1、第1页Lesson 1Lesson 2Extended ExercisesCheckpointAgendaUNIT GOALS1.Find out about an interesting holiday2.Describe a holiday or celebration3.Explain holiday traditions4.Write about a holiday or a tradition第2页Lesson 1Lead-inListeningSpeakingReadingWriting333第3页Lead-inSitcom:I Want a Large WeddingExerci
2、se AExercise B3第4页Exercise AMatch the person with his or her ideas about wedding Match the person with his or her ideas about wedding according to what you hear.according to what you hear.A.a large wedding B.a small weddingC.an outdoor weddingD.an indoor wedding E.contemporary musicF.traditional mus
3、ic1.Bob wants2.2.Cheryl wants第5页Exercise B T F1.Bob and Cheryl are planning their honeymoon.2.They ask Marie for her opinions.3.Cheryl has a lot of relatives who want to come to the wedding.4.Marie thinks getting married indoors is romantic.5.Marie suggests two cakes and two kinds of music.Check whe
4、ther each statement is true(T)or false(F).Check whether each statement is true(T)or false(F).第6页ListeningPart 1 A Korean HolidayPart 2 Find Out About a HolidayPart 3 What Is the Occasion?Part 4 Holiday CelebrationNew WordsPhrases and ExpressionsProper Names3333第7页Part 1 A Korean HolidayListen to a c
5、onversation and fill in the blanks with what you Listen to a conversation and fill in the blanks with what you hear.hear.MAYA:Wow!That dress Su-min is wearing is spectacular.1._?MIN-JIN:Chuseok.The dress is called a hanbok.MAYA:Did you say“Chuseok”?Whats that a holiday?MIN-JIN:Thats right.2._.It tak
6、es place in September or October each year.MAYA:Oh yeah?What does everybody do?MIN-JIN:3._.The airports and train stations are mobbed with passengers,and the roads are impossible.It takes hours to get anywhere.MAYA:Every countrys got at least one holiday like that!What was the occasionIts a Korean h
7、arvest celebrationWe get together with our relatives第8页Part 2 Find Out About a HolidayListen to the conversation and then answer the following Listen to the conversation and then answer the following questions.questions.1.What is the holiday mentioned in the conversation?_2.What kind of holiday is i
8、t?_3.How do people celebrate it?_Easter.Its a religious holiday.They usually eat a large meal together.第9页Part 3 What Is the Occasion?Listen to the passage and check whether each statement Listen to the passage and check whether each statement is true(T)or false(F).is true(T)or false(F).T F1.He spen
9、t 10 days in Tahiti for honeymoon.2.He got married in September.3.They have been friends since childhood and the bride threw the banquet to her.4.They are talking about a luxurious wedding.第10页Part 4 Holiday CelebrationPassage 1 Wedding RingPassage 2 Descriptions of HolidaysPassage 3 Thanksgiving Da
10、y33第11页Passage 1 Wedding RingListen to the passage and circle the letter that best completes Listen to the passage and circle the letter that best completes each sentence.each sentence.1.Ancient Egyptian grooms gave their brides _.A.money to buy a ring B.money shaped like a ring C.a ring for every f
11、inger2.A wedding ring is a symbol of _.A.eternity B.a circle C.love without end3.Most people wear their wedding rings _.A.on the both hands B.on the fourth finger C.close to their hearts4.A ring that fits too loosely symbolizes _ to some people.A.a perfect fit B.jealousy C.not enough care第12页Passage
12、 2 Descriptions of HolidaysListen carefully to the descriptions of holidays.Write the Listen carefully to the descriptions of holidays.Write the type of holidays and what people do to celebrate them.type of holidays and what people do to celebrate them.Type of holidays What do people do to celebrate
13、?Mardi Gras(U.S.)Bastille Day(France)Tsagaan Sar(Mongolia)religiouswear costumes,have a paradehistoricaldance in the streets,eat all kinds of food,military parades,fireworksseasonalwear new clothes,clean every corner of their house,make traditional food,give gifts第13页Passage 3 Thanksgiving DayListen
14、 to the passage and check whether each statement is Listen to the passage and check whether each statement is true(T)or false(F).true(T)or false(F).T F1.People celebrate Thanksgiving Day on Thursday.2.Americans spend a lot of time preparing special food on Thanksgiving Day.3.Thanksgiving Day is a re
15、ligious holiday.4.People usually return from gatherings on the Sunday after Thanksgiving.第14页New Words bouquet n.花束 bride n.新娘 carelessness n.不关心 eternity n.永恒 groom n.新郎 jealousy n.妒忌 joyous adj.充满高兴,使人高兴 lunar adj.阴历 military adj.军队 observance n.(对节日)纪念,庆贺 reunion n.聚会 solemn adj.庄重,盛大 unbelievabl
16、e adj.难以置信 vein n.血管,静脉第15页Phrases and Expressionsget together with 与相聚,团聚remind somebody of 提醒某人shopping season 购物季节第16页Proper NamesBastille Day 巴士底狱日(7月14日,法国国庆日)Catholic 天主教Chuseok 秋夕(韩国中秋节)Easter (耶稣)复活节Lent 四旬斋Mardi Gras 四旬斋前最终一天Mongolia 蒙古Mongolian 蒙古Tahiti 塔希提岛Tsagaan Sar(White Moon)白月(蒙古新年)第
17、17页SpeakingThe Harvest Moon FestivalConversation ModelConversation Pair Work3第18页Conversation ModelRead and listen.Read and listen.A:I heard theres going to be a holiday.B:Thats right.The Harvest Moon Festival.A:What kind of holiday is that?B:Its a seasonal holiday that takes place in autumn.People
18、spend time with their families and eat moon cakes.A:Well,have a great Harvest Moon Festival!B:Thanks!Same to you!Rhythm and intonation practice第19页Conversation Pair WorkRole-play a conversation with a visitor to your country.Role-play a conversation with a visitor to your country.Exchange informatio
19、n about holidays.Start like this,or Exchange information about holidays.Start like this,or create a new conversation.create a new conversation.A:I heard theres going to be a holiday next _.B:Thats right._.A:What kind of holiday is that?B:_.Continue the conversation in your own way.第20页ReadingTopic P
20、reviewText AText BVocabulary ExerciseVocabulary Activity333第21页Topic PreviewLook at the Look at the pictures.Which pictures.Which traditions are you traditions are you familiar with?familiar with?Which ones Which ones would you like to would you like to know more know more about?about?第22页Text AText
21、Comprehension Check3第23页Text ARead the article,then do the comprehension check.Read the article,then do the comprehension check.On the fourth Wednesday of August,about 3 000 people gather in the Spanish town of Bunol,approximately 50 km west of Valencia,for the biggest food fight in the world.The fo
22、od fight is called“La Tomatina,”and the tradition goes back more than 60 years.It began on a Wednesday in August of 1945 when a fight broke out between two people in the town square.Other people were quickly involved in the fight.Some people took tomatoes from a nearby vegetable stand and started th
23、rowing them.Soon everyone was throwing them.The police had to break up the fight.One year later,many people still remembered the big tomato fight.They met at the square again,and this time they brought their own tomatoes.There was a similar fight,and again it was stopped by the police.第24页Text AIn t
24、he years that followed,people continued to meet in the town square with tomatoes.The fight was illegal,but it remained popular.In 1959,the town legalized the fight and set rules to follow:Tomatoes must be crushed before they are thrown.Youre not allowed to throw anything except tomatoes.The fight be
25、gins at 11:00 A.M.and ends at 1:00 P.M.No tomatoes may be thrown before or after these times.You may not tear anyones clothes.第25页Proper NamesBunol 布诺市(西班牙城市)Carnival 狂欢节La Tomatina 番茄大战Valencia 瓦伦西亚(西班牙城市)第30页Comprehension Checkanswer the following questions.answer the following questions.1.Where i
26、s the biggest food fight in the world held?_2.Who were involved in the fight when it first began?_3.Is“La Tomatina”accepted by the police now?_4.What should people do before they throw tomatoes?_5.What kind of holiday is“La Tomatina”,a historical,harvest,or religious holiday?_The biggest food fight
27、in the world is held in the Spanish town of Bunol.A large group of people were involved in the food fight when it first began.Yes,“La Tomatina”is accepted by the police now.People should crush the tomatoes before they throw them.“La Tomatina”is a historical holiday.第31页Text BWarm-upTextCritical Thin
28、king33Comprehension Check第32页Warm-upWork with your partners and list the foreign holidays you know.第33页Text BThailands Wet Water FestivalThailands Wet Water Festival Songkran marks the start of the Buddhist New Year in Thailand.It is a wild and wonderful festival in which people of all ages have fun
29、 dousing each other with water for three solid days.If you decide to stay indoors,youll miss out on a great time!Songkran began nearly a thousand years ago to celebrate the beginning of the farming season.It is a time when Thai people routinely do a thorough cleaning of their homes.Additionally,peop
30、le make offerings to local temples and provide food and new robes for monks.During Songkran there is singing and dancing in the streets,and lots of water.Visitors should expect to become totally drenched and love every minute of it!On every side street,youll find children waiting to throw water at y
31、ou.Bus riders also need to be careful.Some people have been known to hurl buckets of water through open windows!People douse each other with water during Songkran.第34页Ramadan,the Month of FastingRamadan,the Month of Fasting “May you be well throughout the year,”is the typical greeting during Ramadan
32、,the ninth month of the Islamic calendar,a special month of the year for over one billion Muslims throughout the world.According to Islamic tradition,Ramadan marks the time when Muhammad received the word of God through the Koran.Throughout the month,Muslims fast totally abstaining from food and dri
33、nks from the break of dawn until the setting of the sun.The usual practice is to have a pre-fast meal before dawn and a post-fast meal after sunset.It is also a time of increased worship and giving to the poor and the community.Ramadan ends with the festival of Eid ul-Fitr three days of family celeb
34、rations and eating!Text B第35页Simon Bolivars BirthdaySimon Bolivars Birthday Simon Bolivar was born on July 24,1783 in Caracas,Venezuela.He is known throughout Latin America as“The Liberator”because of his fight for independence from Spain.He led the armies that freed Venezuela,Bolivia,Colombia,Ecuad
35、or,Peru,and Panama.He is memorialized in many ways,but two countries celebrate his birthday every July 24th Venezuela and Ecuador.On that day,schools and most general businesses are closed and there are military parades and government ceremonies.But the malls are open and people usually use the holi
36、day to go shopping.Text B第36页Proper Names Caracas 加拉加斯(委内瑞拉首都)Colombia 哥伦比亚(南美洲国家)Eid ul-Fitr 穆斯林用于庆贺斋月结束宗教性节日 Islamic 伊斯兰,伊斯兰教 Koran (伊斯兰教)可兰经 Muhammad 穆罕默德(生于麦加阿拉伯圣人,创建了伊 斯兰教)第43页Proper Names Panama 巴拿马(中美洲国家)Peru 秘鲁(南美洲国家)Ramadan 斋月 Simon Bolivar 西蒙玻利瓦尔(在西班牙统治时期南 美,率领人民打败西班牙军队,帮助委内瑞 拉、秘鲁、玻利维亚、哥伦比
37、亚和厄瓜多尔取得 独立 Songkran 宋干节(泰国新年和泼水节)第44页Comprehension CheckCheck whether each statement is true(T)or false(F).Check whether each statement is true(T)or false(F).T F1.Songkran is a festival mainly involving outdoor activities.2.Songkran first began to celebrate the beginning of the hunting season.3.Dur
38、ing Ramadan,Muslims only need to abstain from food from thebreak of dawn until the setting of the sun.4.People worship and donate a lot during Ramadan.5.Simon Bolivar led his army to fight against many countries.6.People usually stay at home during Simon Bolivars Birthday.第45页Critical ThinkingAnswer
39、 these questions based on the information in the Answer these questions based on the information in the passage.passage.Which of the three holidays is observed in a solemn manner?Which is fun and festive?Explain your answers.Answers may vary.Possible answers:Simon Bolivars Birthday is observed in a
40、solemn manner.There are military parades and government ceremonies.Songkran is fun and festive.There is singing and dancing in the streets and people douse each other with water.Key:第46页Vocabulary ExercisePractice using each of the following words learned in the text Practice using each of the follo
41、wing words learned in the text in a sentence given below.Change the word form where in a sentence given below.Change the word form where necessary.Note that each one can be used only once.necessary.Note that each one can be used only once.1.The crowd became more angry and started _ stones at the pol
42、ice.2.It was reported that when the shopping mall was on fire two people were _ to death by a big pole in the rush to escape.3.Eating only _ cooked foods will reduce your risk of illness.4.Pilots must _ from alcohol for 24 hours before flying.5.Christmas is one of the main _ in the Christian Calenda
43、r.festival crush routine through drenchhurl fast abstain worship memorializehurlingcrushedthoroughlyabstainfestivals第47页Vocabulary Exercise6.Gandhi drank some orange juice to end his three-week _.7.This vaccine is already _ used in our country.8.A church is a place of _;please behave respectfully.9.
44、The American tourists became totally _ in the heavy rain.10.The Prime Minister attended a service to _ those who died in the war.festival crush routine through drenchhurl fast abstain worship memorializefastroutinelyworshipdrenchedmemorialize第48页Vocabulary ActivityWrite at least five words you assoc
45、iate with each way to Write at least five words you associate with each way to commemorate a holiday.Use the words in the box first.Then commemorate a holiday.Use the words in the box first.Then add your own words.You may use a dictionary.add your own words.You may use a dictionary.colors uniforms t
46、emple church mosque dancing party religious crackers solidersshopping memorize hands greetings musical instruments Ways to commemorate a holidaySet off fireworksMarch in parades Have picnicsPraySend cardsGive each other giftsWish each other well Remember the deadWear costumescrackers,match,fire,outd
47、oors,festival soldiers,musical instruments,dancing,crowds,government hands,cooker,tent,camping,backpackmosque,church,temple,religious,loyal,faithful colors,birthday,Christmas,email,post office party,shopping,cards,flowers,CDs greetings,luck,successful,voyage,graduation memorize,sorrow,grave,memorial
48、,funeral uniforms,colorful,traditional,formal,dress 第49页WritingWedding TraditionsStep 1 Pair WorkStep 2 Group WorkStep 3 Writing33第50页Step1 Pair WorkRead the sayings and proverbs about weddings and marriage.Read the sayings and proverbs about weddings and marriage.Explain what you think each one mea
49、ns.What sayings or Explain what you think each one means.What sayings or proverbs about wedding do you know in your own language?proverbs about wedding do you know in your own language?第51页Step 2 Group WorkOn your notepad,make a list of traditions for weddings in On your notepad,make a list of tradi
50、tions for weddings in China.Compare your lists with those of other groups.China.Compare your lists with those of other groups.before a wedding:at a wedding ceremony:after a wedding:第52页Step 3 WritingWrite a paragraph describing the wedding traditions in Write a paragraph describing the wedding tradi