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课件网) Period 1 Welcome to the unit & Reading —Reading comprehension Unit 3 Festivals and customs 读前清障 精读课文 读前 清障 Ⅰ.匹配单词(请把单词和其对应的英语解释连线) 1.impression A.a plane making a particular journey 2.ordinary B.to hit your open hands together 3.flight C.average，common，or usual，not different or special 4.occasion D.a feeling or an opinion that you get about sb/sth，or that sb/sth gives you 5.clap E.cheerful and happy 6.merry F.a particular time when sth happens 7.formal G.to walk with stiff regular steps like a soldier 8.march H.(of styles or behaviors) very correct and suitable for official or important occasions Ⅱ.选词填空 in the air，make a deep impression on，dress up，take place，be about to do，anything but 1.I go out to the gym when it rained heavily the other day. 2.Though he has made a big fortune，he is a happy man. 3.Great changes in the way people communicate in recent years. 4.There is a sense of excitement with the New Year coming nearer and nearer. was about to anything but have taken place in the air in the air，make a deep impression on，dress up，take place，be about to do，anything but 返 回 5.His honesty the interviewer，which earned him the position. 6.She is particular about her appearance，so she will spend hours _____ before going out. made a deep impression on dressing up 精读 课文 By the end of this period, you will be able to: know the wedding customs in India and the grand occasion of the Rio Carnival; explore cultural values behind those customs; develop a tolerant and respectful attitude towards different cultures and the ability of cross-cultural communication. Learning objectives CONTENTS Pre-reading I While-reading II Post-reading III Sentences analysis IV V Welcome to the unit Festivals can tell us a lot about the cultures of different countries. Watch the video and finish the following exercises. Welcome to the unit Yi Peng Lantern Festival is celebrated in Chiang Mai, Thailand as a way to _____. Midsummer’s Day is celebrated in Sweden for people to _____ _____. The Day of the Dead, which lasts _____, is a festival in Mexico for people to _____. let bad memories go and make a wish for the future hold parties, singing and dancing around a midsummer pole for three days remember loved ones who are no longer alive Yi Peng Lantern Festival is celebrated in Chiang Mai, Thailand. During the festival, you can see different styles of lanterns and special parades around Chiang Mai. On the evening of the full moon in the 12th Thai lunar month, people light hundreds of paper lanterns and launch them into the air. This is a way to let bad memories go and make a wish for the future. In Sweden, the winters are long and cold. There are only six hours of daylight in Stockholm, its capital city, and 24 hours of darkness further north. As a result, the Swedish people like summers very much and celebrate Midsummer’s Day. This festival is trad ... ...
