三一口语五级 Western Festivals

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Lecture Two W estern Festivals
I.W arm-Up:
1、What’s your favorite western festival?
2、How do you celebrate it?
3、How did you celebrate it last year?
II.Grammatical Items:
Past tense
did sth.
1、How did you spend last Christmas Day?
2、What did you do last Halloween?
Future tense
Will do sth. /be going to do sth.
1、How will you celebrate next Christmas Day?
2、What will you do next Halloween?
Present perfect tense
have/has done sth.
1、What have you done recently?
2、Have you ever celebrated Christmas Day?
3、My best friend has celebrated April Fool’s Day? ed words and Phrases:
several 几个;
roast turkey 烤火鸡;
pudding 果冻;
dessert 饭后甜点;
decorate 装饰;
exchange 交换;
Santa Claus 圣诞老人;
stocking 长筒袜;
tease 戏弄;
yell 喊;
mummy 木乃伊;
jack-O-lanterns 南瓜灯;
expression 表达;
gratitude 感激;
harvest 丰收;
feast 宴会;
pumpkin pie 南瓜饼;
IV.Possible Questions:
1、What’s your favorite western festival?
2、What did you do last Christmas Day?
3、When is Halloween and how much do you know about it?
4、What does Santa Clause look like?
5、Which is the most important festival in western countries?
6、How will you celebrate Christmas Day this year?
V.Key questions:
1、How do people celebrate Christmas Day?
It is a holiday which celebrates the birth of Jesus. It comes on December 25th . People have several days off from their work. They go back home to get together for a big dinner on Christmas Eve. A traditional Christmas dinner may include roast turkey, roast potato, and fruit pudding for dessert. Most families buy Christmas trees which are decorated with small things and bright lights. Christmas is also a time for exchanging Christmas gifts. Children like the festival because they can receive many beautiful presents. At night children go to bed early, hanging stocking beside the bed and waiting for Santa Clause. They think he comes down from chimneys and puts the presents into their stocking.
Santa Claus: He’s a plump, bearded man who wears red clothes and carries lots of gifts in a sleigh drawn by eight flying reindeers through the world. And he always gives good girls and boys some present.
Jesus 耶稣:Jesus died on the cross.
several 几个:I only have several good friends.
roast turkey 烤火鸡:My mother prepared roast turkey for dinner. pudding 布丁:Pudding is the traditional food for westerners. dessert 甜点:I like to eat dessert after dinner.
decorate 装饰:I decorated my house with many beautiful flowers. exchange 交换:Teachers exchanged teaching experience at a meeting.
stocking 长筒袜: Where should I hang my stockings?
Santa Clause 圣诞老人:Did Santa Clause come to your house? chimney 烟囱:The chimney emitted(排)smoke.
bearded 有胡须的:He was a plump, jolly, bearded old man. sleigh 雪橇:They traveled across the snow in a sleigh.
reindeer 驯鹿:Do you like reindeers?
2、What do people usually do on April Fool’s Day?
It is on April 1st . On that day, People tease each other. It is a happy day and please don’t believe anyone on April Fool’s Day. People always say “Happy April Fool’s Day”after they play tricks on others.
tease 戏弄:Don’t tease my child.
play tricks on 捉弄:Jack likes to play tricks on other boys.
3、How much do you know about Halloween?
Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31st . The main thing for children to do is trick-or-treat. They knock at neighbors’’doors and yell“trick or treat!”to ask for candies or small gifts. Children also dress up in costumes, such as a ghost, a superman or a mummy. Today people hang jack-O-lanterns in the
windows of a house on Halloween so that children know that there are gifts waiting for them if they knock and say “Trick or Treat!”Their neighbors often hand out small candies, chocolate bars, stickers, or even crayons an pencils.
main 主要的:Students’ main task is to study..
trick-or-treat 不给糖就捣乱:W e play a game called “trick or treat”.
yell 大喊:Do not yell at me.
ask for 要:I went to the library to ask for materials.
costume 服饰:Qi Pao is the traditional costume in China. mummy 木乃伊:Have you seen the movie called Mummy?
Jack-O-lantern 南瓜灯:The jack-O-lantern is the symbol of Halloween.
hand out 交出:Hand out the pencils, please!
chocolate bars 巧克力棒:I bought some chocolate bars in the supermarket near my home.
sticker 贴画:My teacher often gives us lovely stickers in class. 4、How do people celebrate Thanksgiving Day?
Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated as an expression of gratitude, usually to God. The most common view of its origin is that it was to give thanks to God for the autumn harvest. It is on the 4th Thursday in November. It is celebrated with a feast shared among friends and
families. The most important part of Thanksgiving Day is food!The traditional food on Thanksgiving Day is turkey, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie.
expression 表达:It is a good expression that you should remember. gratitude 感激:She tears out of gratitude.
common view 共识:W e had a meeting and got a common view. origin 起源:Scientists have studying the origin of life.
harvest 丰收:Autumn is a harvest season.
feast 盛宴:The Greens will hold a feast to celebrate the New Y ear. pumpkin pie 南瓜派:There is a pumpkin pie for snack.
VI.Supplementary Reading
W estern Festival
Nowadays, an increasing number of Chinese people are fond of celebrating some western festival. For example, they send chocolate and flowers to their beloved on Christmas. In addition, the tease others as some westerners do on April Fool’s Day. There are many different factors deciding this phenomenon.
Among all these factors, language learning plays a critical role. More youngsters are exposed to western culture and festivals through learning English. Moreover, some western festivals provide relaxing and comfortable atmosphere, which attracts a large number of Chinese people. Besides, many businessmen view foreign
festivals as golden opportunities to make money, so they may desperately try to boost the atmosphere of foreign festivals.。

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