is now a childrens festival, when they can dress up and go to their neighbourshomes to ask for sweets. 万圣节如今成了孩子们的节目, 这天他们可以 乔装打扮上邻居家要糖吃。 dress作及物动词时, 不接clothes之类的表示 衣服的名词, 而是接表示人的名词或代词, 意思是“给穿衣服”。当表示自己穿衣服时, 则用反身代词。 如: Wake up children and dress them. 唤醒孩子, 给他们穿上衣服。,dress的过

33、去分词常用来构成get dressed与be dressed短语, 前者表示动态, 后者表示静态, 穿何种衣服, 则用介词in. 如: Hurry up and get dressed. 快点穿上衣服。 The girl was dressed in red. 这个女孩穿着一身红衣服。 dress up “穿上最好的衣服”, 常指“打扮,化装” You should dress up when you take part in the party.,dress n. 1) C 连衣裙, (上下连身的)女装 She makes all the dresses for her daughter.

34、她女儿的连衣裙都是她做的。 2) U clothes, esp. outer garments, for either men or women 衣服(男女均可) casual dress 便服,She is _ in red today and looks very beautiful. A. wearing B. having on C. dressing D. dressed,D,8. play a trick on 捉弄 The naughty boy loves playing tricks on others. trick 玩笑、 恶作剧、 诡计 do/perform a tric

35、k 玩把戏,9. gain v. 1) 获得,得到 她在这个国家住了十年后才取得公民身份 Only after ten years in the country did she gain her citizenship. 不劳则无获. No pains, no gains. 2) (钟,表) 走快 这只表每天快5分钟. This clock gains five minutes every day. 3) (经努力) 到达; 达到 我们终于到达了山顶 In the end we gained the top of the mountain.,10. gather 搜集,集合,聚集 可作及物动词

36、, 不及物 动词, 名词。如: 经理召集了全体选手. The manager gathered all the players .,gather , collect 的用法区别 二者都含有“收集; 聚集”的意思。 1) gather是常用词, 指收集, 聚集, 集合在一起。 The clouds are gathering. 云在聚集。 2) collect 指有计划, 有选择地收集。 He collects stamps.,11. award n. 奖, 奖品 v. 判给, 授予 award sb. sth. 奖赏某人某物 辨析: award 和reward award后接双宾语 award

37、 sb. a metal 授予某人奖章 reward 奖赏, 给报酬, 不能接双宾语; reward sb. for sth. 因 奖赏某人； reward sb. with sth. 用某物酬劳某人 She rewarded herself with a cup of coffee after a whole mornings hard work. 一上午的刻苦学习后, 她冲一杯咖啡来奖赏自己。,12. admire v. 意为“赞赏;钦佩;羡慕;赞美;夸奖” 表示“在某方面钦佩某人”用“admire sb. for sth.” We all admire him for his coura

38、ge and bravery. 我们都钦佩他的勇气和胆识。 13. look forward to (doing) sth. 意为期待着(做) 某事, 其中的to是介词, 而不是动词不定式符号。 Children are looking forward to Spring Festival. Hes looking forward to hearing from his pen pal. 他期待着笔友来信。,14. day and night 意为“日夜; 昼夜; 整天”， 在句中常用作时间状语, 也可表达为 night and day.,He worked day and night in

39、order to pay off the debt . 为了还清债务, 他日日夜夜地工作。,Her mother is ill. She has to take care of her day and night in the hospital. 他妈妈病了, 她必须整天在医院里照顾她。,15. clothing 衣服 an article of clothing 一件衣服 a wolf in sheeps clothing 披着羊皮的狼,辨析: cloth, clothes, clothing,cloth 指做衣服等用的材料, 如布料, 毛料, 丝绸等, 不可数。“一块布料”是 a piece of cloth.,注意: cloth 指具体用途的布时, 可与冠词连用。 a table cloth 一块桌布 a dish cloth 一块擦碗布,2) clothes 指具体的衣服, 包括上衣, 裤子等, 不能 与不定冠词或数词连用, 但可与物主代词, 指示 代词, 少数不定代词连用。作主语时, 谓