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The Birth of A Festival No. 2 Middle School, Shijiazhuang Duanjianru Kwanz aa What is Kwanzaa? Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of African-Americans. The Chinese National Day is a festival celebrating the establishment of China as a country. What is the Chinese National Day? Why did people create Kwanzaa?  People created Kwanzaa so that African-Americans would be able to celebrate their history and culture. Why did people create Mothers’ Day? People created Mother’s Day so that they have a special day to give thanks to mothers. Why did they choose the word Kwanzaa? They chose the word because there are many festivals in Africa called “first-fruit” festivals. Kwanzaa is the word for “first- fruit” in Swahili. Why did our ancestors choose the word Mid- autumn? They chose the word because it is the day in the middle of autumn. How do people celebrate Kwanzaa?  People celebrate it by lighting a candle each day and discussing one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa. On the last day, family and friends gather to enjoy a large meal and celebrate the new year. NOTE: People celebrate it by (doing) . Read the following sentences and decide if they are true or false. 1 ( )Kwanzaa is a very old festival. 2 ( )The word Kwanzaa means first fruit in Swahili. 3 ( )Kwanzaa is based on old African festivals. 4 ( )People created Kwanzaa to celebrate American culture. 5 ( )Kwanzaa is celebrated on Christmas Day. 6 ( )People who celebrate Kwanzaa light a candle for each of the seven principle. F T T F F T young(It began in 1966) after(the week following Christmas Day) African-American ( )7.Kwanzaa is a festival with a long his- tory, celebrating the history and culture of Asian Americans. ( )8.The seven principles of Kwanzaa are: unity, self-determination,living together hardworking, purpose, loving others and faith. ( )9.People celebrate Kwanzaa from Dec 25 to Dec 31, lighting candles and dis- cussing the seven principles every day. ( )10.Each time we celebrate a festival it hardly changes and in that way we keep our culture alive. F short frican F wo king together creativity F 26Jan 1 candle one of the 7 F changes a littl Read and do the following exercises 1. From the first paragraph, we know Kwanzaa is different from Christmas because ____. A. Kwanzaa is younger and less known B. Kwanzaa has a longer history C. Kwanzaa comes after Christmas Day D. Kwanzaa is celebrated only in Africa 2. “They chose the word because there are …” (para.2) The underlined part refers to _______ A. Kwanzaa B. a festival C. Swahili D. a language √ √ 3. In African first-fruit festivals, people used to do the following except _____ A. give thanks B. harvest their crops C. try to be with their family D. celebrate their history and culture. 4. According to the seven principles mention- ed in the text, people should not _______. A. be independent B. respect their ancestors C. change the old traditions D. help to develop their own industry √ √ 5. Why did people choose to celebrate Kwanzaa between Christmas and New Year’s Day? A. It’s just a coincidence (巧合 ) B. Because they didn’t celebrate Christmas. C. Because people wanted to make it free from business. D. Because they wanted to combine the three holidays into a longer festival √ 6. “… in that way we keep our culture alive” (the last paragraph). What does the underlined part refer to? A. to create a new festival B. to celebrate history and culture C. to create new festivals every year D. to celebrate a festival and change it a bit √ 7.Which of the following is not true according to the text? A. Kwanzaa is a young holiday . B. The word Kwanzaa means first fruit in Swahili. C. Dr Karenga created Kwanzaa to celebrate American culture and history . D. Kwanzaa is based on old African festivals . 8.The celebration of Kwanzaa lasts _______. A. 7days B. 5days C. 6days D.11days √ √ 9.Why did Dr.Karenge create the festival? A. Because there was no festival in Africa. B. The African history and culture can be kept alive in African –Americans. C. Because he thought African festivals were better than American ones. D. He wanted to be remembered by Africans . 10.From the text we can draw a conclusion that ______. A. the African-Americans don’t like Kwanzaa at all B. the African-Americans have a strong feeling for their own history and culture C. Kwanzaa is celebrated from December 26 to January. D. Kwanzaa was created to celebrate the African culture and history √ √ THE BIRTH OF A FESTIVAL • Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of African-Americans. • The week following Christmas Day, many African-American families get together to greet the new year and think about the past. which/that celebrates about how the festival was created and how, why and when it is celebrated which/that follows Kwanzaa is a festival of reflection and anticipation for African American. • Kwanzaa was born in 1966, _______ people created a new festival ________ African Americans would be able to celebrate their history and culture. • The people who created Kwanzaa used the word for “first fruit” in Swahili, one of the largest languages in Africa. In a popular African language, Kwanzaa means first fruit and celebrates the new year. when so that ( ) • The people who created Kwanzaa liked the characteristics of the African festivals so much that they used them to write the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa. • Unity • Self-determination • Living together • Working together • Purpose • Creativity • Faith ( ) The festival is based on seven important principles, or ideas. 团结 自决 群居 合作 目的 创造 信念 • This way, people who celebrate Kwanzaa can enjoy the spirit of the holidays without all the commercial activities of Christmas. • Since Kwanzaa is a time for learning as well as joy, people celebrate it by lighting a candle each day and discussing one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Candles are an important aspect of the celebration of Kwanzaa. well as by li hting i i • Each time we celebrate a festival it changes a little and in that way we keep our culture alive. • The Spring Festival, Christmas, Ramadan, Kwanzaa and all the other holidays and festivals help us understand who we are, remember where we come from and share our hopes for a happy future. Festivals celebrate history and keep our culture alive. Name_________________________________________ Date__________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Meaning_______________________________________ ______________________________________________ Principles______________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Celebration_____________________________________ _______________________________________________ Kwanzaa The week following Christmas Day(December26 to January1) Unity ; Self-determination;Living together;Working together; Purpose;Creativity;Faith Lighting a candle each day and discussing one of the principles To celebrate the culture and history of African Americans Useful expressions 1. a seven-day festival 2. get together 3. greet the new year 4. a rich culture 5. have … in common 6. build unity of family 7. believe in 8. the commercial activities 9. as well as 10.light a candle 11.a large meal 12. keep … alive 1. 一个 7日的假期 2. 聚集 3. 庆祝新年 4. 丰富的文化 5. 在…有共同点 6. 加强家庭的团结 7. 相信 8. 商业活动 9. 还有…，以及… 10.点蜡烛 11.丰盛的一餐 12.保持…存活 Match each word with its meaning nation ancestors determination faith purpose a. [noun] a strong belief b. [noun] a country c. [noun] members of your family who lived a long time ago d. [noun] what you hope to get by doing something e. [noun] wanting to do something very much even though it is very difficult You probably know that Christmas, the Spring Festival and Ramadan are very important in the world. But have you heard about Kwanzaa? He has made another wonderful discovery,___ great importance to science. A.which I think is of B. which I think it is of C. which I think is D. I think which if of A Language Points:  Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of African Americans.  1) seven-day (compound adj.)  the tenth five-year plan  a three-year-old boy  2) celebrating  = which celebrates …  Similar structure:  the week following Christmas Day The week following Christmas Day , many African-American families get together to greet the new year and think about the past.★Another unmanned spacecraft “Shenzhou2”, ______ China greets the 21st century, marks new progress in the century’s space program. A. for which B. from which C. in which D. with which ★There was a terrible noise ____the sudden burst of light． (MET89) A． followed 　 B． following 　 C． to be followed 　 D． being followed B  The African first-fruit festivals had many things in common:  If two or more things have something in common, they have the same characteristic or feature.  If two or more people have something in common, they share the same interests or experiences.  To my surprise, I found I had a lot in common with this stranger.  Their methods have a lot in common (with each other).  People would get together to celebrate their harvest; people used to give thanks for their harvest and for life,…  would & used to  would – 情态动词、 “过去常常” , 与 used to 意义相近，所不同的是 would后一 般跟动态性动词，而 used to还可跟状态性 动词。  He would come to my home for help when he had any trouble. (= He used to come …) He would sit for hours day-dreaming.  But: He used to be a worker. honor/honour  １． n.尊敬 , 敬意 , 荣誉 , 光荣（Ｕ）  I have cooked a special meal in honor of our visitors.　　表示敬意  Will you do me the honor of dining with me?  ２． n.被引以为荣的人物（Ｃ）  He's an honor to his parents.  ３． vt.　尊敬 , 给以荣誉  Will you honor me with a visit?  可否请您光临 ?  He was honored for his courage in battle.  honourable可敬的 , 荣誉的 , 光荣的  an ~ life/person  The festivals were a way to celebrate history and culture, as well as the new year.  Note ---  No articles are used before history and culture 一般说 , 表示概念性或科学性 的抽象名词前不用冠词 . 但如果带有限 制性的后置修饰成分 ,应该使用定冠词 .  American history  The history of America  as well as  Jim as well as his parents ____ an interest in the project already.  A. show B. shows C. has shown D. have shown  The English teacher as well as all the students _____ attending the school sports meet.  Not only all the students but also the English teacher ___ attending the school sports meet.  He likes English as well. We have to build our own lives, think for ourselves and speak for ourselves. (see, think) for oneself, by oneself=alone, to oneself, in oneself, be oneself  We must do as much as we can to make our community better and more beautiful.  as … as one can(=as…as possible) 尽某人 所能  He will drive as carefully as he can to avoid any accidents.  These wild f lowers are so special I would do whatever I can _____ them.  A. save B. saving C. to save D. saved  ╳ as possible as one can He spent three hours ____ in his room studying. A. locking B. being locked C. locked D. lock  Since Kwanzaa is a time for learning as well as joy, people celebrate it by lighting a candle each day and discussing one of …  light: n. & adj. & v.  as ~ as a feather  light up: light up the pipe  Her face lights up with joy.  lighted/ lit  She lit/ lighted the candle.  Lighted is used especially as an attributive. adj.  e.g. a lighted candle/lamp/match  As soon as the ____ candle was brought in, it soon ____ up the little room.  A. lighted; lit B. lighting; lighted  C. lit; lighted D. lit; lit  each day & every day  each day 强调在一定天数中的每一天 , 重 个体  every day 指天数不确定的情况下的每一 天 ,重全体  Such things do not happen every day.  It rains each day this month. √  Each time we celebrate a festival it changes a little and in that way we keep our culture alive.  Each time / Every time + clause 每次…  Don’t look up the word in the dictionary every time you come to a word or phrase you don’t know.  Each time he came back to his hometown, he found it changed a little.  The moment + clause 一…就 (= as soon as)  I promise you can have the magazine the moment I finish reading it. in ancient times behind the times kill time many a time in no time (at once) at one time同时的 at times=from time to time 该起床了。 It is time (for us) to get up. 　 It is time for getting up. It is time (that) we got up. Each time we celebrate a festival it changes a little and in that way we keep our culture alive. John was so sleepy that he could hardly keep his eyes ______. A. open B. to be opened C. to open D. opening Thank you Language study give away 赠送 , 分送 ; 颁发 ;泄露 (秘密 ), 暴露 ;放弃 (机 会 ); make peace with sb. v.讲和 , 休战 , 言归于好 make war upon 向…… 开战 treat treat sb. as a friend 把某人当作朋友 treat sb. to an ice-cream 请某人吃一杯冰淇淋 I'll treat myself to a sunbath. 我要好好地享受一次日光浴。 Whose turn is it to treat next? 下次该谁请客 ? This is my treat. 这次由我请客。 Dutch treat 各人自己付钱的聚餐 Integrating skills 1.Which of the following is true according to the text ? A.“Day of the Dead” is an American festival. B. People often feel sad when they celebrate “ Day of the Dead” C. “April Fool’s Day” falls on the 1st day of spring. D. “ Earth Day” reminds us to value our world. 2.Which of the festival is to celebrate the memory of a great person? A. Earth Day B. Martin Luther King , Jr day. C. Day of the Dead . D. April Fool’s Day. 3. The best title for the text is ______. A. Some Festivals celebrated in the world. B. Celebration of life. C. Celebration of Great Persons. D. Celebration of both the living and the dead. √ √ √  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 . Language points ●care about 关心 , 为…担心 care for 喜欢 ;照料；抚养 eg. She thinks only of herself ; she doesn’t care about other people. Would you care for some tea? He's good at caring for sick animals.  2. 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.  make a fool of oneself  [口 ]做傻事 , 丢丑  make a fool of sb.  [口 ]愚弄某人 , 让某人出丑 , 使某人当傻瓜  make an April fool of sb.  把某人当四月一日愚人节恶作剧的对象  Fools have fortune. (=Fortune favours fools)  傻人有傻福。  6. If a person is taken in, …  take in – 收留 ;理解 ,领会 ;欺骗 ;包括 ,涉及 ;缩减尺 寸  Don’t be taken in by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week.  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 He was homeless, and I took him in. Please take the washing in if it rains. Fish takes in Oxygen through their gills. This lesson is too hard to take in. The dress needs to be taken in for she has lost weight. 3. 4月 1日要当心，在这一天你的朋友可能会开你的 玩笑。如果你上当受骗， 别人会把你叫做“四月傻 瓜”！Be careful on April 1st, because your friends may play a trick on you. If you are taken in, you’ll be called “ April Fool!”