Unit1Reading1Theevolutionofvideoandsounddevices

高中英語必修（第二冊）Unit3FestivalsandcustomsWelcometotheunitLead-inCustomstellamanwhoheis,wherehebelongs,whathemustdo.

—RobertA.HeinleinRobertA.Heinlein(July7th,1907–May8th1988)wasanAmericanscience-fictionwriterandaero-nauticalengineer.HismostpopularworksincludeStrangerinaStrangeLand,TheMoonisaHarshMistress,CitizenoftheGalaxy,andsoon.Lead-inCustomstellamanwhoheis,wherehebelongs,whathemustdo.

Howdoyouunderstandthissentence?

風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣告訴一個(gè)人他是誰，屬于哪里，必須做什么。

Whatdoesthesentencereflect?Lead-inFreetalkDragonBoatFestivalisaroundthecorner.Whatareyouplanningtodoatthefestival?Doyouknowthehistorybehindit?DragonBoatFestival,alsocalledDuanwuFestival,hasahistoryofover2,000years.ItisobservedannuallyonthefifthdayonthefifthlunarmonthinmemoryofQuYuan(340BC–278BC),anancientChinesepatrioticpoet.Unwillingtoseehiscountryconqueredbyanotherstate,hechosetodrownhimselfintheriver.Peopleofteneataspecialfoodcalledricedumpling

onthatday,asthelegendsaysthatricedumplingwerethrownintotherivertostopfisheatingQuYuan’sdrownedbody.Dragonboatracinghasalsobecomeacentralcustomofthefestival.Discussion1.WhatotherChinesetraditionalfestivalsdoyouknow?Whatshouldpeopledoatthesefestivals?Discussingroups.

ChinesetraditionalfestivalsTraditionsChineseSpringFestivalStayupontheeveofthelastdayoflunarChineseyear,

visitrelatives,…Mid-AutumnFestivalHavefamilyreunion,...The

Lantern

Festival……………Discussion2.Whatfestivalsdoyouknowinothercountries?Discussion

Watchthevideoandcompletethesentences.YiPengLanternFestivaliscelebratedinChiangMai,Thailandasawayto_________________________________________.

letbadmemoriesgoandmakeawishforthefutureVideotimeMidsummer’sDayiscelebratedinSwedenforpeopleto_________________________________________________.holdparties,singinganddancingaroundamidsummerpoleVideotimeTheDayoftheDead,whichlasts____________,isafestivalinMexicoforpeopleto____________________________________.rememberlovedoneswhoarenolongeraliveforthreedaysDiscussion1.WhatChinesefestivalsaresimilartoeachofthethreefestivalsinthevideo?YiPengLanternFestivalissimilartotheLanternFestivalinChina.Onbothfestivalspeoplemakelanterns.Midsummer’sDayissimilartotheDragonBoatFestival.Bothcelebratethestartofsummer,thoughthelattertakesonothermeaningsasitdevelops.TheDayoftheDeadissimilartotheQingmingFestival.Bothfestivalsarecelebratedforpeopletoremembertheirlovedoneswhoarenolongerwiththem.Discussion2.Whatotherfestivalsaroundtheworlddoyouknowabout?IoncereadaboutWinterScareawayFestivalinHungary.Peopledressupasscarymonsterstoscareoffwinterandmarkthestartofspring.Homework1.SurfontheInternettofindaboutthedifferentfestivalsathomeandabroadandthinkwhatfestivalhasthemostsurpri