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事。 詞語辨析: take place, happen, occur, e about take place “發(fā)生,舉行 ”,常用來指按計(jì)劃發(fā)生的事,帶有 “非偶然 ”的意思。 happen ,普通用詞,含義很廣。常指具體客觀事物或情況的發(fā)生,含有 “偶然 ”的意味。當(dāng)以具體事物、事件作主語時(shí),happen 和 occur 可以換用;但當(dāng) happen用作 “碰巧 ”之意時(shí),不能用 occur代替,但可以與 e about 互換。 occu,出現(xiàn) ”,較正式用詞,可指事情偶然地、意外地發(fā)生或思想突然浮在心頭 。 occur to 有 “想起 ”的意思。 e about “發(fā)生 ”, 常指偶然發(fā)生的事情。且很多時(shí)候與 how 連用。與 happen 用法較接近。 In 1919, the May 4th Movement took place in China. 1919年,中國(guó)爆發(fā)了五四運(yùn)動(dòng)。 It happened to rain that day. 那天恰好下雨。 The traffic accident occurred on Wednesday. How does it e about that you were caught by the police? 你怎么會(huì)被警察抓去的? Step Five: Assignment Collect as much information about festivals as possible. Preview the words and expressions of the text. The Second amp。 the Third Period Step one: Revision Review the names of the festivals and talk about them. Step Two: Reading the passage quickly and then try to answer the following questions. 1) What39。s the main idea of the text? This reading briefly introduces the earliest kinds of festivals with the reasons for them, then four different kinds of festivals that occur in most parts of the world. 2) How many parts can the text divide into? (5 parts) 2. Let the Ss look at the pictures and the heading of each section, then ask questions to help them understand what the text might be about. ancient Festivals: Why would people celebrate at these three times of the year? Why do you think music and fire or light are used in festivals? Festivals of the Dead: What kind of things are done to honor the dead ? Why do you think about the Mexican practice of making cakes with skulls and bones? What do you know about Halloween ?What pictures have you seen? Festivals to Honor People and Events What festivals or celebrations can you think of that honor famous people or important events? Who do you think should have a festival to honor them? Why? Harvest Festivals Do you know of any harvest celebrations in China? Spring Festivals Why are spring festivals popular? Talk about all the cultural practices you know of any spring festivals? 以下可做選用: Read and finish the chart. Festivals and celebrations Ancient Festival Why the end of the cold winter, planting in spring and harvest in autumn How Light fire and make music Festivals of the dead Why to honor the dead or satisfy and please the ancestors Obon the Day of the Dead Halloween How light lamps, play music, eat food in the shapes of skulls and cakes with bones, go to their neighbors to ask for sweets, dress up Festivals to honor people Why for their great contributions to the society or the country How Dragon boat racing,