人教版高中英语必修三《Unit 1 Festivals around the world》 reading课件(课文重点词句讲解)
7. The festival of Halloween had its origin as an event in memory of the dead. 万圣节前夕的盛会也是源自纪念亡 者的祭事。 origin n. 起源；源头 the origins of the life on earth 地球上生命的起源。
讨论它们（中国节日）什么时间进行， 庆祝的是什么事件，并说出人们在那天 所做的一件事。
take place 发生；举行
① The performance didn’t take place after all.
演出终于没有进行。
② Was there anybody passing by when the accident took place?
4). mean 后接名词、副词或从句 mean 后接名词或副词，意为“表
示；打算；存心”等意思；后接that 从句，意为“表示……”。
5). be meant for 该短语的意思是“打算给予；打算
作……用”。
In some parts of London, missing a
bus means _____ for another hour.
= You can see animals of different kinds in the zoo. 你在动物园可以看见不同种类的动物。
Practice （用动词的适当形式填空）
① Books of this kind _s_e_ll_ (sell) well in the bookstore. ② This kind of books _s_el_ls_ (sell) well in the bookstore. ①句中谓语动词的单复数由“books”确 定。②句中的谓语动词由“kind”确定。
She is ___ in red today and looks very beautiful. A. wearing B. having on C. dressing D. dressed
9. Some people might win awards for their animals, flowers, fruit and vegetables, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster. award. n. 奖, 奖品 v. 判给, 授予award sb. sth. 奖赏某人某物
事故发生时，有人路过那里吗？
与place相关短语：
in the first place
（用于列举理由）首先，第一点
in the last place 最后 in one’s place
处于某人的位置，为某人设身处地想一想
in place
放在原来的位置，就位
in place of
代替，用……而不用……
take one’s place
找替某人接替某人的位置
Great changes ___ in the rural
areas in the last two decades.
A. have taken place
B. took place C. have been taken place D. are happening
辨析: award 和reward： award后接双宾语 award sb. a metal 授予某人奖章 reward 奖赏, 给…报酬, 不能接双宾语; reward sb. for sth. 因 …奖赏某人； reward sb. with sth. 用某物酬劳某人
大家注 意了！
take place 不能用于被动语态中，句中短
语 in the last two decades 可确定句子的
时态为现在完成时。
3. Festivals and celebrations of all kinds are held everywhere.
世界各地都有各种各样的节日庆典。
plenty of可修饰可数名词和不可数名 词, 用于陈述句, 在疑问句中一般用 enough, 在否定句中用many或者much。 小心在plenty of前面没有冠词, 不可误记 成a plenty of。
如: You needn’t hurry. There is plenty of time left. 你不必慌忙, 剩下的时间很充足。 Taking plenty of exercise every day keeps you healthy. 每天多运动会使你身体健康。
accident. 那位女孩在那次事故中伤得很重。
injure比hurt正式, hurt多指伤痛, 而 injure则指损害健康, 成就, 容貌等, 强调功能的损失。 如:He injured his hand while playing basketball. 他在打篮球时手受了伤。
damage主要指对于物的损害,强调对 于价值、用途、外观等所造成的损失, 这种损失或因自然灾害所致, 或因人为 造成。如：
It’s satisfying to do sth. 做…...使人满意
如:It’s satisfying to learn the success of his son in job-hunting.得知儿子 找到工作,令他非常高兴。
2) harm用于肉体或精神上的伤害均 可,有时可指引起不安或不便,还可 用于抽象事物,尤其是指不道德的 事情。
Several cars were damaged in the Байду номын сангаасccident.
好几辆汽车在事故中损坏了。
wound 指枪伤, 刀伤, 刺伤等皮肉之 伤, 是出血的, 严重的伤, 特指战场上受 伤, 它可以指肉体上的伤害, 也可指人 们精神上的创伤。如:
The bullet wounded his left leg. 子弹打伤了他的左腿。
people. 他们乔装打扮去吓唬人。 dress作及物动词时, 不接clothes之类的 表示衣服的名词, 而是接表示人的句词 或代词, 意思是“给…穿衣服”。当表 示自己穿衣服时, 则用反身代词, 如：
Wake up children and dress them. 唤醒孩子,给他们穿上衣服。 dress的过去分词常用来构成get dressed与be dressed短语, 前者表示 动态, 后者表示静态, 穿何种衣服, 则 用介词in. 如：
如:Don't harm your eyes by reading in dim light. 不要在昏暗的灯光下看书, 以免 损害眼睛。
hurt, injure, harm, damage, wound的 区别与用法 hurt 普通用语，既可指肉体上的伤害, 也可精神上, 感情上的伤害。 如:The girl hurt herself badly in the
A. waiting B. to wait
C. wait
D. to be waiting
句意为：在伦敦的一些地方，错过一班 公共汽车意味着再等一个小时。
想一想
2. Discuss when they take place, what they celebrate and one thing that people do at that time.
Harry up and get dressed. 快点穿上衣服。
The girl was dressed in red. 这个女孩穿着一身红衣服。 dress up是“穿上最好的衣服”, 常 指 “打扮,化装”，如: You should dress up when you take part in the party.
6. ...or satisfy and please the ancestors, who could return either to help or to do harm. ......取悦祖先, 使他们得到满足,以为 (祖先们)有可能回来帮助他们,也有 可能带来危害。
1) satisfy vt. 满足,使…满意; satisfy sb. satisfied a. 感到满意的; be satisfied with satisfying a. 令人愉快的 satisfaction n. 满意; to one’s satisfaction satisfactorily ad. 满意地 satisfactory a. 令人满意的
4. They would starve if food was difficult to find, ... 如果食物难找到, 他们会挨饿。 starve v. 挨饿; 饿死 He said he would starve rather than
beg for food. 他说他宁愿挨饿也不要饭吃。 starve to death 饿死
= Questions of that kind are difficult to answer.
那类问题是很难解答的。
② We sell all kinds of shoes. = We sell shoes of all kinds.
我们卖各式各样的鞋。
③ You can see different kinds of animals in the zoo.
in memory of/ to the memory of sb. 纪念某人
The statue was built in memory of the famous scientist.
这个雕像是为了纪念那位有名的科 学家而建立的。
8. They dress up and try to frighten
5. They lit fires and made music because they thought these festivals would bring a year of plenty. plenty n. 富裕 days/years/...of plenty 富裕的日子/年月 You have a life of plenty, what would you be worried about? plenty pron. 大量; 充足
人教高中英语 必修3 unit1 Festivals around the world
各种各样的 相同种类的 不同种类的 这（那）种 某种
① 我们卖各式各样的鞋。 We sell all kinds of shoes.
= We sell shoes of all kinds. ②那类问题是很难解答的。
That kind of questions is very difficult to answer. = Questions of that kind are difficult to answer.
I mean the room for my bedroom. had meant to 本来打算做 I had meant to do English exercises first.
---You should have thanked her before you left.
---I meant __B___, but when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere.
take place与happen take place：发生,举行；侧重安排或计划 而发生的事，带有“非偶然”的意思。
The Olympic Games take place every four years. happen：常指客观事物或情况偶然、不 可预料地发生。（happen to … 碰巧发生）
A. to do B. to C. doing D. doing so
想一想
2.take place发生，举行
<不及物动词，不用于被动语态> Our school sports meeting will take place next
week. Great changeds have takent. (1) 庆祝；祝贺
人教版必修三Unit 1《Festivals around the world》word教案
高中英语教学案例（新课标人教版必修3）Unit 1 . Festivals around the worldI. Learning objectives and demands1. Learn how festivals began and how festivals celebrated.2. Developing the ability of reading: scanning and skimming3. Learn more knowledge of foreign cultures and develop the sense of protecting Chinese culture.II. Teaching important point1、Learn how different festivals began and celebrated .2、Let students learn more about history and basic knowledge of festivals.III. Teaching difficult point1、Learn the basic method of reading.2、Enable students to talk about festivals and celebrations.IV. Teaching aidsA computer and projectorV. Teaching procedures:Step 1.Leading-inHave a free talk with students. Ask them the following questions:T: Hello, everybody! Welcome back to school! Did you have a good time during your winter holidays?Ss: Yes. Of course!T: When did you feel most happy and excited?Ss: At the Spring Festival.T: Who can tell us why? V olunteers!S1: Because it’s the most important festival i n our country.S2: Because I got much lucky money from my parents, grandparents and my relatives.S3: Because I needn’t study at festivals and there was lots of delicious food to eat. How great!S4: Because I met my cousins and old friends who I hadn’t see n for a long time and we had a very good time together.T: Excellent work! I am glad to hear that. Now let’s talk about FESTIV ALS, which are meant to celebrate important events. Please think about other Chinesefestivals.Then discuss in pairs what other Chinese festivals you know and choose three festivals to talk about.Step 2.Warming up1.Let students brainstorm the other Chinese festivals:(Lantern Festival, Pure Brightness Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, New Year′s Day, Chung Yeung Festival…)2.Let students work in groups and find the information about Chinese festivals.3.Ask students to fill in the following form and ask some to share their opinions with the whole class. The first one is given as an example.Step 3. Pre-readingT: Ask the students whether they know any festivals of foreign countries.Ss: Christmas Day 、Easter Day、Valentine’s Day 、Halloween……Tell the students we’ll learn something about some festivals in foreign countries. Step 4. ScanningLet the students read the passage silently and quickly and ask them for the main idea. And then ask them how many kinds of festivals are mentioned in the passage. Step 5. ListeningPlay the MP3 of the passage on the computer. And then do the true or false questions :1. The ancient people needn’t worry about their food.2. People celebrate Halloween with a different purpose from the past.3. Gandhi was a great leader who Indian people honor a lot.4. China and Japan share the same custom of celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival.5. Easter just celebrates the rebirth of Jesus6. In some Western countries there are very exciting carnivals, which take place fourteen days before Easter.Keys: 1.F2.T3.T4.T5.F6.FStep 6. Careful reading1．Let the students read the passage carefully and finish the form.(Let students look through the chart and then read the text silently. Three minuteslater, check the answers with the whole class.)2．Answer the following questions:1) At what occasions would the ancient people celebrate?2) What are the names of the festivals of the dead in different countries?3) Who do you think should have a festival to be honored? Why?4) What do people usually do when Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival arrives?5) Why is the Spring Festival popular? Talk about all the cultural practices you know of at the Spring Festival.Step 7. ConsolidationAsk students to talk about festivals in their own words according to the text. Then let them complete the following passage with proper words or phrases.There are al kinds of festivals and around the world, which are held for different . The ancient festivals were mainly held at three times a year-the end of the cold ,planting in spring and in autumn. Some festivals are held to the dead or the ancestors, who might return either to help or , while other festivals are held to honor famous people or to the ,such as Dragon Boat Festival, Columbus Day, and so on. Harvest andfestivals are happy events because their food is for the winter and the work is over, to which Mid Autumn Festival belongs. And the most and important festivals are the ones that the end of winter and to the coming of such as the Lunar New Year, at which people have a very .Suggested answers: celebrations; reasons; weather; harvest; honor; to satisfy; to do harm; gods; Thanksgiving; gathered; agricultural; energetic; look forward to; spring; good time.Step 8. Homework1.Learn the useful new words and expressions in this part by heart.2.Read the reading passage again and try to talk about festivals both in and out of China.。
高一Unit 1《Festivals around the world》教案人教版
高一Unit 1《Festivals around theworld》教案人教版高一Unit1《Festivalsaroundtheworld》教案人教版本单元为人教版《高中英语》（NSEc）必修模块3Unit1.Festivalsaroundtheworld.本单元的中心话题是“谈论世界各地的节日”，该阅读课Reading:APioneerForAllPeople。
是本单元第一课时，内容涉及到各国的节日名称，时间，方式和原因，使学生了解不同国家的文化和风俗。
以独立的内容块进行叙述。
的结构特点是平行并列。
针对内容和结构的特点，本课以培养学生阅读比较信息和归纳信息的能力为主，分别将获取的信息通过列表比较，图片匹配，问答游戏等方式，进行比较，使学生找到各国节日庆祝方式的相同和不同之处，归纳总结各国节日产生的原因，推理出人们到对节日的态度，探究到节日是人类对生活怀有美好祝福的心理，是生命的传承实践，从而提高学生跨文化交际的能力和意识。
教学目标知识与技能目标：Thestudentswillbeableto.identifythedifferentfestivalsbycomparingtheinf ormationaboutcelebrations.2.explainthereasonwhythefestivalscomeintobeingbyfin dingoutthesimilaritiesanddifferences.3.describetheirfavoritefestivalsbyusingthelanguagef romthetext.教学重点和难点）为全体学生进行有效性阅读策略的指导，包括语篇分析、猜测词义，逻辑推理、归纳概括等技巧。
2）通过比较信息，归纳总结各国节日产生的原因，推理出人们到对节日的态度和节日的意义。
教学过程教学步骤教学活动设计意图Pre-reading:Step1.Brainstorm:motivatetheSsbyaskingsomequestions.Q1:Doyouanyfestivalsaroundtheworld?Step2.matchthecelebrationwiththefestivals.Q2:DoyouknowhowpeoplecelebratetheseFestivals?Doaquiz.Step2.DiscussionSsdiscussthefollowingquestionsQ1:Howdotheycomeintobeing?Q2:whatdotheyhaveincommon?Andwhataretheredifference amongthem?问题引发了学生的思考，调动学生的已知，将学生的思维活动引导到课文主题上来。
高中英语人教版必修三 Unit 1 Festivals Around the World 课件(共22张PPT)
Festivals
Nowadays, foreign festivals are more and more popular in China. Can you list some? Let’s see some picture and guess.
Obon Festival
Cherry Blossom Festival
Thanksgiving Day
Carnival
Festivals are meant to celebrate times of year. Discuss: when they take place, what they celebrate and what people do at that time.
National Day
October 1 The founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 Take time off work; travel to visit family or to see other parts of China; go shopping
Spring Festival
January / February The end of winter, arrival of spring, Lunar New Year, reunion with family and relatives red paper; dragon dances; eat dumplings; New Year’s visit
China Some Western countries
Japan
Careful Reading
The ancient people needn’t worry about their food. F People celebrate Halloween with a T different purpose from the past. Gandhi was a great leader who Indian people honour a lot. T China and Japan share the same custom of celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival. T Easter just celebrates the rebirth of Jesus.
人教版高二英语必修三《Unit1 Festivals around the world》评课稿
人教版高二英语必修三《Unit1 Festivals around the world》评课稿一、课程背景与目标本课是人教版高二英语必修三《Unit1 Festivals around the world》的评课稿。
本单元旨在让学生了解世界各地的不同节日和文化，并通过听、说、读、写等综合训练，提高学生的英语语言能力和跨文化意识。
通过本课的学习，学生将能够：•学会描述不同国家和地区的节日并比较它们之间的差异；•掌握相关的词汇和表达方式，提高听、说、读、写的能力；•培养跨文化意识和欣赏文化差异的能力。
二、教学内容和步骤1. 引入 (5分钟)老师可以准备一段相关的视频或音频，引入课程话题。
比如，播放一段庆祝春节的短视频，或者播放一段庆祝圣帕特里克节的音频。
引起学生的兴趣，并激发他们对不同节日的好奇心。
2. 介绍新课 (10分钟)老师通过展示教材中的相关图片，向学生介绍本单元要学习的节日和文化。
提问学生对这些节日是否有所了解，帮助他们建立起初步的认知。
3. 听力训练 (15分钟)在教材中选择一段听力材料，要求学生在听的过程中关注细节和关键词，并回答相关问题。
可以适当使用一些听力技巧和策略，帮助学生更好地理解听力材料。
4. 口语训练 (20分钟)让学生以小组为单位进行讨论，分享自己国家或地区的一个重要节日。
学生要利用所学的知识，描述节日的起源、庆祝方式、食物、活动等方面，激发他们的口语表达能力。
同时，鼓励学生积极提问和回答其他组的问题，增进彼此之间的交流。
5. 阅读训练 (15分钟)在教材中选择一篇与节日相关的短文，让学生阅读并回答相关问题。
引导学生根据文章内容，理解作者的观点和态度，并从中获取信息。
6. 写作训练 (20分钟)要求学生根据所学节日的相关信息，撰写一篇短文进行介绍。
鼓励学生运用适当的词汇和句型，表达自己的观点和看法。
同时，要求学生注意写作的逻辑结构和语法正确性。
7. 小结与反思 (5分钟)总结学生所学的重点内容，帮助他们回顾和巩固所学的知识。
人教新课标必修3 Unit 1 Festivals around the world Reading 课件(共38张PPT)
1)How do Japanese honour their ancestors?
They have a festival called Obon, when people should go to clean graves and light incense to honour their ancestors. They light lamps and play music.
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Words Review
grave incense in memory of Mexico
feast skull bone Halloween belief dress up
n. 坟墓；墓地 n. 熏香；熏香的烟
纪念；追念
n.墨西哥(拉丁美洲国家) n. 节日；盛宴 n. 头脑；头骨 n. 骨；骨头 n. 万圣节前夕；诸圣日前夕 n. 信任；信心；信仰
4) Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and China. which aspects are similar and which are different?
The Chinese, Japanese and Mexican festivals of the dead all have customs to honour the dead. The Chinese and Japanese go to clean their ancestors’ graves, and the Mexicans offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. However, there are some dpecial food that looks like bones, something the Chinese and Japanese do not do.
人教版英语必修3 Unit1 Festivals around the world
Unit1 Festivals around the worldTeaching aims:1. TopicFestivals; how festivals begin; how to celebrate festivals2. Useful words and expressions:Starve plenty satisfy ancestor lamp lead feast bone origin trick poet arrival national gain independence gather agricultural European custom award watermelon handsome rooster admire energetic forward Easter clothing religious social Christian daily permission possibility fool apologise drown sadness obvious wipe lovely couple weep announcer forgiveTake place in memory of dress up play a trick look forward to day and night as though have fun with turn up keep one’s word hold one’s breath 3. Functional items:1)RequestCould /Would you please…?Could I have…?Could we look at…?I look forward to ….May I see…?2)ThanksIt’s very kind of you…Thank you very much/thanks a lot.I’d love to.It was a pleasure….Don’t mention it.You are most welcome.4. Structures情态动词can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, must, can’t 等的用法。
人教版高中英语必修三Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld课文知识点解析
happy memories of his stay in London
对在伦敦幸福的记忆
8.lead the ancestors back to earth
把祖先带回到地球
lead sb. to...把某人带到……
e.g. He led us to his home.
plenty n./pron. 足够；大量
e.g. years of peace and plenty 太平丰收年
There is plenty of room in my bag.
我包里还很空。
6.Some festivals are held to honor the dead，or satisfy and please the ancestors，who could return either to help or do harm.
一些人可能因为他们的动物，花，果实和蔬菜而赢得奖品。
award[C] n. 评价 报酬 奖品
e.g.He has won the best actor award.
他已经获得了最佳男演员奖。
19.In China and Japan there are mid-autumn festivals，when people admire the moon and give gifts of mooncakes.
People mean festivals to celebrate important events.
(1)mean vt. mean sb. or sth. to do sth.=intend sb. or sth. to do sth.
高一英语人教版必修三全册课文内容
Unit 1 Festivals around the worldFESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONSFestivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunters had caught animals. At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. Today’s festivals have many origins, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events. Festivals of the deadSome festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. They also light lamps and play music because they think that will lead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November. On this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. It is now a children’s festival, when they can dress up and go to their neighbours’homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them.Festivals to Honour PeopleFestivals can also be held to honour famous people. The Dragon Boat Festival in China honoursthe famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s independence from Britain.Harvest FestivalsHarvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events. People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over. In European countries, peoplewill usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and will get together to have meals. Some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster. China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals when people admire the moon and in China enjoy moon-cakes.Spring FestivalsThe most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter andto the coming of spring. At the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper. There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals, which take place forty days before Easter, usually in February. These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of al kinds. Easteris an important religious and social festival for Christians around the world. It celebrates the returnof Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life. Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little later. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow.People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while.A SAD LOVE STORYLI Fang was heart-broken. It was Valentine’s Day and Hu Jin had said she would meet him at the coffee shop after work. But she didn’t turn up. She could be with her friends right now laughing at him. She said she would be there at seven o’clock, and he thought she would keep her word. He had looked forward to meeting her all day, and now he was alone with his roses and chocolates,like a fool. Well, he was not going to hold his breath for her to apologize. He would drown his sadness in coffee.It was obvious that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave - he wipedthe tables, then sat down and turned on the TV - just what Li Fang needed! A sad Chinese story about lost love.The granddaughter of the Goddess of Heaven visited the earth. Her name was Zhinü, the weaving girl. While she was on earth she met the herd boy Niulang and they fell in love. (“Just like me and Hu Jin,” thought Li Fang.) They got married secretly, and they were very happy. (“We could be like that,” thought Li Fang.) When the Goddess of Heaven knew that her granddaughter was married to a human, she became very angry and made the weaving girl return to Heaven. Niu Lang tried to follow her, but the river of stars, the Milky Way, stopped him. Finding that Zhinwas heart-broken, her grandmother finally decided to let the couple cross the Milky Way to meet once a year. Magpies make a bridge of their wings so the couple can cross the river to meet on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. People in China hope that the weather will be fine on thatis weeping and the couple won’t be able to meet. day, because if it is raining, it means that ZhinüThe announcer said, “This is the story of Qiqiao Festival. When foreigners hear about the story, they call it a Chinese Valentine’s story. It’s a fine day today, so I hope you can call all meet the one you love.”As Li Fang set off for home, he thought, “I guess Hu Jin doesn’t love me. I’ll just throw these flowers and chocolates away. I don’t want them to remind me of her.” So he did.As he sadly passed the tea shop on the corner on his way home, he heard a voice calling him. There was Hu Jin waving at him and calling, “Why are you so late? I’ve been waiting for you for a long time! And I have a gift for you!”What would he do? He had thrown away her Valentine gifts! She would never forgive him. This would not be a happy Valentine’s Day! Unit 2 Healthy eatingCOME AND EAT HERE (I)Wang Peng sat in his empty restaurant feeling very frustrated. It had been a very strange morning. Usually he got up early and prepared his menu of barbecued mutton kebabs, roast pork, stir-fried vegetables and fried rice. Then by lunchtime they would all be sold. By now his restaurant oughtto be full of people. But not today! Why was that? What could have happened? He thought of his mutton, beef and bacon cooked in the hottest, finest oil. His cola was sugary and cold, and his ice cream was made of milk, cream and delicious fruit. “Nothing could be better,”he thought. Suddenly he saw his friend Li Chang hurrying by. “Hello, Lao Li,” he called. “Your usual?” But Li Chang seemed not to hear. What was the matter? Something terrible must have happened if Li Chang was not coming to eat in his restaurant as he always did.Wang Peng followed Li Chang into a new small restaurant. He saw a sign at the door.Tired of all that fat? Want to lose weight?Come inside Yong Hui’s slimming restaurant.Only slimming foods served here.Make yourself thin again!Curiosity drove Wang Peng inside. It was full of people. The hostess, a very thin lady, came forward. “Welcome,” she said. “My name is Yong Hui. I’ll help you lose weight and be fit in two weeks if you eat here every day.” Then she gave a menu to Wang Peng. There were few choices of food and drink on it: just rice, raw vegetables served in vinegar, fruit and water. Wang Peng was amazed at this and especially at the prices. It cost more than a good meal in his restaurant! He could not believe his eyes. He threw down the menu and hurried outside. On his way home he thought about his own menu. Did it make people fat? Perhaps he should go to the library and find out. He could not have Yong Hui getting away with telling people lies! He had better do some research!At the library Wang Peng was surprised to find that his restaurant served far too much fat and Yong Hui’s far too little. Even though her customers might get thin after eating Yong Hui’s food, they were not eating enough energy-giving food to keep them fit. They would become tired very quickly. Wang Peng felt more hopeful as he drove back home. Perhaps with a discount and a new sign he could win his customers back. So he wrote:Want to feel fit and energetic?Come and eat here! Discounts today!Our food gives you energy all day!The competition between the two restaurants was on!COME AND EAT HERE (II)A week later, Wang Peng’s restaurant was nearly full and he felt happier. Perhaps he would be able to earn his living after all and not have to close his restaurant. He did not look forward tobeing in debt because his restaurant was no longer popular. He smiled as he welcomed some customers warmly at the door but the smile left his face when he saw Yong Hui walking in. Shedid not look happy but glared at him. “May I ask what you were doing in my restaurant the other day? I thought you were a new customer and now I know that you only came to spy on me and my menu,” she shouted. “Please excuse me,” he calmly explained, “I wanted to know where all my customers had gone last week. I followed one of them and found them in your restaurant. I don’t want to upset you, but I found your menu so limited that I stopped worrying and started advertising the benefits of my food. Why don’t you sit down and try a meal?”Yong Hui agreed to stay and soon they were both enjoying dumplings and breast of chicken cooked with garlic. When they were served the ice cream, Yong Hui began to look ill. “I feel sick with all this fat and heavy food,”she said, “I miss my vegetables and fruit.”Wang Peng was enjoying a second plate of dumplings so he sighed. “Yes,”he added, “and I would miss my dumplings and fatty pork. Don’t you get tired quickly?”“Well, I do have to rest a lot,” admitted Yong Hui. “But don’t you think it would be better if you were a bit thinner? I’m sure you’d feel much healthier.”They began to talk about menus and balanced diets. “According to my research, neither your restaurant nor mine offers a balanced diet,” explained Wang Peng. “I don’t offer enough fibre and you don’t offer enough body-building and energy-giving food. Perhaps we ought to combine our ideas and provide a balanced menu with food full of energy and fibre.” So that is what they did. They served raw vegetables with the hamburgers and boiled the potatoes rather than fried them. They served fresh fruit with the ice cream. In this way they cut down the fat and increased thefibre in the meal. Their balanced diets became such a success that before long Wang Peng became slimmer and Yong Hui put on more weight. After some time the two found that their business cooperation had turned into a personal one. Finally they got married and live happily ever after.Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank NoteTHE MILLION POUND BANK NOTEAct I, Scene 3NARRA TOR: It is the summer of 1903. Two old and wealthy brothers, Roderick and Oliver, have made a bet. Oliver believes that with a million pound bank note a man could survive a month in London. His brother Roderick doubts it. At this moment, they see a penniless young man wandering on the pavement outside their house. It is Henry Adams, an American businessman, who is lost in London and does not know what he should do.RODERICK: Young man, would you step inside a moment, please?HENRY: Who? Me, sir?RODERICK: Yes, you.OLIVER: Through the front door on your left.HENRY: (a servant opens a door) Thanks.SERVANT: Good morning, sir. Would you please come in? Permit me to lead the way, sir. OLIVER: (Henry enters) Thank you, James. That will be all.RODERICK: How do you do, Mr …er …?HENRY: Adams. Henry Adams.OLIVER: Come and sit down, Mr Adams.HENRY: Thank you.RODERICK: Your are an American?HENRY: That’s right, from San Francisco.RODERICK: How well do you know London?HENRY: Not at all. It’s my first trip here.RODERICK: I wonder, Mr Adams, if you mind us asking a few questions?HENRY: Not at all. Go right ahead.RODERICK: May we ask what you’re doing in this country and what your plans are?HENRY: Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. I’m hoping to find work. As a matter of fact,I landed in Britain by accident.RODERICK: How is that possible?HENRY: Well, you see, back home I have my own boat. About a month ago, I was sailing out of the bay…(his eyes stare at what is left of the brothers’ dinner on the table) OLIVER: Well, go on.HENRY: Oh, yes. Well, towards nightfall I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind.It was all my fault. I didn’t know whether I could survive until morning. The nextmorning I’d just about given myself up for lost when I was spotted by a ship. OLIVER: And it was the ship that brought you to England.HENRY: Yes. The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, whichaccounts for my appearance. I went to the American embassy to seek help, but …(the brothers smile at each other)RODERICK: Well, you mustn’t worry about that. It’s an advantage.HENRY: I’m afraid I don’t quite follow you, sir.RODERICK: Tell us, Mr Adams, what sort of work did you do in America?HENRY: I worked for a mining company. Could you offer me some kind of work here? RODERICK: Patience, Mr Adams. If you don’t mind, may I ask how much money you have? HENRY: Well, to be honest, I have none.RODERICK: (happily) What luck! Brother, what luck! (claps his hands together)HENRY: Well, it may seem lucky to you but not to me! On the contrary, in fact. If this is your idea of some kind of joke, I don’t think it’s very funny. (Henry stands up toleave) Now if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll be on my way.RODERICK: Please don’t go Mr Adams. You mustn’t think we don’t care about you. Oliver, give him the letter.OLIVER: Yes, the letter. (gets it from a desk and gives it to Henry like a gift) The letter. HENRY: (taking it carefully) For me?RODERICK: For you. (Henry starts to open it) Oh, no, you mustn’t open it. Not yet. You can’t open it until two o’clock.HENRY: Oh, this is silly.RODERICK: Not silly. There’s money in it. (calls to the servant) James?HENRY: Oh, no. I don’t want your charity. I just want an honest job.RODERICK: We know you’re hard-working. That’s why we have given you the letter. James, show Mr Adams out.OLIVER: Good luck, Mr Adams.HENRY: Well, why don’t you explain what this is all about?RODERICK: You’ll soon know. (looks at the clock) In exactly an hour and a half.SERVANT: This way, sir.RODERICK: Mr Adams, not until 2 o’clock. Promise?HENRY: Promise. goodbye.Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the starsHOW LIFE BEGAN ON THE EARTHNo one knows exactly how the earth began, as it happened so long ago. However, according to a widely accepted theory, the universe began with a “Big Bang” that threw matter in all directions. After that, atoms began to form and combine to create stars and other bodies.For several billion years after the “Big Bang”, the earth was still just a cloud of dust. What it was to become was uncertain until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into a solid globe. The earth became so violent that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not. It exploded loudly with fire and rock. They were in time to produce carbon dioxide, nitrogen, water vapour and other gases, which were to make the earth’s atmosphere. What is even more important is that as the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface.Water had also appeared on other planets like Mars but, unlike the earth, it had disappeared later. It was not immediately obvious that water was to be fundamental to the development of life. What many scientists believe is that the continued presence of water allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases and acids into the oceans and seas. This produced a chain reaction, which made it possible for life to develop.Many millions of years later, the first extremely small plants began to appear on the surface ofthe water. They multiplied and filled the oceans and seas with oxygen, which encouraged the later development of early shellfish and all sorts of fish. Next, green plants began to grow on land. They were followed in time by land animals. Some were insects. Others, called amphibians, were able to live on land as well as in the water. Later when the plants grew into forests, reptiles appeared for the first time. They produced young generally by laying eggs. After that, some huge animals, called dinosaurs, developed. They laid eggs too and existed on the earth for more than140 million years. However, 65 million years ago the age of the dinosaurs ended. Why they suddenly disappeared still remains a mystery. This disappearance made possible the rise of mammals on the earth. These animals were different from all life forms in the past, because they gave birth to young baby animals and produced milk to feed them.Finally about 2.6 million years ago some small clever animals, now with hands and feet, appeared and spread all over the earth. Thus they have, in their turn, become the most important animals on the planet. But they are not looking after the earth very well. They are putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which prevents heat from escaping from the earth into space. As a result of this, many scientists believe the earth may become too hot to live on. So whether life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on whether this problem can be solved.A VISIT TO THE MOONLast month I was lucky enough to have a chance to make a trip into space with my friend Li Yanping, an astronomer. We visited the moon in our spaceship!Before we left, Li Yanping explained to me that the force of gravity would change three timeson our journey and that the first change would be the most powerful. Then we were off. As the rocket rose into the air, we were pushed back into our seats because we were trying to escape the pull of the earth’s gravity. It was so hard that we could not say anything to each other. Gradually the weight lessened and I was able to talk to him. “Why is the spaceship not falling back to the earth? On the earth if I fall from a tree I will fall to the ground.” I asked. “We are too far from the earth now to feel its pull,” he explained, “so we feel as if no gravity at all. When we get closer to the moon, we shall feel its gravity pulling us, but it will not be as strong a pull as the earth’s.” I cheered up immediately and floated weightlessly around in our spaceship cabin watching the earth become smaller and the moon larger.When we got there, I wanted to explore immediately. “Come on,” I said. “If you are right, my weight will be less than on the earth because the moon is smaller and I will be able to move more freely. I might even grow taller if I stay here long enough. I shall certainly weigh less!” I laughed and climbed down the steps from the spaceship. But when I tried to step forward. I found I was carried twice as far as on the earth and fell over. “Oh dear,” I cried, “walking does need a bit of practice now that gravity has changed.” After a while I got the hang of it and we began to enjoy ourselves.Leaving the moon’s gravity was not as painful as leaving the earth’s. But returning to the earth was very frightening. We watched, amazed as fire broke out on the outside of the spaceship as the earth’s gravity increased. Again we were pushed hard into our seats as we came back to land. “That was very exhausting but very exciting too,” I said. “Now I know much more about gravity! Do you think we could visit some stars next time?”“Of course,” he smiled, “which star would you like to go to?”Unit 5 CANADA- “THE TRUE NORTH”A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH”Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins in Montreal on the Atlantic coast. Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver andthen take the train from west to east across Canada. The thought that they could cross the whole continent was exciting.Their friend, Danny Lin, was waiting at the airport. He was going to take them and their baggage to catch “The True North”, the cross-Canada train. On the way to the station, he chatted about their trip. “You’re going to see some great scenery. Going eastward, you’ll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities. Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast. Here in Vancouver, you’re in Canada’s warmest part. People say it is Canada’s most popular cities to live in. Its population is increasing rapidly. The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres.”That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats. Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. Their next stop was Calgary, which is famous for the Calgary Stampede. Cowboys from all over the world come to compete in the Stampede. Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.After two days’ travel, the girls began to realize that Canada is quite empty. At school, they had learned that most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border, and Canada’s population is only slightly over thirty million, but now they were amazed to see such an empty country. They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms that covered thousands of acres. After dinner, they were back in an urban area, the busy port city of ThunderBay at the top of the Great Lakes. The girls were surprised at the fact that ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes. Because of the Great Lakes, they learned, Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world. In fact, it has one-third of the world’s total fresh water, and much of it is in the Great Lakes.That night as they slept, the train rushed across the top of Lake Superior, through the great forests and southward towards Toronto.。
高中英语人教版必修三课件：Unit 1 Festivals around the world
Festivals around the world单元要点归纳提升to deathto dofor starving starvationa strong belief holdinbeyond belief believebelieve in believe it or notfrom赢得时间体重增加增加力气/权力/经验一等奖；第一名 因……而获奖 为某人颁发奖品foradmiration钦佩地admiringforwith/without permitto dodoingto sb. forforapology因(做)某事向某人道歉接受/拒绝某人的道歉inin借酒消愁drowningdrownedto do使某人想起offordoing原谅某人某事不计前嫌oftake one's placein替代某人；顶替某人honour favour search place need charge praise case掩盖某事打扮某人；为某人化妆asin捉弄某人out ofintointo out up downdoingforof多么有趣呀！做某事很有趣over on out off in to down失信；食言；失约承认说错话；收回前言和……交谈和……争论总之换句话说out of lose catch take/have breath breathe breathlessup out aside down abouteither give them as gifts to friends or hang them in their housesWith the children at schoolas though our team is going to winIt is obvious thatcan make your study go to succeedSeeing my father's driving awayMay everyone be happymust be a big girl can't be cleaningwon't be easily torncan't fly Could you helpyou can understand mewill not forget to go over my lessoncould see must offershould avoid hurtingThe Spring Festival always reminds us of the family reunion There are all kinds of activities during the Spring Festival Children especially look forward to the Spring FestivalIt's also a good time for adultsThey can express appreciation, make an apology or forgive each other。