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Unit 1
Festivals and Celebrations
Period 3
Discovering Useful Structures
人教版(2019) 必修三
本课件所用配图及视频非作者本人所有,仅用于教育目的。
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Lead-in
Have you ever heard about the festival named Thanksgiving Day?
Lead-in
Video
The First Thanksgiving
Lead-in
Who do you want to thank on Thanksgiving?
Why?
New words
lunar
envelope
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Merry Christmas
New words
pumpkin
New words
pudding
mashed potatoes
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roast turkey
firework
New words
They left the lights down to create a comfortable atmosphere.
air or climate
New words
Dogs wag their tails when they are pleased.
please v.
Let’s play
Let’s play
1. Don't peek at your presents before Christmas ________.
2. Please enclose a self-addressed _________.
3. The talks proceeded in a friendly ____________.
4. They also find it difficult to be ________ by praise because they believe they are unworthy of praise.
5. This calendar is a _________ calendar.
Eve
envelope
atmosphere
pleased
lunar
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Pair work
Discuss the functions and meanings of the italicized -ing form.
Pair work
These lanterns are amazing.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, families gather to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious mooncakes.
Families celebrating the Lunar New Year can enjoy exciting dragon dances and carnivals together.
the -ing form as the predicative
the -ing form as the attribute before the moon
the -ing form as the attribute after the noun
the -ing form as the attribute before the noun
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Pair work
Find more examples from the unit with your partner, and then discuss the functions and meanings of the -ing form in specific sentences.
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Let’s learn
Read the following messages posted by some exchange students on an Internet forum. Underline the -ing form used as the attribute or the predicative.
Today 9:05 am
Sunnyli Discussion: Which festival is the best?
Rio Carnival! I spent a really fun day there with my friends. It was great fun walking along the streets, enjoying the relaxing atmosphere! The performances were just amaz