unit 1 festivals around the world[上学期]

课件33张PPT。Festivals around the worldUnit 1Spring FestivalThe most important holiday in China is Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year. To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West. To the ordinary Chinese, the festival actually begins on the eve of the lunar New Year's Day and ends on the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. But the 15th of the first month, which normally is called the Lantern Festival, means the official end of the Spring Festival. Preparations for the New Year begin the last few days of the last moon, when houses are cleaned, debts repaid, hair cut and new clothes buys. Houses are festooned(给饰花彩) with paper antithetical(对偶的) couplet and in many homes, people burn incense (香) at home and in the temples to pay respects to ancestors and ask the gods for good health in the coming year. On New Year's Eve, all the members of families come together to feast. At midnight at the turn of the old and new year, people used to let off fire-crackers which serve to drive away the evil spirits and to greet the arrival of the new year.
On New Year’s day, people dress up in their best or ancient costumes to visit relatives and friends or go on or watch parades in the streets. Children receive red packets decorated with gold symbols and filled with “lucky money”.ReadingHarvest FestivalsOman in Indiain KoreaThe Mid-Autumn FestivalFestivalsChinese Festivals
Lantern Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival
Tomb Sweeping Day
Mid-Autumn Day
New Year’s Day
Double-ninth
National Day
May 1stForeign Festivals
Christmas Day
Thanksgiving Day
Mother’s Day
April Fool’s Day
Valentine’s Day
Easter(复活节)Pumpkin headHalloween MasksThe night of October 31st, when it was believed that the spirits of dead people appeared, and which is now celebrated in the US by children, who dress as witches and ghosts.HalloweenObon in JapanObonA traditional Buddhist festival which takes place throughout Japan around August 15. At this time, people visit their ancestors' graves, welcome the ancestors' spirits home with food and offerings and then see the spirits off.
Japanese women float paper lanterns to welcome their past ancestors back home. The Day of the DeadIn MexicoThe Day of the Dead in MexicoThe best way to describe this Mexican holiday is to say that it is a time when Mexican families remember their dead, and the continuity of life. The celebration usually begins as early as October 18 and continues until November 9.
show their respect and memory of the dead.Summary of the festivalEaster
A Christian holy day in March or April when Christians remember the death of Christ and his return to life.1.Starve战争中数百万的人挨饿至死。Millions of people starved to death
during the war.2.Days/years/life of plenty(富裕的日子，年月，生活等)
你丰衣足食，还有什么担忧的呢？You have a life of plenty, what would
you be worried about?3.Harm :1.(n.) damage injury 损害，伤害Do harm to sb =harm sb 伤害某人利大于弊Do more harm than good4.In memory of =to the memory of
作为对某人的纪念，纪念某人博物馆是为了纪念那位著名的科学家而建立The museum was built in memory of
the famous scientist 5.Award (N) 奖品奖金 （V.) 颁发授予 6. admire admire sb/sth for sth :regard sb/sth with respect,pleasure,satifaction(钦佩 赞赏 羡慕某人)我很佩服他事业有成I admire him for his success in business dressing up dress up 穿上正装,打扮
You don’t need to ~ for this dinner. I don’t want to go to their wedding because I hate dressing up.
dress up in … 穿…服装打扮
I just love the fun of dressing up in ancient clothing.
dress up as … 打扮成
The little girl dressed herself up as an angle.
be dressed in … 穿
She is always dressed in white.6. admire
(1)admire sb/sth for sth :
regard sb with respect,pleasure,satifaction
(钦佩 赞赏 羡慕某人)
Eg.我很佩服他事业有成I admire him for his success
in businessExpress admiration of sb/sth
表示赞美 夸奖某人某物(7)Look forward to doing sth 欣然期待某物/做某事我盼望再见到你I’m looking forward to seeing you again (8)As though=as if 好象 似乎 仿佛他看上去好象生病了He looks as though he were ill Compare a Chinese festival with a foreign oneName
When
Who
How
Why
Themes
How old Tomb Sweeping Day
April 5th
All Chinese around the world
Visit their family graves, pull weeds, sweep away dirt and set off offerings of food and spirit money
To honor past ancestors, celebrate the rebirth of nature, marking the beginning of the planting season and other outdoor activities
Family, nature
From the Spring and Autumn Period
Compare a Chinese festival with a foreign oneName
When
Who
How
Why
Themes
How oldHalloween
October 31
Americans
Hold fancy balls, dress up in all manner of ghoulish costumes; noisily parade around the neighborhood
To keep the living body away from being possessed by spirits of all those who died throughout the preceding year
Superstition, safety, religion
From the 1840’sListeningB: That’s a good idea, but I think we should create a Happiness Day instead. If people are happy, there won’t be any wars or fights. We should celebrate Happiness Day on the shortest, darkest day of the winter, because many people feel unhappy when it’s cold and the sun doesn’t shine. People will celebrate by doing something that makes another person happy, for example helping them do something or giving them a card or a small gift. Most important, people should smile and laugh a lot on Happiness Day. C: I like your ideas, but I would like to suggest something different. Why don’t we have a Friendship to each other, they will be happy and they won’t fight. I think that we should celebrate Friendship Day the first day of every month. If we do this, we will start each month in a friendly way. We can learn about how to make and keep friends and how to solve problems together. People will celebrate Friendship Day by making new friends and spending the day together with their friends. D: Well, perhaps we shouldn’t be so selfish. Peace, happiness and friendship are important to us, to human beings, but what about the rest of the planet? We mustn’t forget about nature, the environment and the animals. On this day, which we will celebrate on the first day of spring, people will not pollute and they will learn more about nature. We should also plant trees and do something for our animal friends. I think that we will be happier, friendlier and more peaceful if we learn to take better care of our planet. Why not have a Nature Day? TalkingMake the best of sth.
-- to accept an unsatisfactory situation and do whatever you can to make it less bad (不爱做的事)好好去做,往好里做
We have to ~ the situation.
One must learn to ~ a bad job.
The girl did not like to wash dishes, but she made the best of it.
Make the worst of
Dave was now changing over from making the worst of the affair to making the best of it.
(在困难情况下)不肯做出努力, 不肯好好干Sample dialogue:A: OK, let’s begin . We are going on a holiday together and we have to decide where to go and what to do . Let each of us tell the group where we want to go and why . Can you start, please ?
B: Yes . I think that the best way to celebrate is to have dinner at a restaurant and then go singing because we should have some fun. A holiday is a good time to eat together and we all like singing, so I think this is what we should do. And, if we eat at a restaurant, we don’t have to cook or wash dishes.
D: I agree that we should have fun, but I’m not so sure that going to a restaurant is such a good idea. I think we should stay home and invite our friends and family to dinner. We should spend our holiday at home, with the people we love, not go out to some restaurant. Besides, cooking together is fun and we can make dumplings and help each other do the dishes.
C: Well, I think we should go on a trip to Mt Taishan and go hiking in the mountain. We don’t have that many chances to go on a trip, so I think we should go now. We would get some exercise and some fresh air, and we would see all the wonderful sights.
A: But that’s too expensive. I like the idea of spending the holiday outdoors, but we don’t have to travel that far. The buses and trains are going to be crowded, anyway, and we won’t be able to enjoy the trip. Why don’t we go to the park and have a picnic. If we have a picnic, we can enjoy a good meal and nature at the same time, and we may meet some interesting people. It’s not as expensive as traveling or going to a restaurant, and it’s more fun than staying at home.
B: Well, let’s see. I want to go to a restaurant, you want to have dinner at home, you want to go on a trip and you want to have a picnic in the park. So, we all want to eat, right?