人教版必修三U1 Reading要点.ppt

探究一 mean (meant, meant) vt.vi. 意思是；意味着；打算；预定 (sth.) mean doing sth. 意味着… (sb) mean to do sth. 打算做… had meant to do sth. 本来打算做某事 be meant for 打算作……用；打算给… (sth.) be meant to do sth. 被预定/指定/认为做某事 What do／did you mean by...? “你……是什么意思？” 探究二 celebrate“庆祝”，后面跟某个节日或物。 congratulate“祝贺”，一般搭配为congratulate sb. on (doing)sth.“祝贺某人某事”。 探究三 take place表示“发生、举行、举办”，一般指非偶然性事件的“发生”，即这种事件的发生一定有某种原因或事先的安排。 happen作“发生、碰巧”解，一般用于偶然或突发性事件。 occur作“发生、想到、突然想起”解，其意义相当于happen。 come about表示“发生、产生”，多指事情已经发生了，但还不知道为什么，常用于疑问句和否定句。 break out意思为“发生、爆发”，常指战争、灾难、疾病、火灾或者争吵等事件的发生，也可以表示突然大声叫喊等。 Obon (日本盂兰盆节) What do you know about Halloween? Halloween What festivals or celebrations can you think of that honour famous people or important events? the Dragon Boat Festival Who do you think should have a festival to honour them? Why? Columbus Day Harvest Festival Thanksgiving Day Do you know any harvest celebrations in China? 1. Why did ancient people celebrate after hunters had caught animals? A. Because they had no food to eat except animals. B. Because they wouldn’t go hungry when food was found. C. Because animals were their favourite food at that time. D. Because they wanted to show their admiration for the hunters. Choose the best answer. 2. What’s the right time order of the following festivals? Easter b. Cherry Blossom Festival c. Western carnivals c; a; b B. c; b; a C. a; b; c D. a; c; b 1) What are festivals of the dead usually for? Festivals of the dead are for honouring or satisfying dead ancestors or others, who some people believe might return to help or harm living people. Use the information from the reading passage to answer the following questions. 2) What makes autumn festivals happy events? Autumn festivals are happy events because people are thankful that food is ready for winter and the hard farm work is finished. 3) What do people usually do at spring festivals? At spring festivals, people usuall