Unit 2 Let's Celebrate! Starting out & Using language 课件-2023-2024学年高一英语外研版（2019）必修第二册

B2U2 Let’s celebrate! Starting out & Using language Activity 1: answer the questions. 1. What festivals are mentioned? 2. When & where are these festivals celebrated? 3. Why do people celebrate the festivals? What Where/When Why Hanami The Rose Festival Mid-Autumn Day The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Japan/ in spring in Bulgaria/ in summer in China/ in autumn in Harbin, China/ in winter To celebrate the changing seasons and express their appreciation of nature. Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences. (P17, A2) ______________ is to celebrate the harvest. ___________ is to celebrate a season. ______________ is to honour an event. _____________________ is to honour a person. Thanksgiving May Day Freedom Day Dragon Boat Festival Expressions for introducing festivals Time & Place 庆祝：take place/ celebrate / hold/observe fall on +具体某天 农历五月初五：on the fifth day of the fifith lunar month 为了纪念：in memory/honor of 是……的机会a chance/time to 为了庆祝/纪念to celebrate/honor 庆祝活动：celebrations 表达感谢：give thanks for… 团员聚餐：get together for a big dinner 准备装饰：prepare decorations Purpose Activities See how people celebrate Lantern Festival (underline) In our restaurant, we offer Western dinners and desserts. But to celebrate this festival, we prepare Chinese dishes, too. Rice balls are very popular. a chef 元宵：yuanxiao；the rice glue ball；sweet dumplings 汤圆：glutinous rice balls；glue pudding；sweet dumplings Eating Tangyuan is an important tradition for the Lantern Festival. a volunteer The lantern fair attracts a lot of people, so it’s one of the busiest times of year for the traffic police. We do our best to help the traffic police keep everyone safe. a child an anchorwoman/ a hostess Today, I gave my aunt some flowers and a scarf. I received a red envelope from her. The fireworks will start at 8:00 this evening in Renmin Square... let/set off fireworks 放烟花 To celebrate the Lantern Festival, we decorate our windows with balloo