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ObjectivesAfterstudyingthislesson,thestudentsareexpectedto1.retellthemainideaofthepassage.2.Grasptheusagesofnounclausesinthetext.BackgroundknowledgeAbriefintroductiontowesternfestivalsandMajorholidaysinAmerica◆Valentine’sDay◆Easter◆Halloween◆ThanksgivingDay◆ChristmasBackgroundknowledge情人节Valentine’sDay情人节又叫圣瓦伦丁节或圣华伦泰节，即每年的2月14日，是西方的传统节日之一。这是一个关于爱、浪漫以及花、巧克力、贺卡的节日。男女在这一天互送礼物用以表达爱意或友好。现已成为欧美各国青年人喜爱的节日，其他国家也已开始流行.BackgroundknowledgeBackgroundDuringthethirdcentury,ValentineservedinRome.KingClaudiusⅡoutlawedmarriageofyoungmen.Valentine,realizingtheunfairnessoftherule,disobeyedandcontinuedtoperformmarriagesinsecret.ThenhewasdiscoveredandputtodeathonFebruary14thA.D.270.FromA.D.496,February14thwasestablishedasadaytohonorValentine.yBackgroundknowledge复活节Easter复活节是最古老最有意义的基督教节日之一。它庆祝的是基督的复活，世界各地的基督徒每年都要举行庆祝。复活节还象征重生和希望。EasterEasterisoneofthemostoldestsignificantChristianfestivals.ItcelebratestheresurrectionofChristandChristiansaroundtheworldeveryyearcelebrateit.Easterisalsoasymbolofrebirthandhope.EasterDayoccursonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoonfollowingthespringequinox.PeoplepaintEastereggswithbrightcolors.Manyplacesorganizeegghuntsforkids.Egghuntsessentiallyinvolvehuntingforhiddenplasticeggsthatcontaincandy.BackgroundknowledgeBackgroundknowledge万圣节Halloween按照基督教的习惯，每年的11月1日为万圣节，是纪念所有圣徒的日子。万圣节前夕便是万圣节的前一天，即10月31日。在中世纪的英格兰，万圣节被叫做AllHallow，大家知道，前夕的英语是eve,所以万圣节前夕便由Halloween+eve演变成Halloween。Backgroundknowledge万圣节HalloweenItoriginatedasareligiousholiday,nowcelebratedlargelyasachildren’sday.Theorangepumpkinishollowedoutwithafunnyfaceandacandleinsideasadecorationinthewindow.Theholidaywascelebratedbydressingupinstrangeandfrighteningcostumesandplayingtricksonone’sneighborsandfriends.感恩节ThanksgivingDay感恩节（ThanksgivingDay）是美国和加拿大共有的节日，由美国人民独创，原意是为了感谢上天赐予的好收成、感谢印第安人的帮助。在美国，自1941年起，感恩节是在每年11月的第四个星期四，并从这一天起将休假两天。BackgroundknowledgeThanksgivingDayThanksgivingDay感恩节--ThanksgivingDayisalwayscelebratedonthefourthThursdayofNovember.ItisthemosttraditionalAmericanholidays.ThefirstThanksgivingwasheldinMassachusettsin1621.Afterayearofgreathardship,thePilgrim(清教徒)colonistswantedtogivethankstoGodfortheirfirstharvest.TheyinvitedtheirIndianfriendstojointheminbigfeast.Todaytheholidayisstillcelebratedasadayforgivingthanks.Itisadayoffamilyreunionanditiscustomarytoinvitefriendstosharethemeal.Backgroundknowledge圣诞节Christmas圣诞节是一个宗教节。因为把它当作耶稣的诞辰来庆祝，因而又名耶诞节。这一天，世界所有的基督教会都举行特别的礼拜仪式。每年12月25日，是基督徒庆祝耶稣基督诞生的庆祝日，在圣诞节，大部分的天主教教堂都会先在12月24日的耶诞夜，亦即12月25日凌晨举行子夜弥撒，而一些基督教会则会举行报佳音，然后在12月25日庆祝圣诞节。BackgroundknowledgeChristmasDecember25.ChristmascelebratesthebirthofJesusChrist.Itisthebiggestfestivaloftheyear.ManyhousesaredecoratedwithChristmaslights,andyoumayseeanimalmodelslikereindeerslitupinfrontyards.ChildrenbelievethatiftheysetoutmilkandcookiesonChristmasEve,SantaClauswillleavegiftsforthemundertheChristmastree.BackgroundknowledgeReadingTextAAChristmasFairy-tale:theGoldenBoxPre-readingtask:discussthefollowingquestions1.Howmanywesternfestivalsdoyouknow?Whatarethey?2.WheredochildrenoftengettheirgiftsonChristmasday?3.Couldyoutellafairystoryaboutholidays?ReadingTextAAChristmasFairy-tale:theGoldenBox①Onceuponatime,amanpunishedhisfive-year-olddaughterforusingupthefamily’sonlyrollofexpensivegoldwrappingpaperbeforeChristmas.Moneywastight,sohebecameevenmoreupsetonChristmasEve;hesawthatthechildhadusedtheexpensivegoldpapertodecoratealargeshoeboxshehadputundertheChristmastree.参考译文：从前，一位父亲惩罚了自己5岁的女儿,因为她在圣诞节前用光了家里仅有的一卷昂贵的金色包装纸。家中余钱无多，在圣诞前夜，父亲变得更加心烦意乱，他看到了女儿放在圣诞树下的一个大鞋盒，原来女儿把金色包装纸用来装饰这个鞋盒了。LanguagePointsImportantWords1.punishv.Hurt,imprison,fine,etcsbforwrongdoing惩罚或者处罚某人e.g.Theirteacherpunishedthemfortheirrudeness.Punishmentn.惩罚BackLanguagePointsImportantWords2.useupemploy(material,etc)untilnomoreisleft;exhaustortiresthout用完；耗尽e.g.Bythistime,hehadusedupallhissaving.BackLanguagePointsImportantWords3.tightadj.fixed,fastenedordrawntogetherfirmly;hardtomoveorundo紧的，不松动的adv.紧紧地，牢固地e.g.MoneyisabittightatthemomentThedoorwasshuttight..BackLanguagePointsDifficultsentences1.Moneywastight,sohebecameevenmoreupsetonhristmasEve;hesawthatthechildhadusedtheexpensivegoldpapertodecoratealargeshoeboxshehadputundertheChristmastree.该句中shehadputundertheChristmastree是一个定语从句，修饰alargeshoebox；而thechildhadusedtheexpensivegoldpapertodecoratealargeshoeboxshehadputundertheChristmastree.是一个宾语从句做谓语动词saw的宾语。BackReadingTextAAChristmasFairy-tale:theGoldenBox②Nevertheless,thenextmorningthelittlegirl,filledwithexcitement,broughtthegiftboxtoherfatherandsaid,’Thisisforyou,Daddy.’Asheopenedthebox,thefatherwasembarrassedbyhisearlieroverreaction,nowregrettinghowhehadpunishedher.参考译文：然而，第二天早上，小女孩满是兴奋地把这个圣诞礼盒呈到了父亲面前，说到：“爸爸，这个送给你！”父亲一边打开礼盒，一边为自己先前的过度反应而不好意思。现在他后悔那样惩罚她了。LanguagePointsDifficultsentences1.Nevertheless,thenextmorningthelittlegirl,filledwithexcitement,broughtthegiftboxtoherfatherandsaid,‘Thisisforyou,Daddy.’该句中neverthelessadv.尽管如此；不过；仍然；conj.然而；不过例如：Hewasangry,neverthelesshelistenedpatiently.生气了，但他还是耐心地听我说。句中filledwithexcitement是过去分词短语做状语，相当于一个状语从句whilethelittlegirlfilledwithexcitement.BackLanguagePointsDifficults