Unit 1
Festivals around the world

Language focus
高一人教新课标版必修三
warming up
festivals are meant to celebrate important times of years.
list three more Chinese festivals
take place
the beauty of the full moon
查单词作业
mean 过去式，过去分词
celebrate v---n
starve v---n
religious adj---n
seasonal adj---n
satisfy vt---n----adj
harm v,n----adj
belief n---v
arrive v---n
independence n---adj
agriculture n---adj
admire v---n
energy n---adj
查单词作业
mean –meant-meant
celebrate v---celebration n
starve v---starvation n
religious adj---religion n
seasonal adj---season n
satisfy vt---satisfaction n--satisfied, satisfying adj
harm v,n----harmful adj
belief n---believe v
arrive v---arrival n
independence n---adj
查单词作业
agriculture n---agricultural adj
admire v---admiration n
energy n---energetic adj
Reading –paragraph1
Sentences
Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times.
At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find.
Words and expressions
festivals and celebrations of all kinds
sometimes adv 3. starve v
4. origin n 5. religious adj
6. seasonal adj
1. Festivals and celebrations of all kinds
have been held everywhere.
all kinds of festivals and celebrations
kind of
I am kind of sleepy.
Language points
那类问题是很难解答的。
That kind of questions is very difficult to answer.
= Questions of that kind are difficult to answer.
我们卖各式各样的鞋。
We sell all kinds of shoes.
= We sell shoes of all kinds.
你在动物园可以看见不同种类的动物。
You can see different kinds of animals in the zoo.
= You can see animals of different kinds in
the zoo.

① Books of this kind _____ (sell) well in
the bookstore.
② This kind of books _____ (sell) well
in the bookstore.
①句中谓语动词的单复数由“books”确定。
②句中的谓语动词由“kind”确定。
sell
sells
Practice
sometimes, sometime, some times, some time
Sometimes people may make a silly mistake.
The donations will be there sometime tomorrow.
In order to learn English well, you have to practise for some time.
I have been to Beijing some times.
Father _____________goes to the gym with us although he dislikes going there.
sometimes
be+性质形容词+to do(easy, hard, difficult, pleasant, impossible)
Food is difficult to find.
The question is easy to answer.
The water in this well is not fit to drink.
The room is pleasant to live in.
The child is easy to take care of.
I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good___________
In many people’s opinion, that company, though relatively small, is pleasant_______________.
to breath.
to deal with
origin n
Today’s festival have many origins.
现在的节日有很多的由来
the origin of civilization
the origin of the human race
单词积累
original adj
religious adj
religious belief
religion n
starve v
I’d rather starve than steal.
starvation n
paragraph2 Festivals of the dead
honour the dead
satisfy the ancestors
do harm (to do)
clean graves
light incense
in memory of
light lamps
play music
in early November
paragraph2 Festivals of the dead
on this important feast day.
in the shape of skulls
offer… to sb
belief n
the spirit of the dead people
ask for sweets
play a trick on…
honour v,n: respect
honour the dead
Will you honour me with a visit?
可否光临指教？
I am honoured to have the chance to deliver a speech.
in honour of
in memory of
in celebration of
satisfy vt
Nick felt that nothing he did would satisfy his boss.
The government tried its best to the _________people’s needs, but the people were not___ ________In fact, what the government did was not _________.
satisfied adj
satisfying adj
satisfaction n
satisfy
satisfied.
satisfying
harm v, n
do harm to sb =do sb harm= harm sb 伤害
If we solve the problem in this way, it may do more harm than good.
如果我们以这种方式处理问题, 那可能是弊
大于利。
mean no harm并无恶意
He meant no harm----he was only joking.
单词积累
harmful adj to
harmless adj to
in memory of 纪念
They set up a monument in memory of the soldiers who died in World War II.
The museum was built in memory of the famous scientist.
in celebration of
In honour of
In +名词+of
in search of
in need of
in place of
in charge of, in the charge of
in control of, on the control of
in possession of, in the possession of
in praise of
in favour of
feast n
Christmas is an important feast for Christians.
His handwriting is a feast for eyes.
in the shape of
The little cake is in the shape of a panda.
in the form of
in the hope of
in the direction of
belief n
It is my belief that her death was not an accident.
=My belief is that her death was not an accident.
paragraph 3
the arrival of
gain India's independence from Britain
arrival n
On our arrival at the farm, we were warmly welcomed by the farmers.
gain v
He gained the admiration of the whole world.
Within two weeks, she gained five pounds in weight.
This clock gains five minutes every day.
No pains, no gains.
Independence n
depend---ence
in---depend--ence
independent adj
paragraph 4
sentences:
People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over.
words and expressions
get together
award
farm produce
admire the moon
enjoy mooncakes
admire v
Stop looking in the mirror admiring yourself!
He was admired for his work on crosstalk.
admiration n
paragraph5
energetic adj
look forward to
lucky money in red paper
the Lunar New Year
day and night
clothing of all kinds
the return of Jesus
as though
look forward to (doing) sth.
孩子们在盼望着假期的到来。
Children are looking forward to the coming of holiday.
他正期待着笔友来信。
He’s looking forward to hearing from his pen pal.
The letter I had been looking forward to _____ at last.
He is looking forward as much to her return as she herself to _______ him.
Seeing so many people sitting there, the policeman looked forward to____ what was happening there.
came
seeing
see
day and night
为了还清债务, 他日日夜夜地工作。
He worked day and night in order to pay
off the debt .
她妈妈病了, 她必须整天在医院里照顾她。
Her mother was ill. She had to take care of her
day and night in the hospital.
as though=as if 从句用虚拟语气。
She acted as though nothing had happened．
He looked around as though he were in search
of something.
那孩子说话的样子好像她是个大人。
The child talks as if she were an adult.
paragraph6
have fun with
be proud of
for a little while
clothing 衣服
a wolf in sheep’s clothing 披着羊皮的狼
辨析: cloth, clothes, clothing
Cloth 布料, 毛料, 丝绸等, 不可数。
“一块布料”是 a piece of cloth.
注意: cloth 指具体用途的布时, 可与冠词连用。
a table cloth 一块桌布
a dish cloth 一块擦碗布
2) clothes 指具体的衣服, 包括上衣, 裤子等, 不能
与不定冠词或数词连用。作主语时, 谓语用
复数形式。
He wears fine clothes. 他穿着很讲究。
3) clothing 是衣服, 服装的总称, 是集合名词。
作主语时候, 谓语用单数形式。如果要表示
“一件衣服”时, 可以说an article of clothing
或a piece of clothing,
The shop sells children's clothing.
have fun (with sb) (与某人)玩得开心
那天我们一起玩的很开心。
We had fun with each other that day.