课件34张PPT。 主讲人：* * * 人教新课标版本必修3 Unit 2
Festivals around the world
Period 2 ReadingFestivals around the world
Period 2 ReadingStep One: Revision（温故）
Let's review what we learned yesterday about the festivals. New Year
Spring Festival Mother's Day
Lantern Festival Father's Day
Tomb-sweeping Day Fool’s Day
Labor’s Day Valentine's Day
Dragon Boat Festival Christmas
Children's Day Carnival
Army’s Day Easter
Teachers’ Day Halloween
Mid-Autumn Day National Day Time：the second Sunday in May
We give flowers to our mothers.Let's look at this picture, and tell me what festival it is.Mother’s Day 母亲节 Time：the third Sunday in JuneLet's look at this picture, and tell me what festival it is.Father’s Day 父亲节 Read the following descriptions about western festivals and guess which festival they convey? 1.It is one of the most important festivals in western countries.
2.People usually celebrate it together with their family members.
3.A kind-hearted old man put the gifts in the stocking for children secretly at night.
4.People send cards or gifts to others. Christmas Day 圣诞节 The answer isActivity 1：Watch the video of how Americans celebrate Thanksgiving DayStep Two: 知新点击此处播放视频Activity 2：Fill in the blanks of the graph.Festival of the Dead
Festival to Honour People
Harvest Festivals
Spring
FestivalsObon
(Japan)Day of the Dead
(Mexico)Halloween
(some western countries)
Activity 2：Fill in the blanks of the graph.starve? vt. & vi.?(使)饿死；饥饿；渴望，急需?
例句：?She’s?starving?herself?trying?to?lose?weight．?
她为了减轻体重而忍饥挨饿。starve?for渴望得到……?
starve?to?death??饿死?
be?starved?of极需，缺乏?
starve?sb．into?sth．／doing?sth．使某人挨饿以迫使其做某事Activity 3：Learn new words and expressionssatisfy?vt．满足，使满意
例句：Our?government?tried?in?every?way?to?satisfy?the?needs?of?people?for?vegetables．?
我国政府千方百计满足人们对蔬菜的需求?。satisfied过去分词，可作定语、表语、状语等，满意的，满足的satisfying现在分词，可用作定语和表语，令人感到满意的
satisfaction?n．满足，高兴，乐趣(不可数)；令人满意的事，乐事，快事(可数)
satisfactory?adj.令人满意的，与satisfying同义。?
be?satisfied?with常用搭配，对……感到满意?Activity 3：Learn new words and expressionsgain? ?n.?获得；增加；获利；收益 vt.?得到；获得?
例句：
He?gained?full?marks?in?the?examination．他考试得了满分。?
For?the?first?time?in?her?life?she?gained?a?clear?idea?of?how?vast?the?world?is．?她生平第一次知道世界是多么大。Activity 3：Learn new words and expressionsaward??vt.?授予，奖给 （后多接双宾语，在多数场合下用被动形式be?awarded）?n．奖，奖品；奖金??
例句：He?got?the?highest?award?in?the?contest．?他得到了比赛的最高奖。Activity 3：Learn new words and expressionsadmire?vt.?羡慕，钦佩（可接名词、代词、动名词，不可接that从句。常与out?of连用）?
admire?sb．for?sth．因某事而钦佩某人?
例句：His?friends?admired?at?his?sudden?success．?他的朋友对他的突然成功感到惊讶。Activity 3：Learn new words and expressionsapologize?vi.?道歉，辩白
apologize?to?sb.?for?sth.因某事而向某人道歉?
apologize?to?sb.?for?doing?sth.因做某事而向某人道歉
例句：?You?should?apologize?to?your?teacher?for?coming?late.?你应该为你的迟到向你的老师道歉。?Activity 3：Learn new words and expressionsdress?up盛装；打扮；装饰?
例句：Hurry?up?and?get?dressed.?（快点穿衣服。）?
They?are?dressed?in?beautiful?costumes, singing and dancing.?（他们身着漂亮的服装载歌载舞。）Activity 3：Learn new words and expressionsdress?sb./oneself给……穿衣?
dress?well/badly/fashionable穿得好/不好/时髦?
dress＋表示目的、场合的介词短语?Activity 4：Skim the reading passage and then fill in the following chart.the deadhonor people HarvestObon
Day of the Dead
Halloween Dragon boat festival
Columbus day
Festival to honor Gandi Spring festival
Easter and related holidays；Cherry Blossom Festival Japan
Mexico
Some western countriesChina
USA
India China
Some western countries
Japan Activity 5：Choose the best answer to each question or to finish each sentence according to the text.(1) Why do Japanese people light lamps during the Festival of the Dead?
A. Because they want to make the festival colorful.
B. Because they want to light up their rooms.
C. Because they want to light up their way.
D. Because they want to lead their ancestors to return to earth.Activity 5：Choose the best answer to each question or to finish each sentence according to the text.(2) Which of the following was not mentioned as a famous person in the text?
A. Mohandas Gandi.
B. Christopher Columbus.
C. Abraham Lincoln.
D. Qu Yuan.Activity 5：Choose the best answer to each question or to finish each sentence according to the text.(3) The place where people will usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruits is ______________.
A. India
B. America
C. Europe
D.?ChinaActivity 5：Choose the best answer to each question or to finish each sentence according to the text.(4) Easter is held in memory of the return of Jesus for Christians and also celebrates ______________.
A. the coming of spring
B. the autumn harvest
C. the Lunar New Year
D. the end of a yearActivity 5：Choose the best answer to each question or to finish each sentence according to the text.5. How many kinds of festivals does the passage refer to?
A. 2.
B. 3.
C. 4.
D. 5
Activity 5：Choose the best answer to each question or to finish each sentence according to the text.6. The festival to honor famous people is___.
A. Obon
B. the Dragon Boat Festival
C. Halloween
D. Easter
Activity 5：Choose the best answer to each question or to finish each sentence according to the text.7. The children usually do the following EXCEPT ___ on Halloween Day.
A. play the “trick or treat” game
B. dress up to frighten people
C. have pumpkin pie
D. eat cakes with “bones” on themActivity 5：Choose the best answer to each question or to finish each sentence according to the text.8. Which of the following is FALSE according to the passage?
A. Thanksgiving Day is to celebrate harvest.
B. Obon is in memory of the dead ancestors.
C. The Dragon Boat Festival is named after an old competition.
D. The carnivals usually take place in February.Activity 6 Read the text a third time and then work in pairs to do the following.2)Discuss in pairs which festivals you think are the most important and which are the most funny. Then fill in the chart with your ideas.Activity 7 Read the text a third time and then work in pairs to do the following.1) Based on the reading passage, what do most festivals seem to have in common? Why do you think these things might be important to people everywhere?? Talk with your partner and fill in the chart below.FoodMusicEntertainmentActivity 8 Talk about foreign festivals.Ask students to talk about festivals in their own words according to the text. Then let them complete the following passage with proper words or phrases.
There are all kinds of festivals and ______________ around the world, which are held for different ______________. The ancient festivals were mainly held at three times a year—the end of the cold ______________, planting in spring and ______________ in autumn. Some festivals are held to ______________ the dead or ______________ the ancestors, who might return either to help or ______________, while other festivals are held to honor famous people or to the ______________, such as Dragon Boat Festival, Columbus Day, and so on. Harvest and ______________ festivals are happy events because their food is ______________ for the winter and the ______________ work is over, to which Mid-Autumn Festival belongs. And the most ______________ and important festivals are the ones that ______________ the end of winter and to the coming of ______________ such as the Lunar New Year, at which people have a very ______________.celebrationsreasonsweatherharvesthonorto satisfyto do harmgodsThanksgivinggatheredagriculturalenergeticspringlook forward togood timeStep Three: Practice speakingIt is Lover’s Day.
Lovers’ Day is generally called Valentine’s Day.Let’s look at these pictures, can you guess what kind of festival of it? 用括号中所给词语翻译下列句子，然后用五句话将这些句子连成一篇短文。?1. 每个国家都有特别的节日，其中有一些非常的有趣而且历史悠久。
(some?of?which)?(have?a?long?history)??
2. 中国的春节开始于农历12月底。?
(take?place)?(Chinese?Lunar?Calendar)??
3. 过年前人们做好充分的准备，比如大扫除、买新衣等。?
?(get?ready, such?as, doing?family?cleaning)??
4. 除夕夜，人们吃团圆饭。?
(On?the?New?Year's?Eve)(a?family?dinner)??
5. 无论离家多远，这一天家里成员都会赶回来。
(no?matter...)???
6. 新年第一天，人们打扮一新，访亲探友。?
(dress?up, greet)??
7. 大人们给孩子们压岁钱，期待美好的未来。?
(look?forward?to, lucky?money)?Step Four: Practice writing参考答案?Every country in the world has its special festivals, some of which are interesting and have a long history. The Spring Festival in China takes place at the end of December of Chinese Lunar Calendar. Before the Spring Festival，people often get everything ready for it，such as doing family cleaning and buying new clothes for the family. On the New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner and all the members of the family try to get back for the dinner no matter how far away they are. After dinner, the elderly give children lucky money. On the first day of the new year，dressed up in new clothes，people visit their friends and relatives, looking forward to the wonderful future.Step Four: Practice writingStep Five：Summarythe end of the cold weather; planting in spring and harvest in autumnlight fire and make musicto honor the dead or satisfy and please the ancestors.light lamps, play music, eat food in the shapes of skulls and cakes with bones. Go to their neighbors to ask for sweets , dress up for their great contributions to the society or the countrydragon boat racing, eat zongzifood is gathered for the winter. A season of agricultural work is over decorate churches and town halls, get together to have big meals, admire the moon and eat moon cakes.eat delicious food, have exciting carnivalscelebrate the end of winter and the coming of springStep Six:Assignment
