Festivals
around
the world
Unit 1
Language points
How many festivals do you know both in and out of China?
Discussion
What’s your favourite holiday of the year ?Why?
Discussion
Reading
Read the first paragraph and answer one question:
When did ancient people celebrate?
They celebrated at the end of winter/ when good weather returned/ when the had a good harvest/ when the hunters caught animals for food/ when they had enough food/ when they wanted a year of plenty.
Language points
1. mean的用法
mean to do意欲做 be meant to do
What do you mean to do with it?
mean sb to do 打算让某人干
Festivals are meant to celebrate important events.
mean doing意味着做
Missing the bus means waiting for another one hour.
I didn’t mean him to help me.
mean sth for 打算把～～用作～～
I mean the room for my bedroom.
①mean adj. 卑鄙的，自私的
②means n.方式，方法，手段，工具　（单复数同形）
A car is a means of transport.
Every means is very good.
③meaning n. 意思，意义，含义
meaningful adj. 富有意义的，意味深长的
meaningless adj. 无意义的，无目的的
knowledge
即境活用
---You should have thanked her before you left.
---I meant _____, but when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere.
A. to do B. to C. doing D. doing so
B
2.take place
Our school sports meeting will take place next week.
Great changeds have taken places in China during the past 20 years.
发生，举行<不及物动词，不用于被动语态>
take one’s place 就位
take the place of =replace　代替
英语中表示“发生”的词或短语均为不及物，不用于被动语态。主语为所发生的事。例如：take place, happen, occur, come about, break out
3. celebrate vt.
(1)  庆祝；祝贺
celebrate Christmas / one’s birthday / a victory
(2)   赞扬；称颂
The names of heroes are celebrated by the poets.
celebration n. 庆祝，祝贺
celebrity n.名声，名人
词语辨析：celebrate, congratulate
celebrate后常接日期,事情或场合
congratulate后常接人
表示为某事而祝贺某人congratulate sb. on/upon sth.
eg：congratulate you on your marriage.
有时还表示私自庆幸的意思。
eg：I congratulated myself on my escape from being punished.
4. starve: suffer or die from hunger
vt.使饿死
vi.饿得要死
starve to death
be starved of/ starve for: long for; be in great need of
n. starvation
die of ____________
starvation
The motherless children were starved of/ were starving for affection. …. s渴望母爱
渴望消息
starve for news
她很寂寞,渴望友谊。
She's lonely, and starving for companionship(friendship)
5. a year/ day of plenty 富裕/丰收的年月
days/ years of plenty

——Have we got enough apples?
——Yes, there are plenty in the basket.

plenty of +复数n/ 不可数n
plenty of eggs/ food/milk… 足够的…
1) 光荣，荣誉(n)
They fight for the honour of the country.
One must show honour to one’s parents.
2) in honour of 为了纪念
A festival is set in honour of the hero.
3) an hounour 光荣的人或事情
Liu Xiang is an honour to our country.
4) 尊敬,给以荣誉（v）
Children should honour their parents.
6. honour
7. satisfy Vt. Vi. 使满意，使满足
Nothing can satisfy him except the best.
Some people are really hard to satisfy.
sb.be satisfied with 对…满意
e.g. She’s not satisfied with her new house.
satisfying
satisfactory
令人满意的
n. satisfaction
听到她悦耳的声音我们很高兴.
We are _________ to hear her ___________voice. It is such a ___________ to us.
(人) 高兴的…愉快的
(物) 令人愉快的
(物) 好听的，令人舒服的
高兴的事情
pleased
pleasant
pleasure
I was very _________ to hear the news.
The news was very ___________ to us.
pleased
pleasing
pleased
pleasing
pleasant
pleasure
8. please Vt 使愉快，取悅…
It is difficult to please everybody.
Our aim is to please the customers.
9. harm n 损害，伤害
e.g. He meant no harm to you.
( He didn’t intend to hurt you.)
do sb harm =do harm to sb
=harm sb
Vt
A few late nights never did anyone harm.
The events has harmed the relations between the two countries.
10. They offer food, flowers and gift….
词语辨析：offer, provide, supply

offer 主动提供。offer sth to sb; offer sb sth

provide 供给（所需物，尤指生活必需品）。
provide sth (for sb); provide sb with sth.

supply: 供应（所需要或所要求之物）。
supply sth to sb; supply sb with sth
When I meet difficulty, my roommates will_____me help.

他们悬赏找回丢失的珠宝。
They_______a reward for the return of the lost jewels.

政府得提供这些老人们吃穿。
The government need to_________these old people
with food and clothes.

每个月都得供应足够的电。
Electricity should be _________enough every month.
offer
offered
provide
supplied
11. in memory of = to the memory of sb
The museum was built in memory of the famous scientist.
in honor of in charge of
in search of sb. / sth.
12. dress up 盛装打扮，化装打扮
You don’t have to dress up. Come as you are.
Children love dressing up in Halloween.
Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs: dress, put on, wear.
She is _______ a gold ring.
She hurriedly _______ her son and took him to the kindergarten.
Remember to ________ your coat. It is cold outside.
wearing
dressed
put on
13. award
n. 奖品，奖项，奖金, 助学金 ……
She showed us the awards she had won.
Mary got an award and was able to finish her study.
vt. 授予……裁定……
award sb sth= award sth to sb
The judges awarded both teams equal points.
reward 回报,报酬
14. admire sb/sth (for …)
钦佩，羡慕
They admired our garden.
I admire him for his success in business.
15. look forward to(介词) + n/ v-ing 盼望，期待
I’m looking forward to his coming.

--ward 向着…方向
backward 向后
forward 向前
16. as though= as if 好像，仿佛
虚拟语气(从句所用的时态比前面真实句所用的时态倒退一个时态.)
He behaved as if/ though nothing had happened.
He talks as if/though he knew everything.
He looks as if he were ill.
2. 陈述语气表(示很可能的事实就用陈述语气,)
It looks as if/ though it is going to rain.