Revision Module 3 Unit One Festivals around the world

Qingming Festival is held to satisfy and please the ancestors. Lantern Festival has its origin as an event in memory of Quyuan, an ancient poet. April Fools' Day is a day to play tricks on others. Halloween falls on the day when USA gained its independence. On Thankgiving Day, families will gather for a big meal and have fun together. On Mid-Autumn Day, families members look forward to meeting each other. Easter is an important religious and social festival in celebration of the birth of Jesus. It is the custom for people to starve on Christmas Eve. T F T F T T F F

Key words: 1. 祖先,祖宗 2. 起源,由来 3. 到来,到达者 n. 4. 国家的,民族的 5. 赢得,获得 6. 独立,自主 7. 农业的,农艺的 ancestor origin arrival national gain independence agricultural

8. 欧洲的,欧洲人 9. 集合,聚集,搜集 10.风俗,习惯 11. 授予,判定 12. 精力充沛的 13. 衣服 14. 宗教上的,虔诚的 European gather custom award energetic clothing religious

15.每日的,日常的 16. 许可,允许 n. 17. 愚弄,欺骗 18. 溺死,淹没 19. 可爱的,有趣的 20. 明显的,显而易见的 21.对,双,夫妇 daily permission fool drown lovely obvious couple

重点短语: 1.发生,举行 2. 饿死 3.缺乏, 渴望,极需 4.对…满意 5. 使某人满意的是 6.许多,大量的 take place starve to death starve for sth be satisfied with.. to one’s satisfaction plenty of

7. 导致,通向.. 8. 为了纪念… 9.打扮,装饰 10. 穿着 11.开某人的玩笑 12. 欺骗某人做… 13. 一到达就… lead to … in memory of … dress up be dressed in… play a trick on … trick sb into doing … on one’s arrival

14. 授/颁奖给某人 15. 因某事而羡慕某人 16. 期望,期待,盼望 17.日夜,昼夜 18. 好像,似乎 19. 即使 20. 与某人玩得开心 award a prize to sb admire sb for sth look forward to day and night as if / as though even if / even though have fun with sb

21.未经允许/同意 22.出现,到场 23. 守信用,履行诺言 24. 某人做…是愚蠢的. 25. 欺骗某人做… 26.屏息,屏气 27.上气不接下气 without permission turn up keep one’s word It’s foolish of sb to do.. fool sb into doing … hold one’s breath be out of breath

28.原谅某人某事 29.因某事向某人道歉 forgive sb for sth apologize to sb for sth make an apology to sb for sth

Many girls s________ themselves to lose weight. He g ______ confidence from his success one after another. Many festivals are held in memory of our a________, namely our forefathers. With the boy l______ the way, we had no trouble in finding the village. West Lake with its beauty is really a f_____ for the eyes. Scientists are still researching on the o______ of the universe. Guests can have their meals on their a_______ at the hotel. A crowd soon g________ around the place where the accident happened. tarve ained ncestors eading east rigin rrival athered

Many a_______ will be given to the winners in the coming music ceremony. Tom Bruce is considered as a h________ man and that is why he attracts much attention from ladies. The school is widely a________ for its excellent teaching and graduates. It is quite o________ that the poor children are in need of better clothing and food. We a________ for the inconvenience that the delay may bring to you. India won its i____________ from Britain in 1947. There is no p_________ that you can pass the test if you remain lazy like this. You can’t enter the manager’s office without his p_________. wards andsome dmired bvious pologise ndependence ossibility ermission

Fill in the blanks using the words in their proper forms. foolish, energy, custom, social, nation, sad, announce, day Yue Fei is considered as one of our _______ heroes. Attention, please! I have an ______________ to make. ___________ think highly of the service of the hotel. Such behavior is not acceptable in a civilised _______. The young man is really _________ and often works late into night. Ancient poets used to drown their _______ in drinking. He can’t stand being ________ in public. Celebrating festivals is a part of our _____ life. national announcement Customers society energetic sadness fooled daily

Learn to use At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find… starve, starving, starvation, Have you anything to eat? I am ________. Thousands of children die of ____________ every year in African countries. He would rather ______ than beg for food. Many graduates in China are _______ for a well-paid job. starving starvation starve starving

Learn to use …the leader who helped gain India’s independence from Britain. Currently many teenagers _______ on their parent too much in their daily life. In other words, they are too ________ on their parents. However, according to scientists, _____________ is a key factor in the growth of young people. They must learn to live ___________. depend dependent independence independently

改错 Do you know the girl wears a red skirt? Have on more clothes or you will catch a cold. Dressing in their best clothes, the villagers went to the party. The poet who puts a black suit on is from Britain. Look! The little boy is dressed himself. She always wears a sunny smile whenever she enters the class. _____ wearing _____ Put _____ Dressed has _____ _____ dressing Right …when they can dress up and go to their neighbors’ homes to ask for sweets.

…People should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. in search of Many soldiers went into the forest _____________ the lost child. A banquet was held _______________the visiting president. I would like to offer you some money ___________ your books. A new table has been bought _________ the old one. He is rather rich __________ knowledge and humor. __________ emergency, it is important to keep calm. in hornor of in exchange of in place of in terms of In case of

Retell the text of unit 1 ________ and celebrations of all kinds are held everywhere. The most ancient festivals would ________ the end of cold weather, planting in spring and ________ in autumn. Others were held when hunters had caught animals. They would _______ if food was difficult to find. Some festivals are held to _______ the dead, or _______ and please the ancestors. Also, festivals can be held as an honor to famous people or to the gods, for example, the ____ ____ ______in China honors the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. Festivals celebrate harvest starve honour satisfy Dragon Boat Festival

India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s _______________ from Britain. In harvest festivals, people are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and a season of ____________work is over. The _________ Festival is the most important festival in China. Easter is an important ___________ and social festival in ________ ________ countries. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our ___________ and forget our work for a little while. independence agricultural Spring western / Christian religious customs

A. rewards B. prizes C. awards D. results Practice 1. Nick is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does ________ his boss.(2000年北京春季) A. serves B. satisfies C. promises D. supports 2. It is widely accepted that young babies learn to do things because certain acts lead to ___. (2001年上海卷) A. rewards B. prizes C. awards D. results 3. Our ________ protects us from the cold. A.dress B.clothing C. clothes D.cloth B A B

Practice Walking around, I found the city was full of people _____ for the festival. A. wearing B. had new clothes on C. dressing up D. dressed up 5. —_______ I speak to Mary, please? —I’m sorry she ______ come to the phone because she isn’t in. A. Might; won’t B. Can; mustn’t C. May; can’t D. Could; shouldn’t 6. The moment we had looked forward to ______ finally. A. coming B. comes C. came D. has come D C C

节日的用意是庆祝重要的事件，每年的不同时 候都有节日。在古代，人们没有足够的食物，经 常饥饿致死，只有在过节时他们才能饱吃一顿。 春节是中国最重要的节日，它庆祝农历新年的 到来，也是家人团聚的时候。除夕之夜，人们 穿着漂亮的新衣服，与家人团聚一起吃丰盛的 年饭。大人习惯上要给孩子们压岁钱，祝福孩 子们新年好运。在许多地方，人们放鞭炮。饺 子是最传统的食物。孩子们盼望过新年，因为 他们可以吃美味的东西，穿新衣服，开心地玩， 更重要得是，他们可以得到父母、亲戚的压岁钱。

Festivals are meant to celebrate important events and they take place in different time of year. In ancient times, people had not enough to eat and often starved to death. Only in festivals could they have a big meal. The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China to celebrate the arrival of lunar new year. It is the time for the reunion of the family members. In the evening before the Spring Festival, dressed up in beautiful new clothes, families get together and have a big meal. It is the custom of the adults to give lucky money to the children for good luck. In many places people like to set off firecrackers. Dumplings are the most traditional food. Children like the festival very much, because they can have delicious food, wear new clothes and have fun with each other. Most importantly, they can get some lucky money from their parents and relatives.