Unit2Ithinkthatmooncakesaredelicious.SectionB2a-2eWhatisthemostimportantfestivalinChina?2a.HowdoesyourfamilycelebrateNewYear?Namesomecustoms.Whichoneisyourfavorite?2b.Readthetextandfindoutwhichcountries’NewYearcelebrationsarementioned.theUKandtheUSChinaEgypt2c.Matcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea.structure總-分-總NewYearisawonderfultimewhenfamilyandfriendscometogethertosaygoodbyetotheoldyearandwelcomethenewone.PeopleallaroundtheworldcelebratetheNewYearwithmusic,specialfood,andfireworks,thoughthecelebrationmaytakeplaceatdifferenttimes.NewYearCelebrationsaroundtheWorldCarefulreading–readpara.1andfinishthetasks.

(all)aroundtheworld/allovertheworld全世界介詞短語作后置定語

celerate…with…以…慶祝…定語從句；修飾time

發生(有計劃)

Readpara.1andanswerthequestions.1.WhyisNewYearawonderfultime?Becausefamilyandfriendscometogethertosaygoodbyetotheoldyearandwelcomethenewone.2.WhatdopeoplecelebratetheNewYearwith?3.Howdoyoutranslate“though”inChineseandwhydoesthewriterusethiswordthere?NewYearisawonderfultimewhenfamilyandfriendscometogethertosaygoodbyetotheoldyearandwelcomethenewone.Peopleallaroundtheworld

celebratetheNewYearwithmusic,specialfood,and

fireworks,thoughthecelebrationmaytakeplace

atdifferenttimes.PeoplecelebratetheNewYearwithmusic,specialfood,and

fireworks.Inordertoleadtothefollowingtext.Carefulreading–readpara.2andfinishthetasks.IntheUK,manypeoplegatherinLondononDecember31toseethefamousBigBenclocktowerandcountdowntomidnight.ResearchsuggeststhatmillionsalsowatchitonTV.AtmidnighttheysingAuldLangSyne,atraditionalScottishsong,torememberfriendsandfamily.IntheUS,peoplehavesimilarcustoms.AfamoustraditioninvolvesthedroppingofabigballinNewYork’sTimeSquare.Hugecrowdsgathertowatch,andwhentheballreachesthebottom,everyonewisheseachother“HappyNewYear!”

倒計時

crowdn.人群v.聚集crowdedadj.擁擠的suggestdoingsth.建議做某事suggestthatsb.(should)dosth.建議某人做某事

…的掉落

reachv.

到達；夠到

gathertodosth.聚在一起做某事Readpara.2andfillintheblanks.Time:______________Country:________Country:________Activity:1.Manypeople_______inLondontoseethefamousBig

Benclocktowerand__________

tomidnight.________alsowatchitonTV.2.Atmidnighttheysing______________toremember______and______.Activity:1.Huge

crowdsgathertowatchthe________ofabigballinNewYork’sTimeSquare.2.Whentheballreachesthe______,everyonewisheseachother“HappyNewYear!”onDecember31theUKgathercountdownMillionsAuldLangSynetheUSdroppingbottomfriendsfamilyCarefulreading–readpara.3andfinishthetasks.TheChineseNewYear,ortheSpringFestival,holdsgreatimportanceinChina.Peoplesweepoutdustfromtheirhouses,hangcouplets,setofffireworks,andenjoylionordragondances.OneveryimportantcustomisthatpeoplewillalltrytoreturnhomeandenjoythefamilydinnerontheeveoftheSpringFestival.Grandparents,parents,andchildrengathertoeatdeliciousfoodandexpressbestwishesforthewholefamily.ThisreunionshowsthatfamilyishugelyimportantinChineseculture.

清掃灰塵

setoff(sth.)點燃；使…爆炸有重要意義

v.表達

expressionn.表情；表達

掛對聯放煙花

欣賞舞獅舞龍表演

Readpara.3andcompletethepuzzle.The________NewYear/theSpringFestivalChineseCountryStatusActivityMeaningChinaholdsgreat__________importance1._________dust

fromtheirhouses2.hang________3.______fireworks4.enjoy__________________5.trytoreturnhomeandenjoythe____________6.gathertoeatdeliciousfoodand______best

wishessweepoutsetoffexpresscoupletsfamilydinnerlionordragondancesThisreunionshowsthatfamilyis_______importantinChineseculture.hugelyCarefulreading–readpara.4andfinishthetasks.InEgypt,peoplecelebrateShamEl-NessiminApriltomarkthebeginningofspring.Thenameofthefestivalmeans“smellingthebreeze”.Atthistime,theweatherbecomesbrighter,andtheflowersandtreesbegintoshowtheircolors.Peoplepainteggsassymbolsofnewlifeandnewbeginnings.Theyalsogooutandenjoypicnics,dance,sing,andwatchplaysinthetheater.

標志著…的開始

play

n.戲劇；劇本；比賽v.玩；播放作為

meanv.意思是;意味著；打算adj.小氣的；平均的n.平均值meaningn.意義；意思meaningfuladj.有意義的meaninglessadj.無意義的meandoingsth.意味著做某事meantodosth.打算做某事Readpara.4andidentifyTrueorFalse.InEgypt,peoplecelebrateShamEl-NessiminApriltomarkthebeginningofspring.Thenameofthefestivalmeans“smellingthebreeze”.Atthistime,theweatherbecomesbrighter,andtheflowersandtreesbegintoshowtheircolors.Peoplepainteggsassymbolsofnewlifeandnewbeginnings.Theyalsogooutandenjoypicnics,dance,sing,andwatchplaysinthetheater.1.InEgypt,peoplecelebrateShamEl-NessiminJanuarytomarkthebeginningofspring.2.ThenameoftheShamEl-Nessimmeans“smellingthebreeze”.3.InApril,theweatherbecomesbrighter,andtheflowersandtreesstarttoshowtheircolors.4.Peoplepainteggsassymbolsofgoodluck.5.Peoplealsogooutandenjoythedinner,dance,sing,andwatchlionordragondances.FAprilTTFnewlifeandnewbeginnings.Fpicnicsplaysinthetheater.Carefulreading–readpara.5andfinishthetasks.AlthoughNewYearfestivalsaredifferentallovertheworld,theyhaveonethingincommon.Inalmosteverycountry,peoplebelievethatitisaspecialtimetoconnectwiththeirfamilyandfriendsandshowhopeforthecomingyear.

connect…with…把…和…聯系起來connectionn.

have....incommon有....共同點

Readpara.5andanswerthequestions.AlthoughNewYearfestivalsaredifferentallovertheworld,theyhaveonethingincommon.Inalmosteverycountry,peoplebelievethatitisaspecialtimetoconnectwiththeirfamilyandfriendsandshowhopeforthecomingyear.1.WhatisthecommonthingofNewYearfestivals?Inalmosteverycountry,peoplebelievethatitisaspecialtimetoconnectwiththeirfamilyandfriendsandshowhopeforthecomingyear.2.WhatdoyouthinkisthetruemeaningofcelebratingtheNewYear?NewYearCelebrationsaroundtheWorldIntroduction(Para1)thecelebrationmaytakeplace

atdifferenttimesBranches(Para2-4)IntheUKGathertoseethefamousBig

Benclocktowerandcountdown

tomidnight.Millionsalso

watchitonTV.SingAuldLangSynetorememberfriendsandfamily.IntheUSHuge

crowdsgathertowatchthedroppingofabigballinNewYork’sTimeSquare.Whentheballreachesthebottom,everyonewishes

eachother“HappyNewYear!”InChinaSweepoutdustfromtheirhouses,hangcouplets,setoff

fireworks,andenjoylionor

dragondances.Trytoreturnhomeandenjoythefamilydinner.Gathertoeatdeliciousfoodandexpressbest

wishes.InEgyptPaint

eggsassymbolsofnewlifeandnewbeginnings.Gooutandenjoypicnics,dance,sing,andwatchplaysinthetheater.Summary(Para5)aspecialtimetoconnectwiththeirfamilyandfriendsand