实用综合英语课件

实用综合英语
Unit9Festivals
Christmas
ChristmasorChristmasDayisanannualcommemorationofthebirthofJesusChrist,celebratedgenerallyonDecember25asareligiousandculturalholidaybybillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.AfeastcentraltotheChristianliturgicalyear,itclostheAdventasonandinitiatesthetwelvedaysofChristmastide.Christmasisacivilholidayinmanyoftheworld'snations,iscelebratedbyanincreasingnumberofnon-Christians,andisanintegralpartoftheChristmasandholidayason.
PopularWesternFestivals
St.Valentine’sDay
St.Valentine’sDayiscelebratedeveryyearonFebruary14.ItisanimportanttraditionalfestivalinWesterncountrieswherepeoplepreparechocolates,greetingcardsandflowers.St.Valentine’sDayisthetimeforexpressingone’sloveandformakingaproposalofmarriagetoone’sbeloved.Today,St.Valentine’sDayhasbecomepopularthroughouttheworldsopeopleareveryfamiliarwiththefestival.
PopularWesternFestivals
AprilFool’sDay
April1isknownasAprilFool’sDay.Peopleldomcareaboutitsorigin.AccordingtocustomofWesterncountries,onthisdate,peopletellliestomakeafoolofothers.Themoreingeniousthelie,thebettertheliarwillbeadored.ThowhoarefooledonAprilFool’sDayarecalledAprilFools.Whensomeonesuccessfullyfoolsothers,hesmilesandsays“AprilFool’s!”,andthefoolwilllaughastheysuddenlyrealizewhathashappened.
PopularWesternFestivals
SpringFestival
TheSpringFestival,isthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinepeopleandiswhenallfamilymembersgettogether.TheSpringFestivalfallsonthe1stdayofthe1stlunarmonth,oftenonemonthlaterthantheGregoriancalendar.TheChineNewYearcelebrationsaremarkedbyvisitstokin,relativesandfriends,apracticeknownas"new-yearvisits"(BainianinPinyin).
ChineFestivals
LanternFestival
TheLanternFestivalisaChinefestivalcelebratedonthefifteenthdayofthefirstmonthinthelunaryearintheChinecalendar.YouwillneverconfuitwiththeMid-AutumnFestival.TheLanternFestivalofficiallyendstheChineNewYear.PeoplewilleatTangyuan,orricedumplings,whichinChinehasasimilarpronunciationwith"tuanyuan",tastingsweetanddelicious.
ChineFestivals
WhatdoesChristmasmeantoyou?Doyoucelebratethisfestival?
Doyouthinkit’simportanttoprervetheChinetraditionsfestivals?
GroupDiscussion
DivisionofTextA
Thetextcanbedividedinto3parts:
Part1(Paragraphs1-4):
Part1describeshowdisappointed“I”wasatmother’sdecisiontospendtheChristmasholidayatgrandma’s.
Part2(Paragraphs5-10):
Part2narrateshowwespentChristmasatgrandma’s.
Part3(Paragraph11):
Part3concludesthattheChristmasholidaywasameaningfuloneand“I”learnedalotfromit.
FurtherUnderstanding
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WhydidthewriterfeelthatitwasgoingtobetheworstChristmaswhendrivingtothegrandma’s?
Whatlessondoyouthinkthewriterlearnedfromtheexperience?
Shelearnedthatitwasaverybeautifulthingtogive.
Questions:
Becaushehadintendedtospendtheholidaywithherfriends.
Key
Key
DetailedReading
我本来想和我的朋友共度这个特殊的日子,而不是和几个住在破旧农场里的亲戚。
SentenceTranslation:
Ihadplannedtoobrvethisspecialoccasionwithmyfriends,insteadofsomerelativeslivingatanoldfarm.
SentenceParaphra:
这句话中hadintended是过去完成体的想象性用法,表示与过去事实相反的主观设想。除了动词intend可以以过去完成体出现表示过去未曾实现的希望、打算或意图外,还有hope,expect,think,mean(=intend),want,suppo等动词。如:
StructuralAnalysis:
-Ihadexpectedyoutocomeearliertohelpme.
-IhadhopedtoehimbeforeIleft,buthecouldn’tcome.
我本来指望你早点来给我帮忙的。
我本来希望走之前见他一面的,但他没能来。
“Ihadintendedtosharethisspecialtimewithmyfriends,notsomerelativesatanoldfarm.”