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课件网) Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! Section B 2a~2e Do you know these festivals Words & Expressions celebration firework gather custom involve crowd n.庆典;庆祝活动 n. 烟火;烟花;(pl.)烟花表演 v. 聚集;集合 n.风俗;习俗 v. 包含;牵涉 n.人群;观众 bottom dust couplet eve express reunion n. 底部;最下部 n.沙土;尘土v. 擦灰;掸去 n.对联;对句 n.前夕;前夜 v. 表达;表示 n. 团圆;团聚 smell breeze picnic coming take place count down set off(sth.) v.闻到;发出……气味n.气味;臭味 n.微风;和风 n. & v. 野餐 adj.即将发生的;下一个的n. 到来 发生 倒计时 点燃;使……爆炸 2a How does your family celebrate New Year Name some customs. Which one is your favorite My favourite one is having dinner with my family. Read the text and find out which countries’ New Year celebrations are mentioned. 2b which countries’ New Year celebrations are mentioned The UK, the US, China, Egypt. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Match each paragraph with its main idea. 2b A. People around the world celebrate New Year, but at different times. B. New Year celebrations around the world have something in common—they involve friends and family. C. The Spring Festival is the most important festival for Chinese people. D. In the UK and the US, celebrations take place around midnight on New Year’s Eve. E. In Egypt, Sham El-Nessim marks the beginning of spring. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 What’s the structure of the passage (P=Paragraphy) P1 P5 P2 P3 P4 Complete the table with the information from the text. 2c New Year Celebrations Country Time Activity the UK the US China Egypt On December 31 in April On December 31 On the eve of the Spring Festival see Ben clock tower and count down to midnight sing Auld Lang Syne see the dropping of a big ball in New York's Time Square return home and enjoy the family dinner paint eggs, go out and enjoy picnics,dance, sing, and watch plays in the theater Use your own words to introduce a New Year festival to a partner. 2e Songkran Festival is the taditinal Thai New Year. Thai people celebrate it in April. For Thai people, it is an important holiday. Songkran is a time to visit fmilies and clean away the old year. Many Thais clean way the old year by washing their homes and Buddhas around the houses. They pour the water onto the shoulders of family members for good luck. In many parts of Thailand, people also have a big water fight in the streets during Songkran Festival. You can throw water on anyone passing by, and they can do the same to you!Everyone takes part in this activity. It is a way to express wishes for good luck. Both children and adults have great fun in the water fight. Language Points 1.People all around the world celebrate the New Year with music, special food, and fireworks, though the celebration may take place at different times. take place 发生 take the place of 代替,取代;接替某人的位置 happen ... ...