Integrating Skills Unit 14 Xie Jianlin

2.Why is it very important? 1 When is Earth Day? 3.What should we do? Earth Day is celebrated on March 21,the first day of spring. It is a reminder that we need to care about the world we live in and we should learn to respect life and nature. We can do a lot of things or organize some activities that improve or protect the environment, for example cleaning up the school yard, picking up trash, planting trees etc.

1. Earth Day is a celebration of life and our planet. It is a reminder that we need to care about the world we live in and that we should learn to respect life and nature. 地球日是为了纪念生命和我们星球, 并且提醒我们要关注我们所生活的 这个世界, 要学会尊重生命和大自 然.

1 When is the holiday? It is on the third Monday of January. 2.What do you think “ A Day On, Not A Day Off! ” means? To have “ a day off ” means to stay at home from work for a day, usually to relax. A “ day on ” means that although an American doesn ’ t work that day, they should do something serious to honour the man for whom the holiday is given. It is not a time for us to rest, but a time to think about and do something important and great.

True or False: 1.The Day of the Dead is a very young holiday.( ) 2.People on the day are very sad.( ) F F The festival honours both the living and the dead. the + adj. – used to talk about a class of people or things The old/young/rich/poor/wounded Jim is like his father both in appearance and in character. The young should respect the old and the old should care about the young.

3. People give sugar skeletons to each other as gifts.

4. It is not a sad day, but rather a time to celebrate the cycle of life. not … but rather … used to say that someone does not do something but does something else instead ( 不 … 而 … ) 这不是一个哀伤的日子, 而是一个纪念生命 轮回的时间. The committee does not deal with opening up the village, but rather discusses the problem of pollution.

5. Our friends will play tricks on us and try to fool us. Play tricks on sb./ play a trick on sb. Don ’ t play tricks on me -- I want to know the truth. That was an unfair trick to play on her. 6. If a person is taken in, … take in – 收留 ; 理解, 领会, 明白 ; 欺骗 ; 包括, 涉及 He ’ s a clever talker – and good at taking people in.

Don ’ t be taken in by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week. Mrs. Brown is considering taking in students next year. We could hardly take in what was being said. The study of physics takes in many different subject. I take in a daily paper and a monthly magazine. 订阅

Harvest Festivals Onam in India

Chu Suk in Korea

The Mid-Autumn Festival

What is each paragraph about? Para.1 Para.2 Para.3. Para.4. Para.5. Harvest festivals in Africa Harvest festival in India – Onam Chu Suk is a kind of harvest festival in Korea Chinese harvest festival – The Mid-Autumn Festival Harvest festivals are still popular all over the world

Read and answer the questions 1.Why do people celebrate harvest festivals? To give thanks for the year that has passed and for the harvest and to welcome the new season. Different festivals have different themes, such as the Onam festival with its flowers and the story about the king and Chu Suk which also celebrates our ancestors.

What is the story behind Onam? An ancient king was so beloved by his people that the gods became jealous and sent him away. To keepthe people from being too angry, the gods allowed the king to return once a year to celebrate Onam with his people.

Compare the festivals described in the text. What are some similarities and differences? Similarities: They are all harvest festivals; they all celebrate life and they all have special foods and ways to celebrate. Differences: They are celebrated at different times; Onam is based on a story; during Chu Suk, people visit their ancestors ’ graves.

Language points 1. It is likely that people have celebrated … Likely – adj. 很可能的 1) be likely to John is likely to go to the beach tomorrow. It is therefore possible to say not only what the weather is like at present, but also what is likely to happen in the next day or two. 2) It is likely that … It is likely that he is in trouble now. It ’ s quite likely that a decision will be made before the end of the year.

Likely /possible /probable 都作 “ 可能的 ” 解 从意义上讲, likely 所表达的可能性比 possible 强, 但比 probable 弱, 表示某 种行为的发生或状态的出现是预料中的. The sky is clear, so it ’ s not ______ to rain this afternoon. A. doubtful B. likely C. certain D. rarely √

2. Almost every culture has some kind of harvest festival. Some – used to mean a person or thing, when you do not know or say exactly which ( 某个, 某种 ) She was hunting for some book that she had lost. There must be some mistake. Some day he will get his scholarship. For some reason, they didn ’ t come.

3. All across Africa, … get together for festivals around harvest time. 4. …, people celebrate a new harvest with days of dancing and offering fruit to their ancestors and gods. 5. The boats used are beautifully painted and decorated with flowers of all colours. 6. …,there is a similar festival in May. John and I have similar taste in sport. My computer is similar to Tom ’ s. A is similar to B.

7. People arrange races, games and dances to give thanks to the rice gods. give thanks to sb. for sth. Please give my thanks to your father for his kind help. 8. People visit the graves of their ancestors to show their respect. Show respect/ love for … Show interest in … 9. When the visit to the graves is over,

10. …, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar 11. From Thanksgiving in the West to the Mid-Autumn Festival in the East, the yearly festivals represent our love for family, friends and life.

Symbol, signal & sign Symbol – sign,mark,object etc looked upon as representing sth. 符号 ; 象征 Blue is a symbol of peace. The Cross is the symbol of Christianity. Signal – 信号, 暗号, 警告 Traffic signals ( 交通信号 ) A red light is usually a signal of danger. Sign – 记号, 符号 Mathematical signs; 表 “ 告示, 牌示 ”, 侧重用图画、文字表达的告示、图 示；还可表 “ 迹象、征兆 ” Dark clouds are usually a sign of rain.