新编大学英语（第三版）综合教程B1U9Unit9Preparation.ppt

1.HolidayWords2.GettingtoKnowAboutWesternHolidays3.WhatIsThisSpecialDay?4.SupplementaryActivities

1.HolidayWords

Belowaresomewordsthatexpressthespiritoftheholidayseason.Theyarehiddenforward,backward,up,down,ordiagonally(对角地).Afteryou’vefoundallthewordsbelow,writedowntheremainingletterstorevealaspecialmessage.

Themessageis:Season’sgreetingstofirstyearstudents.

2.GettingtoKnowAboutWesternHolidaysWorkinpairstomatchtheholidayswiththecorrespondingactivities.

3.WhatIsThisSpecialDay?STEPONECompletethefollowingpassagewithappropriateprepositions.

Betweenmidnight_________31Marchandnoon_________1Aprileachyear,somepeculiarthingscanhappen.Youmayfindyouregg_________breakfastissimplyashell;youmaybetoldyouhavewonafortune_________anunfamiliarvoice_________thetelephone;ortheneighborkidsmightknock_________thedoorandsaythere’sanelephant_________yourbackyard.on/ofon/ofat/forbyonon/atin

STEPTWOWorkinpairstoanswerthefollowingquestions.1)What’sthenameoftheday?2)Whatusuallyhappensontheday?

Question1SampleIt’sAprilFools’Day.

Question2SamplePeopleplaytricksoneachother.Thecommontricksare:Tellsomeonethereisaletterforhimwhilethereisnone.Callsomeoneatmidnight.Whensomeoneistricked,peoplesay“AprilFool”.

1)GuessGames2)MatchtheHolidays3)TraditionalChineseFestivals4.SupplementaryActivities

Guesswhatholidayitisaccordingtothehintsthatofferedbythewordsorpictures.

25treesockspresentChristmas

ThefourthThursdayinNovemberAmericanholidayTurkeyThanksgiving

October31DressupasablackcatAskforsweetsHalloween

Februarythe14thChocolaterosesValentine’sDay

jokesandtricksfoolsApril1AprilFool’sDay

eggsrabbitJesusChristEaster

Mother’sDayflowersandcardsthesecondSundayinMay

Father’sDaycigarthethirdSundayinJune

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