1、 festivals Festivals in foreign countries Christmas FoolsDay ValentinesDay Carnival Easter ThanksgivingDay MothersDay FathersDay Halloween Watch the video and answer the questions. 1Whatfestivalsarementionedinthevideo? 2Whydopeoplecelebratethesefestivals? 1 Watch the video and answer the questions.
2、1Whatfestivalsarementionedinthevideo? 2Whydopeoplecelebratethesefestivals? Thefestivalsmentionedinthevideoare “hanami”,theRoseFestival,theMid- AutumnDay,theHarbinInternationalIce andSnowFestival,andtheNewYear. Becausepeoplewanttocelebratethe changingseasonsandexpresstheir appreciationofnature. _isto
3、celebratetheharvest. _istocelebrateaseason. _istohonouranevent. _istohonouraperson. DragonBoatFestival FreedomDay MayDay Thanksgiving 1. What do you know about this English novelist? What about his works? 2. Have you ever read any of his books or seen any of the films based on them? Understanding id
4、eas What Letters from Father Christmas is about? Why Tolkien wrote these letters? Letters from Father Christmas isacollectionof TolkiensletterstohisfourchildrenatChristmas. Theletterstoldwonderfulstoriesabout_ _ _ Tolkienwrotetheselettersbecausehewanted to_ _ FatherChristmasslifeandadventuresatthe N
5、orthpole. keepFatherChristmasaliveforhisfourchildren. 3. Choose the sentence that best explains the title of the passage. 1TherealFatherChristmaswasactually Tolkienhimself. 2TolkienistherealFatherChristmas, becausehewrotelettersusingthename “FatherChristmas”. 3Tolkiensloveandcareforhischildren madeh
6、imverylikeFatherChristmas. Pleasereadthepassageagainandanswerthequestions. 1.WhatdidTolkiendotokeepthemagic? Hewroteletterstohischildren. 2.WhatcanwelearnfromLetters from Father Christmas? Thetruespiritofgiving. 3.WhyisTolkientherealFatherChristmas? Becauseheexpresseshisloveforhischildreninsuch aspe
7、cialway. festivals Festivals in China DragonBoatFestival TheDouble NinthFestival TheSpringFestival Qingming TheLantern Festival TheMiddle AutumnFestival TheDouble SeventhFestival GhostFestival eatmooncakes appreciatethe brightfullmoon offersacrifice (供品)tothemoon familyreunion (合家团聚) expressstrongye
8、arnings(思念)to familymembersandfriends couplet对联 fireworks烟花 firecrackers爆竹 paper-cuts剪纸 lucky/giftmoney压岁钱 As President Xi said, we should strengthen our cultral confidence. 1. be best known as/for/to 2. with his limitless imagination 3. be made into films 4. be adapted from a novel 5.使保留下去 6. as lo
9、ng as they can 7.把看作 8.被寄给 9.一封手写的信 10.讲述了关于的精彩故事 11.a regular character 12.抱怨某事 4.从小说改编过来 5.keepalive 6.尽可能长久地 7.regard.as(consider/view/see.as) 8. be addressed to 9. a handwritten letter 10. tell wonderful stories about 11. 一个经常出现的人物 12. complain about 13.代替；而不是 14.将某物打包 15. not many 15. 索要 16. 分享
10、给予的真正精神 17. 用如此特别的一种方 式 13. instead of/doing 14. wrap sth. up 15. ask for 16. share the true spirit of giving 17. in such a special way 1. As parents, they try to_(使那种魔 力保持住)for their children _(尽可能 长久地）. 2. _(那是为什么) Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those_ ( 他们把圣诞节看作一年中的一个
11、特殊时间）. 3. 1) The children_(一定很激动 ) as they opened it. 2) Each_(一定花了它真 正的作者）a long time to complete. Sentences keepthatmagicalive aslongastheycan Thatswhy whoregardChristmasasaspecialtimeofyear musthavebeenveryexcited musthavetakenitstrueauthor 4. In another letter, Father Christmas _ ( 抱怨他如何没能阻止他的助手
12、们)playing games with the toys _(而不是包装 起来它们）. 5. _(有趣的是)， the letters did not contain the usual_(对孩子们的警告) they might not receive their presents if they were not good. 6. The letters_(确实), however, change_(随着) Tolkiens children got older. 7. _(通 过用一种特别的方式表达对他的儿女们的爱), Tolkien may indeed have been the r
13、eal Father Christmas. complainedabouthowhecouldnotstophishelpers insteadofwrappingthemup Interestingly warningstochildrenthat did Byexpressingloveforhischildreninaspecialway as Can you speak ?Can you speak ? 1.使保留下去 2.aslongastheycan 3.把看作 4.被寄给 4.一封手写的信 5.讲述了关于的精彩故事 6.aregularcharacter 7.抱怨某事 8.代替；
14、而不是 9.将某物打包 10. 索要 11. 分享给予的真正精神 12. 用如此特别的一种方式 1. keepalive 2.尽可能长久地 3.regard.as(consider/view/see.as) 4.beaddressedto 4.ahandwrittenletter 5.tellwonderfulstoriesabout 6.一个经常出现的人物 plainabout 8.insteadof/doing 9.wrapsth.up 10.askfor 11.sharethetruespiritofgiving 12.insuchaspecialway Phrases 1.Thatis
15、whylettersfromFatherChristmascouldbetheperfect bookforthosewhoregardChristmasasaspecialtimeofyear. 1.这就是为什么对于那些把圣诞节视为一年中特殊时刻的人来说，圣诞 老人的来信可能是一本完美的书。 2.Theletterswerealsobeautifullyillustrated-eachmusthave takenitstrueauthor,Tolkien,alongtimetocomplete. 2. 这些信的插图也很漂亮每一封都是真正的作者托尔金花了很长时间才 完成的。 3.Interes
16、tingly,thelettersdidnotcontaintheusualwarningsto childrenthattheymightnotreceivedtheirpresentsiftheywerenot good. 3. 有趣的是，这些信并没有像通常那样警告孩子们，如果礼物不好，他们可能就 收不到礼物。 4.By expressing love for his children in such a special way, Tolkien may indeed have been the real Father Christmas. 4. 通过用这种特殊的方式跟他的孩子表达爱，To
17、lkien 可能是一真正的圣诞老人。 5. 作为父母，只要他们能，他们尽力为孩子们保持那个魔力长久。 6. 在另一封信里，圣诞老人抱怨他如何不能阻止他的助手拿玩具玩而不是包装这些玩 具。 表推测的情态动词： 1.must只用于肯定句，意为“肯定，必定” 2.can/could用于否定句或疑问句 3.may/might用于肯定句或否定句，意为“可能（不） ” 注：1.对现在和将来的推测，直接加动词原形 2.对过去的推测，加havedone Rewrite the underlined sentences in the conversation using can/could, may/might
18、 and must. (At a fancy dress party) Chris:Ispentagesputtingupallthe balloonsandflowerslastnight. Jean:Iexpectyouarefeelingtirednow! Chris:Yes,Iam.LookthatguyisdressedasBatman. IsthatMike? Jean:Itspossiblyhim.Checkoutthatgirl overthere.ImsurethatsLucy. Chris:No,IdontthinkthatsLucy.Lucyisntthat tall. Jean:Lookatthosetwoguysdressedaschickens! Oh,theyrewavingatus! Maybetheyrefromourschool. Chris:Letsgoandfindout. Youmustfeeltirednow! Itmay/might/couldbehim. ThatmustbeLucy! thatcantbeLucy! Theymay/might/couldbefromourschool. Thank youThank you！
