here in the passage:
There are Festivals of___, Festivals to Honor___, ____Festivals and _____Festivals.
2)Read and find out the information accordingly to fill in the form : Kinds of Festivals Names of Festivals Countries Festivals of the dead Festivals to Honor People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals 3) Answer the following questions Paragraph 1:
*When did ancient people celebrate ?
*What about festivals now?
Paragraph 2: Festivals of the dead Festivals Obon The Day of the Dead Halloween Where When What to do What to eat *Are there any similar festivals in China? What to do? What to eat? Paragraph 3: Festivals to Honor People Festivals Country People honored The Dragon Boat Festival Columbus Day National Festival Any other festivals which are meant to honor people in China? Who is honored? Paragraph 4:Harvest Festivals
1) Why are autumn festivals happy events?
2) What do people do to celebrate it?
Paragraph 5: Spring Festivals Festivals Country What to do The Lunar Chinese New Year Carnivals The Cherry Blossom Festival Paragraph 6: What are the purposes of festivals? __________________________ B. Using language:
1).Festivals are meant ____important times of years.
A. celebrating B. to celebrate C. congratulating D. to congratulate 2).In some parts of London, missing a bus means _____ for another hour. A. waiting B. to wait C. wait D. to be waiting 3).Great changes ___ in China in the last two decades.
A. have taken place B. took place C. have been taken place D. are happening 4).Several cars were —— in the accident.
A. wounded B. injured C. hurt D. damaged
5).If we solve the problem in this way, it may do more ______than good. A. harms B. harm C. harmfulness D. harmlessness
6).They set up a monument ________the soldiers who died in World War II. A. in the honor of B. in memory of C. in shape of D. in form of 7). Please _____the guests ______the reception-room.
A. lead/to B. leads/to C. leading /to D. led/to 8). Eating too much sugar can ——health problems.
A. cause B. lead to C. result in D. All of the above
9). Some people might win________ for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster. A. prizes B. awards C. rewards D. prices 10).He’s looking forward to from his pen pal. A. hear B. hearing C. receiving D. receive 11).He looked about as though (he was) ___something．
A. in search for B. in search C. in search of D. in his search of
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Compared with love stories in Western legends, the story of NiuLang and Zhi Nu seems not as intense or passionate. Love doesn't kill or break up the barrier between them. They just wait patiently on the riverbank, believing that their love can withstand their time apart.
It is faith and emotional liaison instead of physical attraction and desire that is emphasized in the story as well as in many other Chinese folk-tales（民间故事） about love.
In only a few Chinese folk love stories can be found a description of the physical appearances of the hero and heroine.
In the \falls in love with a classmate. After they have lived together as classmates for years, the hero did not have the slightest clue that his best friend is actually a girl!
1. what do you find about the story of Niulang and Zhi Nu, compared with love stories in Western legends?
2. What is it that is emphasized in the story of Niulang and Zhi Nu? 3. Can a description of the physical appearances of the hero and heroine be found in all the Chinese folk love stories? B
Chinese Ceremonies
The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is the only Chinese festival devoted to love in the Lunar calendar.
Unlike St. Valentine's Day in Western countries there is not so much emphasis on giving chocolates, flowers and kisses. Instead, Chinese girls prepare fruits, melons and incense（熏香）as offerings to ZhiNu, the weaving maiden, praying to acquire high skills in needle-craft（裁缝），as well as hoping to find satisfactory husbands.
In the evening, people sit outdoors to observe the stars. Chinese grannies would say that, if you stand under a grapevine, you can probably overhear what Zhi Nu and NiuLang are talking about.
1.How many festivals are there in China devoted to love in the Lunar Calendar? 2.Is there so much emphasis on giving chocolates, flowers and kisses like St. Valentine’s Day in Western countries? 3. What’s Chinese grannies’ usual story like? C
Chinese Valentine’s Day
Raise your head on August 4 and gaze at the stars, you will find something romantic going on in the sky.
Valentine's Day in China, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, falls on August 4 this year. That is, on Monday evening, NiuLang and ZhiNu will
meet on a bridge of magpies（鹊桥） across the Milky Way（银河）. Chinese grannies will remind children that they would not be able to see any magpies on that evening because all the magpies have left to form a bridge in the heavens with their wings.
1. Does Valentine’s Day in China fall on the same date every year?
2. Why do you think children would not be able to see any magpies on the evening of August 4 this year?
第三课时：Discovering Useful Structures/ Grammar 预习导学 ：语法呈现
New grammar items: Modal verbs---to express certainty 查阅课文，指出下列各句中情态动词的用法：
1.Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn.( P1)（ ）
2. Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. (P2)（ ）
3.They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. (P2)（ ）
4.These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colorful clothing of all kinds. (P2)（ ） 5. It was Valentine’s Day and Hu Jin had said she would meet him at the coffee