内容正文:
短语检测
1.各种菜肴
2.呼吸这浓郁的香味
3.不能更快乐
4.让空气充满温暖
5.为欢乐的时刻装饰一番
6.代表喜庆、吉祥和幸福
7.聚集在电视机前
8.看着他年迈的父母
9.放炮竹
10.被照亮
1.all sorts of dishes
2.breathe in the rich smell
3.couldn't be happier
4.fill the air with warmth
5.be decorated for the joyous occasion
6.represent joy luck and happiness
7.gather around the television
8.look at his ageing parents
9.set off firecracks
10.be lit up with
Unit 3
Festivals and customs
welcome to the unit
Lead-in
Customs tell a man who he is, where he belongs, what he must do.
—Robert A. Heinlein
What festivals do you know in other countries?
Christmas Eve Mass in church
(平安夜弥散)
Religious festivals
Seasonal and harvest festivals
Tanabata Summer Festival in Japan
(七夕夏日祭)
Food and drink festivals
La Tomatina in Spain
(番茄大战)
Art festivals
Cannes Film Festival in France
(戛纳电影节)
Watch the video and complete the sentences.
Yi Peng Lantern Festival is celebrated in Chiang Mai, Thailand as a way to __________ _______________________________________.
Midsummer’s Day is celebrated in Sweden for people to _______________________________
_______________________________________.
The Day of the Dead, which lasts ___________, is a festival in Mexico for people to _______________________________________.
memories go and make a wish for the future
hold parties, singing and dancing
around a midsummer pole
let bad
for 3 days
remember loved ones who are no longer alive
Discussion
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 a