Unit 2 Understanding cultures Special festivals around the world课件(共26张PPT)冀教版（2024）八年级上册

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Festivals and holidays
Unit 2
Understanding cultures Special festivals around the world
Learning objectives
In this lesson, students will be able to:
Learn about different special festivals around the world, including
their names, dates, traditions, and cultural significances, such as the
Chongyang Festival, Christmas, Holi, and Tomatina.
2. Improve their reading comprehension skills by reading the passages
about the festivals and correcting the sentences related to them.
3. Develop an understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures
through learning about festivals in different countries. They will
realize the importance of cultural diversity and respect for different
customs and traditions.
1 Read the passage and write the festivals under
the pictures.
Chongyang Festival
The Chongyang Festival, or the Double Ninth Festival, is a special day to pay our respects to and care for elderly people. People climb mountains, enjoy pretty chrysanthemum flowers, and eat tasty Chongyang cakes. It’s a time to be with family, have fun outside, and show love for the elderly.
Christmas
Christmas is a widely celebrated holiday in Western countries. People set up Christmas trees, exchange presents, sing Christmas songs, have big meals, and go to parties. It's a special time when children get presents from family, friends, and Santa Claus.
Holi
Holi is an important festival in India. It is celebrated in almost every part of the country. On the day of Holi, people play with colourful paint and fabrics with their friends and families. It is a day for people to forgive, forget past wrongdoings, and start anew.
Tomatina
Tomatina is a famous festival in Span. It is on a Wednesday at the end of August. Thousands of people join a tomato fight. There is music, dancing, and fireworks. It’s exciting. Everyone enjoys themselves.
the Chongyang Festival
Christmas
Holi
Tomatina
Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions.
1.What is the main purpose of the Chongyang Festival
To pay our respects to and care for elderly people.
2.What are three activities people do during the festival
Climbing mountains, enjoying pretty chrysanthemum flowers and eating
Chongyang cakes
Read Paragraph 2 and answer the questions.
1.What are three common Christmas activities mentioned in the paragraph
Setting up Christmas trees, exchanging presents and singing Christmas
songs.
2.Who brings presents to children during Christmas (List two sources.)
Family and friends.
Santa Claus.
Read Paragraph 3 and answer the questions.
1.What do people use to play during Holi
Colourful paint and fabrics.
2.Who do people in India celebrate Holi with
Friends and families.
3.What is the deeper meaning of Holi beyond colours and play
It is a day to forgive, forget past wrongdoings, and start anew.
Read Paragraph 4 and answer the questions.
1.When and where does Tomatina take place
On a Wednesday at the end of August in Spain.
2.What is the main activity during Tomatina
A tomato fight.
3.How do participants feel about the festival
They enjoy themselves and find it exciting.
2 Read the passage again and correct
the sentences.
A People enjoy pretty roses during the Chongyang Festival.
__________________________________________________________
B Children get lucky money at Christmas.
____________________________________________________
C In Spain, Holi is an important festival.
____________________________________________________
D Tomatina is on a Friday at the end of August.
____________________________________________________
People enjoy pretty chrysanthemum flowers during the Chongyang Festival.
Children get presents at Christmas.
In India, Holi is an important festival.
Tomatina is on a Wednesday at the end of August.
3 Search the Internet for other special festivals
around the world. Choose the one you like and
draw a mind map.
the name of the festival
country
date
activity
traditional food
other special things
4 Share your findings from Activity 3 with
your group.
Useful expressions
The festival is....
During the festival, people..
Show time
Checklist Stars
Language(语言正确)
Pronunciation(发音标准)
Body language(使用肢体语言)
Creation(有创意)
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Self-check
I know something about festivals and holidays around the world :
Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Tomb-sweeping Day , Dragon
Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival ,
Christmas, Holi, New Year’s Day.
I can talk about traditional Chinese festivals:
The Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, falls on the first day
of the first lunar month.
My whole family always gets together, has a wonderful dinner
and watches the full moon.
I can understand customs and celebrations in different cultures:
Different people celebrate the New Year in different ways.
People celebrate the New Year with street parties and even
giant water fights.
Improvement needed:
Chinese festivals
Chinese festivals, full of delight,
Colours and lights, shining so bright.
Lunar New Year, a fresh new start,
Fireworks and red envelopes, warming the heart.
Dragon Boat Festival, boats in a race,
Zongzi and dragon boats, a lively pace.
Mid-Autumn Festival, moon up high,
Mooncakes and lanterns lighting up the sky.
Chinese festivals, treasures to behold,
Traditions and customs, stories untold.
Celebrating with joy, year after year,
Bringing people together, spreading cheer.
Fun
Time
Spread Chinese culture to the world
set up是动词短语，常见含义为 “搭建；设立；建立” 。
Point
1. People set up Christmas trees, exchange
presents...
用法：
set up + 名词，如 set up a tent（搭建帐篷），set + 代词 + up，如 set it up（把它搭建起来）。
例句：They set up a new company last year.
（他们去年成立了一家新公司。）
Let’s set up the stage for the performance.（我们来为演出搭建舞台吧。）
exchange presents意为 “交换礼物”。
Point
用法：
exchange + 名词（如 presents, gifts, ideas 等），也可以用 exchange sth. with sb.意为“与某人交换某物”。
例句：
People often exchange presents during Christmas.
（在圣诞节期间人们经常交换礼物。）
I exchanged my toy with my friend.（我和我的朋友交换了我的玩具。）
2. People set up Christmas trees, exchange
presents...
have fun是固定短语，意思是 “玩得开心”，等同于 “enjoy oneself” 或 “have a good time” 。
Point
用法：
have fun，如 We had fun at the party.（我们在派对上玩得很开心。）
have fun (in) doing sth.，如 They had fun (in) playing football.
（他们踢足球踢得很开心。）
例句：
You will have fun in the amusement park.
（你在游乐园会玩得很开心。）
3. It’s a time to be with family, have fun outside,
and show love for the elderly.
show love for有 “表达对…… 的爱”之意。
Point
用法：
show love for + 人 / 物。
例句：
She shows her love for animals by volunteering at the animal shelter.
（她通过在动物收容所做志愿者来表达对动物的爱。）
We should show our love for our hometown by protecting its environment.
（我们应该通过保护环境来表达对家乡的爱。）
4. It’s a time to be with family, have fun outside,
and show love for the elderly.
A
一、单项选择
We should show love ______ our parents.
A. for B. in C. at D. with
2.They are going to ______ a tent near the river for camping.
A. set up B. set out C. set off D. set down
3.Children usually ______ presents with each other on Christmas Day.
A. change B. exchange C. give D. take
4.We had great fun ______ football on the playground yesterday.
A. play B. to play C. playing D. played
A
B
C
二、英汉互译
我们应该关爱老人。
他们在派对上玩得很开心。
exchange presents
show love for
We should care for the elderly.
They had fun at the party.
交换礼物
向…… 表达爱意
Required（必做）
Optional（选做）
Copy the key words that appear in the article, such as appreciate, elderly, exchange, forgive, celebrate, set up, have fun and look for each 5 times and indicate the Chinese meaning.
Write a short essay of 80-120 words comparing festivals in two different countries, such as the Spring Festival
and Christmas, in terms of holiday times, celebrations, traditional foods, etc.