1. mean mean to do mean doing What do you mean_______ it （你打算怎么处理） ? Refusing means _________ longer.( 拒绝意味着在此呆 更久） Festivals are meant to celebrate important events. to do with staying here 意欲做, 打算做 意味着做

take place 发生, 举行 ; 侧重安排或计划而发生的事, 带有 “ 非偶然 ” 的意思 break out ( 火灾、战争、疾病 ) 突然发生、爆发 happen “ 发生 ” ，碰巧，恰好, 普通用词，含义很广。常 指具体客观事物或情况的发生，含有 “ 偶然 ” 的意味。 1) The wedding will ____________tomorrow. 2) The traffic accident __________ on Wednesday. 3) The Second World War __________in ) I __________ to be on the spot when they were quarreling. take place happened broke out happened 2.take place

Festivals of the Dead Oban (Japan) Day of the Dead (some Western countries) Halloween (Mexico) The festivals of the Dead are held ____________ the dead or _______ancestors, Halloween is children’s festival, they can ________ and go to their neighbors’ to ask for sweets. If the neighbors do not give any sweets, the children might _____________ them. in memory of satisfy dress up play a trick on

3. People light incense in memory of their ancestors. 这本书是为了纪念这位伟大的科学家而写的。 The book was written in order to in memory of the great scientist. The film was made ______ Comrade Kong Fansen. (Which of the following is not correct?) A.in honour of B.in memory of C. in praise of D.in charge of 歌颂 为纪念 为庆祝 为寻找 in praise of in honor of in celebration of in search of 负责，掌管

4. Children can dress up and go to their neghbours’ homes to ask for sweets. dress oneself/ sb 给自己 / 某人穿衣（表动作） be dressed in + 衣服、颜色（表状态） ◆ _____ in her best clothes, the girl tried to make herself ________ at the party. A. Dressed ; noticed B. Dressing; to be noticed C. Get dressed; noticed D. Dressing; noticing ◆ Get up and _____ quickly. A. have on B. put on C. dress D. wear {

dress, put on, wear, have on 的区别 dress: put on: 1.Wait a minute---I'm just ________ the baby. 2.He __________ nothing _______ except a hat. 3.She got out of the bath and ____________her clothes. 4.Do you know the lady _________ the glasses. wear: have on: 表动作， +sb 表动作, +sth 表状态，穿着，戴着 表状态，多用于口语，没有进行时 wearing put on onhad/has dressing

Festivals to honor people Dragon Boat Festival (China) Columbus Day (India) festival to honor Gandhi (In the USA) 1. Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Qu Yuan in the New World. (True or False) 2. India has a national festival to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s independence from Britain. (True or False)

Harvest Festival Harvest (In European countries ) Thanksgiving (China and Japan) Mid-autumn (In European countries) How do people celebrate the festivals ? *decorate…with… *get together to … *win awards for … *admire the moon( 赏月 )…

5. Some people might win awards for their farm produce. ◆ A medal was ____ to the best speller in the class. A. rewarded B. awarded C. prize D. awarding ◆他被授予一等奖。 He ____ _______ the first prize. 我获得了口语比赛的一等奖。 I ____ __ ____ ____ in the oral contest. 他们因他救了那小孩而奖赏他。 They ________ _____ for saving the child. He ___ _________ for saving the child. was awarded won the first prize rewarded him was rewarded

medal, prize, reward, award 的区别 medal: prize: 1.He was nominated for the best actor ____________. 2.He got a gold __________ in the Olympics. 3.Winning the match was just ___________ for the effort that the team had made. 4.His poem won the first _________ in the contest. reward: award: 奖牌，奖章，纪念章 奖项，奖金 回报，报酬 奖品；因优点奖励或授予的东西 prize reward medal award

Spring Festivals Spring Festival (In China ) Easter (Japan) Cherry Blossom Festival (For Christians around the world) What can we learn about Easter according to the text? A. It is an important political( 政治的 ) festival. B. It celebrates the return of the ancestors. C. It takes place forty days before carnivals. D. It is widely accepted by Christians all over the world.

6.look forward to: 期盼 e.g. 1.I'm looking forward to your reply. 2.I'm looking forward to flying in the sky like a bird. look after: look out: look up: 照料 注意，当心 查询，抬头看 +(doing) sth look through: 翻阅，浏览 look into: 调查 look up to: 仰慕，尊敬 look down upon/on: 轻视，看不起 +(doing) sth look forward to 向往 …… pay attention to 注意 …… stick to 坚持 get down to 开始认真干 …… devote… to… 贡献 …… 给 …… attach importance to… 把 … 很看重

We’re looking forward to _____ your letter soon. A.receive B.receiving C.received D.have received The day which he was looking forward ________ at last. A.to come B.to coming C.to came D.came to came ( ) To our disappointment, the trip we had been looking forward to __________in the heavy rain. A. starting B. start C. to start D. started

have fun with sb./sth: e.g. 1.We had great fun play in the swimming pool. 2.Don't make a fun of those children. 和某人 / 某物玩得开心 doing sth: 做某事开心 Have fun! =Have a good time! 祝玩得开心！ make fun of: 开 的玩笑. playing 7.People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other.

Cherry Blossom Festival (March 15- April 15) 8.The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow. It looks as if it is going to rain. I treat you as if I were your mother. He looks as though he were ill. If you dip half of your pencil in water, it looks as though it were broken. 虚拟语气 ( 从句所用的时态比前面真实句所用的时态 倒退一个时态.) 陈述语气 ( 表示很可能的事实就用陈述语气 )

1. 万盛节是用来纪念祖先的。孩子们很渴望它，他们可以乔装打扮 上邻居家要糖吃。如果他们什么也不给，那么孩子们就可以捉弄 他们了。 2. 感恩节是非常喜庆的节日。越冬的粮食收集起来了，农活结束了， 人们都心怀感激。有些人可能因为他们的农产品（参加各种评选） 而获奖。 中国有中秋节，这时人们会赏月，品尝月饼。 3. 最富有生气而又最重要的节日，就是春节了。中国人过春节要吃 饺子、鱼和肉，还要给孩子们送红纸包着的压岁钱。（他们）舞 龙灯、狂欢，全家人聚在一起欢庆阴历年。 Halloween is ____ ____ ___ the ancestors. Children are ________ ______ to celebrating it, who can ____ ___ and go to their neighbors’. If they don’t give any sweets, the children might ___ __ ____ ___ them. in memory of Thanksgiving is a happy event. People are grateful because their food is ________and the ___________work is over. Some people might win _______for their farm _________ The most ________ and important festivals are spring festivals. At the Spring Festival in China, ……the Lunar New Year together. looking forward to dress up play a trick on gathered agricultural awards produce energetic

There are all kinds of festivals and celebrations around the world, which are held for different reasons. Some festivals are held to respect the dead or please the ancestors in case they may do harm, while other festivals are held to honor famous people.People celebrate Columbus Day in honor of the act of arriving of Columbus. India has a national festival to honor Gandhi, the leader who helped win India’s independence. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is collected for the winter. In Halloween, children can wear beautiful clothes and play a joke on the neighbors if they don’t get sweets. And in the most energetic and important festivals, people expect the end the winter and love to meet to eat, drink and have a good time with each other. Comprehension Practice satisfyhonour in memory of might play a trick on arrival gain gathered dress up have fun with look forward to get together

People in the United States______ their mother with a special day--- Mothers’ Day. It _________in May. The day is________to show love and respect for mother. On Mothers’ Day people _________and wear carnations( 康乃馨 ). People hold the ______that a red one symbolizes( 象征 ) a living mother while a white one symbolizes a dead one. Many people attend ___ _____activities ___________the dead ones. celebrate, belief, religious, honour, admire take place, dress up, in memory of takes place celebrated dress up belief religious in memory of What should/will you do on Mothers’ Day to honour your mother ? honour Situational Practice

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