英语人教版九年级全册Unit2-Section-A.pptVIP

; We know there are a lot of special days or festivals in a year, such as Teachers’ Day. It’s on September tenth .On that day , students often give flowers as gifts to their teachers to show their thanks. What other special days or festivals do you know? ;Look at the pictures and say what festivals they are.; Chinese Spring Festival 春节;The Lantern Festival 元宵节;;The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节; The Water Festival 泼水节;泰国泼水节又称“宋干节”，在每年的4月13日，历时三天，是泰国的重要节日。泰国泼水节代表着清除所有的邪恶、不幸和罪恶，并怀着一切美好和纯净开始新的一年。;在节日来临之前，人们要清扫家内外，焚烧旧衣服，以避晦气；节日期间人们则互相泼水祝福，还会举办布施法会、选美大赛、花车游行、美食展览、文化艺术表演等一系列庆祝活动。按照习俗，这期间人们白天要到寺庙中堆沙塔，插彩旗献花，祈求五谷丰登；晚上将浸有花瓣的香水洒在长辈的手臂上、背上，表示对长辈的美好祝福，此后长辈再将水淋在晚辈的头上，表示来自长辈的赐福。 泼水节的根本意义在于其清理和净化的过程——清除所有的邪恶、不幸和罪恶，并怀着一切美好和纯净开始新的一年。水在这个节日中代表了纯洁和清理的过程。; Christmas Day 圣诞节; April Fool’s Day 愚人节;Mary: What a great day! Bill: Yes, it was really fun! Mary: What did you like best? Bill: I loved the races! They were really interesting to watch. How fantastic the dragon boat teams were! Mary: Yes! And look at the colors of the boats. How pretty they were! Bill: I agree! But I guess it was a little too crowded. Mary: I don’t know…I kind of like to have more people around. It makes things more exciting. Bill: That’s true. Oh, and I really liked eating zongzi. Mary: Oh, me too! The sweet ones are my favorite. Bill: I wonder if they’ll have the races again next year. Mary: Of course! They have them every year. Bill: Then I believe that I’ll be back again next year to watch the races! Mary: Me, too!;1. –What a great day! 多么美好的一天！ 感叹句： 1.(1)What+a/an+形容词+可 数名词单数形式 (+主语+谓语动词…）! e.g. What a new watch ( it is)! （它是）多么新的一块手表啊！ (2) What+形容词+不可数名词/可数名词复数 (+主语+谓语动词…）! e.g.What bad weather( it is today)!(今天是)多么糟糕的天气啊！ What beautiful flowers (they are)!（它们是）多么漂亮的花啊！ 2. How+形容词/副词(+主语+谓语动词…）! How beautiful (the flowers are)!（这些花是）多么漂亮啊！;【即时练习】请同学们用what(a/an)或者how填空。 1. _______