(共28张PPT)
Unit 1
Festivals around the world
FESTIVALs AND CELEBRATIONS
Festivals of all kinds have many________:
some ________,
some ________,
some for special _________________.
origins
religious
seasonal
The passage lists _____ kinds of modern festivals
namely:
(即)
four
Festivals of the Dead
Festivals to Honor People
Harvest Festivals
Spring Festivals
Skimming(略读，浏览)
Para 1 and sub-heading (副标题)
people or events
Kinds of Festivals Names of Festivals Countries
Festivals of
the Dead
Festivals to Honour People
Harvest Festivals
Spring Festivals
Fill in the following chart.
scanning
Reading Comprehension
Festivals Names of Festivals Countries
Festivals of the Dead
Festivals to Honor People
Obon
Day of the Dead
Halloween
(Japan)
(Mexico)
some Western countries
(Dragon Boat Festival)
Columbus Day
festival to honor (Gandhi)
China
(the USA)
India
Harvest Festivals
Spring Festivals
harvest/ (Thanksgiving) festivals
European and other countries
(mid-autumn festivals)
China and Japan
Spring Festival
(China)
(Easter)
Some Western countries
(Cherry Blossom Festival)
Japan
Festivals and
celebrations
Festivals of
the Dead
Festivals to
Honor people
Harvest
Festivals
Spring
Festivas
Obon (Japan)
the Day of the Dead(Mexico)
Halloween(western countries)
the Dragon Boat Festival(China)
Columbus Day(the USA)
festival to honor Gandhi(India)
harvest /Thanksgiving festivals
( European and other countries)
mid-autumn festivals (China and Japan)
the Spring Festival in China
Easter and related festivals
Cherry Blossom Festival(Japan)
What and when did ancient people celebrate
Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of______________, ________________and _________________. Sometimes celebrations would be held__________________________.
cold weather
planting in spring
harvest in autumn
after hunters had caught animals
Careful reading(精读):
Festivals of the Dead
What are festivals of the dead usually held for
Festivals of the dead are usually held to __________ the dead or __________the ancestors.
2. What do people do at each festival
Obon
Day of the Dead
Halloween
honour
satisfy
Obon（盂兰盆节） in Japan
People should go to clean the graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.
They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to the earth.
Obon 盂兰盆节
People eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them.
The Day of the Dead In Mexico
the festival of Halloween in some western countries
dress up, ask for sweets, play a trick on
play the “trick or treat “
1. Is there a holiday in China to honor the dead
Tomb Sweeping Day ( Qingming Festival)
Para 3 Festivals to Honour People
Match the festivals with the proper people.
Columbus
Day
National Festival to honor Gandhi
The Dragon Boat
Festival
China
India
USA
Dragon Boat Festival
Harvest festivals are always happy events because people are _______ (=thankful) that food is gathered for the winter and
__________________(农活) is over .
2. How do people celebrate the festivals
grateful
the agricultural work
thanksgiving festivals
mid-autumn festivals
In European countries:
People will ________ on Thanksgiving festivals.
1.
2.
3.
decorate churches and town halls with....
get together to have meals
win awards for their farm produce
1
In China and Japan:
People _______
the moon and in China, enjoy___________.
admire
mooncakes
Spring Festivals
Spring festival
Easter
Cherry Blossom Festival
What do these spring festivals celebrate
The return of Jesus from the dead.
The end of winter and the coming of spring and new life.
The getting together of the families.
…looks _________ (as if ) it is covered with
_____________
as though
pink snow
The Spring Festival in China
It’s the most _________(富有生气的) and
important festival in China. Before the
festival, houses are cleaned and_________(装饰).
At the festival , people eat ___________ and fish
and give children _____ ______ in red paper (red
packets). On the eve, people watch CCTV New
Year Gala and often set off ________(烟花).There are
______ dances and ________ (狂欢节) in the streets
energetic
decorated
dumplings
lucky
money
fireworks
dragon
carnivals
Easter eggs
Easter
An important religious and social festival for Christians;
Celebrate the return of
from the dead and the coming of spring and new life
Jesus
Cherry Blossom Festival
The country, covered with , looks as though it is covered with pink snow.
cherry tree flowers
What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations
It is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life/ be proud of our customs/ forget our work for a little while.
What is your favorite festival
Describe its celebrations and let others gu ess which festival it is.
We have ______ of festivals. Ancient people held festivals and celebrations to celebrate the end of winter or the catching of animals.
Some festivals are in _______ of the ancestors. They light lamps, play music on an important feast day, offering good things to the dead.
People hold festivals to ________ famous people. The Dragon Boat Festival in China honors the famous ______ Qu Yuan.
plenty
poet
honour
memory
Retell the text by filling the following blanks.
Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are held in many countries. People _______ churches, get together, have meals or win awards for competitions. On Mid-Autumn Festival people ______ the moon and have moon cakes.
Chinese New Year is an ________ and important festival. People look ______ to _______ up, eating dumplings, giving children lucky money in red paper, playing dragon dances. The celebration of the lunar New Year may take _______ throughout the country, day and night.
decorate
energetic
forward
dressing
place
admire
1.Finsh Guiding paper ( After the class)
2.Go over the text after the class and write a composition(作文） on Spring festival.Unit1 Festivals around the world
Period 2 Language points
Guiding paper (before the class) 教师；宫丽敏
1.Master some new words and set phrases
2.Understand long and difficult sentences in the text.
Important points：Master new words and sentence structures.
Difficult points: Use the new words and sentence structures correctly and freely.
Study by oneself
Cooperate in the team
< New words Review >
一. 单词.短语.句子
1．______ n. 美；美人→________ adj.美丽的→__________ adv.美丽地
→beautify vt.美化
2．__________ n. 庆祝；祝贺→_________ vt.庆祝
3．_____ n. 起源；由来；起因→________ adj.原先的
4．______ n. 信任；信心；信仰→_______ vt.相信
5．______ n. 到来；到达；到达者→_____ vi.到达
6期望_______ 7戏弄_______ 8好像_______ 9发生_______
10为了纪念_______ 11日夜_______ 12玩的开心_______
13翻译句子Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather,planting in spring and harvest in autumn
.
二．How many festivals do you know in china (one point each festival)
Unit 1 Festivals around the World
Guiding paper ( during the class)
1.
2.fill in the blank
There are all kinds of festivals and __________ around the world, which are held for different reasons. The _______ _________ were mainly held at three times a year--- the end of the cold winter, planting in spring and harvest in autumn.Some festivals are held to _____ the dead or satisfy the _________ in case they might _____ _______, while other festivals are held to honor famous people, such as _________ _______ ______ and Columbus Day.
Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _________ for the winter and because a season of ___________ work is over, to which Mid autumn festival belongs. And the most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the ______ of spring, such as the ______ New Year, at which people have a very good time.
Discuss with your group :which festival do you like best why
Guiding paper ( After the class) HOME WORK
1.Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return eitherr to help or to do _______.
2. For the Japanese festival Obon ,people should go to clean graves and light incense __________their ancestors.
3.They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will ___the ancestors back_____ earth.
4.The Dragon Boat Festival in China ________ the famous ancient poet,QuYuan.
5.The Dragon Boat Festival in China ________ the famous ancient poet,QuYuan.
Go over the text after the class and write a composition on a Chinese Festival.
1 2 3 4 5.....
2
3
4
Country
How do people celebrate the festivals
For whom
For whom
For whom
