北師大版高中英語必修一unit3lesson1Festivals

1、Celebrati onFestivalsPart A Warm-up:1. Look at the photos. What are the people celebrati ng?|Key Words:graduation , a birthday, Christmas, passing an exam, winning acholarship , a sporting victory,the Mid Autu mn Festival , the New Year, awedd ing, Hallowee n, the Drag on Boat Festival2. What have y

2、ou celebrated rece ntly?Part B Readi ng: FestivalsBefore you start1. Whats your favourite seas on? What festivals happe n duri ng your favourite seas on?FestivalsA: AutumnEvery year in September or October, the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated by the Chinese people allover the world. On this day, t

3、he moon is said to be its biggest and brightest. People like to meet in the eveningand watch the moon.The Mid-Autumn Festival is important because it is a specialoccasion for family. It is also a day for specialfoods like moon cakes. There are all kinds of moon cakes. Traditional moon cakes are usua

4、lly made with beanpaste, but nowadays, there are many different kinds of moon cakes including fruit, coffee, chocolate and evenice-cream moon cakes.B: WinterThe Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month . It marks the end of the ChineseNew Yearcelebration s.There are many

5、stories about how the Lantern Festival started. In one story, lanterns were lit to celebratethe power of light over darkness . In another story, a town was almost destroy ed but the light from manylanterns saved it. The story was about a god who wanted to burn down the town. He was fooled when he sa

6、wthousands of lanterns. He thought the town was already burning.In the past, lanterns were usually lit by candles and decorated with pictures of birds, animals and flowers,etc. Nowadays, most lanterns are made with light bulbs and batteries , and they come in many shapes andsizes. In the north-easte

7、rn part of China, there are even ice-lanterns.The special food for the Lantern Festival is the sweet dumpling . Sweet dumplings are boil ed and servedin hot water.C: SummerThe Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year, As it is in early summer,it marks the begi

8、nning of the hottest season of the year.The tradition of the Dragon Boat Festival started more than 2,000 years ago. In the old days, dragon boatraces were organized only by Chinese people. However, in recent years, people from other cultures havealsotaken part in races and enjoyed the fun.There is

9、a special food for the festival. It is called zongzi, which issticky rice in fresh bamboo leavesRead to lear n2. Read the texts again and fill in the table with the informationyou read from the texts. Add anothertypical festival that you know well.FestivalsSeason& date/mon thTypical activity or

10、foodThe Mid-Autu mnFestivalThe LanternFestivalThe Dragon BoatFestivalvoice your opinion3. Do you think too much money is spent at festival times? Why or why not?4. Which festival in China is most important for children? Young people? Old people? Women and men?Part C Grammar: The Passive5. Look at th

11、e first sentence in each group and complete the second sentence with the correct verb forms.(1) the Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated by Chinese people all over the world.Traditi onal moon cakes_ (make) with beam paste.(2) In one story, lantern s were lit to celebrate the power of light over dark ne

12、ss.In the old days, drago n boat races_ only_(orga ni se) by the Chin ese people.6. Look at the give n senten ces and work out the correct verb forms of the other senten ces.(1) A school fot the blind has been opened in the area.The wedd ing celebration_ (arra nge).(2) The theatre is being built in

13、the centre of the city.The mone_(collect) for the disabled.(3) The girl was being operated on in the hospital.The house_ (pa int) white whe n I was there. We use the Passive in the following cases:(1) 不知道也不需要知道誰做的這件事時：The streets were decorated with flowers.(2)“動作執(zhí)行者”顯而易見時：Rice is grow n in the sout

14、h of Chi na.(3) 動作本身比“動作執(zhí)行者”更重要，或不想指出誰做的這件事時：These beliefs were not en couraged by the church.(4) 在書面語，特別是在科技報告、報刊文章中，被動語態(tài)比主動語態(tài)更正式。例如：Each country was allowed to design their own Euro coins which could be used in any of the participating coun tries.The Internation Space Station is now being built in

15、 the Eart orbit.時態(tài)（被動）形式一般現(xiàn)在時現(xiàn)在進行時一般過去時過去進行時現(xiàn)在完成時7. Put the verbs in brackets into the Passive. Use the Present Simple or Past Simple tense.Every year in April, the Water Festival_ (celebrate) among the Dai people inXishua ngba nna. During this festival, water_(splash) everywhere to wash away theold

16、 and welcome the n ew. Buckets of water_(carry) around the streets and peopleattack each other by splash ing anyone and every one.Tourists_(tell) that they are welcome to joi n in but they cannot splash seniorcitize ns, small childre n and police on duty!The festival marks the Dai New Year and_ (rel

17、ate) to Buddhist traditi ons. Overthree days, Buddha statues_ (wash), drag on boats_(race)and rockets_(la un ch) in celebrati on.8. Change the followi ng sen ten ces into the Passive.(1) Stress is affect ing my health.(2) They are moving people out of the houses.(3) He has already inven ted the min

18、i-helicopter.(4) They have put out the forest fire.(5) He was repairi ng the car whe n I got there.(6) They were decorati ng the house whe n the accide nt happe nde.Part C Grammar9. Choose the words below and complete the senten ces.burn dow n, celevrate, mark, light, decorate, in elude, boil, take

19、part in(1) The room_by doze ns of can dles.(2) Tom_his room with some photos of sports stars.(3) A firework display was orga ni sed to_the Queensbirthday.(4) The party is for stude nts to_ their graduati on with family and frie nds.(5) I_ in the soccer team whe n the best player broke his leg.(6) Th

20、e school_by a mad man. Only two classrooms still sta nd.(7) Would you like to_ the race tomorrow? You have to run 10km.(8) The water must_ to make sure it is clea n and safe to drink.1. We can finish the work in two days.The work_ _ _ in two days.2. They produce silk in Suzhou.Silk_ _ in Suzhou.3. The childre n will sing an En glish song.