必修3 unit1 period2 pre-reading and reading.pptVIP

What festivals or celebrations do you have in your city or town? What part of a festival do you like best- the activities, the music, the sights, the food or the people who visit? Look at the pictures and title of the passage on page 1. Discuss in pairs what kind of information you think will be introduced in the passage. Based on the reading passage, what do most festivals seem to have in common? Why do you think these things might be important to people everywhere? Talk with your partner and fill in the chart below. Three common things might be from the following: food, music, entertainment, being with family and friends, dance, lights or fires, remembering events or people. 9. have fun with 玩得开心 The children were having so much fun, I hated to call them inside. 孩子们玩得这么开心，我舍不得把他们 叫进来。 2. in memory of = to the memory of sb The museum was built in memory of the famous scientist. in honor of in charge of in search of sb. / sth. 3. dress up 盛装打扮，化装打扮 You don’t have to dress up. Come as you are. Children love dressing up in Halloween. Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs: dress, put on, wear. She is _______ a gold ring. She hurriedly _______ her son and took him to the kindergarten. Remember to _______ your coat. It is cold outside. wearing dressed put on 4.trick 诡计；恶作剧；窍门 play a trick on a sb.诈骗某人; 开某人玩笑 e.g. These children loved playing tricks on their parents.? 孩子们喜欢捉弄老师。 5. award n. 奖品，奖项，奖金, 助学金 …… She showed us the awards she had won. Mary got an award and was able to finish her study. vt. 授予……裁定…… award sb sth= award sth to sb The judges awarded both teams equal points. 6. admire sb/sth (for …) 钦佩，羡慕 They admired our garden. I admire him for his success in business. 7. look forward to(介词) + n/ v-ing 盼望 期待 I’m looking forward to his coming. --ward 向着…方向 --backward 向后 --forward 向前 8. as though= as if 好像，仿佛 虚拟语气(从句所用的时态比前面真实句所用