必修3 Unit 1 Festivals around the world Reading 课件（18张PPT）

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Festivals around the world
Unit 1
Dragon Boat
Festival
Spring Festival
Children’s Day
Women’s Day
Mid-autumn
Festival
Lantern Festival
Fast reading
What’s the main idea of the passage
The passage mainly introduces __________________________, including their __________ and ______________.
different kinds of festivals
purpose
celebrations
Match the festivals and countries
Columbus Day
Obon
the Day of the Dead
Cherry Blossom Festival
Halloween
Easter
The Lunar New Year
A. China
B. Japan
C. the USA
D. India
E. Western countries
F. Mexico
C
B
F
B
E
E
A
Obon（盂兰盆） in Japan
Clean graves and light incense to honour ancestors , light lamps and play music
Halloween (万圣节)
Eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them.
Easter – celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life.
脸谱彩蛋
How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage
A. Three. B. Four.
C. Five. D. Six.
2. The beginning of festivals of the dead is related to _______.
A. seasons B. religion
C. special people D. hunting
3. At festivals people can do all the following except _______.
A. forget their work for a little while
B. enjoy life
C. be proud of their customs
D. travel around the world
4. Which of the following is right
A.To honor the great poet Qu Yuan, people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.
B.The ancient people always worry about their food.
C.Halloween is a festival intended to honour the hero.
D.Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.
5.What can we infer from the passage
A.People would have feasts,sing and dance at all festivals
B.People celebrate festivals because they don’t want to work
C.By celebrating festivals, people are developing the culture and customs.
D.Festivals have only four kinds of origins.
How do Japanese honor their ancestors
They have a festival called Obon, when people should go to clean______ and light _____ to honor their__________. They light______ and play
________.
1.Festivals of the Dead
graves
incense
ancestors
lamps
music

What do people in Mexico do in memory of the dead
They offer____,________and______ to the dead on the Day of the Dead. On that day, People eat food in the shape of ______and cakes with ______on them.
food flowers gifts
skulls
bones
2.Festivals to Honor People
Match the festivals with the proper people.
Columbus
Day
National Festival on October 2
The Dragon Boat
Festival
China
India
USA
3.Harvest Festivals
People will ________ on Thanksgiving
festivals.
1.
2.
3.
decorate churches and town halls
get together to have meals
win awards for their farm produce
4.Spring Festivals
What do people usually do at Spring Festival
Chinese People usually eat ____________________
and give children___________________________.
There are ______________and __________,and families celebrate the _________________together.
Some Western countries have _________,including ______ and dances in the streets _____________, loud music and colorful______________________.
dumplings,fish and meat
lucky money in red paper
dragon dances
carnivals
Lunar New Year
carnivals
parade
day and night
clothing of all kinds
What does Easter celebrate
Do you know the symbols(象征） of Easter
It celebrates the return of_____ from the dead and the coming of ______ and_________.
Easter eggs and Easter Bunnies(rabbits).
Jesus
spring
new life
Summary
satisfy
ancestors
either
or
in memory of
in
feast
origin
in memory of
play a trick
Spring Festival Words
春节
The Spring Festival
农历
lunar calendar
正月
lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar
除夕
New Year's Eve;
eve of lunar New Year
初一
the beginning of New Year
元宵节
the Lantern Festival
Customs:
Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival
Spring Festival couplets
New Year paintings
do Spring Festival shopping
lantern: a portable light
烟花 爆竹
lion dance
dragon dance
give New Year's greetings; New Year's visit
gift money;
lucky money in red paper
过年
春联
年画
灯笼
fireworks firecrackers
压岁钱
舞狮
舞龙
拜年
买年货