课件53张PPT。FestivalsSpring FestivalHow many festivals do you know both in and out of China?The Chinese festivalsLantern Festival The 15th day of the 1st lunar monthTomb Sweeping DayApril 5th Dragon Boat FestivalThe 5th day of the 5th lunar month The seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar is known as Qi Xi Jie, or Chinese Valentine's Day. Mid- Autumn FestivalMooncakes The 15th day of the 8th lunar monthDouble-Ninth FestivalThe 9th day of the 9th lunar monthFestivals in foreign countriesValentine’s Day
a holiday honoring love and lovers, is celebrated on February 14th. Carnival a festival for western countries,especially for Catholics天主教. It is held in the middle of February and lasts 3 days.Easter
A time for Christians to celebrate the life and resurrection复苏 of Christ. And a time of chocolate bunnies兔子, marshmallow蘑菇 chicks, and colored eggs! Depending on the calendar - can be celebrated in March or April April Fool's Day
play jokes or tricks on friends or relativesMother's Day
Celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in May
Father's Day
Celebrated on the 3rd Sunday in June
Halloween Parade(游行)
the time of Ghosts, Goblins妖精, Gravestones and Graveyards. Of Spooks幽灵 and Spirits and silly-fun tricks. Of Witches巫婆 and Warlocks术士 and Scary Black Cats. And Candy Corn, Jelly果冻 Apples, Pumpkins and Bats蝙蝠. Halloween is celebrated the 31st of October
Carved Pumpkin LanternThanksgiving Day
a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals. A time of turkeys, stuffing馅, and pumpkin pie. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November
Christmas Day the Day of the DeadIn Mexico in early NovemberFestivalsChinese 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
Father’s Day
April Fool’s Day
Valentine’s Day
Easter
Halloween1.What’s your favourite holiday of the year?2.What festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in your city or town?
Do you like spending festivals with your family or friends? What part do you like best—the music, the things to see, the visits or the food?Festivals and CelebrationsP.1When did ancient people celebrate? They celebrated at the end of the cold weather; when the hunters caught animals for food; when they had enough food.
StarveV.(1) 挨饿, 饿死
e.g. Millions of people starved to death during the war.
(2)渴望,缺乏,急需
starve for sth/be starved of (用作被动)
e.g.: The homeless children were starving for love.
e.g. : 这些病人急需用药.
The patients are starved of medicine.
(3) to feel very hungry 感觉很饿,仅用于进行时态
e.g.: When will the dinner be ready? I’m starving.
n. [u] starvation
die of starvation plentydays/years… of plenty 富裕(尤其指食物和钱)的日子,年月,生活等
e.g: You have a life of plenty, what would you be worried about?
plenty of 修饰可数名词复数或不可数名词
plenty of time
plenty of money
plenty of pens, eggs, flowers…P.2What are festivals of the dead for?They are to honour the dead, or satisfy and please the ancestors. Festivals of the Dead:
1 How do Japanese honour their ancestors?
2 What do the people in Mexico do in memory of the dead? 1. They have a festival called Obon, when people should go to clean the graves and light incense to honour their ancestors. They light lamps and play music. 2. People might eat certain food on that day. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. Obon in JapanThe Day of the DeadIn MexicoHalloween Masks(面具)Halloween给糖果还是要捣蛋?Trick or Treat?harm n. do harm to sb./sth. = harm sb./sth 伤害某人
Don’t be too serious, he probably meant no harm.
别太认真了, 他大概并无恶意.
do more harm than good
e.g: If we solve the problem in this way, it may do more harm than good.
v. (cause harm to) 伤害,损害
e.g: This event didn’t harm his reputation.弊大于利in memory of /to the memory of sb. 纪念某人
e.g: The museum was built in memory of the famous scientist.
The museum was built to the memory of the famous scientist.
这个纪念碑是为了纪念那些英雄而建的.
This monument was built __________________________.
in memory of those heroesdressc.n 连衣裙,女装
e.g: She makes all the dresses for her daughter.
u.n 衣服,男女均可 casual dress
v. 穿衣,穿晚礼服
e.g: Do you need to dress to the theatre?
e.g: Hurry up and get dressed.
dress up (in/as)穿上盛装,乔装打扮
e.g: Children love dressing up.
E.g: Don’t bother to dress up—come as you are.用不着穿讲究的衣服, 就穿平常的衣服吧.P.3Why does India have the national festival?
To honour Mahatma Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s independence from Britain.
Dragon Boat Festival
ChinaColumbus Day
USANational Festival
IndiaP.4Why are harvest festivals happy events?People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter, and a season of agricultural work is over.Harvest Festivals:
What do people do on Thanksgiving Day?
decorate churches and town hall get together to have meals win awards for crops and animalschurchwatermelon
roosterturkeyawardn. 奖,奖品; 授予
Eg. She showed us the athletics awards she had won.
the award of a scholarship 奖学金颁发
v. award sb. sth. /sth. to sb. 颁发, 授予, 判定
Eg. He judges awarded both finalists equal points. 裁判判定决赛双方分数相同.
Eg. She was awarded the first prize .admire
(1) admire sb/sth 钦佩,赞赏,羡慕
e.g: They admired our garden.
I admire him for his success in business.
(2)赞美,夸奖
e.g: Aren’t you going to admire my new house?
n. admirer 赞赏者,追求者
eg:I am not a great admirer of her work.
我对他的工作不太欣赏.
She has many admirers.Translation 1. 这座寺庙是为了纪念孔子(Confucius)而修建的.
The temple was built in memory of Confucius.
2. 那个乞丐没有东西吃最后饿死了.
The begger had nothing to eat and starved to death at last.
3. 李明非常崇拜他的爸爸.
Li Ming admires his father very much.
4. 他在运动会中获得了二等奖.
He was awarded the second prize in the sports meeting.
5. 我们为了参加朋友的婚礼而盛装打扮.
We dressed up for our friends’ wedding.
6. 大量的垃圾会对环境造成伤害.
Plenty of rubbish can do harm to the environment.
P.5&6Name three things people do at the Spring Festival.
What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?
People eat dumplines, fish and meat; give children lucky money in red paper; families celebrate the lunar New Year together…
Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our daily life for a little while.Spring Festivals:
1 What does Easter celebrate?
2 Do you know the symbols of Easter?1. It celebrates the return of Jesus for Christians and it also celebrates the coming of spring.2. Easter eggs and Easter Bunnies.Cherry Blossom Festival
(March 15- April 15) look forward to sth/doing sth 欣然期待,盼望某事/做某事
我盼望再次见到你.
e.g: I’m looking forward to seeing you again. as though=as if 仿佛,好象 引导从句表示与现在事实相反,常用虚拟语气,谓语动词用一般过去式, be 动词用were.
e.g: He looks as though/if he were ill.
When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as though it were broken.
He walks as if he is drunk.
He walks as if he were drunk. ---He is probably drunk.--- actually he is not drunk. have fun (with sb) (与某人)玩得开心
e.g: We had fun with each other on that day.
fun为不可数名词,没有复数,也不能加a
eg. You are sure to have a lot of fun at the party tonight.
make fun of 取笑…
adj. funny 有趣的FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONSRead through the passage quickly and try to remember different kinds of festivals mentioned in the text.Now do the following exercise:ObonDay of the DeadHalloweenDragon Boat FestivalColumbus DayThanksgivingEasterCherry Blossom FestivalFestivals of the DeadFestivals to Honour PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring Festivals连线题