Warming Up of Unit 1 Module 3[下学期]

课件10张PPT。Unit 1Festivals around the worldNew words and expressionstake place, starve, plenty, satisfy, ancestor, Obon, incense, lamp, lead, feast, skull, bone, Halloween, origin, in memory of, dress up, trick, play a trick, poet, arrival, national, gain, independence, gather, agricultural, European, custom, award, watermelon, handsome, rooster, admire, energetic, forward, look forward to, carnival, lunar, Easter, parade, day and night, New words and expressionsclothing, religious, social, Christian, Jesus, cherry, blossom, as though, have fun with sb, daily, permission, possibility, Trinidad, Valentine’s Day, turn up, keep one’s word, fool, hold one’s breath, apologise=apologize, drown, sadness, obvious, wipe, weave(wove, woven), lovely, herd, the Milky Way, couple, magpie, weep, announcer, forgive(forgave,gorgiven)What is a festival?Festivals are meant to celebrate important events. Different countries have different festivals. We know that festivals are usually celebrated at a certain time of the year and that people usually do special things (like giving gifts, lighting candles, eating certain foods, etc).Unit 1Festivals around the worldHow many festivals do you know in and out of China?Warming UpMatch the dates with the festivals:New Year’s Day
Tree Planting Day
Chinese Youth Day
Party’s Day
Army’s Day
Teachers’ Day
International Labour Day
Nurses’ Day
Children’s Day
Mother’s DayMay 4th
January 1st
August 1st
March 12th
September 10th
July 1st
2nd Sunday of May
June 1st
May 1st
December 12thThe Chinese festivalsSpring
FestivalJanuary/
FebruaryThe end of winter,arrival
of spring,lunar New Year
with family and relativesRed money to children,
See dragon dances,
Eat fish,visit familiesMid-Autumn
FestivalsAutumn/
fallGive/Eat mooncakes
watch the full moon
with family and friendsNational DayOctober1The Founding of the
People’s Republic of
ChinaOff work,travel to
visit family ,to other
parts of China, go shoppingDragon Boat
Festival/Duan
Wu FestivalThe fifth
day of
the fifth month in lunar calendarThe memory of beloved
Poet Qu Yuan who died
in 278 BCEat Zhongzi,watch
Dragon boat races;
throw rice wrapped
in reed leaves into
water in memory
Of Qu Yuan…The beauty of the full moon,harvest,time with families and friendsInternational Labour DayMay 1What is your favourite holiday of
the year? Why?
What festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in Xinhui?
Do you like spending festivals with your family or with friends?
What part of a festival do you like best ——the music , the things to see,the visits or the food?Pair-work: talkingHomework
1.Read the new words and expressions
2.Read through the notes to Unit 1( PP76-79)
3.Preview the Reading FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS