内容正文:
Unit 2 Lets celebrate!
单元核心素养
单
元
核
心
素
养
语言
能力
核心
单词
honourꎬ decorationꎬ freedomꎬ participateꎬ voteꎬ regardlessꎬ
inequalityꎬ limitlessꎬ regardꎬ regularꎬ complainꎬ warningꎬ
starvingꎬ indicateꎬ requestꎬ waveꎬ attractꎬ competitionꎬ formalꎬ
hostꎬ occasionꎬ admitꎬ effortꎬ lossꎬ processꎬ retiredꎬ exist
核心
短语
regard. . . as. . . ꎬ regardless ofꎬ take placeꎬ in memory ofꎬ
be made intoꎬ instead ofꎬ as well asꎬ be keen onꎬ put upꎬ depend on
Modals(2) 语法
写一封表达观点的信件 写作任务
文化
意识
比较中外节日的差异ꎬ并从中分析、了解
东西方文化的特点ꎬ增强跨文化交际的意
识ꎻ运用英语介绍中国传统节日ꎬ主动传播
和弘扬中国优秀传统文化
思维
品质
比较中外传统节日的异同ꎬ
形成正确的价值观和道德情感
学习
能力
把握语篇中主要事件的来龙去脉ꎻ在听、
读、看的过程中有选择地记录所需信息
单元话题导读
The Water Splashing Festival
The annual Water Splashing Festival of the
Dai ethnic minority falls during the New Year cele ̄
brations of the Dai Calendar. It is the most impor ̄
tant festival observed by the Dai ethnic people of
Xishuangbanna Prefecture.
The festival lasts for three days. The first two
days activities are concentrated on the banks of
the Lancang River. On the first dayꎬ a grand cele ̄
bration marks the beginning of the festival. An out ̄
door market is set upꎬ where locals go for New
Year shopping. It is also a great place to purchase
local souvenirs. Local food and snacks are other
highlights travellers may not want to miss. Artists
create sand carvings on open space close to the
market. A dragon boat race is held on the Lancang
River to ring out the old year in the afternoon. At
nightꎬthe banks of the river are colourfully litꎬand
locals float river lanterns on the river. Floating riv ̄
er lanterns is an old tradition in Chinaꎬwhich is
still preserved in many cities today. The practice is
thought to drive bad luck away and bring good
luck.
The third dayꎬ the climax of the festivalꎬ is
reserved for water splashing. On that dayꎬ the Dai
put on their newest and best clothesꎬand then as ̄
semble at the local Buddhist temple. The Water
Splashing ceremonyꎬ howeverꎬ is more than just
funꎻit also contains a religious element: wa