unit14festivals单元教案4.docx

1、unit14festivals单元教案4Unit 14 Festivals1. dress up 2. celebrate & congratulate 3. would & used to 4. as well as & as well 5. as much as 6. each time & time-clause7. Earth Day 8. Day Off & Day On 9. the living and the dead 10. rather & fairly, quite, pretty, very 表示程度 11. April Fools Day12. play tricks

2、 on sb 13. take in 14. decorate15. jealous & envy 16. grave & tomb17. lunar calendar & solar calendarWord Study1. theme a subject of a talk or piece of writing 题目；主题；话题Stamp collecting was the theme of his talk. an idea that is developed or repeated in the work of a writer or artist主题,中心思想 2. dress

3、up (Point 1) put on ones best or special clothes穿上盛装All the family members dressed up for the party. make sth or sb more attractive, as with clothing装饰;使变得更具魅力 put on a costume for fun or clothes for a part in a play 化装Mary was dressed up to play Cinderella in her school play. 3. parade: an occasion

4、 when a group of people stand or walk in aprocession so that people can look at them 游行 ;行进there used to be a military parade in Red square on I May.4. Ramadan: the ninth month of the year in the Moslem calendar 斋月5. Arabic: of or relating to Arabia, the Arabs, their language, or their culture.阿拉伯人的

5、(尤指其语言或其文学) Arab: a member of an Arabic-speaking people; a member of a peoplewho lived originally in Arabia and who now live in many part of the Middle East and North Africa 阿拉伯人 Arabia: a peninsula of southwest Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Politically, it includes Saudi Arabia, Ye

6、men, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait. Arabia has an estimated one third of the worlds oil reserves.阿拉伯半岛亚洲西南部的一个半岛，位于红海与波斯湾之间。政治上它包括沙特阿拉伯、也门、阿曼、阿联酋、卡塔尔、巴林及科威特。据估计，阿拉伯半岛拥有世界储油量的三分之一 Arabian: of Arabia, esp the peninsula consisting Saudi Arabia and several other countries 阿拉

7、伯的, 阿拉伯人的Arabian bird 凤凰 Arabian jasmine 白茉莉 Arabian camel (阿拉伯产的)单峰驼Arabian Nights一千零一夜(天方夜谭) Arabic : the Semitic language or writing of the Arabs which is the main language of North Arabia, the Middle East and Arabia 阿拉伯语6. holyconnected with God or with religion and therefore very special or sac

8、red神圣的；上帝的the Holy Bible 圣经 (used about a person) serving God; living according to a strict orhighly moral religious or spiritual system; pure; saintly 圣洁的 7. Easter: the Sunday in March or April when Christians celebrate Christsreturn to life 复活节8. symbol symbol something that represents or suggest

9、s something else such as an ideaor quality 象征The lion is often used as a symbol of courage.The colour white is a symbol of purity.In the picture the tree is the symbol of life and the snake the symbol ofevil. (for) a letter, sign or figure which expresses a sound, operation,number, chemical substanc

10、e, etc. 符号，记号, 标记H2O is the chemical symbol for water.In maths, x is the symbol for an unknown quantity.The marks +、 and are symbols for add, subtract, multiply,and divide.signa standard mark, something which is seen and represents a generally-known meaning; symbol 符号，记号The signs for add, subtract,

11、multiply and divide are +、.A red flag was placed there as a sign of danger.a movement of the body intended to express a particular meaning or command; signal 手势，姿势，信号He nodded as sign of agreement.She put her finger to her tips as a sign to be quiet.He made a sign for me to follow him. a notice givi

12、ng information, warning, direction, etc. 标志,标记,告示The sign by the road said No Parking. (of) something that shows or points to the presence or likely future existence of a particular condition, fact or quality 迹象;痕迹, 征兆There are no signs of life about the house. 这房子没有有人住的迹象。She saw no sign that he wo

13、uld change his mind.signal: something intended to warn, command, or give a message, such as a special sound of action; a indicator, such as a gesture or colored light, that serves as a means of communication. 信号,暗号The railway signal showed that the train could pass. Traffic signals tell drivers when

14、 to stop and go.9. fighting: the occasion when people fight 战斗, 打仗10. conflict a fight or argument 打斗; 争执a hand -to-hand conflict 短兵相接 a bloody conflict 血战 a difference between two or more ideas, wishes 冲突; 矛盾conflict between the two countries 两国间的冲突conflict between religion and science 宗教与科学之间的冲突 1

15、1. argument a disagreement esp one that is noisy; quarrel 争论, 争辩, 争吵The argument among the two parties was blown up by the press.夸大了 They were having an argument about whose turn it was to do thecooking.They got into an argument about politics. (for, against) a reason given to support or disprove so

16、mething论据; 理由; 理由There are many arguments against smoking. This argument, however, does not hold water.The risk of heart disease is a powerful argument against smoking. the use of reason to decide something or persuade someone 按理; 说理; 辩论; 说服We must settle this by argument not by fighting. a short ac

17、count of the story or subject of a book, poem, etc; summary (文学作品的)梗概; 概要; 指要; 主题 (idm) put forward an argument 提出论点 (idm) drive an argument / a point home: make ones point clear 把论点讲透彻, 阐明观点He drove home his point by citing specific examples. (idm) fall into an argument with 与.发生争论12. destruction d

18、estruction: destroying or being destroyed摧毁；毁灭；毁坏The fire caused the destruction of my books. construction: building or being built 建设，建造construction industry 建筑业The new airport is still under construction13. opinion what a person thinks about sth. based on personal judgment ratherthan actual facts

19、意见，看法， 主张 what people in general think about something 舆论Public opinion is against him. professional judgment or advice 专业性的 鉴定，劝告，意见You should get a second opinion from another doctor. (idm) in ones opinion: as sb thinks; as information, experience leadhim to believe照某人的意见In my opinion, he is not r

20、ight. 14. major great in size, importance, seriousness重大的; 主要的the major part 主要部分 major subjects 主修(专业)课程major party (有竞选力量的)主要政党a major surgical operation 外科大手术 an officer of middle rank in the army 陆军少校15. probably probably: almost (but not quite) certainly; according to what is likely;most likely

21、; presumably 很可能地；大概 possibly: perhaps; according what is possible 或许；也许16. honourn something that gives pride or pleasure 光荣It was a great honour to be asked to speak at the conference. the respect from other people that a person, country gets because ofhigh standards of behaviour and moral charact

22、er 崇敬 v to; show great respect for sb or sth or to give sb pride or pleasure 向.表示敬意I am very honoured by the confidence you have shown in me. to keep a promise to do sth履行诺言 17. ancestor ancestor: a person in your family who lived a long time before you,from whom you are descended; forebear 祖先Marys

23、ancestor settled in our country a hundred years ago. offspring: a child or children; the young of an animal后代 descendant: a person, an animal, or a plant whose descent can betraced to a particular individual or group 子孙18. principle a basic general rule or truth about sth原则；主义We believe in the princ

24、iple of equal opportunity for everyone.a rule for good behaviour, based on what each person believes is right行为准则a person of high moral principles a law of science 原理/ 定律 The system works on the principle that heat rises. 19. unity: the situation in which people are untied or in agreement 联合,团结, 统一

25、the unity of opposites 对立的统一the unity of motive and effective 动机和效果的统一Unity is strength, unity is victory. 团结就是力量, 团结就是胜利。20. communitythe group of people who live in a particular place, area or country 社会, 社区 community welfare department 社会福利部Recent increases in crime have disturbed the whole commu

26、nity. a group of people who have sth in common 团体，社团，界the Chinese community (纽约的)华侨（界）the community of scholars 学术界community antenna television (缩写为CATV)共用天线电视 society as a whole; the public 大众He did it for the interests of the community. 为了公众的利益才这么做21. nation a people who share common customs, orig

27、ins, history, and frequently language; a nationality 民族, the Chinese nation 中华民族 a relatively large group of people organized under a single, usually independent government; a country 国家 a most favoured nation 最惠国 the United Nations 联合国22. purpose: an aim or a goal; an intention or plan; a persons r

28、eason foran action the reason for doing or meaning sth 目的；意图The main purpose of this meeting is to decide what we should do about the problem of noise. having an aim or plan and acting according to it 有目标a good leader inspires people with a sense of purpose. (idm) on purpose: not by accident; with a

29、 particular intention 故意；蓄意I came a it early on purpose to see if I could help you. 23. creativity: the ability to make or produce new things, especially usingskill or imagination 创造力; 艺术创新We want teaching that encourages childrens creativity.24. faith firm belief; trust; complete confidence 信心；信念；信

30、任Children usually have faith in their parents.I have faith in his ability.We have faith in ourselves.We should have faith in our Party and our government.He has faith in my ability. I have faith in you; I am sure you will do well.He still has great talent, but he has lost faith in himself. (loyalty

31、to ones) word of; honour; promise (对承诺，诺言等的)信守You must keep faith with him.You cannot expect your friends to trust you if you do not keep faith withthem. Dont break faith with him. I kept faith with them.I told her in all good faith that I would be there, but I wasnt able to go. (in) belief and trust in God 对上帝的信仰Had it not been for her great faith in God, she would have given up. a system of religious belief; religion 宗教信仰Faith ca