B3Unit1FestivalsandCelebrationsPeriod2

ReadingandThinkingWhydowecelebratefestivals?ReadingandThinking

1234Toknowfestivalsandwhywecelebratethem.Toidentifythemainideasofparagraphwhenanalyzingatext.Totalkaboutthefadedfestivalsandexpressyourfeelings.Todiscussandreflectontheimpactofsocialdevelopmentandchangeontraditionalfestivals.LearningObjectivesBytheendofthisperiod,youwillbeableto:ReadingandThinkingDiscuss:What

festivalsdoyoucelebratewithyourfamilyeachyear?festivalsMid-AutumnFestivalDragonBoatFestivalNationalDayTomb-SweepingDayTheSpringFestival......ForthedeadTocommemoratepeopleFortheharvest/familyreunionsForthespring/relaxationWhydoyouthinkpeoplecelebratedifferentfestivals?JapanesefestivalObon(盂蘭盆節(jié))ReadingandThinkingLookatthetitleandpredictwhatthetextwillbeabout.Thetextmaytalkabout

the_______whypeoplecelebratefestivals.reasonsWhydowecelebratefestivals?ReadingandThinkingWhydowecelebratefestivals?Whatisthetexttypeofthisarticle?A.Exposition(說明文)B.Argumentation(議論文)C.Narration(記敘文)

√ReadingandThinkingTask:Identifythetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.themiddleofaparagraphorintheendofaparagraphReadingandThinkingPara.1Topicsentenceofeachpara.Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvest

festivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinesstakingadvantageofthecelebrations.Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Theyhaveawiderangeoforigins,suchastheseasonsoftheyear,religions,famousfigures,andimportantevents.Everyfestivalhasitsdifferentcustomsanduniquecharms.However,nomatterhowdifferenttheymayseem,allovertheworld,thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals.世界各地都慶祝各種節(jié)日。節(jié)日的由來五花八門,比如時(shí)節(jié),宗教,著名人物及重要事件。每個(gè)節(jié)日都有其不同的習(xí)俗和獨(dú)特的魅力。然而無論它們多么迥異,在世界各地,分享快樂、感恩、友愛或和平的精神存在于所有節(jié)日之中。各種各樣的nomatter+wh-引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句Para1被動(dòng)語態(tài)Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Thisimportantagriculturalfestivaltakesplaceafterallthecropshavebeengatheredin.Peoplecelebratetoshowthattheyaregratefulfortheyear’ssupplyoffood.InancientEgypt,theharvestfestivalwascelebratedduringthespringtime—theEgyptianharvestseason.在所有的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日中，豐收節(jié)幾乎可見于每一種文化之中。這一重大的農(nóng)業(yè)節(jié)日在所有農(nóng)作物收成后來臨。人們舉行慶?；顒?dòng)，對(duì)這一年收獲的食物表達(dá)感恩。在古埃及，人們于春季慶祝豐收節(jié)——即埃及的豐收季。發(fā)生after引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句收獲,收成主句結(jié)構(gòu):主語+謂語+todo目的狀語Para2被動(dòng)語態(tài)begratefultosb.forsth.因...感激某人

Itfeaturedaparadeandagreatfeastwithmusic,dancing,andsports.Today,insomeEuropeancountries,peopledecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andgettogethertocelebrateoverameal.DuringtheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.慶?；顒?dòng)主要是游行和豐盛的筵席，載歌載舞，并伴有體育活動(dòng)。如今，在一些歐洲國家，人們用鮮花和水果來裝飾教堂和市政廳，聚在一起共享大餐，以示慶祝。在中國的中秋節(jié)，家家戶戶歡聚一堂，觀賞明月，品嘗美味的月餅。Para2v.以...為特點(diǎn)with介詞短語作后置定語decorate...with...用..來裝飾..

Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Withthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas,sometraditionsmayfadeawayandothersmaybeestablished.風(fēng)俗在節(jié)日中扮演重要角色，但有時(shí)也隨時(shí)間而變化。隨著現(xiàn)代社會(huì)的發(fā)展和新思想的傳播，有些傳統(tǒng)會(huì)漸漸消失，而另一些傳統(tǒng)則得以建立。Para3被動(dòng)語態(tài)

OneexampleisthetypicalChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackerstodriveawaytheevilspiritsandcelebratethenewyear.Nowadays,manybigcitieshavegivenupthiscustominordertoavoidairpollution.AnotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecameanexcitingfestivalforchildren,inspiteofitsreligiousorigins.中國春節(jié)燃放鞭炮以驅(qū)鬼神、賀新年這一典型風(fēng)俗就是一個(gè)例子。如今，為了避免空氣污染，許多大城市已經(jīng)摒棄了這一風(fēng)俗。另一個(gè)例子是萬圣節(jié)，雖然起源于宗教，萬圣節(jié)漸漸成了孩子們縱情玩樂的一個(gè)節(jié)日。Para3light/setofffireworks放煙花不定式作目的狀語which引導(dǎo)非限定從盡管,即使,雖然

Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinesstakingadvantageofthecelebrations.Onlineshoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappshavemadeitmucheasierforthepublictospendmoreongiftsfortheirlovedones.Althoughsomebelievefestivalsshouldnotbecommercialised,othersbelievetheincreaseinspendingisgoodfortheeconomyandpublichappiness.節(jié)日正變得越來越商業(yè)化,商家會(huì)利用這些慶?；顒?dòng)(進(jìn)行促銷)。購物網(wǎng)站和社交媒體應(yīng)用程序極大地方便了人們?yōu)橹劣H至愛花更多錢購買禮物。盡管有人認(rèn)為節(jié)日不應(yīng)該被商業(yè)化,但是也有人認(rèn)為消費(fèi)增長

有利于(提高)經(jīng)濟(jì)和公眾幸福感。Para4with+賓+doing復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)作伴隨狀語主+謂+形式賓語+賓補(bǔ)不定式作真正的賓語spend...onsth.Althoughsomebelieve...,othersbelieve...議論文寫作句式

Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.Theyreflectpeople’swishes,beliefs,faiths,andattitudestowardslife.Theyareoccasionsthatallowustorelaxandenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile.節(jié)日是社會(huì)的一個(gè)重要組成部分。節(jié)日反映了人類的愿望、信仰、信念以及對(duì)生活的態(tài)度。節(jié)日是讓我們放松心情、享受生活、暫時(shí)忘卻工作的時(shí)刻。Para5attitudeto/towards...對(duì)...的態(tài)度that/which引導(dǎo)定語從句allowsb.todosth.允許某人做某事暫時(shí)

Theyhelpusunderstandwherewecamefrom,whoweare,andwhattoappreciate.Andifyoustudyfestivalscarefully,youmaybesurprisedtofindthatdifferentculturesactuallyhavealotincommonafterall.節(jié)日讓我們了解我們來自何方、我們是誰、我們應(yīng)該感恩什么。此外，如果你仔細(xì)研究各種節(jié)日，你會(huì)驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)不同的文化實(shí)際上有很多共同之處。Para5墻頭草：helpsb.do/todo作非謂語動(dòng)詞tounderstand的賓語if引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句besurprisedtodo...that引導(dǎo)賓語從句作非動(dòng)tofind的賓語畢竟ReadingandThinking

Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Theyhaveawiderangeoforigins,suchastheseasonsoftheyear,religions,famousfigures,andimportantevents.Everyfestivalhasitsdifferentcustomsanduniquecharms.However,nomatterhowdifferenttheymayseem,allovertheworld,thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals.Para.1IntroductionoriginsdifferentoriginsseasonsoftheyearreligionsfamousfiguresimportanteventsdifferentcustomsanduniquecharmsHowevernomatterhowdifferentthespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,or

peace

iscommondifferentcustomsandcharmscommonspirit｛ListeningandSpeaking1.rangen.一系列；范圍、界限vi.包括；（在一定范圍內(nèi)）變化教材原句:Theyhaveawiderangeof

origins,...節(jié)日的由來五花八門要點(diǎn)必記:1)awide/fullrangeof...各種各樣的.../一系列...in/withinrangeof...在范圍...內(nèi)outofrangeof...在...范圍外2)rangefrom...to...包括從...到...之間eg.Hisinterestsrangefromplayingchesstoswimming.rangebetween...and...

在...和...范圍內(nèi)變動(dòng)eg.Thetemperaturerangesbetween25℃and30℃.核心詞匯ListeningandSpeaking2.figuren.人物；數(shù)字；身材vt.認(rèn)為；料到教材原句:...famousfigures,...

著名人物

要點(diǎn)必記:1)keepone’sfigure保持體型eg.Exercisehelpskeepyourfigure.2)figureout弄明白；計(jì)算出eg.Ican’tfigureoutwhyheisabsent.eg.Howdoyoufigurethat？

你如何料到的？核心詞匯ListeningandSpeaking3.gratituden.感激之情；感謝

ingratituden.忘恩負(fù)義教材原句:sharingjoy,gratitude...分享快樂、感恩...要點(diǎn)必記:1)expressone’sgratitudetosb.(forsth.)(因某事)表達(dá)對(duì)...的感謝eg.我要對(duì)所有幫助過我的人表示感謝。Iwouldliketoexpressmygratitudetoeveryonefortheirhelp.核心詞匯ReadingandThinkingPara.2HarvestfestivalOfallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.

WhereWhenWhatancientEgyptduringthespringtimeItfeaturedaparadeandagreatfeast.EuropeancountriesPeopledecoratechurchesandtownhalls,andgettogethertocelebrateoverameal.ChinaMid-Autumn(August15thofthelunarcalendar)Familiesadmirethemoonandenjoymooncakes.ThreeexamplesReadingandThinkingharvestfestival豐收節(jié)agriculturalfestival農(nóng)業(yè)節(jié)日takeplace發(fā)生

cropshavebeengatheredin

莊稼收割begratefulfor...對(duì)...感激

decorate...with...用...裝飾...

gettogether聚在一起

Mid-AutumnFestival中秋節(jié)admirethemoon賞月

enjoymooncakes吃月餅

重點(diǎn)表達(dá)(Para.2)4.gathervi.聚集；聚合vt.聚集；搜集；收割教材原句:...cropshavebeengatheredin.

莊稼收割要點(diǎn)必記:1)gather(sth.)in收割；收獲

eg.ItwaslateAugustandthecropshadbeengatheredin.

已是八月下旬，莊稼都收割完畢。2)gatheraround聚集在...周圍gathertodo聚集在一起做...eg.Wearegatheringaroundthefire.我們聚在火堆旁邊。3)Thestormgathers.暴風(fēng)雨越來越大。(聚集)核心詞匯ReadingandThinkingReadingandThinking5.gratefuladj.

感激的;表示感謝的

ungratefuladj.忘恩負(fù)義的教材原句:theyaregratefulfortheyear’ssupplyoffood.人們對(duì)這一年收獲的食物表達(dá)感恩。要點(diǎn)必記:begrateful(tosb.)for...對(duì)...感激

eg.我非常感謝所有老師的鼓勵(lì)。I’mreallygratefultoalltheteachersfortheirencouragement.

核心詞匯ReadingandThinking6.supplyn.供應(yīng)量；儲(chǔ)備；補(bǔ)給

v.供應(yīng)；供給；提供教材原句:

theyaregratefulfortheyear’ssupplyoffood.

人們對(duì)這一年收獲的食物表達(dá)感恩。要點(diǎn)必記:1)n.

watersupply供水heatsupply供熱foodsupply食物儲(chǔ)備inshortsupply供應(yīng)短缺2)v.supplysb.withsth.向某人提供某物supplysth.to/forsb.向某人提供某物核心詞匯eg.我們可以給您提供最好的服務(wù)。①Wecansupplyyouwiththe

bestservice.②Wecansupplythebestserviceto/foryou.ReadingandThinking7.featurevt.以...為特色;由...主演n.特色；特征；特點(diǎn)教材原句:Itfeaturedaparadeandagreatfeast...慶?；顒?dòng)主要是...要點(diǎn)必記:1)vt.

以...為特色；由...主演eg.Thebookfeatureshumorouslanguages.這本書以幽默的語言為特色。2)n.

特色；特征；特點(diǎn)Aninterestingfeatureofthecityistheoldmarket.

這座城市的一個(gè)有趣特征就是古老的市場。核心詞匯ThisfilmfeaturesRobertDowney.這部電影由羅伯特.唐尼主演。RobertDowneyReadingandThinking8.decoratevt.裝飾；裝潢decorationn.裝飾物教材原句:peopledecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit人們用水果和鮮花裝飾教堂和市政廳要點(diǎn)必記:decoratesth.withsth.用某物裝飾某物eg.我想用氣球裝飾我的房間。Iwanttodecoratemyroomwithsomeballons.

我們用鮮花裝飾龍舟。Wedecoratethedragonboatwithfreshflowers.核心詞匯ReadingandThinkingPara.3Customs

Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Withthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas,sometraditionsmayfadeawayandothersmaybeestablished.OneexampleisthetypicalChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackerstodriveawaytheevilspiritsandcelebratethenewyear.Nowadays,manybigcitieshavegivenupthiscustominordertoavoidairpollution.AnotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecameanexcitingfestivalforchildren,inspiteofitsreligiousorigins.Halloween,whichslowlybecameanexcitingfestivalforchildren,inspiteofits

religiousoriginsWiththedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas,sometraditionsmayfadeawayandothersmaybe

established.thetypicalChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackerstodriveawaytheevilspiritsandcelebratethenewyear.Nowadays,manybigcitieshavegivenupthiscustominordertoavoidairpollution.givenupthiscustomOneexampleisAnotherexampleisfadeawayfadeawaybeestablishedReadingandThinkingplayasignificantrolein...扮演重大角色/起重大作用overtime隨著時(shí)間的推移withthedevelopmentof...隨著...的發(fā)展fadeaway逐漸消失；(身體)變得虛弱；褪色

driveaway驅(qū)趕

giveup放棄

重點(diǎn)表達(dá)(Para.3)ReadingandThinking9.significantadj.有重大意義的；顯著的教材原句:Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivls.風(fēng)俗在節(jié)日中扮演重要角色要點(diǎn)必記:1)significancen.意義；含義；重要性2)significantlyadv.顯著地；值得注意的是；意味深長地

significantly=Itissignificantthat...很明顯...核心詞匯很明顯，社會(huì)的發(fā)展對(duì)節(jié)日有影響。Itissignificantthatthedevelopmentofsocietyhasanimpactonfestivals.ReadingandThinking10.typicaladj.典型的；有代表性的；平常的教材原句:thetypicalChineseSpringFestivalcustom典型春節(jié)風(fēng)俗要點(diǎn)必記:1)betypicalof...是...的典型

eg.Hutongs

aretypicalofBeijingarchitecture.

胡同是北京建筑的代表。2)Itistypicalofsb.todosth.做某事是某人的風(fēng)格eg.對(duì)一切充滿好奇是他的特點(diǎn)。

Itistypicalofhimtobecuriousabouteverything.

核心詞匯ReadingandThinking11.inspiteof不管；盡管

教材原句:...,inspiteofitsreligiousorgins.雖然起源于宗教要點(diǎn)必記:inspiteof+名詞/名詞性短語

置于句首或句中eg.Inspiteofthenoise,Isleptheavily.盡管很吵，但我睡得很熟。eg.盡管遭受重傷，他仍然活下來了。

Hesurvivedinspiteofsufferingheavyinjuries.

核心詞匯ReadingandThinking(para2)Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.(para3)Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.topicsentence(para2)…Peoplecelebratetoshowthattheyaregratefulfortheyear’ssupplyoffood.(para3)Withthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas,sometraditionsmay

fadeaway

andothersmaybe

established.furtherexplanation(para2)Egypt,Europeancountries,China(para3)SpringFestival,HalloweenexamplesTip:writingstructure:topicsentence+explanation+example(s)WritingStructureReadingandThinkingPara.4CommercialuseFestivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinesstakingadvantageofthecelebrations.Onlineshoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappshavemadeitmucheasierforthepublictospendmoreongiftsfortheirlovedones.Althoughsomebelievefestivalsshouldnotbecommercialised,othersbelievetheincreaseinspendingisgoodfortheeconomyandpublichappiness.easierQ:What’syourattitudetowardsthecommercializationoffestival?shouldnotbecommercialisedgoodfortheeconomyandpublichappinessReadingandThinkingThetraditionofSingle’sDayhasgraduallyfadedawayandhasbecomecommercial.ReadingandThinkingtakeadvantageof利用；欺騙；占...的便宜socialmedia社交媒體

publichappiness公眾幸福感onlineshopping網(wǎng)上購物

重點(diǎn)表達(dá)(Para.4)ReadingandThinking12.takeadvantageof利用；欺騙；占...的便宜教材原句:withbusinessestakingadvantageofthecelebrations.商家會(huì)利用這些慶祝活動(dòng)(進(jìn)行促銷)要點(diǎn)必記:1)havethe/anadvantageover...比...占優(yōu)勢eg.YouhaveanadvantageovermeinlearningEnglish.

你在學(xué)英語方面比我強(qiáng)2)havetheadvantageof...具有...的有利條件eg.Shehadtheadvantageofagoodeducation.

她具有受過良好教育的有利條件。核心詞匯ReadingandThinkingQ:Whyarefestivalsimportantpartofsociety?people’swishes,beliefs,faiths,andattitudestowardsliferelaxandenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhileunderstandwherewecamefrom,whoweare,andwhattoappreciatePara.5ConclusionAndifyoustudyfestivalscarefully,youmaybesurprisedtofindthatdifferentculturesactuallyhavealotincommonafterall.Thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals.Para.1Echo(回音，回扣)WhywecelebratefestivalsBecausetheyreflect_________________________________________________________;allowusto______________________________________________________;helpus_________________________________________________________.ReadingandThinking13.reflectvt.顯示；反映；反射reflectionn.顯示；反映；反射；映像；思考教材原句:Theyreflectpeople’swishes,beliefs,faiths...

節(jié)日反映了人們的愿望、信仰、信念要點(diǎn)必記:reflecton/uponsth.反思；思考eg.Weshouldreflectonoursuccessesandfailures.

核心詞匯ReadingandThinking14.beliefn.信仰；信心；信任教材原句:They

reflectpeople’swishes,beliefs,faiths...節(jié)日反映了人們的愿望、信仰、信念要點(diǎn)必記:have/losebeliefinsth./sb.對(duì)某事物(人)有(失去)信心eg.Weshouldhavebeliefinourselves.

我們應(yīng)該對(duì)自己充滿信心。核心詞匯ReadingandThinking15.faithn.宗教信仰；信任；相信教材原句:They

reflectpeople’swishes,beliefs,

faiths...節(jié)日反映了人們的愿望、信仰、信念要點(diǎn)必記:1)have/losefaithin...信任.../對(duì)...失去信心eg.Havefaithinyourself,thenyouaresuretosucceed.

相信自己，你就會(huì)成功。2)faithfuladj.忠實(shí)的；忠誠的