unit1 warming up&reading

课件40张PPT。Unit One
FESTIVALSdumplingmooncakezongzitangyuan/yuanxiaoFestivals are meant to celebrate
important events.What are they?Different countries have different festivals.
Do you know some traditional festivals in China?
Discuss when they take place, what they celebrate and one thing that people do at that time.
Different festivals are ________ in different parts and countries.
A . taken place B . happening
C . held D . celebrating CMid-Autumn FestivalOn the 15th day of the 8th lunar monthSpringFestivalOn the first day of the lunar yearThe Lantern FestivalOn the 15th day of the first lunar monthDragon Boat FestivalOn the fifth day of the fifth lunar monthChing Ming FestivalThe Chinese Valentine's DayThe Double Seventh FestivalOn the 7th day of the 7th lunar monthFestivals in foreign countriesfestivalsWhat festivals are mentioned in the text?Ancient FestivalsMost ancient festivals would celebrate ________________________, _____
________and ______________, and they also celebrated _____________ __________________.They _______and___________.They thought these festivals
would __________________.When How Why the end of the cold weatherplantingin springharvest in autumnwhen hunterscould catch animalslit firesmade musicbring a year of plentyFestivals of the DeadWhy They are held to______________, or ______and ________the _________, who could return either to ______or to__________.ExamplesObonThe Day of the DeadHalloweenhonour the deadsatisfypleasehelpdo harmancestorsObon
in Japan What kind of things are done to
celebrate the Obon Festival?Specially-made lanterns/lamps are lit and hung outside each house to lead the ancestors back to home.All night long, people dance and sing.When the festival is over, thousands of lanterns are placed into the water and they drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world. The Day of the Dead in MexicoIn Mexico, "day of the dead" is a joyful celebration to honour the dead. It is believed that, on this feast day, the spirits of the dead return home to visit their families.Toys, decorations, and candies in the shape of skulls, are sold in the market-places at this time every year to honor the ancestors.They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead.They burn candles to summon
the spirits of the dead.On October 31
In western countriesA children’s festivalIts origin? trick or treatdress upCarved Pumpkin
Lantern /
Jack-o'-lanterna spell of protection over the householdthe most common symbolHalloween Parade(游行）Festivals to honour peopleFestivals can be held as an honour to ____________or to________.famous peoplethe godsThe Dragon Boat Festival Columbus Day Mahatma GandhiExamplesQu YuanThe arrival of Christopher ColumbusA national festival on October 2Harvest Festivals People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter, and because a season of agricultural
work is over.Why are harvest festivals happy events?ExamplesIn European countriesThe Mid-Autumn Festivaladmire the moon
give gifts of mooncakesThanksgiving DayIt is an American traditional holiday, falling on the fourth Thursday in November, to celebrate the harvest. The traditional Thanksgiving food--- turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream. Spring Festivals The most energetic and important festivals are_________________ ___________________________ __________________________ the ones that look
forward to the end of winter and
to the coming of spring.ExamplesSpring Festival in ChinaPeople eat dumplings, fish and meatLucky money in red paperDragon dances and carnivalsFamilies celebrate it togetherthe lunar New Yearparades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds.Carnivals in some Western countriesEaster
(March 23 to April 25)
The first Sunday after the full moon following a spring equinoxa religious and social festival in Christian country
A celebration of Spring
Celebrate the return of JesusEaster bunny
Easter eggThe two main popular symbols of EasterEvery April when the country is covered with cherry flowers, Japanese people celebrate it. They go out with their friends or families. They sit under the trees, sing and have a picnic. Cherry Blossom Festival In JapanWhat is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?
There are all kinds of festivals and __________ around the world, which are are meant to ________ important events and take place for different reasons. The ancient festivals would mainly celebrate at three times a year---the end of the cold winter, planting in spring and _______in autumn. They also celebrate when they had food because they thought these festivals would bring a year of ________and then people would not_______.celebrationscelebrateharvest plentystarveSome festivals are held to ______the dead or ______and please the ancestors in case they might _______, while other festivals are held to honor famous people or to the ______, such as Dragon Boat Festival Columbus Day. honoursatisfydo harmgods