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Part 1: Ancient Festivals
• 1. When did ancient people celebrate? Why? • They celebrated when they had food, because they
would starve if food was difficult to find. • 1) starve : to cause a person or an animal to suffer severely or die from hunger挨饿，饿死
3). harm : n. damage, injury 损坏，伤害 do harm to …＝ harm
Smoking does harm to our health. 反义词: do sb good 翻译：早起对你没坏处。 do more harm than good弊大于利
• 2. What kind of things are done to honour the dead?
Please lead us to a place without poverty or s______. 什么使得你以为我是这屋子的主人。
What led you to think that I was the owner of this house. 这将导致极大的麻烦。
This will lead to great trouble.
• = time when very many necessities, esp. food and money are available.
• 富裕的日子/年月/生活
• You have a life of plenty.
• What would you be worried about? • 翻译：祝你一生丰衣足食。
1). in memory of = as a way of remembering
The monument was built in memory of the little hero. The museum was built in memory of the famous scientist.
• presents you get after a • games that take you in
composition
tricks
award
• in good spirit to do sth
• like very much, envy
energetic
admire
energy
• people who believe in Jesus Christ
• clean the graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors; light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth; offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead …
• a lot (of) plenty (of)
• respect honour honourable
• make sb. Happy satisfy satisfaction , satisfied, satisfying
• connected with farming agricultural agriculture
the dead…. Children dress up and try to frighten people. If not given anything, the children might play a trick. • 1) origin n. • original adj. • originally adv.
1). honour v. = respect sb.
Will you honour me with a visit? 如蒙造访，十分荣幸。 honourable guests 贵宾 I feel highly honoured by the kind things you said about me.
• 2. Why do you think music and fire or light are used in festivals?
• Because they thought these festival would bring a year of plenty.
• days/years/…of plenty
• hurt harm
• have a good time with have fun with
• usual way of doing things custom
• the cause of sth or the place sth comes from origin original
• to remember in memory of
new plane. • Sum up: offer v. / n. • offer sth (for sth) 提供/ 供奉某物(give to God) • offer sth to sb (for sth)=offer sb sth (for sth)
offer to do sth
• 3. What do you know about Halloween? • Halloween had its origin as an event in memory of
have fun with
Usual way of doing something
custom
Connected with farming
agricultural
Old relatives who have died
ancestors
New Words
• happen, come about take place
(2). dress up vi . 穿上盛装 There is no need to dress up; come as you are.
Part 2: Festivals of the Dead
• 1. Why do we have festivals of the dead? • To honour the dead, or satisfy and please the
ancestors, who could return either to help or to do harm.
• honour un.
• show honour to sb＝ show respect to sb.
• in honour of
• honour .
带来光荣的人/物
Liu Xiang is an honour to our country. He wrote an article in honour of his dead wife. It is a great honour to talk with you.
A lot
plenty
Something that causes hurt or pain
harm
Make someone happy
satisfy
Feel excited about something that is going to happen
look forward to
Have a good time with
战争中数百万计的人挨饿至死。 Millions of people starved to death during the war.
2)starve for sth 渴望获得某物，缺乏 • The homeless children are starving for love. 3) 感觉很饿（仅用于进行时） • When will the dinner be ready? • I’ m starving. • starvation n. • die of starvation: starve to death • starvation wages • 不够维持基本生活的工资
• 3) offer • He offered (up) a prayer for the return of his health. • He offered me 2,000 dollars for the car. • They offered a new proposal. 提出 • He offered to help me with English. • They made and offer of 20 million dollars for the
Your work __satisfies____ me. v.
I am __satisfied______ with your work. adj.
Your work is _ satisfied _____.
adj.
To my _satisfaction_______, he remembered all the wo
memory -- memorize
n.
v.
• 2)…lead the ancestors back to earth. lead sb to some place lead sb to do sth lead to:引领；导致 lead / live a … life （使）过着… 的生活 请带我们去一个没有贫穷没有饥饿的地方。
in memory of / to the memory of 他写了一首诗以慰亡妻。
He wrote a poem in memory of his wife.
歌颂 为纪念 为庆祝 为寻找
in praise of in honor of in celebration of in search of
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Unit 1 Festivals around the world
Period III Language points
Checking answer – I (2m)Answer keys for Ex.1 on Page 4:
Alternative expressions
Words and expressions from the satisfies him; he is always complaining. The government tries its best to satisfy people’s needs.
The teacher was satisfied with his satisfyinganswer.
• How many kinds of festivals does this passage mention? What are they?
• Ancient Festivals • Festivals of the dead • Festivals to honour People and event • Harvest Festivals • Spring Festivals
• old relatives who have died
Christian
ancestor
• related to the religion • everyday
religious
daily
religion
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Language Focus for Reading I
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• wear, put on dress up
• someone who writes poems poet
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• receive, get gain without others’ help independence independent be independent depend on
• collect, assemble gather