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Have you ever wondered why people celebrate festivals? A festival is a special event where people come together to celebrate something important like a holiday. Tradition or belief. Festivals can be about culture, religion or even just having fun. They often include music, dancing, food and other activities that make everyone feel excited and connected. For example, Christmas is a festival where people celebrate the birth of jesus Christ with family gifts and decorations. Diwali, a festival in india, celebrates the Victory of light over darkness and good over evil with fireworks, sweets and lights. In some countries, people celebrate harvest festivals to thank for a good crop with feast and dances. Festivals help bring people together, strengthen traditions, and allow communities to share joy and gratitude. Whether IT celebrating a religious event or just enjoying good times with friends and family, festivals play an important role in connecting people.
课型:词汇课
课时: Vocabulary in Use
Unit 1 Let’s Celebrate!
Section B What can festivals bring us?
能够识别本课时目标词汇,理解词汇的词义、词性与常用搭配,读懂词汇所在的语段,了解相关节日文化背景,区分不同类别词汇。(学习理解)
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能够灵活运用本课词汇,口头或书面介绍不同节日,对比节日文化差异,表达个人对节日活动的看法与体验。
(迁移创新)
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能够依据语境变化单词形式完成习题,在句子和简短对话中正确使用目标词汇,描述节日相关活动与个人感受。
(应用实践)
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教学目标
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Lead-in
What does festival mean to you?
Let’s watch and learn.
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Presentation
New Words
parade
n. 游行
/pəˈreɪd/
Thousands of people were at the parade.
数以千计的人参加了游行。
New Words
pale
adj. 苍白的
/peɪl/
She was tall with a slender figure and pale skin.
New Words
shame
n. 遗憾;羞愧
/ʃeɪm/
She's retiring because of ill health, which is a great shame.
New Words
regret
v. & n. 遗憾,懊悔
/rɪˈɡret/
regret doing sth.
遗憾 / 后悔做了某事
Cross the odd one out. Then give your reasons.
2a
policeman parade president princess
firework lantern mooncake dust
steal shame reunite regret
April Fool’s Day the Tomb-sweeping Day,
the Water Festival the Mid-Autumn Festival
April Fool’s Day
April Fool’s Day is on April 1st. It is a light-hearted Western festival. People play harmless jokes and tricks on others on this day. The fooled person is called an “April fool”. By tradition, jokes should happen before noon. All the tricks are just for fun and won’t hurt people.
愚人节在 4 月 1 日,是轻松有趣的西方节日。人们在这天对他人开无恶意的玩笑、恶作剧。被捉弄的人被叫做 “愚人”。按照传统,玩笑要在中午前进行。所有恶作剧只为取乐,不会伤害别人。
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Practice
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box.
2b
Lily was dressed up like a beautiful ________ for the carnival.
The ______ sky slowly turned into a bright blue colour.
He _________ not reuniting with his family during the Spring Festival because he was on a business trip in Brazil.
They _______ quickly across the lake.
It is a _______ that she cannot join the parade with us.
row shame regret princess pale
princess
pale
regretted
rowed
shame
He regrets ________ with his mother about his mobile phone just now.
arguing
argue
argued
to argue
1.
A
B
C
D
15
The grand parade ________ on National Day in Tian' anmen Square to celebrate the 70th anniversary of our motherland. It was a huge success.
held
is held
was holding
was held
2.
A
B
C
D
16
When he heard the bad news, his face turned ________.
palely
pale
paleness
to pale
3.
A
B
C
D
17
________ the team had won three games in a row, they still kept training for 2 hours every day.
Even though
As soon as
Since
Once
4.
A
B
C
D
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Production
1. What are they doing?
2. What festival is it? What do you know about the festival?
Holi
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. Why is Holi called “the festival of colours”?
2c
Foreign visitors to India in the spring will not regret _______ the colourful celebration of Holi, also known as the “festival of colours”. This takes place over two days. People prepare for the celebration by lighting large ______ on the eve of Holi. They ______ around the fires to sing and dance.
The next day, _______ fill the streets to celebrate by throwing coloured water and powder into the air. There is also a lot of music and dancing at the festival. Of course, there are many delicious snacks for everyone to eat. Holi ______________ people from different backgrounds to celebrate the start of spring with fun, food, music, and dance.
fire crowd join bring together gather
joining
fires
gather
crowds
brings together
Discuss the questions.
1. Why does the writer say visitors will “not regret joining” Holi?
2. How is Holi different from traditional Chinese festivals you have learned?
Because Holi is a colourful, joyful festival full of fun activities, delicious food, music and dance. It offers a wonderful experience, so people will feel happy instead of regretful.
Holi is a colourful outdoor festival to celebrate spring. It focuses on fun and public celebration, while most Chinese traditional festivals focus more on family reunion.
Let’s watch and learn.
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Exercises
Look! Many children ________ boats on the lake. They are having great fun.
A.row B.rows C.are rowing D.rowed
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—I really regret not working hard last term. Now I’m falling far behind my classmates.
—________ But it’s never too late to start.
A.What a shame! B.Never mind.
C.Who cares? D.It depends.
3
When I took out the letter, his face was pale as ________.
A.wall B.snow C.chalk D.flower
1
Multiple choice.
—There are so many people at the square.
—You’re right. It’s always__________(crowd) on weekends.
On that day, colorful ________(lantern) can be seen everywhere in the streets.
We stuck(贴)spring ________(couplet) on the door just now to welcome the New Year.
It is a shame ________ (miss) the school trip.
The girl dressed ________ (she) as a princess for the costume party.
Thousands of people ________ (gather) in the square for the festival ceremony yesterday.
crowded
语法填空
lanterns
couplets
to miss
herself
gathered
1. 为了传播和传承民族文化,在2025年5月18日我们举办了这次活动。
_____ ________ and pass on ethnic cultures, we held the activity on May 18th,2025.
2.在中国,过生日时,面条是长寿的象征。
In China, the noodles on the birthday are ____ ________ ______ ________ ________.
3.他告诉我有很多关于这个节日的传统民间故事。
He told me there were a lot of traditional _____ ________ about this festival.
4.在胡里节,人们玩彩色颜料。
On Holi, people play with ________ ___________.
To spread
根据汉语意思完成句子
a symbol of long life
folk stories
colored powders
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Homework
1. Memorize the new words and phrases.
2. Talk about different festivals using the words and sentences we have learned .
3. Finish the exercises.
Homework
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