UNIT 3 CELEBRATIONS Section Ⅰ TOPIC TALK 维度一：品句填词 1.On Thanksgiving Day， the family gathered around the table， admiring the （火鸡） roasted to golden perfection. 2.During the Lantern Festival， the streets were decorated with colourful （灯笼）， creating a magical atmosphere. 3.For his birthday， Jack decided to have a （烧烤） party in the backyard with all his friends. 4.The Great Wall winds its way across north China like a huge d . 5.Becoming a father meant that he was an a . 6.Mid-Autumn Festival is in the eighth month of the l calendar. 维度二：词形转换 1.I want to offer my sincere （congratulate） on your success. 2. （tradition） in our country， the young look after the old. 3.He wants to be a volunteer in the army after （graduate）. 4.I’ve been writing this report （occasion） for the last two weeks. 5.Art is not all about beauty or simple （decorate）. 6.Stir in the milk to make a soft but not （stick） dough. 维度三：固定搭配和句式 1. to eat dumplings on New Year’s Eve. 对我们来说，在除夕吃水饺是一种传统。 2.Entering the room，I found it . 进入房间，我发现屋里装饰着红灯笼。 3.I am happy to hear that you have won first prize in the English Speech Contest， so I am writing to . 我很高兴听说你在英语演讲比赛中获得一等奖，因此我写信向你表示衷心的祝贺。 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A National Bird Day National Bird Day is a holiday which has been celebrated on 5 January.The purpose of this holiday is to bring attention to the situation of our feathered friends， particularly birds that are not native to the United States.This holiday is also a good day to appreciate the beauty and the diversity of these animals. However， National Bird Day shouldn’t be confused with Bird Day — one of the oldest bird holidays.Bird Day is a holiday that is celebrated annually in the United States on 4 May and has been since the late 19th century. History National Bird Day is a holiday which has been celebrated for over a decade now.Bird Day， on the other hand， goes back a lot further.According to the US Library of Congress， Bird Day was established by Charles Babcock in 1894. Facts About Birds According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature， there are almost 10，000 different species of birds.Out of these species， almost 900 of them are on the verge （边缘） of extinction and 4 have been ruled as extinct in the wild. Customs， Traditions and Celebrations National Bird Day can be celebrated in any number of different ways.Participants can watch birds — either alone or in a group， and they can take part in one of the activities that exist for the protection of birds.In schools across the US， children are often given the task of researching about birds on this day or drawing a nice picture o ... ...
