Unit 3 Festivals and customs Welcome to the unit & Reading 课件 2023-2024学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）必修第二册

Unit 3 Festivals and customs Welcome to the unit & Reading Vocabulary 1. decorate decorate...with...用....装饰 decoration n.装饰，装潢:装饰品 练习：They _________ the room with flowers and balloons. decorate 2. opportunity take/seize/use/provide/miss an opportunity to do sth把握/抓住/利用/提供/错失(做某事的)机会 opportunity for (doing)sth(做)……的机会/时机 练习：She saw the _________ on a billboard to realize her dream to become a singer. opportunity 3. impression a good/bad/deep impression 好的/坏的/深刻的印象 sb's first impression 某人的第一印象 have/get a(n)… impression of… 对……有……的印象 impress vt.& vi. 给……留下深刻的好印象；使铭记 impress sb. with sth.使某人对某事印象深刻 be impressed on one's mind/memory印入某人的脑海/记忆中 练习：That day I didn't learn much about animals or trees, but I learnt an ____________ (impress) lesson about gravity(重力)! impression 4. entrance the entrance to/of sth....的入口 college entrance examination高考;大学入学考试 练习：I'll meet you at the main ________. entrance 5. formal formally adv官方地;正式地 informal adj.非正式的，不拘礼节的，随便的 练习：She has a very ________ manner, which can seem unfriendly. formal Reading Watch the video let bad memories go and make a wish for the future hold parties, singing and dancing around a midsummer pole for three days remember loved ones who are no longer alive Answer the questions (1) What Chinese festivals are similar to each of the three festivals in the video? Yi Peng Lantern Festival is similar to the Lantern Festival in China. On both festivals people make lanterns. Midsummer's Day is similar to the Dragon Boat Festival. Both celebrate the start of summer, though the latter takes on other meanings as it develops. The Day of the Dead is similar to the Qingming Festival. Both festivals are celebrated for people to remember their loved ones who are no longer with them. (2) What other festivals around the world do you know about? I once read about Winter Scareaway Festival in Hungary. People dress up as scary monsters to scare off winter and mark the start of spring. • How can you learn about foreign customs and