(
课件网) Unit 6 Entertainment and Friendship Topic 3 Section C 学习目标 重点探究 自主学习 学习导航 当堂检测 课堂总结 拓展提升 新课导入 Do you like the graduation ceremony What do you hope your graduation ceremony will be like 学习目标 能熟悉并正确运用本课时的重点单词和短语 能学会用英语谈论毕业典礼的情况 能学会用英语谈论毕业感受 自主学习 New words and expressions custom n. 风俗，习俗；习性 principal n. 大学校长 adj. 首要的，主要的 diploma n. 毕业文凭 congratulate v. 祝贺 possibility n. 机会，契机；可能（性） thankful adj. 感谢的，感激的 It was the custom of American Indians to paint their faces with coloured clay. custom Look and say principal A group of students greet the principal. diploma The youth won his diploma in only three years. congratulate The leader warmly congratulate the actors on their successful performance. thankful adj. Let's think about all the things we have to be thankful for. thank v. 重点探究 Discuss in pairs what event may happen on the day of the graduation ceremony and note down your ideas. Then read to check. 1a Read and understand. Graduation Ceremony A graduation ceremony is a custom which takes place when students graduate from a school. The ceremony is usually held in a big hall or in the open air. During the ceremony, it is common for several students to give speeches, and so do the principal and some teachers. Then each graduate receives a diploma. It shows that the student has successfully completed all the courses or has passed the examinations. After the ceremony, students often chat with their teachers, friends and relatives who come to congratulate them. They also take photos with one another and talk about their future. The graduation ceremony is exciting because it marks the end of a period in a student's school life. It is also sad because the time when they studied with friends has come to an end. Graduation means change, and leaving unforgettable faces and places behind. However, change always brings about new possibilities. 1b Read 1a and answer the following questions. 1. What is a graduation ceremony A graduation ceremony is a custom which takes place when students graduate from a school. 2. Where is it usually held The ceremony is usually held in a big hall or in the open air. 3. Why is it both exciting and sad for the graduates The graduation ceremony is exciting because it marks the end of a period in a student's school life. It is also sad because the time when they studied with friends has come to an end. 4. What does graduation mean according to the passage Graduation means change, and leaving unforgettable faces and places behind. 1c Read 1a again and match the words with their meanings. 1. principal A. a piece of paper that a student receives when he has completed all the courses sucessfully 2. diploma B. head of a school 3. relative C. a member of your family 4. possibility D. the fact that something might happen 2 Complete Kangkang's dia ... ...
