牛津译林版（2019）必修第二册Unit 3 Festivals and Customs Reading课件(共24张PPT)

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Unit 3 Festivals and customs
Reading
Alex around the world
Indian
Chinese
Japanese
Korean
How can you learn about foreign customs and traditions
Travelling to different countries
Making friends with foreigners
Finding information on the Internet
Watching films and TV programmes
Reading travel journals
Pre-reading
Date
Place
Feelings
Events
Elements of a travel journal
While-reading
A wedding ceremony, India
Read and answer
1.Where the ceremony was held
2.Who were involved in the ceremony
While-reading
a brightly decorated hotel room
1.Where the ceremony was held
dress up in formal and colorful clothes
2.Who were involved in the ceremony
wearing an eye-catching red silk sari
riding on a beautiful white horse
The Indian wedding
a. The bride’s father led her to the bridegroom.
b. The couple took seven steps.
c. The celebrations began.
d. The bridegroom arrived on a horse.
e. The couple joined hands and walked around a fire.
d
a
e
b
c
time order
Put the events in the correct order.
While-reading
Read and order
1. Why did Alex say he had two left feet and both of them hurt after the ceremony
Read further and answer
He was not good at dancing but he did a lot of dancing and he was really involved and enjoyed himself in the ceremony.
2. What did Alex think of the Indian wedding
A: Do you wanna dance
B: I don't think so. I've had two left feet. I'll look like an idiot.
While-reading
He thought it was an opportunity of a lifetime.He found the wedding ceremony impressive, extraordinary and romantic.
2. What did Alex think of the Indian wedding
Aspects
place at home or a restaurant
guests hundreds of guests in formal colorful clothes
bride wearing an eye-catching red silk sari wearing a traditional wedding dress in red
bridegroom in an expensive white car
customs The couple join hands and walk around a small fire four times and take seven steps together by the fire
India
China
Think and compare
Post-reading
Tips: “on the contrary/by contrast/while” to show the differences and “similarly/in a similar way” to show similarities.
eg: In Indi aa, the bride wear an eye-catching red silk sari; on the contray, the bride in China wears a traditional wedding dress in red.
What’s your attitude towards different customs or cultures
Try to understand and show respect for different customs or cultures
Think and share
Adapt yourself to the local customs and culture. That is, when in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Post-reading
Rio Carnival, Brazil
1. Why did Alex go to a street party
To experience the spirt of the Rio Carnival for himself.
Read and answer
He saw an ever-growing sea of people, iceboxes of soft drinks and beer, and smelt roasted meat.
2. What did Alex see and smell as he passed the street stands
While-reading
1. Why do people from Rio take a week off for this happy occasion
Because this happy occasion has been an important part of the local people’s lives, so it is natural for people from Rio to take a week off for this occasion.
Read further and answer
2.What did Alex think of the Rio Carnival
While-reading
He thought the carnival a happy occasion and his first day amazing. And he was so absorbed in the carnival that he hardly noticed five hours fly by.
2.What did Alex think of the Rio Carnival
Do we have such a carnival in China
Think and share
Why are these traditional festivals important to us
Post-reading
cultural heritage
Work in groups of four and discuss the question:What can we do to promote traditonal Chinese festivals
Traditional Chinese festivals are of great importance to Chinese people, so we should try our best to promote and carry them forward.
First of all, _______________________________________________________;
What’s more, _____________________________________________________;
Last but not least, _________________________________________________.
Discuss and share
Post-reading
Finish and polish the essay on how to promote traditional Chinese festivals.
Homework