Easter Traditions 复活节习俗

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1 Easter Traditions 复活节习俗 1

2 Easter Traditions 复活节习俗 Why the big rabbit? 为什么有个大兔子? Read the text below and do the activity that follows 阅读下面的短文, 然后完成练习 : It s Easter in the UK and the shops are full of Easter eggs, hot-cross buns and Easter bunnies Although Easter is widely seen as a Christian festival which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, its origins pre-date Christianity and many of its symbols come from the earliest civilisations Our modern festival s roots lie in ancient seasonal rituals which marked the transition from the death of winter to the new life and rebirth of spring These days we give chocolate eggs as gifts at Easter but eggs have been symbols of fertility for thousands of years The ancient Persians gave each other painted eggs for the festival of Nowrooz, a celebration held at the spring equinox which marked the start of Persian New Year The tradition continues to this day Centuries ago the early Saxon people marked buns with a cross to honour their goddess Eostre, whose name some people believe to be the origin of the word Easter It is believed that early Christians incorporated such pagan festivals into their religion Some experts say the Easter bunny was originally a hare as this animal represented fertility and growth in pagan mythology due to its capacity for reproduction Moreover, in some ancient cultures the hare was also a symbol of the moon, which is significant as the date of Easter changes each year depending on the lunar cycle The Easter bunny has become an important symbol of Easter all over the world But nowadays not everybody treats such symbols with respect Pranksters in the Austrian town of Villach have stolen a giant Easter Bunny from the town square Local police say it should not be too difficult to spot as it is two metres tall and weighs 60kg 2

3 Glossary 词汇表 Easter eggs 复活节彩蛋 Easter bunnies 复活节兔子 symbols 符号, 象征 rebirth 重生 ancient Persians 古代的波斯人 Saxon 撒克逊人 goddess 女神 hare 野兔 ancient cultures 古老文明 pranksters 恶作剧者 hot-cross buns 十字小面包 ( 复活节的特色面包 ) resurrection 耶稣的复活 seasonal rituals 季节性的仪式 symbols of fertility 繁殖力的象征 spring equinox 春分, 春分点 buns 小面包 pagan 异教徒 mythology 神话 lunar cycle 月亮运转的周期 to spot 发现 1 Reading Quiz 阅读测验 Are these sentences true or false? Circle the correct answer 以下句子哪句是真? 哪句是假? 请圈出正确答案 1 For Christians Easter is a celebration of the birth of Jesus True / False 2 Early civilisations celebrated the end of winter with a spring festival True / False 3 Some people say the word Easter comes from the name of an ancient Persian goddess True / False 4 A hare is a similar animal to a rabbit True / False 5 Practical jokers in Austria have stolen a giant hot-cross bun from their town square True / False 3

4 2 Synonyms 同义词 A synonym is a word which means the same as another word Match the words on the left with their synonyms on the right 从右列词语中为左列选出意思相同或相近的词语 1 rabbit a ritual 2 legends b prankster 3 ceremony c myths 4 practical joker d bunny Now complete the sentences with one of the words in the right hand column above 用上面的右列词语完成以下句子 1 I bought my daughter a baby as a pet 2 My best friend is a real He s always playing tricks on me 3 When I was a boy I loved to read ancient Greek like the story of Hercules 4 I went to a wedding in India and I was amazed at how much was involved 4

5 3 Jumbled Sentences 打乱词序的句子 Rearrange the words in the sentences below to make correct sentences 请将下列句子中的单词重新排列, 组成一个正确的句子 1 I Easter like to bake own buns at my hot-cross time always 2 symbolised Eggs have thousands for of years fertility 3 21 st The day is winter which equinox is shortest on the of December the 4 a pagan on people Some say Easter is that festival based 5 A a but has very to a rabbit longer similar animal legs hare is 6 pranksters stole Easter Austrian their town s bunny 5

6 4 Wordsearch 单词搜索 Try to find the words associated with Easter in the puzzle below There are ten words to find Words can be written horizontally ( ), vertically ( ) or diagonally ( ) 请在下面的字谜游戏中, 找出与复活节有关的英语单词来 共有 10 个单词, 其组成方式可能以水平的 ( ) 垂直的 ( ) 或对角的 ( ) 形式出现 a s b u n v s p r i n g e d e f g h m l s t b m q e l b h r a g j k v c u x u e v a t n f e j h i k n o v h r e e b n o n d a v b e r e r n j c o k r e r b j a t u s o x e r i t u a l i b n l f g h m k u i j l n m a s s y m b o l b i t r t h u n e r y v s t s p e b u n n y d e r y b e a bunny bun equinox lunar chocolate ritual hare fertility symbol spring 6

7 Answers 答案 1 Reading Quiz 阅读测验 Are these sentences true or false? Circle the correct answer 以下句子哪句是真? 哪句是假? 请圈出正确答案 1 For Christians Easter is a celebration of the birth of Jesus False 2 Early civilisations celebrated the end of winter with a spring festival True 3 Some people say the word Easter comes from the name of an ancient Persian goddess False 4 A hare is a similar animal to a rabbit True 5 Practical jokers in Austria have stolen a giant hotcross bun from their town square False 2 Synonyms 同义词 A synonym is a word which means the same as another word Match the words on the left with their synonyms on the right 从右列词语中为左列选出意思相同或相近的词语 1 d 2 c 3 a 4 d Now complete the sentences with one of the words in the right hand column above 用上面的右列词语完成以下句子 1 I bought my daughter a baby bunny as a pet 2 My best friend is a real prankster He s always playing tricks on me 3 When I was a boy I loved to read ancient Greek myths like the story of Hercules 4 I went to a wedding in India and I was amazed at how much ritual was involved 3 Jumbled Sentences 打乱词序的句子 Rearrange the words in the sentences below to make correct sentences 请将下列句子中的单词重新排列, 组成一个正确的句子 1 I always like to bake my own hot-cross buns at Easter time 2 Eggs have symbolised fertility for thousands of years 3 The shortest day is the winter equinox which is on the 21 st of December 4 Some people say that Easter is based on a pagan festival 5 A hare is a very similar animal to a rabbit but has longer legs 4 Wordsearch 单词搜索 b u n s p r i n g e q l h c u u a f h i n r e o n a e r c o r t o x r i t u a l i l l a s y m b o l i t t e b u n n y y 6 Austrian pranksters stole their town s Easter bunny 7