Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldThefifthperiodExtensivereadingTeachingaims:1.Vocabulary:heart-broken,turnup,keepone’sword,holdone’sbreath,drownone’ssadnessincoffee,setofffor,remindsomebodyofsomething,2.LearntocomparethefestivalsinChinaandinwesterncountries.StepⅠRevisionCheckhomeworkStepⅡReading(1)T:Asweknow,thereareallkindsoffestivalsaroundtheworld.WehavetalkedabouttwoChinesefestivalsforthedead.Todaywearegoingtireadasadstory,whichistointroduceacrossculturalviewoflovers’festival—QiQiaoandValentine’sDay.Nowpleasereaditquicklyandfindoutthesentencebelowaretrueorfalse.ThegirlLiFanglovedandwaitedbutshedidn’tturnup.Buthedidn’tloseheart.(F….)Becausehermostlovelydaughtergotmarriedtoahumansecretly,theGoddessgotveryangry..(…T.)ZhinvwasmadetoreturntoHeavenwithoutherhusband.Theywereallowedtomeetonceayearontheseventhdayofthetenthlunarmonth,.(F….)HuJinhadbeenwaitingforLiFangforalongtimewithagiftforhim..(…T.)T:Ithinkyouhavegotthegeneralideaofthepassage.NowpleasereadthepassageoncemoreandanswerthequestionsonPage8.Somelanguagepoints:1.turnup:appear2.keepherword:keepherpromise3.holdhisbreath:waitwithoutmuchhope4.drownone’ssadness/sorrowincoffee:drinkcoffeeinordertoforgetthesadness/sorrow5.remindsbofsth:makesbthinkofsth用心爱心专心StepⅢDiscussionandwritingT:That’sforthereadingpartofthepassage.Pleasethinkabouttheendingofthestory.Areyousatisfiedwiththeending?Differentpeoplehavedifferentopinionstoamatter.Nowanyoneofyouhaveanopportunitytomakeupanendingtothestory.Pleaseengageimaginativelyinthestoryanduseyourownideas.Trytousethevocabularyandstructuresyouhavelearnedofyoulike.StepⅣReading(2)T:Let’scometoanotherpassageaboutcarnivalinQuebec.PleaseturntoPage44,readitquicklyandanswerthequestionsinPage45.Fiveminutesforyou.Addedmaterial:ThanksgivingDayFourthThursdayinNovemberiscelebratedas‘ThanksgivingDay’PeoplethankGodforhisblessings.Peoplecan‘Thank’friends,foesandanyonefortheexperiences,happinessandsunshinetheybringintotheirlives.PilgrimscelebratedthefirstThanksgivingDayinAmericaduringthesecondwinterinthenewworld.Thefirstwinterhadbeenbadasnearlyhalfofthepeoplehadperishedduetolackoffoodandbadweather.Butthefollowingyear,withthehelpofIndianswhoshowedthemhowtoplantIndiancorn,thepilgrimshadsuccessfulharvest.GovernorWilliamBradforddecidedthatDecember13,1621besetasideforfeastingandprayer.TheIndianswereinvitedtosharethefestival.Sincethan,ThanksgivingDayisbeencelebratedinAmerica.However,itwasonlyin1941,theCongressinajointresolutionnamedthefourthSundayinNovemberastheofficialThanksgivingDay.Datingback,itisknownthattheCouncilthoughttoappointandsetapartthe29thdayofJune,asadayofSolemnThanksgivingandpraisetoGodforhisGoodnessandFavour.TheFirstThanksgivingProclamationwashoweveronJune20,1676.ThegoverningcouncilofCharlestown,Massachusetts,heldameetingtodeterminehowbestto用心爱心专心expressthanksforthegoodfortunethathadseentheircommunitysecurelyestablished.ByunanimousvotetheyinstructedEdwardRawson,theclerk,toproclaimJune29asadayofthanksgiving,ItisalsoknownthatthePilgrimssetgroundatPlymouthRockonDecember11,1620.Theirfirstwinterwasdevastating.Atthebeginningofthefollowingfall,theyhadlost46oftheoriginal102whosailedontheMayflower.Buttheharvestof1621wasabountifulone.Andtheremainingcolonistsdecidedtocelebratewithafeast--including91IndianswhohadhelpedthePilgrimssurvivetheirfirstyear.ItisbelievedthatthePilgrimsw...
