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1. WELCOME

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4. Ladies and gentlemen, I’m greatly _______ （荣幸）to make a speech here. People with different cultures _______（庆祝) their festivals in different ways. The _______ （主题）of my talk today is how to take care of the aged. My ______（目的) in going there is to meet him . It is necessary for a student to obey the________ (守则）of conduct. African Americans have a long history and a rich __________ ( 文明 ）. They found they had a lot of in ________ (共同，共有 ）. honoured celebrate theme purpose principles culture common Go over some words

5. UNIT14 THE BIRTH OF A FESTIVAL

6. skimming 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 young T T F African--American week after F T

7. Match the paragraph with the meaning. • Para 1 : A : The ways of celebrating Kwanzaa • Para 2 : B : The reasons of creating festivals • Para 3 : C : The definition of Kwanzaa • Para 4: D : The origin of Kwanzaa • Para 5 : E : The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa

8. THE BIRTH OF A FESTIVAL You probably know that Christmas, the Spring Festival andRamadan are important holidays in the world. But have you heard about Kwanzaa? 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 newyear and think about the past. which celebrates which follows African-Americans:非裔美国人 Greet the new year and think about the past:辞旧迎新

9. scanning Read Para1 carefully and answerthe questions. 1.What’s Kwanzaa? It is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of African Americans. 2.When do people celebrate Kwanzaa? The week following Christmas Day.

10. African Americans have a long history and a rich culture, but Kwanzaa is a young holiday. Kwanzaa was born in 1966, when people created a new festival so that African Americans would be able to celebrate their history and culture. The people whocreated Kwanzaa used the word for”first fruit” in Swahili, one of the largest languages in Africa. They chose the word because there are many festivals in Africa called “first- fruit” festivals. The African first-fruit festivals had many things incommon: people wouldget together to celebrate their harvest; the used to give thanks for their harvests and for life; they used to honor their ancestors, celebrate their past, and the group or societythey live in.the festivals were a way to celebrate history and cultureas well as the new year.

11. 1.have sth. in common : 和某人有…共同之处； used to过去常常； 2.would : 3.句子中的 history, culture, society前不用冠词.一般来说,表示概念性或学科性的抽象名词前不用冠词.但如果带有限制性的后置俢饰成分，应使用定冠词. 如： American history 和 the history of America

12. Read Para 2 , finish the blanks. Born in:_______________ The purpose:____________ ______________ Name from:_____________ The activities:________________________________ In 1966 to celebrate their history and culture. “first fruit” in Swahili People would get together to celebrate their harvest; … _____________

13. 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. The seven principles are: Unity. We must build unity of family,community and nation. Self-determination. We have to build our own lives, think for ourselves and speak for ourselves. Living together. We should build our community and solve our problems together. Working together. We should build and support our factories and shops. Purpose. We should remember our past and build our future. We should honor our ancestors. Creativity. We must do as much as we can to make our community better and more beautiful. Faith. We should believe in our family, our people, our teachers and our leaders.

14. do as much as we can 后省略了实意动词 do,后面 的不定式短语用作目地状语.as…as one can 意为“尽某人所能 ”. eg: We must study as hard as we can to make our country more beautiful.

15. Read Para3 carefully and answerthe questions What are the principles of Kwanzaa? Unity.团结 Self-determination.自觉 Living together群居 Working together合作 Purpose 目的 Creativity 创造 Faith 信念

16. People celebrate Kwanzaa from December 26 to January 1. The dates were chosen so that Kwanzaa begins the day after Christmas Day and ends on New Year’s Day. This way, people who celebrate Kwanzaa can enjoy the spirit of the holidays without all thecommercial 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. The candle is usually lit by the youngest child in the family. On the last day of Kwanzaa, family and friends gather to enjoy a large meal and to celebrate the new year. People can be out of Christmas shopping人们可以远离圣诞节前的疯狂购物，专心于庆祝宽扎节。

17. Read the para 4 .Whendoes Kwanzaa begin and end? It begins the day after Christmas Day and ends on New Year’s Day. Howdo 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 of Kwanzaa, family and friends gather to enjoy a large meal and to celebrate the new year.

18. Creating a new festival may seem an unusual way to celebrate history and culture, but we are in fact all creating new festivals every year. 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. Meaning: 帮助我们了解自己,记住我们的根,分享对幸福未来的希望

19. Para 5 Meanings of festivals celebrate history and culture;keep our culture alive ; help us understand who we are, remember where we come from, share our hopes for a happy future.

20. Fill in the blanks according to the text. Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival. People celebrate it from ________ to ________. The festival is a way to celebrate ________ and ________ as well as ________. The people used the word “ _______” in Swahili. The seven principles of Kwanzaa : unity, ______________, living together, working together, ______, creativity and _____. People celebrate it by lighting a ______ each day and _______ one of the seven principles.The candle is lit by the ______ child in the family. On the _____ day,people gather to enjoy a large meal and to celebrate _____________ . December 26 January 1 history culture the New Year first fruit Self---determination purpose faith discussing candle youngest last the New Year

21. language points …的起源…； 1. 2 3. would\used to : 4. 5. 6. as well as : 7. do as much as one can : 8. a time for\to : the birth of : a seven-day festival : 一个七天的节日； 过去常常； get together \gather : 集中，集合； have sth. in common : 和某人有…共同之处； 和…一样也…，除…以外还… 尽某人所能； 一段时间；

22. Post reading Seven candles: seven days of the festival Black: the black people Red: their struggle Green: for the future and hope that comes from their struggle.

23. Post reading Discussion : What is a festival ? And what is included in a festival Festival is a time to remember important person or historical event . People usually get together with family and friends to eat , drink and be merry .

24. Meaning Principles Date Celebration Symbol Name Festival

25. homeworks 1. Retell the text. 2. Compare Kwanznn with the Chinese Spring Festival , in which way are they different ?

26. Thank you! Bye-bye!