Festival around the world
halloween , october 31 万圣节
a special day for making merry, wearing costumes and playing old-fashioned games. a favorite with children.
easter 复活节
a christian holy day in march or april when christians remember the death of christ and his return to life.
thanksgiving day 感恩节
generally the fourth thursday in november, set aside for national thanksgiving, especially for our democratic form of government. it is a legal holiday in all states.
labor’s day 劳动节
the first monday in september. set aside to honor labor, it is a legal holiday in all states.
christmas day, december 25 圣诞节
this is both a legal and religious holiday, it observes the anniversary of the birth of jesus. all states and all those of the christian faith celebrate this holiday.
warming up by learning vocabulary
turn to page 96, and go over the vocabulary list for unit 1. find out the relationship between the spelling and the pronunciation.
2. pre-reading by imagining and sharing
hello! now you can celebrate everyday! everyday is a holiday. imagine somewhere someone is celebrating right now. our world is filled with mystical celebrations and powerful memories. come and tell the class what holiday it is today.
3. talking and sharing
work in groups of four. tell your group mates what festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in your city or town?
4. listening to the recording
now please listen to the recording of the text festivals and celebrations. pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence. i will play the tape twice.
5. reading and underlining
next you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. copy them to your notebook after class as homework.
collocations from festivals and celebrations
hold festivals and celebrations, catch animals, have food吃饭, light fires, make music, bring a year of plenty带来富足的一年, honour the dead纪念死去了的人, satisfy and please sb.讨好取悦某人, do harm to对……有害, clean the graves扫墓, light incense, in memory of 纪念；追念, light lamps, play music, lead sb. back to earth, on an important feast day, in the shake of sth., offer sth. to sb., have the origin as an event, ask for sth., dress up乔装打扮；穿上盛装, play a trick诈骗；开玩笑, hold festivals as an honour to sb., a national holiday, gain …’s independence, gather… for…, a season of agricultural work, decorate churches with 用……装饰教堂, get together聚会, have meals吃饭, win awards for sth., admire the moon, give gifts of moon cakes, an energetic and important festival, look forward to期望；期待；盼望, eat dumplings吃饺子, give sb. lucky money给某人压岁钱, in red paper, dragon dances, celebrate the lunar new year庆祝阴历的新年, take place发生, day and night日日夜夜, loud music, colourful clothing of all kinds, an important religious and social festival, be covered with 由……覆盖., have fun with each other彼此玩得开心, enjoy life享受生活, be proud of为……自豪, forget sth. for a little while暂时忘记某事
