Unit2 Let's Celebrate! Starting out 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语外研版必修第二册

Hi everyone, i'm cc. Look, do you know what i've got on my hand? Yeah, it's a lantern, but it's a special one called a palace. Later, you know, he used to be hung up in the imperial palace, or officials mentioned as decoration. Then do you know which traditional chinese festival is the best time to watch lantern元宵节？Of course, IT is also called the lantern festival. The lantern festival has a history of more than two thousand years in china. IT is the first day with a full moon in the first dinner mom. People celebrate the chinese new year. From spring festival to the lantern festival. Houses and streets are decorated with lanterns and color hangings to promise a service and happy new year. After electricity was widely used, people no longer needed traditional entrance for a life, but holding large scale lantern shows still remain as a tradition. There are all kinds of entering float, big or small, a ha, I wish I had more than two eyes for these. The colorful entrance are usually made of paper or silk, painted with landscapes, flowers and birds, figures and auspicious ous patterns or words. Look, this is走马灯，a landing with a revolving circle of paper forces, telling interesting folk health. Well, this is a red gold lantern. The french is beautiful as that. Hey, these are river lanterns looking like stars in the river, so romantic there. The lanterns with riders of chinese characters. Now let me give you a lantern. Two brothers. They're slim and more. They usually appear in pairs at a dinner table. They are used not for soup, but conditions. They are daily articles used by chinese people. Can you guess what they are OK before I tell you the answer? Now lets see some other interesting things about the lantern. Setting off firecrackers and fireworks is a traditional activity of the lantern festival, drag IT dance and lion and dance. You must have watched them in chinatowns. There are also flow parade lander at dance, still show the Young old dance, no wonder people call IT a chinese carner seeking of the lantern festival, we need to talk about a traditional chinese food. 元宵节sweet dumplings made of blue sight flower in round sheep，they are usually made of sea nut and around shape symbolizes family, union and happiness in chinese. Back to the riddle, have you got the answer now? Yeah, there are two sticks they always appear in. Parents still say, well, after celebrating the lane festival, chinese people would start another large scale migration of returning to their work or study refreshed, and with the sweet love and best wishes from sir family to create a Better future with diligence and wisdom that's repeated year after year. Probably that's the secret of chinese staying dynamic. Let’s celebrate Book2 Unit2 Period1 Festivals 1 Hanami The Rose Festival The Mid-Autumn Day The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival The New Year To get together To have a birthday party To celebrate something happy Warming up. 1 Why do people celebrate? To have a festival What festivals are mentioned in the video? Why do people celebrate these festivals? Viewing. Watch the video and answer the questions. 1 What festivals are mentioned in the video? Why do people celebrate these festivals? Hanami The rose festival The Mid-Autumn Day The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival The New Year Hanami Viewing. Watch the video and answer the questions. 1 What festivals are mentioned in the video? The rose festival The Mid-Autumn Day The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival The New Year When Where Spring Summer Autumn Winter Winter Japan Bulgaria China China China Why do people celebrate these festivals? Throughout the year, people around the world celebrate _________________________ to express__________________________________. the changing seasons their appreciation of nature Throughout the year, people around the world celebrate the changing seasons to express their appreciation of nature. As spring approaches, the whole of Japan turns a shade of pink. It is time for hanami, which in English means flower viewing. People picnic under the cherry trees and admire the blossoms for the few short days before they fall to the ground. Read and recite the underline sentences. 1 In Bulgaria, people welcome summer by celebrating the rose festival. Traditionally, the festival begins with rose picking. During the parade that follows, rose growers sing and dance to express their joy at the harvest. A rose queen is selected every year to represent the unique beauty of these fragrant flowers. Read and recite the underline sentences. 1 Mid autumn day in China is also known as the moon festival. At that time of year, the moon is at its roundest and brightest, making it a symbol of unity in Chinese culture. That's why people in China regard the day as an occasion for family reunions. They gather with their families and eat mooncakes while enjoying the site of the full moon at night. Read and recite the underline sentences. 1 Winter is just right for the Harbin international ice and snow festival, the world's biggest winter festival of its kind. It presents various colorfully lit sculptures and buildings made from ice and snow. Each year, up to 15 million visitors come to join the cool celebrations in this magical world of ice. Read and recite the underline sentences. 1 After midwinter, the days start getting longer and people celebrate the New Year when the clocks in different countries reach midnight. The celebrations may vary, but they all mean one good luck for the 4 seasons ahead. Read and recite the underline sentences. 1 Thanksgiving May Day Freedom Day Dragon Boat Festival 2 Festivals Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences. 2 ____________is to celebrate the harvest. ____________is to celebrate a season. ____________is to honor an event. ____________is to honor a person. Thanksgiving May day Freedom Day Dragon Boat Page 17 hono (u) r v. 向…… 表示敬意；尊敬 名词用法 如果表示 “一件荣誉的事或一个光荣的人” 时，是可数名词 搭配 honour sb. for… → 因…… 而尊敬 in honour of sb. = in sb’s honour → 为了纪念 It is one’s honour to do → 做某事很荣幸 派生 honoured adj. 受尊敬的，感到荣幸的 2 in memory of 为了纪念 statesman n. 政客 UNESCO 联合国教科文组织(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Dragon Boat Festival. 2 It was a chance to... it is also a time to ... Thanksgiving Day. 2 maypole n. 五月柱（人们在五朔节围着这种由彩条装饰的高大柱子跳舞） May Day. 2 fully-participated elections 全面参与的选举 vote v./n. 投票 regardless of 不管；不顾 inequality n. 不平等 Freedom Day. ①Everyone in the class is expected to participate actively________these discussions. ②As far as I know，he has been an active__________(participate) in the discussion. ③__________(participate) in sporting events will help us lead a healthier life. in participant Participation [小片段助记] Encouraged by the teacher，the participants actively participated in the English speech contest.Their participation inspired the rest of the class to study hard. 在老师的鼓励下,参赛者积极参加了英语演讲比赛。他们的参与激励了班上其他同学努力学习。 2 补充：Participate participate v. 参加 搭配 participate in → 参加 派生 participation n. 参加，参与 participant n. 参与者 2 补充：vote ①Only a minority of the class voted_______the plan. ②They then voted_______whether they will accept it. ③We'll listen to the arguments on both sides and then vote_______(decide) it. for on to decide vote v. 投票，表决 vote for → 投票赞成 vote on → 就某事进行表决 vote against → 投票反对 vote to do → 投票做 n. 票数；选举权 have/take a vote on sth. → 就某事进行表决 Lantern Festival 3 Festivals Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences. 3 rice balls 汤圆 a lantern fair灯展 guess lantern riddles猜灯谜 lion dance 舞狮子 stilit walk 踩高跷 receive a red envelope收红包 put up decorations let off fireworks 放烟花 Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences. 3 Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. This is the first full moon of the new year, symbolizing unity and perfection. Underline the words and expressions about celebrations during the Lantern Festival in the speech bubbles and complete the mind map. Add any more you can think of. 3 Page 23 2 补充：attract ①Although our looks differ,we are both 　　　 　 (attract).  ②　　　 　 (attract) by the beauty of nature, the girl from London. ③The company is starting a new advertising campaign 　　 　　 (attract) new customers to its stores.  attractive Attracted to attract attract v. 搭配 attract one’s attention → 吸引某人的注意 派生 attraction n. 吸引；有吸引力的事 → tourist attraction 旅游胜地 attractive a. 有吸引力的 rice balls ballons, posters banners, flowers flowers, scarf, red envelope hold a lantern riddles competition new dress, chocolate celebrations Underline the words and expressions about celebrations during the Lantern Festival in the speech bubbles and complete the mind map. Add any more you can think of. 3 parade, lion dance, stilit walk, yangko, Viewing. Watch the video and learn more about the Lantern Festival. 3 Summary. What festivals have we learnt today? Which one is Chinese traditional festival? 3 Hanami The Rose Festival The Mid-Autumn Day The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival The New Year Thanksgiving May Day Freedom Day Dragon Boat Festival Lantern Festival Tomb-sweeping Day Double seventh Festival Double Ninth Festival China National 4 Festivals Pair work. What other festivals in China do you know? 4 China National Day Double Ninth Festival Tomb-sweeping Day Double seventh Festival 4 What other festivals do you know in China? Viewing. Watch the video and learn more about the traditional festivals in China. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING Goodbye Lavf56.40.101 Tencent APD MTS Lavf61.7.100 Lavf57.71.100 Bilibili VXCode Swarm Transcoder r0.2.61(gap_fixed:False) Lavf61.7.100 Lavf57.71.100 Bilibili VXCode Swarm Transcoder v0.2.5(gap_fixed:False) Lavf58.29.100 Bilibili VXCode Swarm Transcoder v0.6.37 $On April twenty thousand nine hundred and ninety four, the first democratic election was held in south africa. IT marked the end of more than three hundred years of colonies, segregation and White minority rule during most of the period of a party. Only why people could look in thousand nine hundred eighty four colors and indians were given limited rights to votes. The one thousand hundred and ninety four election was the first time black people could vote in that election. Twenty two million people voted and one thousand nine political parties participated. While there were threats of political violence, the election took place peacefully. The african national congress on the election with two point six five percent of the world. This Marks the start of a new era with the government laid by a black president for the first time, Nelson mandela. I cherish what I do, something, something twenty seven is a memory, the daughter . and many of africans, that the of freedom was achieved one hundred and ninety four. We need to continue to strive to be fully liberated permissions by poverty, unemployment, racism and sexism. The thanksgiving holiday americans love IT IT started. Small european immigrants in amErica held a special meal in november of 12 to celebrate a good harvest。They wanted to thank the native americans who taught them how to grow food by asking them to join in the meal. A early day of thanksgiving was held during early U. S. history. In eighteen sixty three, president Abraham lincoln made thanksgiving a national holiday. Today, many families prepare a big meal with turkey as the main dish. Those who aren't cooking are watching parades and football games on television. Others perform volunteer service by feeding the hungry. nullnullUnit two seasonal celebrations. Throughout the year, people around the world celebrate the changing seasons to express their appreciation of nature. As spring approaches, the whole of japan turns a shade of pink. IT is time for hanami, which in english means flower viewing. People picnic under the Cherry trees and admire the blossoms for a few short days before they fall to the ground. In bulger's, people welcome summer by celebrating the rose festival. Traditionally, the festival begins with rose picking during the parade that follows rose growers singing and dance to express their joy at the harvest. A rose queen is selected every year to represent the unique beauty of these fragrant flowers. Mid autumn day in china is also known as the moon festival. At that time of year, the moon is at its roundest and brightest, making IT a symbol of unity in chinese culture. That's why people in china regard the day as an occasion for family reunions. They gather with their families and eat moon cakes while enjoying the sight of the full moon at night. Winter is just right for the harbin international ice and snow festival. The world's biggest winter festival of its kind, IT presents various colourfully lit sculptures and buildings made from ice and snow. Each year, up to fifteen million visitors come to join the cool celebrations in this magical world of ice. After mid winter, the days start getting longer and people celebrate the new year when the clocks in different countries reach midnight. The celebrations may vary, but they all mean one thing. Good luck for the four seasons ahead. 我觉得我。