Unit 1 Festivals around the world warming up课件

课件29张PPT。Warming upUnit 1 Festivals
around the worldTeaching aimsAt the end of the class, we will
get more familiar with various festivals around the world.
be able to introduce festivals to others.
Practise our oral English. 二、单词拓展 (A)单词派生1. ___________ n. 美；美人
___________ adj. 美丽的
___________ vt. 美化beautybeautifulbeautify2. ________ v. 相信; 信任
________ n. 信任; 信心; 信仰
____________ adj. 可信的
______________ adj. 难以置信的unbelievable/
incrediblebelievebeliefbelievable4. _________vi. 到达
_________ n. 到来; 到达; 到达者
5. ____________ n. 独立; 自主
____________ adj. 独立的; 自主的
____________ adv. 独立地; 自主地;
自力地 independentlyarrivearrivalindependenceindependent6. ____________ vt. 原谅; 饶恕
____________ n. 原谅; 饶恕
____________ adj. 可以宽恕(原谅)的
_____________ adj. 不可原谅的 unforgivableforgiveforgivenessforgivable1. As Christmas Day is coming, the Smiths ______________ (beauty) their house now so that festival atmosphere can accompany them.(B)灵活运用1. 句子中缺少谓语, 但由now可知, 用现在进行时, beauty的动词形式是beautify (美化)。are beautifying2. It is __________ (believe) that a seven-year-old boy can speak 10 foreign languages. 2. 此处句型it is … that 应填形容词, 再根据后面的内容是难做到的, 故填反义形容词。unbelievable3. On________ (arrive) in America, President Hu Jintao was warmly welcomed by the people there.3. 作介词的宾语用名词或动名词, 但后面有in加地点名词, 用动名词较好, 而不用名词形式arrival。arriving4. There is no doubt that he can
solve the problem ______________ (independence).
4. 作状语需要副词。
independently1.Do you like festivals?
2. What festivals do you know?BrainstormingPlease list as many festivals around the world as you can.
(5 points for each)Traditional Chinese
festivalsBrainstormingMid-autumn Festival
Tomb-sweeping FestivalLantern FestivalSpring Festival Dragon-boat FestivalDouble-ninth DayChinese-valentine’s
DayForeign festivalsBrainstorming
Easter
April Fools DayChristmas Halloween Valentine’s DayThanksgiving
Day 1. When and/or where is this festival celebrated?
2. Why do people celebrate it?
3. How do people celebrate it?
◆ It is held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. (10 points) ◆ People eat Tang-yuan and enjoy lanterns and fireworks. (6 points) Lantern FestivalGuessing game◆ It celebrates the first full moon after Lunar New Year. (8 points)
◆ It is held on February 14th. (8 points)◆ People send roses and cards to the people they love. (10 points)Valentine’s Day Guessing game◆ It normally falls on the fourth or fifth of April. (10 points)◆ It is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. (8 points)◆ The whole family visit their ancestors’ graves to clear away weeds， touch up gravestone inscriptions (碑文) and make offerings of wine and fruit. (6 points)Tomb Sweeping DayGuessing game◆ It is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month . (10 points)◆ It is in honour of the great poet, Qu Yuan. (8 points)◆ People race dragon boats and eat zongzi on that day. (6 points)Dragon Boat FestivalGuessing game◆ It is an American traditional holiday. (10 points)◆ It falls on the fourth Thursday in November to celebrate the harvest.
(8 points) ◆ The traditional food---roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream. (6 points)Thanksgiving DayGuessing gameGroup work:
Now design your guessing game for students in other groups to guess. Don’t make it too easy for others to guess. Want more ? Information to be includedDate:
…falls on…
…is celebrated/held on the first lunar month.
Reason:
…in honor/memory of…
…a time to remember…
…is considered as…
…a good time for…Your show time ! Tom is from England. He is very interested in Chinese festivals. Now introduce a Chinese festival to him.
1. When and/or where is this festival celebrated?
2. Why do people celebrate it?
3. How do people celebrate it?
Evaluation
1. Write a passage about your favorite festival.
2. Preview the reading passage to get more knowledge about festivals.
HomeworkThank you for your attention!