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1、Unit 1 Festivals around the world1Unit 1Festivals around the worldUnit1FestivalsaroundtheworldPeriod2Learningaboutlanguage:Importantlanguagepoints整体设计教材分析Thisisthesecondteachingperiodofthisunit.Theteachercanfirstcheckstudentshomeworkandofferchancesforstudentstoreviewwhattheylearnedduringthefirstperi

2、od.Theemphasisofthisperiodwillbeplacedontheimportantnewwords,expressionsandsentencepatternsinthepartswarmingup,Pre-reading,Readingandcomprehending.Inordertomakestudentsunderstandtheseimportantpointsthoroughly,wecanfirstgetstudentstounderstandtheirmeaningsinthecontext,thengivesomeexplanationsaboutthe

3、m,andlateroffersomepracticetomakestudentsmastertheirusages.Somenewwordsandexpressions,suchastrick,gain,award,admire,takeplace,lookforwardto,asthoughandsoonareveryusefulandimportant.Soarethesentencepatterns“.peoplewouldstarveiffoodwasdifficulttofind.”and“Thecountry,coveredwithcherrytreeflowers,looksa

4、sthoughitiscoveredwithpinksnow.”weoughttopaymoreattentiontothemanddesignspecialexercises.Attheendoftheclass,theteachercanmakestudentsdomoreexercisesforconsolidation.Indoingso,theycanlearn,graspandusetheseimportantlanguagepointswell.教学重点.Enablestudentstograsptheusagesofsuchimportantnewwordsandexpress

5、ionsastrick,gain,award,admire,takeplace,lookforwardto,asthough,etc.2.Getstudentstomasterthepatterns“.peoplewouldstarveiffoodwasdifficulttofind.”and“Thecountry,coveredwithcherrytreeflowers,looksasthoughitiscoveredwithpinksnow.”教学难点.Letstudentslearntheusageoftheexpression“takeplace”.2.Enablestudentsto

6、learntheadverbialclauseintroducedbyasthough.3.Getstudentstounderstandsomedifficultandlongsentences.三维目标知识目标.Getstudentstolearnandgrasptheimportantusefulnewwordsandexpressionsinthispart:beauty,harvest,starve,origin,religious,ancestor,mexico,feast,bone,belief,poet,arrival,gain,independence,gather,agri

7、culture,award,rooster,admire,energetic,Easter,clothing,christian,custom,takeplace,inmemoryof,dressup,playatrickon,lookforwardto,dayandnight,asthough,havefunwith2.Letstudentslearnthefollowingimportantusefulsentencepatterns:).peoplewouldstarveiffoodwasdifficulttofind.2)Thecountry,coveredwithcherrytree

8、flowers,looksasthoughitiscoveredwithpinksnow.能力目标.Getstudentstousesomeusefulnewwordsandexpressionscorrectly.2.Enablestudentstomakesentencesaftertheusefulsentencepatterns.情感目标.StimulatestudentsinterestinlearningEnglish.2.Developstudentsspiritofcooperationandteamwork.教学过程设计方案Step1Revision.checkthehome

9、workexercises.2.Asksomestudentstotalkaboutfestivalsandcelebrations.Step2ReadingandfindingGetstudentstoreadthroughwarmingup,Pre-reading,Readingandcomprehendingtounderlineallthenewwordsandusefulexpressionsorcollocationsintheseparts.Readthemaloudandcopythemdownintheexercisebookafterclass.Step3Practicef

10、orusefulwordsandexpressions.TurntoPage4.GothroughtheexercisesinDiscoveringusefulwordsandexpressionswithstudentsandmakesuretheyknowwhattodo.2.Givethemseveralminutestofinishtheexercises.Theyfirstdothemindividually,thendiscussandcheckthemwiththeirpartner.3.checktheanswerswiththewholeclassandexplainthep

11、roblemstheymeetwherenecessary.Step4Studyingimportantlanguagepoints.Discusswhentheytakeplace,whattheycelebrateandwhatpeopledoatthattime.讨论它们（中国节日）是什么时间举行,庆祝的是什么事件,人们在当时做什么事。takeplace:occur;happen发生;举行whendoestheceremonytakeplace?仪式什么时间举行？wehaveneverdiscoveredwhattookplacethatnight.我们从没发觉那天晚上发生了什么事情。【

12、辨析】takeplace,happen,occur,comeabout&breakouttakeplace,happen,occur,comeabout和breakout是同义词,都含“发生”的意思。英语中表示“发生”的词或短语均为不及物动词或短语,不用于被动语态。主语为所发生的事。takeplace侧重安排或按计划而发生的事,带有“非偶然”的意思。例如:Theweddingwilltakeplacetomorrow.婚礼明天举行。In1919,themay4thmovementtookplaceinchina.919年,中国发生了五四运动。happen普通用词,含义很广。常指具体客观

13、事物或情况的发生,含有“偶然”的意味。当以具体事物、事件作主语时,happen和occur可以换用;但当happen用作“碰巧”之意时,不能用occur代替,但可以与comeabout互换。例如:whathashappenedtoher?她出了什么事？Ithappenedtorainthatday.那天碰巧下雨。occur较正式用词,指事情偶然地、意外地发生。occurto有“想起”的意思,指思想突然浮在心头。Thetrafficaccidentoccurredonwednesday.那场交通事故发生在星期三。comeabout常指偶然发生的事情（很多时候与how连用）,与happen用法较接

14、近。例如:Howdoesitcomeaboutthatyouwerecaughtbythepolice?你被警察抓住是怎么发生的？breakout指突然发生、爆发TheSecondworldwarbrokeoutin1939.第二次世界大战爆发于1939年。【拓展】takeonesplace/taketheplaceofsb./sth.:replacesb./sth.代替某人/某事物Shecouldntattendthemeetingsoherassistanttookherplace.她不能出席会议,所以由她的助手替她。Nothingcouldtaketheplaceofthefamilyh

15、ehadlost.他失去了家庭,这一损失是无法弥补的。2.Atthattimepeoplewouldstarveiffoodwasdifficulttofind,especiallyduringthecoldwintermonths.在那个时候,尤其是冬季寒冷的月份里,如果食物难得找到,人们会挨饿。starve)vt.&vi.sufferseverelyordiefromhunger挨饿;饿死millionsofpeoplestarvedtodeathduringthewar.战争中数百万计的人挨饿至死。2)bestarvedof/starvefor:longfor;beingreat

16、needof渴望;缺乏Sheslonelyandstarvingforfriendship.她很寂寞,渴望友谊。Thehomelesschildrenwerestarvedof/werestarvingforaffection.这些无家可归的孩子渴望得到爱。3)vi.feelveryhungry感觉很饿（仅用于进行时态）whenwillthedinnerbeready?Imstarving.晚饭什么时候做好？我快饿死了。3.Somefestivalsareheldtohonorthedeadortosatisfytheancestors,whomightreturneithertohelpor

17、todoharm.有些节日,是为了纪念死者,或者使祖先得到满足,因为祖先们有可能回到世上（给人们）提供帮助,也有可能带来危害。这是一个复合句,whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm是非限制性定语从句。doharm:causeharm损害;危害;伤害Itwouldntdoanyharmtostayuplateforafewdays.仅仅熬几天夜不会对你造成任何伤害。Ifweinterfere,itmaydomoreharmthangood.倘如我们进行干预,那可能弊多利少。4.Forthejapanesefestivalobon,peopleshouldgoto

18、cleangravesandlightincenseinmemoryoftheirancestors.在日本的盂兰盆节,人们要扫墓、烧香,以缅怀祖先。IntheUSA,columbusDayisinmemoryofthearrivalofchristophercolumbusintheNewworld.美国的哥伦布日是纪念克利斯朵夫•哥伦布发现“新大陆”的日子。inmemoryof/tothememoryof:servingtoremindpeopleofsb.,especiallyasatribute纪念;追念Hefoundedthecharityinmemoryofhislat

19、ewife.他兴办那项慈善事业以纪念他已故的妻子。Themuseumwasbuiltinmemoryofthefamousscientist.兴建这座博物馆是为了纪念那位科学家。结构类似的短语还有:inhonorof出于对的敬意;为纪念inchargeof负责;掌管insearchof寻找 5.Theyofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.他们向亡者祭献食物、鲜花和礼品。【辨析】offer,provide&supplyoffer,provide和supply都是及物动词,都含有“提供”的意思,但习惯搭配各有不同。offer主动提供:offersth.to

20、sb.;offersb.sth.provide供给（所需物,尤指生活必需品）:providesth.;providesb.withsth.supply供应（所需要或所要求之物）:supplysth.tosb.;supplysb.withsth.Fillintheblanksusingthecorrectformoftheverbs:offer,provideandsupply.)whenImeetdifficulty,myroommateswill_mehelp.我遇到困难的时候,室友们总是主动提供帮助。2)They_arewardforthereturnofthelostjewels.他们悬

21、赏找回丢失的珠宝。3)Thegovernmentneedto_theseoldpeoplewithfoodandclothes.政府得提供这些老人们吃穿。4)Electricityshouldbe_enougheverymonth.每个月都得供应足够的电。6.Itisnowachildrensfestival,whentheycandressupandgototheirneighbourshomestoaskforsweets.它（万圣节前夕）现在是儿童们的节日,他们可以乔装打扮,到邻居家要糖吃。这是一个复合句,whentheycandressupandgototheirneighboursh

22、omestoaskforsweets是非限制性定语从句。dressup:wearonesbestclothes;putonfancydress,etc.盛装;打扮youdoneasyouare.你用不着穿讲究的衣服,就穿平时的衣服来吧。childrenlovedressingup.孩子们都喜欢化装打扮。TheyweredressedupinVictorianclothes.他们化装成维多利亚时代的人。Fillintheblanksusingthecorrectformoftheverbs:dress,putonandwear.)Sheis_agoldring.2)Shehurriedly_he

23、rsonandtookhimtothekindergarten.3)Rememberto_yourcoat.Itiscoldoutside.7.Iftheneighboursdonotgiveanysweets,thechildrenmightplayatrickonthem.如果邻居们不给糖果,孩子们可能会捉弄他们。trick)n.thingdoneinordertodeceiveoroutwitsb.诡计;花招youcantfoolmewiththatoldtrick!你玩弄那种老花招骗不了我！playatrickonsb.对某人施用诡计;对某人搞恶作剧;诈骗某人;开某人的玩笑2)vt.d

24、eceive欺骗;诈骗youvebeentricked.你受骗了。Hetrickedmeintogivinghimthemoney.他哄骗我给了他钱。Herpartnertriedtotrickheroutofhershare.她的合伙人企图骗走她的股份。8.Indiahasanationalfestivalonoctober2tohonormohandasGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndiasindependencefromBritain.在印度,10月2日是纪念莫罕达斯•甘地的全国性节日,他是帮助印度脱离英国而独立的领袖。gainvt.obtai

25、n,win获得;得到;赢得gainsb.saffections赢得某人的喜爱Hequicklygainedexperience.他很快就有经验了。onlyaftertenyearsinthecountrydidshegainhercitizenship.她在这个国家住了十年后才取得了公民身份。9.Peoplearegratefulbecausetheirfoodisgatheredforthewinterandtheagriculturalworkisover.越冬的粮食收集起来了,而农活季节已经过去,人们都心怀感激。gathervt.&eorbringsb./sth.together

26、inoneplace搜集;集合;聚集Givemetimetogatherinformation.给我些时间搜集资料。Theteachergatheredthepupilsroundher.老师把小学生们聚集在她周围。“children,gatherround,andmissAlicewilltellyouafable.”“孩子们,大家聚拢点,爱丽丝小姐给你们讲个寓言故事。”0.Somepeoplemightwinawardsfortheirfarmproduce,likethebiggestwatermelonorthemosthandsomerooster.有些人可能因为他们的农产品（参加评

27、选）而获奖,比如最大的西瓜或最帅的公鸡。award)n.thingoramountawarded奖;奖品Sheshowedustheawardsshehadwon.她给我们看她赢得的奖品。marygotanawardandwasabletofinishherstudy.玛丽得到了助学金,得以完成学业。2)vt.makeanofficialdecisiontogivesth.tosb.asaprize,aspaymentorasapunishment授予;判定Theschoolawardedmarryaprize.学校（因为她工作出色而）奖励了玛丽。Hewasawardedthegoldmeda

28、lforbeingthefastestrunner.他跑得最快,因而获得了金牌。Thecourtawardedhimdamagesof$50000.法庭判给他50000美元损害赔偿费。1.chinaandjapanhavemid-autumnfestivals,whenpeopleadmirethemoonandinchina,enjoymooncakes.中国和日本都有中秋节,这时人们会赏月。在中国,人们还品尝月饼。admirevt.regardsb./sth.withrespect,pleasure,satisfaction,etc.赞美;钦佩;羡慕Iadmireherforherbrav

29、ery.我钦佩她的勇气。wealladmiredherforshesavedthechildrenfromthefire.她把孩子们从大火中救出来,我们都钦佩不已。Everybodyadmireshimforhisfinesenseofhumor.人人都钦佩他那绝妙的幽默感。【拓展】admirable令人钦佩的；值得赞美的admirationn.钦佩；赞美2.Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.最富生气而又最重要的节日就是告别冬天

30、、迎来春天的日子。lookforwardto:expect;anticipatesth.withpleasure期望;盼望;期待lookforwardtoonesholidays,theweekend,atriptothetheater盼望放假、周末、去看戏wearesomuchlookingforwardtoseeingyouagain.我们非常盼望再见到你。【注意】该短语中to为介词,后接名词、代词或动名词。类似的短语还有devote.to,leadto,be/getusedto;getdownto;stickto等。3.Thecountry,coveredwithcherrytreeflowers,lo