初一英语早读阅读理解训练 Unusual Festivals 课件(共14张PPT)

Complete the sentences. 1. On Tomatina, people go into the streets of Buñol and
__th__ro_w__t_o_m__a_to_e_s__ at each other. 2. The Monkey Buffet in Thailand is on the __la_s_t_w__e_ek__en__d___
True (T) or False (F)?
( F )1. The writer talks about four unusual festivals. ( F )2. The Tomato Festival falls on the last Monday of August. ( T )3. People from all over the world come to The Monkey Buffet. ( T )4. Qoyllurit’i is a festival in Peru.
Unusual Festivals
CONTENTS
1 Pre-reading
2 While reading Reading tasks Language points
目录
Practice 3 After reading
Do you know how many festivals there are in your country? Can you list some of them?
Complete each sentence with one word in the box.
strange, interesting, invite, celebrate
1. Who should we ___in_v_i_t_e_____ to the party? 2. The math lesson is very __in__te_r_e_s_ti_n_g__: we all love it. 3. It’s Dad’s birthday and we will go out for a meal to
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Unusual Festivals
The world is full of strange and interesting festivals. Here are just a few of the most unusual festivals in the world.
Tomatina — The Tomato Festival Every year, on the last Wednesday of August, there is an interesting festival in Buñol, Spain. People come from all over the world for a big food fight. Tomatina is the festival of throwing tomatoes! On that day, people crowd into the streets and throw tomatoes at each other. It is a really messy festival, but everyone has a good time. The Monkey Buffet On the last weekend in November, the people of Lopburi, Thailand, invite some unusual guests to dinner. Hundreds of monkeys live near the town. Once every year, the monkeys come to the feast. They eat fruit, nuts, and vegetables. People from all over the world come to watch the monkeys eat. Qoyllurit’i — Festival of the Snows One of the strangest and coldest festivals on Earth takes place every May on a glacier in Peru. Each year about 30,000 people go to the festival known as Qoyllurit’i. For three days and nights, people celebrate with music and dances on top of the glacier.
Those guests crowded into the room.
2. 班会将于明天举行。 (take place) The class meeting will take place tomorrow.
Do you know any other unusual festivals? Share with your classmates.
Who is that strange man over there?
2. On that day, people crowd into the streets and throw tomatoes at each other. crowd既可作名词，意为“人群”，也可作动词，意为“挤 满”。文中的crowd为动词，crowd into意为“涌入”。 e.g. 我在人群中看到了他。(翻译) I saw him in the crowd. 我们挤进她的房间唱“生日快乐”。(翻译) We crowded into her room to sing “Happy Birthday”.
Thank you!
3. On the last weekend in November, the people of Lopburi, Thailand, invite some unusual guests to dinner. invite /ɪn'vaɪt/ v. 邀请 常用搭配：invite sb. to sth. e.g. 她邀请我去她的生日派对。 (翻译) She invites me to her birthday party.
4. One of the strangest and coldest festivals on Earth takes place every May on a glacier in Peru. take place为固定搭配，意为“发生；举行”。 e.g. 会议应于5月5日举行。(翻译) The meeting should take place on the fifth of May.
of November. 3. On Qoyllurit’i, people celebrate with _m_u_s_i_c_a_n_d__d_a_n_c_e_s on
top of a glacier for three days and nights.
1. The world is full of strange and interesting festivals. strange /streɪndʒ/ adj. 奇怪的；奇特的；陌生的 e.g. 一座奇怪的城市 (翻译) a strange city 那边的陌生人是谁? (翻译)
__c_e_le_b_r_a_t_e___. 4. It’s ___s_tr_a_n_g_e____ for the trees to flower so early.
Translate the following sentences with the given phrases from the article. 1. 那些客人挤进了房间。 (crowd into)