Unit1 Festivals and Celebrations Assessing Your Progress & Project 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版必修第三册

Dragon Year Spring Festival 人教版（2019）必修三 Assessing Your Progress & Project Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations 1 1. The beautiful flowers on cherry branches are the most ____________ sign of the arrival of spring. 2. In December, many companies have _______ dress parties to celebrate the end of the year. 3. The female soldiers forming the biggest ___________ group in the National Day parade attracted a lot of interest from the ________. 4. The most common colour you see during the Spring Festival is red because red ______________ life, wealth, and good luck in Chinese culture. 5. The newly married couple received dozens of letters of _________________ from their friends. march, brief, media, congratulation, significant, moment, roast, lunar, represent, fancy fancy congratulations represents 1 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. marching media significant 6. If you are the best man at a wedding, it is best to keep your speech simple and ______. 7. She will never forget the __________ when she saw all the audience clapping their hands and cheering after her performance. 8. Falling on the 9th day of the 9th ______ month, the Chongyang Festival is also called the Double Ninth Festival. It is a day for people in China to show respect to seniors. 9. To be frank, this __________ chicken tastes terrible. march, brief, media, congratulation, significant, moment, roast, lunar, represent, fancy moment lunar roast(ed) 1 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. brief 2 Circle the correct word in each sentence. 1. Taking part in the celebration is a satisfying/ satisfied experience for us. 2. Most of the people were amazed/amazing by the lion dance during the new year celebrations. 3. The child seemed annoying/ annoyed when he found his gift broken. 4. The man dressing/dressed in a ghost costume looks quite frightening/frightened. 5. Kate was surprising/surprised by the sight of the Kongming lanterns flying/flown up into the sky. Project 1: In groups, choose one festival in China, research it, and then give a presentation to the class. Use the example outline below to help you. Time: On the third day of the third month of the Chinese lunar year Place: In the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Ethnic minority group: The Zhuang people Festival activities: Sing songs, ... Local festival food: five-coloured sticky rice, duck in lemon sauce, ... Facts about the Zhuang People’s Folk Song Festival THE LABA FESTIVAL AND LABA PORRIDGE The Laba Festival usually occurs about a month before the Chinese Spring Festival. The festival's traditional food is Laba porridge. Possible ingredients and steps: 1 Wash the rice, millet, peanuts, red beans. and mung beans, and soak them in 2 cups of water overnight. 2 Put these ingredients and the dates into a pot. Pour in 6 cups of water, and bring the pot to a boil before simmering for one and a half hours over low heat. 3 Wash the raisins, walnuts, and longan fruit, and then put them into the pot with some sugar before simmering for another 30 minutes. 4 Turn off the heat and then wait for 10 minutes before serving the porridge. 15 Chinese dates 5 peeled Tongan fruit 3 walnuts 1/2 cup of sticky rice 1/4 cup of millet 1/4 cup of peanuts 1/4 cup of red beans 1/4 cup of mung beans 1/4 cup of raisins 7 Before You Watch How much do you know about the Lantern Festival? Look at the table below and try to fill in the blanks. While You Watch Complete the table with the correct words. 9 Date ● On the __________ day of the ______ month of the lunar year ● The _______ day of the Chinese New Year celebrations fifteenth first final 1 Looking at lanterns ● Places to see the lanterns: __________________________________ ● Most cities will __________________________________________ 2 Guessing riddles Riddles are often written __________________ 3 Eating yuanxiao or tangyuan ● Different fillings are stuffed into balls of sticky _____________. ● The __________ symbolizes reunion, harmony, and ____________. Festival activities Interesting events in history ● The fire dragon dance in Puzhai Town in ____________ Province has a history of over _____ years. ● The Lantern Festival was known as the Chinese ____________ Day in the past. It was a good day for _______________. ● Many ancient poets wrote poems about the festival, which describe happy __________ and also the stories of young ________. on the lanterns. round shape. rice flour happiness Guangdong 300 Valentine’s lovers to meet moments lovers the streets, markets, shops, parks, and homes. organise lantern show which add to the festive atmosphere. 10 riddle inner belief gather respect crop origin grateful A a feeling of admiration for somebody or something because of their good qualities B the feeling of being certain that something exists or is true C a plant that is grown by farmers and used as food D inside; private and secret E a question that is very confusing and that has a surprising answer F to come together; to bring people or things together G showing or expressing thanks because somebody has done something kind for you H the point from which something starts _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ respect belief crop inner riddle gather grateful origin Match each word with its definition. Then complete the sentences below with the correct forms of the suitable words. (Workbook P61-1) If you can solve the __________ on the lanterns, you will get a prize. Thanksgiving and the Mid-Autumn Festival are harvest festivals when people _______ and celebrate what they are ________ for. There are various opinions about the ______ of the Dragon Boat Festival, but the most popular one is related to the poet Qu Yuan. Festivals of the dead, such as Obon, the Day of the Dead, or the Qingming Festival, allow people to pay _______ to their ancestors. riddles gather grateful origin respect riddle inner belief gather respect crop origin grateful The Western festival Halloween has its ______ in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. With a smile of ______ on his face, Timmy went up to the stage to get his prize. According to the report, only 10% - 15% of the land in China is good for ____________. After seeing signs of improvement, she began to have ______ in the doctor’s skills. We have ________ confidence in Sarah’s abilities, and we believe she will solve the problem. We enjoy the fresh air and the sunshine in the countryside. We have picnics, read books under big trees, and listen to the birds singing ________ in the branches. Why don’t we sit down and have a _______ discussion about your future plan? Some ________ themes of Chinese New Year paintings are folk tales and gods. absolute joy / joyful agriculture / agricultural faith / faithful origin / original frank / frankly merry / merrily typical / typically absolute / absolutely merrily frank typical origin joy agriculture faith Look up the following words in the dictionary. Then complete the sentences with the correct words. (Workbook P61-2) 1. 婚礼宴会持续了几个小时，人们自始至终边唱边跳，沉浸在欢乐的气氛中。（wedding, joyful, atmosphere） 2. 每年，人们都会举办各种各样的活动庆祝国庆节，从升旗仪式到烟花表演。（range from ... to ..., flag-raising ceremony, fireworks） 3. 当夜幕降临，许多孩子装扮成吓人的样子，然后去邻居家里索要糖果。（dress up） Every year, people celebrate the National Day with a variety of activities, ranging from the flag-raising ceremony to fireworks. When night falls, many children dress up to look scary and then go to their neighbours’ homes to ask for sweets. The wedding party lasted for a few hours, and everyone sang and danced throughout in a joyful atmosphere. Translate the sentences into English, using the words and expressions in brackets. (Workbook P61&P62-3) 4. 表演者从我们的视野里消失了，音乐和嘈杂声也逐渐消散了。（fade away） 5. 每逢一个节日即将来临，你就能看到各种商业机构利用社交平台销售它们的产品。（take advantage of, social media） 6. 尽管雪下得很大，他还是赶在新年前夕回到了家。（in spite of, New Year’s Eve） Whenever a festival is coming, you will see various businesses taking advantage of the social media to sell their products. In spite of the heavy snow, he managed to get home on New Year’s Eve. As the performers moved out of our view, the music and noise faded away. A Your parents have been married for 25 years. B A friend wants to say “thank you” on Thanksgiving Day. C New Year’s Day is coming. D It’s a friend’s birthday. E A baby was just born. F A couple is going to get married. Match the greeting cards to the occasions. (Workbook P62-4) Homework Revise the vocabulary and grammar of this unit based on your self-evaluation. According to the teacher’s and classmates’ tips, improve your presentations and posters. 16 Lavf59.27.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 Lavf57.83.100 $