Book3Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldＩ.Teachinggoals▲TalkaboutfestivalsandcelebrationsFestivals;howfestivalsbegan;howfestivalsarecelebrated▲Talkaboutthewaystoexpressinvitationsandthanks▲LearntouseModalverbs▲WriteasimilarstorywithadifferentendingII.FunctionalitemsTalkaboutfestivals:*Festivalsaremeanttocelebrateimportantevents.*What’syourfavoriteholidayoftheyear?*Whatfestivalsorcelebrationsdoyouenjoyinyourcityortown?*Doyoulikespendingfestivalswithyourfamilyorwithyourfriends?*Whatpartofafestivaldoyoulikebest——themusic,thethingstosee,thevisitorthefood?*Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkindsareheldeverywhere.*Theylitfiresandmademusicbecausetheythoughtthesefestivalswouldbringayearofplenty.*Somefestivalsareheldtohonorthedeadorsatisfyandpleasetheancestors.*Festivalscanbeheldasanhonortofamouspeopleorthegods.*Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.*Festivalsletusenjoylife,beproudofourcustomsandforgetourdailylifeforalittlewhile.Invitations:Iwonderifyouareinterestedin…1I’dliketoinviteyouto…Wouldyoulike…?Could/Wouldyouplease...?I’dloveto,but…I’mlookingforwardto....ThanksThat’sverykindofyou...Thankyousomuch/Thanksalot.It’sapleasure.Don’tmentionit.Youaremostwelcome.1.keywordsbeauty,harvest,celebration,starve,origin,religious,ancestor,Mexico,feast,bone,belief,trick,poet,arrival,gain,independence,gather,agricultural,award,rooster,admire,energetic,Easter,clothing,Christian,custom,daily,worldwide,fool,permission,parking,apologize,down,sadness,obvious,wipe,weep,remind,forgive2.keyphrasestakeplace,inmemoryof,dressup,playatrick,lookforwardto,dayandnight,asthough,havefunwith,parkinglot,turnup,keepone’sword,holdone’sbreath,setoff,remind…of…Modalverbs:may/might,can/could,will/would,shall/should,must/can▲canandcouldJincanspeakEnglishwell.(ability)CouldyoupleaseshowmethewaytoBeihaiPark?(request)▲mayandmightMayweseetheawardsfortheteams?(permission;request)2Iftheneighboursdonotgiveanysweets,thechildrenmightplayatrickonthem.(possibility)▲willandwouldTheSpringFestivalisthemostfun.Thewholefamilywillcomefordinner.(promise;agreement)Sometimescelebrationswouldbeheldafterhuntershadcaughtanimals.(pasthabit;custom)▲shallandshouldTheharvestfestivalbeginsonSaturday.Weshallbetherewithourfriends.(promise)Youshouldarriveattheairporttwohoursbeforehegoes.(advice)▲mustandcan’tWangFengwinsanawardeveryyear.Hemustwinnextyear.(prediction)Youmustbejoking.Thatcan’tbetrue.(guessing)1.Discusswhentheytakeplace,whattheycelebrateandwhatpeopledoatthattime.(P1)2.Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendofcoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn.(P1)3.Somefestivalsareheldtohonorthedeadortosatisfytheancestors,whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm.(P2)4.Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.(P2)5.TheWesternholidayHalloweenalsohaditsorigininoldbeliefsaboutthereturnofthespiritsofdeadpeople.(P2)6.Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.(P2)7.Thesecarnivalsmightincludeparades,dancinginthestreetsdayandnight,3loudmusicandcolorfulclothingofallkinds.(P2)8.Itwasthelastdayofschool,buttheteachersaidthatwecouldnotleaveearly.(permission)(P5)9.Thehuntershavebeenlostfordays.Theycouldstarve.(possibility)(P5)10.ItwasValentine’sDayandHuJinhadsaidshewouldm...
