Unit 9 Holidays and Special Days新编大学英语第二版第一册教案.docx

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Unit9HolidaysandSpecialDays新编大学英语第二版第一册教案

Unit9HolidaysandSpecialDays

UsefulInformation

Holidaysarespecialtimesofrespitefromworkandotherroutines.Insomecases,theyarelegalholidayswhenstores,businessesandgovernmentofficesareofficiallyclosed.Inothercases,theyarecelebratedwithouttakingtimeofffromwork.Holidaysareoftentimesforcelebration,revelry,eating,drinking,travel,andfamilygatherings,buttheymayalsobetimesofrestandreflection.Thecurrenttrendisawayfromrestandreflection.EvenMardiGras（大斋首日的前一天，直译为“油腻的星期二”）,thedaybeforethetraditionallyreflectiveperiodofLent（大斋期）,hasturnedintoanentireweekofparties,parades,andmerry-makingforthosewhomaketheannualpilgrimagetoNewOrleans,forexample.

Inmostculturestheschedulingofholidaysoriginallywasrelatedtotheseasons,thelunarcycle,andreligion.Christmas（December25）celebratesthebirthofJesus,butitisnotactuallyknownwhenJesuswasborn.ThefirstRomanemperortoespouseChristianitydecidedtohaveChristmaswhenthedaysareshortesttobringaspiritofoptimismtothelongwintermonths.ItalsohelpedbringChristianitytothepagans,whowereaccustomedtohavingfestivalsatthewintersolstice,encouragingwarmthandsunshinetoreturn.OvertheyearsChristmashascometosymbolizegoodwillandgenerosityforbothChristiansandnon-ChristiansthroughthepersonificationofSantaClaus,originallyaChristiansaint,knownasSt.Nicholas.NowadaysRudolphthered-nosedreindeerisalmostasimportantaglobalsymbolofChristmasasJesusorSantaandthecommercializationofChristmasforsomepeoplethreatenstoreplacegenerositywithgreed.FewpeoplerememberthattheoriginalChristmasgiftsweregivenwithgenerosityandhumilitybytheThreeWiseMen,allpagans,toJesus,aJewishchildborninamanger（马槽）.Alltheythinkofarethegiftstheywillgiveorreceive,andallthemoneytheyhavespent.

OnereasonfortheincreasingpopularityofChristmasisitsproximitytoNewYear’sDay,permittingalongholidaytoevolveoutofboth.IntheU.S.theholidayhasturnedintoanextendedholidayseason,lastingfromThanksgivingDayinlateNovemberuntilNewYear’sDay,withaseeminglyendlessarrayofparties,dinners,concerts,parades,andvacationtrips.Theschoolsandcollegesareclosedfrommid-DecemberthroughearlyJanuarywhenmanypeopleeattoomuch,drinktoomuch,andwatchtoomuchAmericanfootballonTV.Manygifts,cards,andannuallettersareexchanged,andthevariousfestivitiesarenotalwaysveryrestful.ThenthesamepeoplemakeNewYear’sResolutionstoeatless,drinkless,spendless,andworkharderinthecomingyear.

ChristmasisbyfarthemostimportantholidayinEnglish-speakingcountries.OtherimportantholidaysinadditiontoThanksgivingandNewYear’sDayareValentine’sDay,St.Patrick’sDay,AprilFools’Day,andEaster.OnValentine’sDay,celebratedonFebruary14,peoplegivecards,chocolates,flowers,andkissestotheirspousesandsweethearts.OnSt.Patrick’sDay,March17,peopleweargreentocelebratetheluckoftheIrish,andeatcornedbeefandcabbage,andmaydrinkgreenbeer.DuringEasterWeekinlateMarchorearlyApril,ChristiansrememberthedeathandresurrectionofJesuswhileJewscelebratePassover,inmemoryoftheescapeoftheJewsfromancientEgypt,wheretheyhadbeenslaves.Althoughitisnotactuallyaholidayandhasnoreligiousconnotation,AprilFools’Day,celebratedonApril1,isadaywhenpeopleplayembarrassingtricksontheirfriendsandcolleaguesandevenontheirteachers.AnotherholidaywithsomesimilaritytoAprilFools’DayisHalloweenonOctober31,whenchildrenwearfunnyorscarycostumesandasktheirneighborsfor“tricksortreats”.ThenameHalloweenmeans“hallowedevening”,thenightbeforeAllSaints’DaywhenChristiansaintsarehonored.Onthefollowingday,AllSouls’Day,servicesandprayersaresaidforthedead.Inmanycountries,itisadaywhenfamiliesvisitcemeteriesandplaceflowersonthetombsoftheirrelatives.InEurope,LaborDayiscelebratedonMay1,whereasinCanadaandtheUnitedStates,laborandlaborersarehonoredbyalegalholidayonthefirstMondayinSeptember.

PartOnePreparation

1.ReadingaRhyme

1）Itmightbeachildwhoisbetween7-12yearsoldwhenhe/sheislosinghis/herbabyteeth.

2）Makingawish.

3） Samples:

—Iwishalldreamswouldcometrue.

—IwishIcouldwatchaliveNBAgame.

—IwishIcouldtravelaroundtheworld.

—Iwishtohavealargecompanyofmyownsomeday.

—Iwishmyparentstobehealthyandhappyeveryday.

—Iwishluckwouldalwaysbewithme.

Moreinformation:

Therhymeisquotedfromasong.Thefollowingisthewordsofthesong:

AllIWantforChristmas

IsMyTwoFrontTeeth

DonGardner

AllIwantforChristmasismytwofrontteeth,

Mytwofrontteeth,seemytwofrontteeth.

Gee,ifIcouldonlyhavemytwofrontteeth,

ThenIcouldwishyou"MerryChristmas."

ItseemssolongsinceIcouldsay,

"SisterSusiesittingonathistle."

Gosh,ohgee,howhappyI'dbe

IfIcouldonlywhistle.

AllIwantforChristmasismytwofrontteeth,

Mytwofrontteeth,seemytwofrontteeth

Gee,ifIcouldonlyhavemytwofrontteeth,

ThenIcouldwishyou"MerryChristmas."

2.Whatisthisspecialday?

STEPONE

Betweenmidnight on/of 31Marchandnoon on/of 1Aprileachyear,somepeculiarthingscanhappen.Youmayfindyouregg at/for breakfastissimplyashell;youmaybetoldyouhavewonafortune by anunfamiliarvoice on thetelephone;ortheneighborkidsmightknock on/at thedoorandsaythere’sanelephant in yourbackyard.

STEPTWO

1）It’sAprilFools’Day.

2）Peopleplaytricksoneachother.Thecommontricksare:

Tellsomeonethereisaletterforhimwhilethereisnone.Callsomeoneatmidnight.Whensomeoneistricked,peoplesay:

“AprilFool”.

PartTwoReading-CenteredActivities

In-ClassReading

I.Pre-Reading

Sample:

1）ChristmasisaholidaywhenpeoplecelebratethebirthofJesusChrist.JesuswasborninBethleheminancientJudea（古巴勒斯坦的南部地区）.NooneknowsexactlywhenJesuswasborn.Theyear1A.D.,fromwhichmostmoderncalendarsaredated,issupposedtobetheyearofhisbirth,buthistoriansnowknowthathewasactuallybornseveralyearsbeforethattime.Nooneknowstheexactdateofhisbirtheither,butChristianshavecelebrateditonDecember25sincethefourthcentury.Christianity,themajorreligiousfaithintheUnitedStates,isbasedontheteachingsandlifeofJesusChrist.ThereareaboutonebillionChristiansworldwide.TheybelieveinJesus’ideasofequality,carefortheweak,forgiveness,andloveandkindnesstoall.

ThespiritofChristmasisthespiritofcaringforandsharingwithothers.

2）ChristmascelebrationsarecharacterizedbydecoratingthehouseandChristmastree,feasting,buyingandsendinggiftsandcards,familyreunionetc.

ThemostpopularChristmascustomsare:

—Exchanginggifts.

—ReceivingtoysfromSantaClaus.

—Hangingastockingnearthechimney.

—Decoratingthehomewithevergreens.

—SingingChristmascarols.

—SendingChristmascards.

—ChristmasperformanceslikeTheNutcracker（《胡桃夹子》，芭蕾舞剧，由俄国作曲家柴可夫斯基作）andChristmasCarol（《圣诞颂歌》，英国作家CharlesDickens创作的小说）.

II.PassageReading

Words,PhrasesandGrammaticalPoints

1.sipaway（l.7）

Theword“away”isusedtoemphasizeacontinuousorrepeatedaction.

e.g.Sueissingingawaytoherselfinthebath.

Hewouldoftenbeworkingawayonhiscomputerlateintothenight.

2.cometo（l.14）

Thephrasemeans“begintodosomething,especiallytohaveaparticularfeelingoropinionaboutsomeoneorsomethingasaresultoftimeorexperience”.

e.g.Intimeyoumaycometolikeithere.

That’sthekindofbehaviorwe’vecometoexpectfromhim.

You’vecometomeanalottome.

3.suppose（l.16）

Theword“suppose”hasseveralmeanings:

1）haveadutyorresponsibilitytodosomething [常用被动语态]期望，认为应该

e.g.We’resupposedtocheckoutofthehotelby11o'clock.

You’renotsupposedtodriveontheleftsideoftheroad.

2）considersomethingtobelikely料想，猜想，以为

e.g.Hefounditalotmoredifficulttogetajobthanhesupposeditwouldbe.

Ihadalwayssupposedthathewashonest.

3）usedwhentalkingaboutapossibleconditionorsituation,andthenimaginingtheresult假定，假设

e.g.Look,supposeyoulostyourjobtomorrow,whatwouldyoudo?

Supposethatyourhusbandgaveyouacheckof$15,000,wouldn’tthatbeworthahug?

when在此处是关系副词，用在表示时间的先行词如time,day,year之后。

e.g.Therehadbeenatimewhenshethoughttheywerewonderful.

Peoplearestilltalkingaboutthehistoriceventsofseveralyearsago,whenmantookhisfirstwalkinspace.

5.…whatever（l.45）

这里相当于nomatterwhat。

whatever为书面语，nomatterwhat多用于口语。

e.g.Nomatterwhatyoumaydo,youmustdoitwell.

Whateverdifficultiesyoumeet,youhavetogoon.

III.Post-Reading

ReadingComprehension

1.ScanningforSpecificInformation

For

Against

1）Itisfunforchildren.

2）Itgetsyououtoftheusualroutine.

3）Peoplearefriendlier.

4）Givingpresentscanbeverysatisfying.

5）Onecanconcentrateonnon-commercialvalues. 

6）Itisatimetopauseandreflect.

7）Thepreparations,likedecoratingthehouse,arefun.

8）Itisatimetobewithfriends.

9）Thereareallkindsofdeliciousfoods.

10）It’saholyday.

1）Itisanunchristian,andpurelyalcoholicoccasion.

2）Itisawasteofmoney.

3）Peopledon’tthinkaboutotherswhoarelessfortunate. 

4）Itisawastefulandthoughtlessceremony. 

5）It’sall“humbug”orhypocritical.

6）Peopleeattoomuchoreatfoodtheydon’twant.

7）It’sdisappointingforpoor