1、UNIT 1FESTIVALSAND CELEBRATIONS 节庆活动 1the Lantern Festival 元宵节 2Rio Carnival 里约热内卢狂欢节 3traditional costume 传统服装 4march along the streets沿街游行 5congratulate_ sb on (doing) sth 就某事祝贺某人 6guess riddles 猜谜语 7attend the ceremony 出席典礼、仪式 8dance samba 跳桑巴舞 9wear thick makeups 浓妆艳抹 10at the wedding 在婚礼上 11gat
2、her together 聚在一起 12a feature of一个的特色 13be decorated with 用来装饰 14commercial center 商业中心 15be reflected in 反映在 16represent the whole team 代表全队 17welcome with claps 掌声欢迎 18a joyful weekend 一个愉快的周末 19be grateful to sb感激某人 20have a significant effect on . 对有重大影响 21Lunar New Year 农历新年 22Merry Christmas圣诞
3、快乐 23be pleased at .对满意、高兴 24to be frank坦率地讲 25inner peace 内心的平静 26fancy clothes 华美服饰 27to be brief 简言之 28horrible dream 噩梦 29the origin of的起源；出身 30religious belief 宗教信仰 31of great charm 魅力十足的 32go to church 去做礼拜 33an evil soul一颗邪恶的灵魂 34have faith in 相信 35pumpkin pie 南瓜饼 36fruit pudding 水果布丁 37mashe
4、d potatoes 土豆泥 38roast turkey 烤火鸡肉 39set up a tent 搭起帐篷 40Chinese hot pot 中国火锅 41a red envelope 红包 42hold the graduation ceremony 举行毕业典礼 43visit relatives and friends 走亲访友 44a fine crop of .的收成不错 45during the harvest 在收获季节 46a slim figure 苗条身材 47receive . with grace 优雅地接受 48dress (sb) up 穿上盛装；装扮 49a
5、fter all 毕竟；别忘了 50in spite of 不管；尽管 51take advantage of 利用；欺骗 52Christmas carol 圣诞颂歌 53watch the national flag go up 观看升国旗 54watch the Spring Festival Gala 观看春节联欢晚会 55set off firecrackers and fireworks 放鞭炮和烟花 Section Listening and Speaking 课前预习自检课前预习自检 .重点词汇 1a procession of people walking togethern
6、. march 2to tell sb that you are pleased about their success or achievementsv. congratulate 3a public festival, usually one that happens at a regular time each year, that involves music and dancing in the streets, for which people wear brightly coloured clothesn. carnival 4light in a transparent pro
7、tective casen. lantern 5the clothes worn by people from a particular place or during a particular historical periodn. costume 6a question that is difficult to understand, and that has a surprising answer, that you ask sb as a gamen. riddle 7a fast dance originally from Brazil; a piece of music for t
8、his dancen. samba 8a public or religious occasion that includes a series of formal or traditional actionsn. ceremony 9dress up 打扮 10after all 毕竟 .教材原句 1 To listen for a relationship, you need to _ (注意) how people talk to each other.(教材 P2) 答案：pay attention to 2It took her a long time to _ (做头发) and
9、makeup, and to get dressed.(教材 P3) 答案：do her hair 3I think the Rio Carnival would be the most exciting. _ (毕竟), as you know, I love to dance！(教材 P3) 答案：After all 4I love dancing, too, but Im not sure Id enjoy it _ (在 这么热的天气里)(教材 P3) 答案：in such hot weather 5So _ (哪个节日) do you like best？(教材 P3) 答案：whi
10、ch festival 6Miss, _ (祝贺你) becoming an adult！(教材 P3) 答案：congratulations on 7Itll be too tiring to walk or dance for a long time _ (穿 着那双鞋)(教材 P3) 答案：in those shoes 8I was hoping to hear that you _ (玩得愉快) throughout.(教 材 P3) 答案：had a great time 9Children then take part in Easter egg hunts to find the
11、 eggs and _ (赢大奖)(教材 P3) 答案：win prizes 10In Mexico, the Day of the Dead is celebrated between October 31st and _ (11 月 2 日)(教材 P3) 答案：November 2nd 重点知识重点知识 合作探究合作探究 1lantern n. 灯笼；提灯(教材 P2) 归纳 拓展 The Lantern Festival is also a romantic holiday. 元宵节也是一个浪漫的节日。 Personnel constantly shifted like on a ru
12、nninghorse lantern. 人员不断更换，就像走马灯似的。 In China, people make big lanterns with bamboo and paper. 在中国，人们用竹子和纸来做大灯笼。 单句写作 当元宵节结束，春节也来到了尾声。 The Spring Festival then comes to an end when _ is finished. 我们用南瓜做了一个灯笼。 We _ out of a pumpkin. 答案：the Lantern Festivalmade a lantern 2dress (sb) up 穿上盛装；装扮(教材 P2) 归
13、纳 拓展 We were dressed up as superheroes for Halloween. 我们扮成超级英雄过万圣节。 Mum bathed her and dressed her in clean clothes. 妈妈给她洗澡并给她穿上干净的衣服。 However much you try to dress it up, office work is not glamorous. 无论你怎样粉饰，办公室工作都不令人向往。 We even had a bride in her wedding dress come up to the board and take a few
14、dollars. 甚至有一位穿着婚纱的新娘来到我们布告牌前，拿走了几美元。 (1)单句语法填空 She dressed her children _ for the festival. Little Tom is too young to dress _ (him) 答案：uphimself (2)单句写作 我穿好衣服，走到灿烂的阳光下。 I _ and emerged into glorious sunshine. 答案：got dressed 3congratulation n. 祝贺；恭喜(教材 P2) 归纳 拓展 归纳 拓展 I wish to offer my warm congra
15、tulations on the opening of this conference. 我谨对大会开幕致以热烈的祝贺。 I had hoped to send Peter a gift to congratulate him on his marriage, but I couldnt manage it. 我本想送彼得一件礼物祝贺他结婚，但我办不到。 Let me congratulate you on your winning first place in the 100 metre dash. 祝贺你百米赛跑获得第一名。 congratulation 作“祝贺语”讲时常用复数形式。 C
16、ongratulations on your graduating from Beijing University. 祝贺你从北京大学毕业。 易混辨析：congratulate, celebrate congratulatecongratulate sb on (doing) sth 祝贺某人(做)某事(宾语是“人”) celebrate celebrate sth 庆祝某事，指庆祝令人高兴的事情或日子，如仪式、典 礼、生日等(宾语是“事物”) (1)单句语法填空 Congratulate you _ the highest score in the exam. He has received
17、 many letters in _ (congratulate) of his birthday. 答案：oncongratulation (2)单句写作 对你们成功的演出，我表示热烈的祝贺。 I warmly_ your successful performance. 答案：congratulate you on 4 Children then take part in Easter egg hunts to find the eggs and win prizes.(教材 P3) 然后，孩子们参加复活节彩蛋搜寻活动，寻找彩蛋并赢取奖品。 剖析句中 to find the eggs and
18、 win prizes 是不定式作目的状语。 归纳 拓展 He opened the door for the children to come in. 他打开门让孩子们进来。 To fight the COVID19, Zhong Nanshan worked day and night. 为了战胜新冠疫情，钟南山夜以继日地工作。 In order not to be late for the meeting, lets hurry. 为了开会不迟到，我们快点儿吧。 Write home as often as possible so as to relieve your mother fr
19、om anxiety. 尽量多给家里写信，免得你母亲牵肠挂肚。 (1)单句语法填空 He opened the window _ (let) in some fresh air. The teacher raised her voice _ (hear) above all the noises. Doctors worked through the night in order _ (save) the life of the injured man. 答案：to letto be heardto save (2)单句写作 我要把他的电话号码写下来，以免忘记。 Ill write down
20、his telephone number so as _ it. 答案：not to forget 5after all 毕竟；别忘了(教材 P3) 归纳 拓展 Im so sorry and I cant go with you after all. 非常对不起，我终究还是不能和你一起去。 Its not surprising that the boy has got a stomachache. After all, he has eaten too much. 那个男孩胃痛并不令人惊讶，毕竟，他吃得太多了。 易混辨析：after all, at all, above all, in al
21、l 易混词组辨析一句辨异 after all毕竟，终究 You shouldnt have scolded the boy at all, for he is a child after all. Above all, he made only two mistakes in all.你根本不该 责备那个男孩，因为他毕竟还是个孩子。 最重要的是，他总共才出了两处错误。 at all 根本，完全(用于否定句、 疑问句或条件句中) above all首先，最重要的是 in all总共，总计 选词填空(after all/at all/above all/in all) Hes not to bla
22、me. _， it was the first time hed done it. They spent 500, 000 yuan_ advertising their new products. In my opinion, you must be smart, confident, and, _， honest. Without her care and concern, he had no chance _. 答案：After allin allabove allat all 学习效果学习效果 随堂演练随堂演练 .单词拼写 1In China, people have a tradit
23、ion of making _ (灯笼) on the Lantern Festival. 答案：lanterns 2Even from a distance, the effect of his fox _ (戏装) was stunning. 答案：costume 3This _ (谜语) puzzles me. I cant solve it by myself. 答案：riddle 4The town council has refused permission for the m_. 答案：march 5During a c_ everyone has a dream, even i
24、f it is only for a day. 答案：carnival .阅读 People usually celebrate their traditional festivals. The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both home and abroad. The United KingdomCelebrations for Sp
25、ring Festival in the UK started in 1980, with the first evening party held in 2002. Every New Year, people get together and have a lot of activities. They sing songs, dance to music, share photos with friends or enjoy films in a cinema. The United StatesSpring Festival is an important time for Chine
26、se living or working in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional New Year. It is a good chance for people to feel that they are not alone because they share the same culture. AustraliaOn Chinese New Year, many people across Australia come to Sydneys Chinatown. They enjoy
27、 fireworks, lion dances, dragon boat races and many other traditional activities. The celebrations are also a bridge towards better understanding between Chinese and nonChinese. SingaporeThe family dinner on New Years Eve is an important tradition for Chinese. They put traditional food on a table as
28、 an act of remembering their past. Then the whole family enjoys their dinner together. They usually have it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition. 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章简要说明了春节在世界其他地区的庆祝 方式。 1Celebrations for Spring Festival in the UK started in _. A1890B1980 C2
29、000D2002 答案： B细节理解题。 根据第二段中的“The United KingdomCelebrations for Spring Festival in the UK started in 1980”可知，英国的春节庆祝活动始于 1980 年，故选 B。 2 At Spring Festival, American Chinese join in a large evening party to _. Awelcome the traditional New Year Brefuse a good chance Ctell others they are alone Dshare
30、different cultures 答案：A细节理解题。根据第三段中的“They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional New Year.”可知，他们参加一个大型晚会来迎接传统的新 年，故选 A。 3Chinese in Australia enjoy the following activities except _. AfireworksBlion dances Cplaying cardsDdragon boat races 答案：C细节理解题。根据第四段中的“They enjoy fireworks, lio
31、n dances, dragon boat races and many other traditional activities.”可知， 澳大利亚庆祝春节的方 式包括欣赏烟火、舞狮、赛龙舟和许多其他传统活动，并没有提到打纸牌，故选 C。 4In Singapore, Chinese families dont have the New Year dinner at a restaurant but at home because _. Athey were born in Singapore Bthey moved there from other places Cthe restaura
32、nt is far away Dthey want to keep Chinese tradition 答案：D推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“They usually have it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition.”可知，在新 加坡，人们通常在家里吃饭庆祝春节，因为在餐馆里吃会带走传统的含义，故选 D。 课后课时作业课后课时作业 语言运用 Fathers Day is a fairly new celebration in the British calen
33、dar compared with Mothers Day, which has been a very popular and well celebrated festival in the UK for a very long time. Fathers Day was first celebrated by American _1_ it was inspired by the actions of a man named William Smart. He was a veteran (退伍军人) of the US Civil War and his wife _2_ away gi
34、ving birth to their sixth child. He raised six children alone without remarrying, which was undoubtedly _3_ back in those days. His daughter, Sonora Dodd, _4_ when she was an adult what her father had sacrificed for his children. It was in the early 1900s and she was actually at church one day, list
35、ening to a sermon (传教) on _5_. She thought there should also be a Fathers Day celebration. And so the _6_ was born, on the third Sunday every June, close to the anniversary of Sonoras fathers death. Britain took the idea of Fathers Day from the American celebration and it has been celebrated _7_ sin
36、ce the 1970s. Fathers Day is never quite such a big commercial event as Mothers Day is, probably because it hasnt been in _8_ for so long. But what do British people do for Fathers Day? Well, most people would buy their fathers a card. The card would probably have a nice message in it _9_ what a gre
37、at Dad their father is. Some people do buy presents as well. _10_ gifts for Dads are probably ties, chocolates or socks because these are things that Dads can _11_ use even if they dont want them. In the runup (即将到来 之际) to Fathers Day, or indeed Mothers Day, there will be ads on the TV giving _12_ i
38、deas of CDs or gadgets (小玩具，小玩意) we can buy. Card shops will be full of mugs or pens and similar goods with “Worlds Greatest Dad” _13_ on them. Some families _14_ do things together to celebrate Fathers Day like going for a meal. As a special treat, British people might give their Dad a bit of a res
39、t, _15_ him a cup of tea, or even wash his car and mow the lawn (除草) to make him feel really appreciated. 篇章导读： 本文是一篇说明文。 文章主要介绍了父亲节的由来以及庆祝方式。 1A.andBso CorDbut 答案：A根据句意可知，父亲节最早由美国人庆祝，它的灵感来自一个叫 William Smart (威廉斯马特)的人，前后句之间是并列关系， 故选 A。 2A.gaveBwent CputDpassed 答案：D根据下文他独自抚养 6 个孩子可知，此处指他的妻子在生第六个 孩子的时
40、候去世了，故选 D。 3A.unusualBunnatural CunfairDuntrue 答案：A一个人带六个孩子的经历应该是不同寻常的(unusual)，故选 A。 4A.noticedBfound CheardDrealized 答案：D当他的女儿长大成人后，她意识到(realize)她的父亲为孩子们所做 的牺牲，故选 D。 5A.Mothers DayBFathers Day CChristmas DayDNew Years Day 答案：A文章第一段指出与母亲节相比，父亲节是一个新兴的节日，不及 母亲节出名；设空处后一句提出应该设立父亲节，故此处仍在对两个节日进行对 比，故选 A。
41、 6A.attractionBtradition CpositionDcongratulation 答案： B根据语境可知， 此处指因此这个传统(tradition)就产生了， 故选 B。 7A.speciallyBofficially CespeciallyDgreatly 答案：B根据语境可知，此处指自从二十世纪七十年代，父亲节被正式地 (officially)庆祝，故选 B。 8A.existenceBuse CeffectDpower 答案：A此处指它存在没有那么久，in existence “存在”， 故选 A。 9A.drawingBsaying CspeakingDtelling
42、 答案：B根据句意可知，卡片上写着他们的父亲是多么的伟大。 故选 B。 10A.RegularBPopular CNormalDMoral 答案：B受欢迎的(popular)父亲节礼物常常是领带，巧克力或者是袜子等， 故选 B。 11A.alwaysBsometimes CseldomDnever 答案：A这些东西父亲们经常(always)使用，即使他们不想要。故选 A。 12A.youBthem CusDpeople 答案：C根据下文“we can buy”可知，是给我们一些想法， 故选 C。 13A.placedBput ClaidDwritten 答案：D卡片店将满是写着“世界上最伟大的
43、父亲”字样的马克杯或钢笔 等类似物品。故选 D。 14A.mustBhave to CmightDshould 答案：C一些家庭可能(might)一起做些事情来庆祝父亲节。故选 C。 15A.cookBboil CsteamDmake 答案：D此处指泡一杯茶，故选 D。 阅读 A The Sahara Festival is a threeday African celebration of the very recent past, which takes placeP1every year either in November or December. It contains a mili
44、taryW1display and competitions. The military display comes first. It is very popular with tourists and local people and especially government leaders. During the opening ceremonyP2, the government leaders first make speeches. They welcome everybody to the display and hope that everyone will enjoy th
45、emselves. Then there is a display of soldiers who march very smartly in front of the place where the government leaders sit. Then horsemen from several different countries show off their beautiful clothes and their good riding skills. One after another, dancers from all over the Sahara take their tu
46、rns to show off their wonderful traditional clothes and dances. They are accompanied by men playing drums and beating strong rhythmsW2. The highlightW3of the opening ceremony is the races which take place in the evening. It is the grand finale of the day. Men ride their horses very fast. Some ride w
47、ith their legs in the air, others ride in pairs on different horses. It is so fast and so wonderful! 篇章导读： 本文是一篇说明文。 文章介绍了“撒哈拉节”开幕式的各种活动。 1What can we know about the Sahara Festival? AIt has a very long history in North Africa. BIt is not celebrated on the same dates each year. CIt is attended mainl
48、y by people in the Sahara. DIt is celebrated only by travelers from different countries. 答案：B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“which takes place every year either in November or December”可知，“撒哈拉节”在每年的 11 月或 12 月举行，每年都 不是在同一天举行的，故选 B。 2The underlined word “finale” in the third paragraph most probably means the _ of the
49、opening day. Afirst partBlast part CmiddleDwhole 答案：B词义猜测题。根据画线词前面的介绍和该段中的“in the evening”可 知，接近傍晚，开幕式的活动即将结束，由此可知画线词词义为“最后部分”， 故选 B。 3What does this passage mainly tell readers about the Sahara Festival? AWhat happens on the opening day of it. BHow people celebrate it. CWhat takes place at the clos
50、ing ceremony of it. DHow animals race on the first and the last days of it. 答案：A主旨大意题。根据文章内容，特别是第二段第一句和第三段第一 句可知，本文主要是介绍“撒哈拉节”开幕日的活动，故选 A。 温馨提示：阅读中标注的 W 部分为重点单词，标注的 P 部分为重点短语，旨 在通过此栏目的练习，帮助学生夯实基础，做到厚积薄发。 W 重点单词 1military adj. 军事的2.rhythm n. 节奏；韵律 3highlight n. 最精彩的部分 P 重点短语 1take place 发生；举行 2openin
