人教版高中英语必修3教案课件 U1教案 31页

Book3Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldＩ.Teachinggoals▲TalkaboutfestivalsandcelebrationsFestivals;howfestivalsbegan;howfestivalsarecelebrated▲Talkaboutthewaystoexpressinvitationsandthanks▲LearntouseModalverbs▲WriteasimilarstorywithadifferentendingII.Functionalitems功能句Talkaboutfestivals:*Festivalsaremeanttocelebrateimportantevents.*What’syourfavoriteholidayoftheyear?*Whatfestivalsorcelebrationsdoyouenjoyinyourcityortown?*Doyoulikespendingfestivalswithyourfamilyorwithyourfriends?*Whatpartofafestivaldoyoulikebest——themusic,thethingstosee,thevisitorthefood?*Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkindsareheldeverywhere.*Theylitfiresandmademusicbecausetheythoughtthesefestivalswouldbringayearofplenty.*Somefestivalsareheldtohonorthedeadorsatisfyandpleasetheancestors.*Festivalscanbeheldasanhonortofamouspeopleorthegods.*Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.*Festivalsletusenjoylife,beproudofourcustomsandforgetourdailylifeforalittlewhile.Invitations:\n式Iwonderifyouareinterestedin…I’dliketoinviteyouto…Wouldyoulike…?Could/Wouldyouplease...?I’dloveto,but…I’mlookingforwardto....ThanksThat’sverykindofyou...Thankyousomuch/Thanksalot.It’sapleasure.Don’tmentionit.Youaremostwelcome.词汇1.四会词汇beauty,harvest,celebration,starve,origin,religious,ancestor,Mexico,feast,bone,belief,trick,poet,arrival,gain,independence,gather,agricultural,award,rooster,admire,energetic,Easter,clothing,Christian,custom,daily,worldwide,fool,permission,parking,apologize,down,sadness,obvious,wipe,weep,remind,forgive2.固定词组takeplace,inmemoryof,dressup,playatrick,lookforwardto,dayandnight,asthough,havefunwith,parkinglot,turnup,keepone’sword,holdone’sbreath,setoff,remind…of…语法Modalverbs:may/might,can/could,will/would,shall/should,must/can▲canandcouldJincanspeakEnglishwell.(ability)\nCouldyoupleaseshowmethewaytoBeihaiPark?(request)▲mayandmightMayweseetheawardsfortheteams?(permission;request)Iftheneighboursdonotgiveanysweets,thechildrenmightplayatrickonthem.(possibility)▲willandwouldTheSpringFestivalisthemostfun.Thewholefamilywillcomefordinner.(promise;agreement)Sometimescelebrationswouldbeheldafterhuntershadcaughtanimals.(pasthabit;custom)▲shallandshouldTheharvestfestivalbeginsonSaturday.Weshallbetherewithourfriends.(promise)Youshouldarriveattheairporttwohoursbeforehegoes.(advice)▲mustandcan’tWangFengwinsanawardeveryyear.Hemustwinnextyear.(prediction)Youmustbejoking.Thatcan’tbetrue.(guessing)重点1.Discusswhentheytakeplace,whattheycelebrateandwhatpeopledoatthattime.(P1)2.Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendofcoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn.(P1)3.Somefestivalsareheldtohonorthedeadortosatisfytheancestors,whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm.(P2)4.Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.(P2)5.TheWesternholidayHalloweenalsohaditsorigininoldbeliefsaboutthe\n句子returnofthespiritsofdeadpeople.(P2)6.Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.(P2)7.Thesecarnivalsmightincludeparades,dancinginthestreetsdayandnight,loudmusicandcolorfulclothingofallkinds.(P2)8.Itwasthelastdayofschool,buttheteachersaidthatwecouldnotleaveearly.(permission)(P5)9.Thehuntershavebeenlostfordays.Theycouldstarve.(possibility)(P5)10.ItwasValentine’sDayandHuJinhadsaidshewouldmeethimatthecoffeeshopafterwork.(P7)11.Shesaidshewouldbethereatseveno’clock,andhethoughtshewouldkeepherword.(P7)12."Idon’twantthemtoremindmeofher."Sohedid.(P7)III.教材分析与教材重组1.教材分析本单元以节日为话题，介绍古今中外节日的种类、由来、意义以及人们的活动和习俗，旨在通过本单元的学习使学生不但了解我国的节日，而且对外国的节日也有所了解，进而拓展社会文化背景、增加跨国文化知识；使学生复习和巩固运用请求和感谢的表达法，掌握情态动词的用法；并尝试根据阅读的文章写一个不同的结局，能表达自己的观点和想法。1.1WarmingUp旨在通过表格引导学生讨论并列举出五个我国节日的日期、庆祝内容和民俗。可以刚刚过去的春节为话题导入对节日的讨论；使他们由自己的经历谈起，扩展到别的节日以及外国的重要节日，激发学生的兴趣，激活他们关于节日的背景知识，为本单元的学习做准备。1.2Pre-reading是Reading\n的热身活动。主要通过两个问题引导学生思考并讨论自己最喜欢的节日及欢度方式，进而了解学生对节日的认识，以便为阅读作好铺垫。1.3Reading的五篇小短文分别介绍古代节日、亡灵节、纪念名人的节日、丰收节、春天的节日等，使学生了解各种节日的由来及其存在的意义。此部分载有Festivals的重要信息，还呈现了大量的词汇和主要的语法---情态动词的用法。处理时应作为重点、整体处理，通过上下文来教词汇、语法，并引导学生分析长句、难句和复杂句。1.4Comprehending是考察对阅读内容的进一步理解,该部分设置了六项练习。练习1：表格列出了四种类型的节日，要求学生依据课文内容，填写相应的节日名称和国家，主要检查学生对课文整体内容的理解情况。练习2：要求学生根据课文内容回答若干个问题。练习3：表格填充练习，要学生先在两人小组内讨论，然后按照课文内容列出不同节日的共同点，以及节日对世界各地人民意义重要的原因。练习4：要求学生以两人小组的形式讨论“哪些节日最重要，哪些最有趣”，然后填写表格，填充内容是节日的类型，具体实例和选择这些节日的个人理解，共同合作，完成任务。1.5LearningaboutLanguage分词汇学习和语法学习两部分。其中Discoveringusefulwordsandexpressions是本单元单词的英文释义练习和用文章中的词汇的适当形式填空；Discoveringusefulstructures是以文章内容为载体在语境中练习语法，掌握情态动词。由此可以看出本教材已明显地由结构为特征的传统语法训练转变到以交际功能为特征的功能语法训练，充分体现了新教材话题、功能、结构相结合的特点。1.6UsingLanguage是英语听说读写的全面运用的练习。1.6①Listening是课文的延伸，通过听几位学生参加TrinidadCarnival节日游行的两段对话，使学生体会参加节日游行的真实情景，既训练听力一通过问题训练了他们的分析能力。1.6②Speaking分为两步。第一步，通过电话突出交际用语功能的训练；第二步，让学生编对话，可以按自己的想象、经历为内容，训练思维和表达能力。\n1.6③Reading是发生在情人节的一个令人伤心的爱情故事，其中又插入了一个“七巧节”的故事。阅读后的讨论不仅帮助学生理解文章主旨大意，更重要的是让学生学会寻求解决问题的方法。1.6④Writing的任务是写一个与文章结尾不同的结局。旨在让学生通过思考写出自己的想法，尝试自己解决问题。总之，通过本单元的系统学习，让学生了解世界各国的节日及民俗，学习有关节日的词汇，并能够丰富语言知识，提升用英语表达观点的能力。2.教材重组2.1可将Warmingup，Pre-reading，Reading，Comprehending整合成一节阅读课。2.2将LearningaboutLanguage与Workbook中的Usingwords&expressionsUsingstructures结合成一节语言学习课。2.3可将Workbook中的Listeningtask与Workbook中的Readingtask整合在一起上一堂听读课。2.4将Usinglanguage中的Listeningandspeaking，整合成一节听说课,旨在启发学生讨论、思考关于节日的话题。2.5.泛读可将UsingLanguage中的Reading&Writing上成一节"读写课"。3.课型设计与课时分配(经分析教材,本单元可以用五课时教完。)Period1WarmingupandreadingPeriod2LearningaboutlanguagePeriod3ListeningandreadingPeriod4ListeningandspeakingPeriod5ReadingandwritingIV.分课时教案Period1WarmingupandreadingTeachinggoals1.Togetthestudentstotalkaboutfestivals\n1.Tolearnabouthowfestivalsbeginandhowtocelebratefestivalssoastoenablethemtolearnmoreaboutdifferentcultureswhilelearningdifferentlanguage2.Todevelopthestudents’readingskills:skimming,scanning,summarizing,andfindingoutdetails.3.Toarousethestudents’interestinfestivals,cultures,especiallythoseinChina，thuspromotetheircultureawareness.Importantpoints1.Comprehensionofthereadingpart.2.Knowledgeaccumulationoffestivalsandcultures.3.Usefulwordsandexpressionsconcerningfestivals.TeachingaidsAcomputer,aprojector,courseware,atape-recorderTeachingprocedures1.Lead-in1)Greetings:T:Goodmorning,girlsandboys.HappyNewYear.Ss:Goodmorning.HappyNewYear.2)Talkaboutwintervacation:T:Didyouhavefun/enjoyyourselvesinthewintervacation?Whatdidyoudo?Who’dliketotellussomethingaboutyourwintervacation?Let’sshare.S1,S2,…T:well,girlsandboys,mostofusseemtobehappyduringthewintervacation,oldoryoung.Thewholecountrywasfilledwithjoyandexcitement.Canyoutellmewhy?Ss:BecauseoftheSpringFestival.2.Warming-up1)ShowsomepicturesabouttheSpringFestivalandtheLanternFestival.Askthemtotalkaboutwhattheydidduringthetwofestivals.T:DidyouhavefunduringtheSpringFestival/theLanternFestival?Whatdopeopledo?\nWhatdopeopleeat?Whatdoesitcelebrate?2)Showsomemorepicturesoffestivals,askstudentstoguesswhatfestivalstheyare.T:Lookatthepictures,canyoutelluswhichfestivalisitabout?Whendoesittakeplace?Whatdotheycelebrate?Whatdopeopledo?Discusswithyourpartners.TheDragon-boatFestival,Mid-autumnDay,andtheDoubleNinthFestival.1)Well-done.Infact,thereareplentyoffestivalsthroughouttheworld,anddifferentfestivalstakeplaceindifferentcultures.Hereyouaregivenaquiz:FestivalsTimeofYear/dateWhatitcelebrateWhatpeopledoMid-autumnFestivalautumn/fallThebeautyofthefullmoon,harvest,timewithfamilyandfriends.Give/Eatmooncakesandwatchthefullmoonwithfamilyandfriends.SpringFestivalJanuary/FebruaryTheendofwinter,arrivalofspring,LunarNewYear,reunionwithfamilyandrelatives.Givemoneyinredpapertochildren;seedragondances;eatfish.prawnsanddumplings;visitfamilymembers.NationalDayOctober1ThefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChinain1949.Taketimeoffwork;traveltovisitfamilyortoseeotherpartsofChinaortheworld;goshopping.DragonBoatFestival/DuanwuFestivalThefifthdayofthefifthmonthinlunarcalendarThememoryofthebelovedpoetQuYuanwhodiedin278BC.EatZongzi;watchdragonboatraces;throwricewrappedinreedleavesintowaterinmemoryofQuYuan;putherbsondoorwaysforgoodhealth3.Reading1)FastreadingT:Gotit.YouseemtoknowmanyfestivalsofChina.Butdoyouotherfestivalsindifferentcountriesandhowthesefestivalsbegan?Whatdopeopledotocelebrate?Luckily,thepassageprovidesyoumuchinformation.Readthepassagequicklyandfindoutthefestivalsmentionedhere:\nFestivalsoftheDead;FestivalstoHonourPeople;HarvestFestivals;SpringFestivals2)Now,let’sgettoknowmoreaboutthesefestivals,listentothetapeandfindouttheinformationaccordinglytofillintheformandanswerthequestions:KindsofFestivalsNamesofFestivalsCountriesFestivalsofthedeadObonDayofthedeadHalloweenJapanMexicosomeWesterncountriesFestivalstoHonourPeopleDragonBoatFestivalColumbusDayFestivaltohonourGandhiChinaUSAIndiaHarvestFestivalsharvest/Thanksgivingfestivalsmid-autumnfestivalsEuropeanandothercountriesChinaandJapanSpringFestivalsSpringFestivalEasterandrelatedholidaysCherryBlossomFestivalChinasomeWesterncountriesJapanParagraph1:*Whendidancientpeoplecelebrate?•attheendofwinter•Whengoodweatherreturned•agoodharvest•animalscaught•Whentheywantedayearofplenty*Whataboutfestivalsnow?havemanyorigins,somereligious,someseasonal,andsomeforspecialpeopleorevents…Paragraph2:FestivalsofthedeadFestivalsWhereWhenWhattodoWhattoeatObonJapanInJulyorAugustCleanthegravesLightincenseLightlampsPlaymusic/TheDayoftheDeadMexicoInearlyNovemberPeopleofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedeadFoodintheshapeofskulls,andcakeswith“bones”onthem\nHalloweenTheU.SandsomeotherWesterncountriesOctober31Gotoneighbours’Dressupandtrytofrightenpeople/*ArethereanysimilarfestivalsinChina?Whattodo?Whattoeat?TheQingMingFestivalParagraph3:FestivalstoHonourPeopleFestivalsCountryPeoplehonouredTheDragonBoatFestivalChinaQuYuan,thefamousancientpoetColumbusDayTheUSAChristopherColumbusNationalFestivalIndiaMahatmaGandhiAnyotherfestivalswhicharemeanttohonourpeopleinChina?Whoishonoured?Tree-plantingDay-------SunZhongshanParagraph4:HarvestFestivals1)Whyareautumnfestivalshappyevents?Becausepeoplearegratefulandhappyandaseasonofagriculturalworkisover.2)Whatdopeopledotocelebrateit?InEuropeancountries,itisthecustomtodecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit;gettogethertohavemeals,winawardsfortheirfarmproduce;admirethemoon,enjoymooncakes.Paragraph5:SpringFestivalsFestivalsCountryWhattodoTheLunarChineseNewYearChinaEatdumplings,fishandmeatGiveluckymoneyDragondancesCarnivalsChristiancountriesParades,dancing,loudmusic,colourfulclothingTheCherryBlossomFestivalJapanEnjoythecherrytreeflowersParagraph6:Whatarethepurposesoffestivals?Festivals:Tohavefunwitheachother/Toletusenjoylife/Tobeproudofourcustoms/Toforgetourdailylifeforalittlewhile/Tohonourthedead/Tohonourfamouspeople/Tocelebrateharvest/Towelcomeanewyearandlookforwardtothefuture/Toaskpeopletopayattentiontosomething1)Well-done.Sinceyouhavegottoknowtheinformationrelatedtothesefestivals,I’\ndlikeyoutohaveaquiztocheckwhetheryouhavefullyunderstoodthetext.Usetheinformationfromthereadingpassagetoanswerthefollowingquestions.Suggestedanswerstoexercise2:(1).FestivalsoftheDeadareforhonouringorsatisfyingdeadancestorsorothers,whosomepeoplebelievemightreturntohelporharmlivingpeople.(2).Autumnfestivalsarehappyeventsbecausepeoplearethankfulthatfooditreadyforwinterandthehardfarmworkisfinished.(3).Atspringfestivals,peopleusuallyhavedances,carnivalsandotheractivitiestocelebratetheendofwinterandthecomingofspring.(4).Itisimportanttohavefestivalsandcelebrationssowecanenjoylife/beproudofourcustoms/forgetourworkforalittlewhile.(5).TheChinese,JapaneseandMexicanfestivalsofthedeadallhavecustomstohonourthedead.TheChineseandJapanesegotocleantheirancestors’graves,andtheMexicansofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.However,therearesomedifferences.TheMexicanseatspecialfoodthatlookslikebones,somethingtheChineseandJapanesedonotdo..4.PairworkBasedonthereadingpassage,whatdomostfestivalsseemtohaveincommon?Whydoyouthinkthesethingsmightbeimportanttopeopleeverywhere?Talkwithyourpartnerandfillinthechartbelow.ThreecommonthingsReasonswhytheyareimportanttopeopleeverywhere123Threecommonthingsmightbefromthefollowing:food,music,entertainment,beingwithfamilyandfriends,dance,lightsorfires,rememberingeventsorpeopleReasonswhytheyareimportanttopeopleeverywherewillvary.5.GroupworkDiscussinpairswhichfestivalsyouthinkarethemostimportantandwhicharethemostfun.Thenfillinthechartwithyourideas.TypeoffestivalExampleoffestivalReasonsforyourchoiceMostimportantMostfunAnswerswillvary.6.Homework1)Findoutusefulwordsandexpressions,beautifulsentencesandfinishtheexercisesinLearningaboutLanguageaccordingly.2)Writeanintroductionofthefestivalyourgrouphavecreated.\n7.Languagepoints:1)Festivalaremeanttocelebrateimportanttimesofyears.节日就是庆祝每年中重要时刻的活动。(1).meandoingsth.meandoingsth.的意思是“意味着（必须要做某事或导致种结果）”,其主语通常是指事物的词。(2).meantodosth.meantodosth.的意思是“打算或企图做某事”，其主语通常是表示人的名词或代词，其过完成式表示“本来打算做某事”。(3).meansb.todosth.meansb.todosth.的意思是“打算让某人做某事”，也可以用于被动结构。(4).mean后接名词、副词或从句　mean后接名词或副词，意为“表示；打算；存心”等意思；后接that从句，意为“表示……”。(5).bemeantfor该短语的意思是“打算给予；打算作……用”。InsomepartsofLondon,missingabusmeans_____foranotherhour.A.waitingB.towaitC.waitD.tobewaiting2).Discusswhentheytakeplace,whattheycelebrateandwhatpeopledoatthattime.讨论它们（中国节日）什么时间进行，庆祝的是什么事件，并说出人们那时做什么。takeplace发生；举行①Theperformancedidn’ttakeplaceafterall.演出终于没有进行。②Wasthereanybodypassingbywhentheaccidenttookplace?事故发生时，有人路过那里吗？Greatchanges___inChinainthelasttwodecades.A.havetakenplaceB.tookplaceC.havebeentakenplaceD.arehappening3.Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkindshavebeenheldeverywheresinceancienttimes.世界各地从古时就有各种各样的节日庆典。①Thatkindofquestionisverydifficulttoanswer.=Questionsofthatkindaredifficulttoanswer.那类问题是很难解答的。②Wesellallkindsofshoes.=Wesellshoesofallkinds.我们卖各式各样的鞋。③Youcanseedifferentkindsofanimalsinthezoo.=Youcanseeanimalsofdifferentkindsinthezoo.你在动物园可以看见不同种类的动4....orsatisfyandpleasetheancestors,whocouldreturneithertohelportodoharm.......取悦祖先,使他们得到满足,以为(祖先们)有可能回来帮助他们,也有可能带来危害。1)satisfyvt.满足,使…满意;satisfysb.\nsatisfieda.感到满意的;besatisfiedwithsatisfyinga.令人愉快的satisfactionn.满意;toone’ssatisfactionsatisfactorilyad.满意地satisfactorya.令人满意的2)hurt,injure,harm,damage,wound的区别与用法hurt普通用语，既可指肉体上的伤害,也可精神上,感情上的伤害。如:Thegirlhurtherselfbadlyintheaccident.那位女孩在那次事故中伤得很重。injure比hurt正式,hurt多指伤痛,而injure则指损害健康,成就,容貌等,强调功能的损失。如:Heinjuredhishandwhileplayingbasketball.他在打篮球时手受了伤。damage主要指对于物的损害,强调对于价值、用途、外观等所造成的损失,这种损失或因自然灾害所致,或因人为造成。如：Severalcarsweredamagedintheaccident.好几辆汽车在事故中损坏了。wound指枪伤,刀伤,刺伤等皮肉之伤,是出血的,严重的伤,特指战场上受伤,它可以指肉体上的伤害,也可指人们精神上的创伤。如: Thebulletwoundedhisleftleg.子弹打伤了他的左腿。doharmtosb.=dosb.harm=harmsb.伤害某人domoreharmthangood弊大于利①Smokingwilldoyouharm.Smokingwilldomoreharmtoyouthangood.②Ifwesolvetheprobleminthisway,itmaydomoreharmthangood5.FortheJapanesefestivalObon,peopleshouldgotocleangravesandlightincenseinmemoryoftheirancestors.inmemoryor纪念。如：TheysetupamonumentinmemoryofthesoldierswhodiedinWorldWarII.6.Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.lead…to领往；使得出(结论)leadto通向；引起，导致①请把客人领到会客室去。Pleaseleadthegueststothereception-room.②你是如何得出这个结论的?Whatledyoutothisconclusion?③条条道路通罗马。AllroadsleadtoRome.Thepathleadstothevillage.\n④食用过多的糖会引起健康问题。Eatingtoomuchsugarcanleadtohealthproblems7.Somepeoplemightwinawardsfortheirfarmproduce,likethebiggestwatermelonorthemosthandsomerooster.award.n.奖,奖品v.判给,授予awardsb.sth.奖赏某人某物辨析:award和reward：award后接双宾语awardsb.ametal授予某人奖章reward奖赏,给…报酬,不能接双宾语;rewardsb.forsth.因…奖赏某人；rewardsb.withsth.用某物酬劳某人8.Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.最富有生气而有最重要的节日就是告别冬天迎来春天的日子。lookforwardto(doing)sth.意为期待着(做)某事,其中的to是介词,而不是动词不定式符号。ChildrenarelookingforwardtoSpringFestival.孩子们渴盼着过年。He’slookingforwardtohearingfromhispenpal.他期待着笔友来信。9.Thecountry,coveredwithcherrytreeflowers,looksasthoughitiscoveredwithpinksnow.整个国度处处都是樱花盛开,看上去就像罩上了一层粉红的雪。asthough和asif没有什么区别。asif用得普遍些,却可引导方式状语从句和表语从句,其从句谓语常用虚拟语气。(1)引导方式状语从句Sheactedasthoughnothinghadhappened．她装得好像什么事也没发生过似的。当从句主语和主句主语一致,从句谓语中又含有动词tobe时,可以把主语和tobe一起省去。Helookedaboutasthough(hewas)insearchofsomething．他四处张望,好像寻找什么。(2)引导表语从句Itlooksasifit’sgoingtorain．看样子天要下雨了。asthough和asif从句用虚拟语气,还是用陈述语气。完全根据具体情况而定。如果从句表示的意思与事实完全相反,或者纯粹是一种假设,通常用虚拟语气。Thechildtalksasifshewereanadult.那孩子说话的样子好像她是个大人。Period2LearningaboutLanguage\n1.Teachingaims1.Todiscoverandlearntousesomeusefulwordsandexpressions.2.Getthestudentstostudytheuseofmodalverbs.2.Difficultpoints1.Howtousetheproperwordsandexpressionsindifferentsituations.2.Howtousepropermodalverbsaccordingtotheconcreteandauthenticsituations.3.Importantpoints1.Keywordsandexpressions:asthough,belief,celebration,Christians,custom,havefunwith,origin,religious,admire,feast,harvest,trick,starve,gather,gain,lookforwardto2.Themeaningandcorrectuseofeachpairofmodalverbs:canandcould,mayandmight,willandwould,shallandshould,mustandcan’tDiscoveringusefulwordsandexpressions1.Suggestedanswerstoexercise1:religionreligiouscultureculturalproduceproductiondangerdangerousnationnationaleducateeducationhumourhumourousseasonseasonalcelebratecelebrationcouragecourageousoriginoriginalpredictprediction2.Completethepassagebelowwiththewordsandexpressionsinthebox.Answerkey:celebration,religious,Christians,origin,custom,asthough,havefunwith,belief3.Answerkey:lookforwardto;starving;custom;Gather;admire;Belief;harvests,harvests;feast;tricks;gain,gainDiscoveringusefulstructures1.Lead-inT:Lookatthepicture,themaniscarryingapileofbooks.Sohecancarryheavybooks.Hewantstoentertheroom,buthecouldn’topenthedoorbyhimself.Soheismakingarequesttoaskforhelpfromthewomanbysaying“Couldyouopenthedoor,please?”(Theteacherwritesthethreesentencesontheblackboard.1.Sohecancarryheavybooks.2.Hecouldn’topenthedoorbyhimself.3.Couldyouopenthedoor,please?)T:Lookatthethreemodalverbsineachsentenceandtrytogettheirmeanings.S:Themodalverbs“can”and“couldn’t”meanone’sabilitytodosomething.Theyaresimilarto“beabletodosomething”.S:“could”inthethirdsentencemeansmakingarequest..\nT:Well-done!Thesearethebasicmeaningsof“can”and“could”,whicharequitefamiliartoyou.Ofcourse,there’reothermeaningsofthem.Sotodaywe’llfocusonthefivepairsofmodalverbs.2.Explanationoftheuseofmodalverbs1.canandcould4表示能力（ability），指有能力做某事，意为“能够”。例如：注意：表示现在，将来“能够”可用beableto替换。表示过去“能够”并成功了只能用was/wereableto,不能用could。例如Mygrandmaisovereighty,butshecan/isabletoreadwithoutglasses.Wecan/willbeabletotalkaboutthematterlater.Italkedwithherforalongtime,andatlastIwasabletomakeherbelieveme.(不能用could)5表示请求（request）或允许（permission）。意为“可否”、“可以”。Could比can更有礼貌，在此不是can的过去式。Canyouwaitamomentplease?Liz,canyoudomeafavor?Excuseme,couldyoutellmethewaytothestation?Iwonderifyoucouldhelpme.(request)----CouldIuseyourphone?----Yes,ofcourse.Youcan.DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourbike.(permission)6表示可能性（possibility）a.can表示泛指的“可能”，并非说话者主观认为的可能性，即并非说话者的主观猜测。Accidentcanhappentoanydrunkendriverb.表示说话者主观猜测，只能用与否定句或疑问句中。例如：Itcan’tbemyfather.HeisnowinEngland.----Canitraintomorrow?----No,itcan’t.2.mayandmight1）表示可能性（possibility）,用于对现在，过去或将来的推测，暗示不确定。might不是may的过去式，它所表示的可能性比may小，含较多的怀疑。Hemaybeverybusynow.(可能性较大)Hemightbeverybusynow.(可能性较小)2）表示许可（permission），表示允许别人做某事，也可征求对方的许可。Hemaygonow.Wemaykeepthebookfortwoweeks.3)用于祈使句，表示祝愿。Mayyousucceed!Mayyouhaveanicetrip!\n3.willandwould1）表示意愿表示愿意做或主动提出做，如意志，愿望或决心等，例如：Thatbaglooksheavy,I’llhelpyouwithit.(offeringtodosth)----YouknowthatbookIlentyou.CanIhaveitbackifyou’vefinishedwithit?----Ofcourse..I’llgiveittoyouthisafternoon.(agreement)Thanksforlendingmethemoney,I’llpayyoubackonFriday.(promise)2）表示习惯(habit,custom)Thisoldmanisstrange.Hewillsitforhourswithoutsayinganything.WewouldsitaroundGrandpaaftersupper,listeningtohisstories.3）表示请求（request），用于第二人称，would比will更委婉。例如：willyoucomethisway,please?Wouldyouopenthewindow?4.shallandshould1）shall的用法a.shall在疑问句中用于第一，第三人称，表示征求对方的意见。Shallweputoffthesportsmeetinguntilnextmonth?ShallTomgotherewithmetomorrow?b.shall用于第二，第三人称，表示说话人给对方的命令，警告，允诺或威胁。Youshallfailifyoudon’tworkharder.（警告）HeshallhavethebookwhenIfinishreadingit.(允诺)Heshallbepunished.(威胁)2)should的用法a.should表示劝告、建议、命令。Youshouldgotoclassrightaway.b.should表示期待，用于表达合理推断（prediction，意为“应该”），或明显的结果（意为“可能”）且所期待的事几乎是事实。Itisthreeo’clock,thefootballgameshouldbeginnow.Marytookdancinglessonsforyears,sheshouldbeanexcellentdancer.5.must与can’tmust用来表示“命令”、“推测”等含义。1）表示规定、指令表示规定、指令时主要指客观上的法律、条文规定，常常翻译为“应该、必须”之类意思。mustn’t表示禁止Youmusthaveapassportifyouwanttogoabroad.Driversmustn’tdriveafterdrinking.2)表示主观的命令、禁止表示主观的命令、禁止时，主要指说话者主观的命令或强烈的劝告。Youcangooutwithyourfriendbutyoumustcomebackbefore11atnight.\n----MustIhandintheexercisetoday?----No,youneedn’t.3）表示猜测，语气非常肯定，近乎确定的意味，一般用于肯定句，意为肯定……。其否定为can’t，意为不可能…...Youmustbeill.Icanseeitfromyourface.Hecan’tbeathome.Isawhimintheclassroomjustnow.3SummingupFromthedemonstrationofthemodalverbsabove,wecanfindmostofthemcanbeusedtoexpresscertainty,butthedegreeofthemisdifferent.Hemightbeintheclassroom.(quitenotsure)Hemaybeintheclassroom.Hecouldbeintheclassroom.Heshouldbeintheclassroom.Hemustbeintheclassroom.(quitesure)4Exercises:SuggestedanswerstoExercise1:1.Mostancientfestivalwouldcelebratetheendofcoldwinter…2.Sometimescelebrationswouldbeheldafterhuntershadcaughtanimals.3.Atthattimepeoplewouldstarveiffoodwasdifficulttofind…4.…ortosatisfytheancestors,whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm.5.FortheJapanesefestivalObon,peopleshouldgotocleangrave…6.Itisnowachildren’sfestival,whentheycandressupandgo…7.…thechildrenmightplayatrickonthem.8.Festivalscanalsobeheldtohonourfamouspeople.9.HarvestandThanksgivingfestivalscanbeveryhappyevents.10.InEuropeancountries,peoplewillusuallydecoratechurchesandtownhalls…11.Somepeoplemightwinawardsfrotheirfarmproduce…12.AttheSpringFestivalinChina,people…maygivechildrenluckymoneyinredpaper.13.Thesecarnivalsmightincludeparades,dancinginthestreets…14.Thecountry…looksasthoughitmightbecoveredwithpinksnow.Suggestedanswerstoexercise2:表示“能力”表示“推测”表示“许可；要求”表示“建议和义务”canmustcanshouldcouldshouldcouldoughttocouldmayhavetomaymightneedmightmustShallI…can’tshouldn’tmayn’tmustn’tmight’sWouldyoulikeCan…?Willyouplease4Practice1.ability,ability,permission,possibility,request2.permissionorrequest,possibility3.promiseorprediction,pasthabit,request4.promise,advice,prediction5.adviceornecessity,guessing,guessingSuggestedanswerstoexercise3Sampledialogue1:A:Hi,Thomas!WouldyouliketocometoapartyonSunday?B:Yes,I’dloveto!Whereandwhenwillitbe?\nA:Itwillbeatmyhomeatthreeo’clockintheafternoon.B:Thanks!I’llbethere!ShouldIbringanything?5.A:Hmm…Couldyoubringsomethingtodrink?I’llhaveplentytoeat.B:Sure!I’dbehappyto.5Homework1.FinishexercisesonworkbookP42.2.FinishexercisesonworkbookP43.3.Chooseoneofthefollowingsituationstocreateashortdialogueusingmodalverbs.SituationA:Inalibrary.Askthelibrarianifhecanhelptofindabookrelatingtosomespecifictopics,whethertheycanberenewedornot,andhowtodoifthebooksarelost.(“Couldyoupleasefind…?”“MayI…?”“Youmustn’t…”)SituationB:Adoctorgivesapatientsomeadvice.(“Youshould…”)SituationC:Inaparkbyalake.Discussthatoneshouldnotdestroytheenvironment.(“Youshould…”,“Youshouldn’t…”,“Youmustn’t…”)SituationD:Requestinganappointment.(“Willyou…?”“ShallI…?”)Period3ListeningtaskandReadingtask(WorkbookP41,P45)(WorkbookP44)Teachinggoals1.Totrainthestudents’listeningabilitythroughthelisteningcontexts.2.TolearnabouthowthefestivalEasterbeganandhowtocelebrateitsoastoenablethemtolearnmoreaboutdifferentcultureswhilelearningdifferentlanguage3.Todevelopthestudents’readingskills,throughthereadingcontextWinterCarnivalinQuebec,suchasskimming,scanning,summarizing,andfindingoutdetails.4.Toarousethestudents’interestinfestivals,cultures,especiallythoseinthewesternworld.Importantpoints1.Informationgraspingofthelisteningpart.2.Comprehensionofthereadingpart.3.Usefulwordsandexpressionsconcerningfestivals.\nTeachingaidAcomputer,aprojector,courseware,atape-recorderTeachingproceduresI.listening(WorkbookP41)T:Hello,boysandgirls.Todaywearegoingtoseeadifferentfestival.Inthisfestivaltherearecolorfuleggs.Andpeopledressupandmakeup.Doyouknowwhatfestivalitis?Ss:No.T:Well,itisEaster.DoyouknowsomethingaboutEaster?Ss:…T:Heldeveryyearatthevernalequinox(春分inlateMarchorearlyApril),EasteristhemostimportantfeastintheChristiancalendar.ItcelebratestheresurrectionofJesusChrist.WewouldhearapieceoflisteningmaterialtogetmoreinformationaboutEaster.Afterthatlet’swritedownthemaintopicoftheirconversation:(Afterlistening)(Checking)Suggestedanswer:ThemaintopicoftheconversationisaboutthemeaningofEasterandsometoitstraditionalcustoms.Listenagainandtakenotestofillinthefollowingchart:EASTERInwhichseason?springWhocelebrates?ChristiansaroundtheworldThereasonforthefestival?StoryaboutJesuscomingbacktolifeOnwhichdayoftheweek?SundayWhatthingsrepresentEaster?Hotcrossbuns,eggs,bunnies,liliesII.Listeningtask(WorkbookP45)ListentoanothermaterialforthefirsttimeandwritethefestivalnameforeachpictureonP45.1.Mother’sDay2.Valentine’sDay3.WellDressingFestival4.Easter5.CherryBlossomFestivalListenagainandanswerthequestions:(Suggestedanswers)：1．Goingouttoenjoythebeautifulcherryblossoms.2．Flowers,nuts,seedsandotherthings.3．Becausetheirclean,whitebeautyisareminderofnewlife.\n1．Toshowlovetosomeonespecial.PeoplemightgiveflowersonFather’sDay,Teacher’sDayorotherspecialdaysforthesamereason.III.Readingtask(WorkbookP44)Pictureofasnowman:Hey,I’masnowman.Iguessyouknowit.Buthaveyoueverthoughtofhavingacarnivalinwinter.Ibetyou’lllikeit.Now,comewithme.T:So,let’sgotogetherwiththesnowmantoseethewintercarnivalinQuebec.(onpage44)Firstofall,doyouknowanythingaboutQuebec?(Geography)QuebecisthelargestprovinceofeasternCanada;itisthreetimesthesizeofFranceandseventimesthesizeofGreatBritain.(Language)TheofficiallanguageofQuebecisFrench;itisthesoleCanadianprovincewhosepopulationismainlyFrenchCanadian,andwhereEnglishisnotanofficiallanguageattheprovinciallevel.(Climate)Quebec'sclimateisgenerallytemperate,withvariationsamongtheregions.Tourismisimportantthroughouttheprovinceduringthesummerseason,andinthewintertheLaurentianMts.attractskiers.AndwhataboutthewintercarnivalinQuebec?Nowreadthecontext.Remembertherearequestionsforyou.Q1.Whydoyouthinkthatdogsareusedtopullsledsincoldclimates?Q2.WhichactivityattheQuebecCarnivaldoyouthinkwouldbethemostfun?Why?Q3.WhichactivityattheCarnivaldoyouthinkwouldbethemostdangerous?Why?Q4.IfyoucouldgototheQuebecCarnival,whatwouldyoudoandsee?Why?Q5.IfyouhadtodrawaposterfortheCarnival,whatthingswouldyouputontheposter?Q6.WhatwouldyouwearifyouwenttotheCarnival?Namethreethings.(afterreading)(checking)A1.Dogsareusedincoldclimatesbecausetheycanrunontopofthesnow,whichhorsescannot/becausetheyhaveverythickfurwhichkeepsthemwarm.Theyarealsoverystrong/donoteatgrassandgrainashorsesandcattledo/canbefedonmeat/donoteattoomuch.A2.(Studentsgivetheirownanswers).A3.Probablythecanoeracethroughtheicewouldbethemostdangerous.A4.(Studentsgivetheirownanswers).A5.(Studentsgivetheirownanswers).\nA6.Iwouldwearathick/warmcoat/jacket/hat/gloves/mittens/boots/underwear/scarf/socks.ComparewhatyouknowaboutHarbinwithQuebecCitySimilarityDifferenceHarbinIcesculpturesSnowboardingcompetitions,canoeraces,dog-sledracesQuebecIcesculpturesSnowsculptures,skiing,skatingandotheractivitiesjustforfun,butnotpartofthefestivalHomeworkTrytofindsomeinformationdealingwithCarnivalindifferentpartsoftheworld.Period4UsinglanguageListeningandspeakingTeachinggoals1.Totrainthestudents’listeningabilitythroughthelisteningcontext.2.TolearnabouttheCarnivalinTrinidadandhowpeoplecelebrateitsoastoenablethemtolearnmoreaboutdifferentcultureswhilelearningdifferentlanguage.3.Todevelopthestudents’speakingskills,withthehelpofthesampledialogue.Importantpoints1.Informationgraspingofthelisteningpart.2.MasteryofthewordsandphrasesconcerningfestivalsindailyexpressionTeachingaidAcomputer,aprojector,courseware,atape-recorderTeachingproceduresI.listening(p6)T:Hello,boysandgirls.Canyouhaveaguess?Whataretheydoinginthepictures?Ss:Theyarehavingcarnivals.T:Haveyoueverseenarealcarnival?Ss:No/yes.T:Let’senjoyarealcarnivalinthevideo.\n(afterthevideo)T:Whatwouldpeopledoinacarnival?Ss:Theywoulddance.Theywouldgoonaparade.T:Verygood.DoyouknowthereisabigandfamouscarnivalinTrinidadeveryFebruary?LiMeiandWuPingarevisitingTrinidadandtheyaregettingreadytogotothecarnivalparade.Listentothetapeandfindoutwhattheplansfortheparadeare.Thenanswerthequestion.Part1:1.WhatiswrongwithLiMei’sclothingandshoes?LiMei’sclothingistoothickandhershoesarenotcomfortableenoughtowalkinforalongtime.2.WhatadvicedoesCarlagiveLiMei?CarlasuggeststhatLiMeichangehershoestosomethingmorecomfortable,wearsomelighterandcoolerclothingandalsotakeahat.Part2:3.Whyisitimportantforthemtohavewater?Itisimportanttohavewaterbecauseitisveryhot/thetemperatureisthirty-fivedegrees/theywillbedoingalotofwalkinganddancingallday/untilmidnight.4.Whyisitdifficultforthemtoheareachother?Theycan’theareachotherbecausethemusicisveryloud.5.Whydotheyplantomeetattheparkinglotat8o’clock?Theyplantomeetattheparkinglotat8o’clockbecausetheymightgetseparatedinthecrowd.II.Speaking(p6)T:Now,SupposeyouareLiMeiorWuPing.YouhavejustvisitedCarlainTrinidadandseentheCarnival.MakeaphonecalltoinviteyourfriendstoaChinesefestival.Inpairsmakeaconversationofatleastfiveturnseach.Bereadytopresentyourconversationtotheclass.TheexpressionsonPage6belowmighthelpyou.T:(Giveasampledialoguetostudentsfirst).T:So,nowit’syourshowtime.Getyourdialoguesreadyandpresentittothewholeclass.SA…SB…HomeworkPreviewthereadingcontextASadLoveStoryonpage7anddotherelevantexercisesthereafter.\nPeriod5usinglanguage---readingandwritingTeachingaims:Tointroduceacross-culturalviewoflover’sfestivals–QiqiaojieandValentine’sDay.Trainthestudents’readingability.Enablethestudentstoengageimaginativelyinthestoryandtousetheirownideasofchangingtheending.Improvethestudents’writingability.ReadingTeachingprocedures1.Lead-inT:Inthelastperiod,wehavelearntmanykindsoffestivals.Somearesetinmemoryofthedead,somearesetinhonorofsomegreatpeopleandsomearesetincelebrationofharvest.Doyouknowthefestivalssetforlovers?S:Yes.QiqiaojieinChinaandValentine’sDayinwesterncountries.T:Youarefamiliarwiththem.Lookatthescreen.Canyouguesswhothetwoloversare?S:Maybethey’retheweavinggirlandtheheadboy–NiulangandZhinv.T:You’reright.Doyouknowsomethingaboutthem?S:…T:ThendoyouknowsomethingaboutValentine’sDay,whicharequitepopularinChinanow?S:…T:(introducetheoriginofValentine’sDay)Today,wearegoingtolearnalovestory.2.While-readingT:Gothroughyourtextquicklyandsilently.Thenfinishthetrueorfalseexercises.1.HuJinfailedtomeetLiFangat7:00.(T)2.IfitisrainingonQiqiaojie,itmeansthatZhinvisweepingandthecouplewillbeabletomeet.(F)3.Becausehermostlovelydaughtergotmarriedtoahumansecretly,theGoddessgotveryangry.(T)4.LiFangthoughthecouldgetmarriedtoHuJin,justlikeNiuLangandZhiNu.(T)5.WhenLiFangmetHuJin,hefeltveryglad.(Thestorydidn’ttellus.)T:Readthepassageagainandanswerthefollowingquestionsonebyone.1.WhywastheTVstorywhatLiFangneeded?TheTVstorywasasadstoryaboutlostlove---thesamesituationasLiFang.2.WhydopeoplewanttheweathertobefineonQiqiaoFestival?Peoplewanttheweathertobefinesotheycanmeettheonetheylove.3.WhatmoredoyouknowaboutQiqiaoFestival?(Answerswillvary)S:LiFang:MadeanappointmentwithHuJin—Waitedinthecoffeeshop—Notmet\nher—Heart-broken;alongwith…;likeafool—Wouldnotholdhisbreathforhertoapologize(waitwithoutmuchhope);Woulddrownhissadnessincoffee(drinkcoffeeinordertoforgetthesadness/sorrow)—Gaveupandthrew…away—MetHuJinwithoutgifts—FeltworriedHuJin:MadeanappointmentwithLiFang—Keptherwordbutwaitedintheteashop—Notturnedupinthecoffeeshop—Waitedforhimallthetime—MetLiFangwithgiftsENDING??3.Post-readingT:Thetwolovestorieshappenedintwodifferentfestivals.Whataretheirsimilaritiesanddifferences?HowshouldwetreatChinesetraditionalfestivalsandsomewesternfestivals?S:…T:Nowadays,somepeoplepaymoreattentiontotheValentine’sDaythanQiqiaojie,whichwasonceoneofthemostpopularfestivalsinancientChina.Anyway,eachfestivalinChinahasitsowntaleandmeaning.Soweshouldholdontoourownfestivalsandculture,aswellaspassthemonfromgenerationtogeneration.WeshouldneverallowsomewesternfestivalstotaketheplaceofChinesetraditionalfestivals.WritingT:LiFangmetHuJinafterhelostheartandthrewawaytheValentine’sgifts.Tohissurprise,HuJinkeptherwordandwaitedforhimintheteashopallthetime!Whatshouldhedo?Whatwouldhappentothetwolovers?PleasewriteadifferentendingtothestoryofLiFang,beginningwith:Ashesadlypassedtheteashoponthecorneronhisway…T:Beforewriting,you’dbetterreadthestoryagainandthenthinkofwhatHuJinwillsaywhenshefindsoutlaterthattheflowersandchocolatesaregone.ThenthinkofanendingtothestorythatwillsolveLiFang’sproblem.Willhebehappyorsad?Homework:Finish“Summingup”onP8Languagepoints:1.Butshedidn’tturnup.1)来,出席(某活动)I’mveryhappyyouturnedupsoearly.2)把(收音机等)音量开大一些,其反义短语是turndown.Turnuptheradioalittle,Icanscarcelyheartheprogram.相关短语:turndown拒绝turnoff关掉turnon打开turnout结果是......\nturntosb.forhelp向某人求助2.Shesaidshewouldbethereatseveno’clock,andhethoughtshewouldkeepherword.keepone’sword意为“守信用”,其反义词是breakone’sword,即“失信”。Heisamanwhoalwayskeepshisword.Don’tbreakyourword,otherwise,noonewilltrustyou.注意：keepone’sword和breakone’sword中的名词word不能用复数形式。相关短语：inaword/inshort/tobeshort简言之；总之haveawordwithsb.与某人谈话havewordswithsb.与某人发生口角inotherwords换句话说e.g.Agentlemanshouldalways__his__.A.keeps;wordB.keep;wordC.keeps;wordD.keep;words3.ItwasobviousthatthemanagerofthecoffeeshopwaswaitingforLiFangtoleave...obviousadj.明显的，清楚的1)obvious+to+表示人的名词或代词Herdisappointmentwasobvioustoherfriend.2)It+be+obvious+that-clauseItwasobviousthatshewasindanger.辨析：obvious/apparent/cleara.obvious是三者中程度最强的，含有“一目了然”之意。Itisobviousthatyouarewrong.b.apparent指具有某些明显的迹象的，侧重与经历推理才能看出结果。Itwasapparentfromhisfacethathewaslying.c.clear作“明白的，清楚的”讲。指不模糊含混，易于观察，了解和识别。Heseemsclearabouthisplans.4.WhentheGoddessofHeavenknewthathergranddaughterwasmarriedtoahuman,she...marry的用法：1)她嫁给了一个律师。Shemarriedwithalawyer.(F)Shemarriedadoctor.(T)表示“和......结婚”，“嫁......”，“娶......”时，marry为及物动词，要用marrysb.，而不用marrywithsb.2)她和一位律师结婚了。Shegotmarriedwithalawyer.(F)Shegotmarriedalawyer.(F)Shewasmarriedtoalawyer.(T)\n表示婚姻状态,后接宾语时要用介词to，而不用with.3)他们结婚三年了。Theyhavemarriedforthreeyears.(F)Theyhavegotmarriedforthreeyears.(F)Theyhavebeenmarriedforthreeyears.(T)Theygotmarriedthreeyearsago.(T)It’sthreeyearssincetheygotmarried.(T)注意：marry和getmarried都表示短暂行为，不能和表示一段时间的短语连用，而havebeenmarried则表示婚姻状态，可以与表示婚姻状态持续多久的时间状语连用。5.AsLiFangsetoffforhome,hethought...setoff:动身,出发;使（地雷、炸弹）爆炸;使某物更有吸引力TomandhisfathersetoffforAmericayesterday.Thebombsetoffamongthecrowd.Awoman’beautyissetoffbyherclothesandjewelers.相关短语：setaboutdoingsth.着手（做某事）setin开始setup建立，创立setdown写下，记下setsomebodytodosomething.使某人开始工作setsomebodydoingsomething使某人处于某种动的状态6.Idon’twantthemtoremindmeofher.remindvi.提醒，使想起remindsb.ofsth.remindsb.todosth.remindsb.thate.g.Whatyousaidjustnow____meofthatAmericanprofessor.A.mentionedB.informedC.remindedD.memorizedBackgroundinformationSt.Valentine'sStory\nSaintValentineissaidtohavelivedinRomeduringthethirdcentury.Thatwasalongtimeago.DuringthistimeRomewasruledbyanemperornamedClaudius.Manypeopledidnotliketheruler.Claudiuswashavingtroublegettingmentoserveinhisarmy.Hefeltmanymenwouldnotvolunteertojoinbecausetheydidnotwanttoleavetheirwivesandfamilies.Hethoughtthatifmenwerenotmarried,theywouldjointhearmy.SoClaudiuspassedanewlawwhichdidnotallowanymoremarriages.Mostpeoplethoughtthislawwascruel.Valentine,whowasaminister,didnotsupportthenewlaw.EvenafterEmperorClaudiuspassedthelaw,hekeptperformingmarriageceremoniessecretly.Onenighthewascaughtandthrowninjailandtoldhewouldbeputtodeath.ManyyoungpeoplecametovisitValentine.Onewasthedaughteroftheprisonguard.OnthedayofhisdeathValentinewroteanotetothedaughtersigned"LovefromyourValentine".ThiswasonFebruary14,269A.D.SomesaythisstartedthecustomofexchanginglovemessagesonValentine'sDay.ChineseValentine’sDayRaiseyourheadonAugust4andgazeatthestars,youwillfindsomethingromanticgoingoninthesky.Valentine'sDayinChina,theseventhdayoftheseventhlunarmonth,fallsonAugust4thisyear.Thatis,onMondayevening,NiuLangandZhiNvwillmeetonabridgeofmagpies（鹊桥）acrosstheMilkyWay（银河）.Chinesegrannieswillremindchildrenthattheywouldnotbeabletoseeanymagpiesonthateveningbecauseallthemagpieshavelefttoformabridgeintheheavenswiththeirwings.RomanticlegendThelegendhasbeenhandeddownfornearly2millennia.ThestoryhasbeenrecordedasfarbackastheJinDynasty(256-420AD).PoetscomposedhundredsofversesonthelovestoryandmanytypesofChineseoperatellthestory.TheChinesepeoplebelievethatthestarVega（织女星）,eastoftheMilkyWay,isZhiNuand,attheconstellationofAquila（天鹰座）,onthewesternsideoftheMilkyWay,NiuLangwaitsforhiswife.\nZhiNvwassaidtobetheyoungestofsevendaughtersoftheQueenofHeaven.Withhersisters,sheworkedhardtoweavebeautifulcloudsinthesky,whileNiuLangwasapoororphancowherd,drivenoutofhishomebyhiselderbrotherandhiscruelwife.Niuanglamentedoverhislonelyandpoorlifewithanoldcow,hisonlyfriendandcompanion.Themagicalcowkindlytoldhimofawaytofindabeautifulandnicewomanashislifecompanion.Underthedirectionofthecow,Niuangwenttotheriversideonanevening,wherethesevenfairiesslippedoutoftheirheavenlypalacetobathe.Hetookoneofthebeautifulsilkdressesthefairieshadleftonthebank.Whenthefairiesleftthewater,theyoungestcouldn'tfindherclothesandhadtoseehersistersflybacktoheavenwithouther.ThenNiuLangcameoutwiththedressandaskedtheyoungestfairy,ZhiNu,tostaywithhim.SeveralyearspassedonEarth,whichwereonlyafewdaysinheaven.NiuLangandZhiNulivedhappilytogetherandhadtwochildrenbeforetheQueenofHeavendiscoveredZhiNu'sabsence.ShewassoannoyedshehadZhiNvbroughtbacktoheaven.Seeinghisbelovedwifeflyinginthesky,NiuLangwasterrified.Hecaughtsightofthecowhidehangingonawall.Themagicalcowhadtoldhimbeforedyingofoldage:"Keepthecowhide（牛皮）foremergencyuse."Puttingthecowhideon,hewentafterhiswifewithhistwochildren.Withthehelpofthecowhide,NiuLangwasabletofollowZhiNvintoheaven.HewasabouttoreachhiswifewhentheQueenshowedupandpulledoffherhairpintodrawalinebetweenthetwo.ThelinebecametheSilverRiverinheavenortheMilkyWay.ZhiNvwentbacktotheheavenlyworkshop,goingonweavingtheclouds.Butshewassosad,andmissedherhusbandacrosstheSilverRiversomuchthatthecloudssheweavedseemedsad.Finally,theQueenshowedalittlemercy,allowingthecoupletomeetonceeveryyearontheSilverRiver.Well-knownpoemOneofthemostfamouspoemsaboutthelegendwaswrittenbyQinGuanofintheSongDynasty(960-1279).\nFairyOfTheMagpieBridge鹊桥仙（宋秦观）Amongthebeautifulclouds,纤云弄巧Overtheheavenlyriver,飞星传恨Crossestheweavingmaiden.银汉迢迢暗度Anightofrendezvous,金风玉露一相逢Acrosstheautumnsky.便胜却人间无数Surpassesjoyonearth.柔情似水Momentsoftenderloveanddream,佳期如梦Sosadtoleavethemagpiebridge.忍顾鹊桥归路Eternallovebetweenustwo,两情若是久长时Shallwithstandthetimeapart.又岂在朝朝暮暮ComparedwithlovestoriesinWesternlegends,thestoryofNiuLangandZhiNuseemsnotasintenseorpassionate.Lovedoesn'tkillorbreakupthebarrierbetweenthem.Theyjustwaitpatientlyontheriverbank,believingthattheirlovecanwithstandtheirtimeapart.ItisfaithandemotionalliaisoninsteadofphysicalattractionanddesirethatisemphasizedinthestoryaswellasinmanyotherChinesefolktales（民间故事）aboutlove.InonlyafewChinesefolklovestoriescanbefoundadescriptionofthephysicalappearancesoftheheroandheroine.Inthe"ButterflyLovers",theheroine,dressedasaboytoattendschool,fallsinlovewithaclassmate.Aftertheyhavelivedtogetherasclassmatesforyears,theherodidnothavetheslightestcluethathisbestfriendisactuallyagirl!ChineseceremoniesTheseventhdayoftheseventhlunarmonthistheonlyChinesefestivaldevotedtoloveintheLunarcalendar.UnlikeSt.Valentine'sDayinWesterncountriesthereisnotsomuchemphasisongivingchocolates,flowersandkisses.Instead,Chinesegirlspreparefruits,melonsandincense（熏香）asofferingstoZhiNu,theweavingmaiden,prayingtoacquirehighskillsinneedlecraft（裁缝）,aswellashopingtofindsatisfactoryhusbands.\nIntheevening,peoplesitoutdoorstoobservethestars.Chinesegrannieswouldsaythat,ifyoustandunderagrapevine,youcanprobablyoverhearwhatZhiNuandNiuLangaretalkingabout.SummingupWritedownwhatyouhavelearnedaboutfestivalsaroundtheworld.1)Howfestivalsbegan2)HowpeoplecelebratefestivalsFromthisunityouhavealsolearned•usefulverbs:starve,satisfy,lead,gain,gather,admire,apologize,drown,wipe,weep,forgive•usefulnouns:ancestor,lamp,feast,bone,origin,trick,poet,arrival,independence,custom,award,clothing,fool,sadness•usefulexpressions:takeplace,inmemoryof,playatrickon,lookforwardto,dayandnight,asthough,asif,havefunwith,keepone’sword,holdone’sbreath•newgrammaritems:Modalverbs资料来源：http://zhdduya100.taobao.com/QQ：1805986694，597161994