Unit 1 Festivals around the world教学目的和要求（Teaching aims and demands）类别课程标准要求掌握的项目话题Festivals；how festivals begin；how to celebrate festivals词汇starve plenty satisfy ancestor lamp lead feast bone origintrick poet arrival national gain independence gatheragricultural European custom award watermelon handsomerooster admire energetic forward Easter clothing religioussocial Christian daily permission possibility fool apologisedrown sadness obvious wipe lovely couple weep announcerforgive词组、短语take place in memory of dress up play a trick look forward today and night as though have fun with turn upkeep ones word hold ones breath功能1.请求（Request）Could/Would you please .?Could I have .?Could we look at .?I look forward to .May I see .?2.感谢（Thanks）Its very kind of you .Thank you very much/Thanks a lot.Id love to.It was a pleasure .Dont mention it.You are most welcome.语法情态动词can，could，may，might，will，would，shall，should，must，cant等的用法（The use of can，could，may，might，will，would，shall，should，must，cant）1.can and couldJin can speak English well.（ability）Could you please show me the way to Beihai Park?（request）2.may and mightMay we see the awards for the teams?（permission；request）She might give you some new clothing.（possibility）3.will and wouldThe Spring Festival is most fun. The whole family will come for dinner.（promise；agreement）Often he would dress up like a rich man.（past habit；custom）4.shall and shouldThe harvest festival begins on Saturday.We shall be there with our friends.（promise；agreement）You should arrive at the airport two hours before he goes.（advice）5.must and cantWang Feng wins an award every year. He must be very strong.（speculation）You must be joking. That cant be true.（guessing）随堂练习1、Fill in the blanks with proper wordsAs you know, festivals are meant to celebrate important events. Differentcountries have different festivals. During these festivals, people enjoythemselves in different ways.The Chinese New Year is the most important of all the festivals. When the daycomes, people get together and try to do what they like. The eve of the New Yearis a special time for family and friends. All preparations have been made.They wear new clothes and new shoes. Besides, they have very delicious mealstogether. Parents give lucky money to their children and they wish good luck toeach other in future.2、Think about what you have read. Read the information again and answer thesequestions.When did ancient people celebrate?They celebrated at the end of winter/when good weather returned/when theyhad a good harvest/when the hunters caught animals for food/when they hadenough food/when they wanted a year of plenty.What are festivals of the dead for?They are to honor our ancestors/to make our ancestors happy so they wontharm us/to satisfy our ancestors/to celebrate life in the presence of death.Why does India have a national festival on October 2?To honor the memory of Mahatma Gandhi/to honor/remember the man who helped gainIndias independence from Britain.Why are autumn festivals happy events?People are grateful for the harvest/for the end of the agricultural work/theend of the hard work on the farms. People are happy that they will have foodfor the year.Name three things people do at spring festivals.People eat, dance, play and listen to music, visit family members, have parades,give and receive gifts.What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?To have a break from daily life, to celebrate our customs/our history/ourheroes, to enjoy meeting family and friends, to eat special food, to have funwith each other, to make our community closer, to show that we are thankful.3、True or false exercise according to the reading.Ancient people never made music when they celebrated festivals.（F）Festivals of the dead in some countries are held in memory of their ancestors.（T）Qu Yuan is famous in China for his novels.（F）Harvest Festivals are usually held in spring.（F）At Spring Festivals people do nothing but eat and drink.（F）课堂笔记1、or satisfy and please the ancestors, who could return either to help or to doharm.取悦祖先，使他们得到满足，因为（祖先们）有可能回来帮助他，也有可能带来危害。do harm（n.）to sb=harm（vt.）sb=be harmful（adj.）to sb=do damage to sb对某人有伤害（危害）be good to sb=be good for sb对某人有好处 be bad for sb对某人有坏处Smoking does（great）harm to ones health.=Smoking harms ones health.=Smoking is harmful to ones health.抽烟对人体有害。2、The festivals of Halloween had its origin as an event in memory of the dead.万圣节前夕的盛会也是源自纪念亡者的祭事。in memory of sb=to the memory of sb为了纪念某人This library was built in memory of/to the memory of the famous scientist.这家图书馆是为了纪念那位著名的科学家而建的。3、They dress up and try to frighten people.他们乔装打扮去吓唬人。dress v.穿衣；给某人穿衣 n.衣服evening dress晚礼服dress