unit 1 warming up and reading

课件60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 FestivalTomb Sweeping DayThe Chinese Valentine's DayThe Double Seventh FestivalOn the 7th day of the 7th lunar month3. What festivals of foreign countries do you know?BrainstormingChristmasFool’s?DayValentine’s?DayCarnivalEasterThanksgiving DayMother’s?DayFather’s?DayHalloween Can you find out the right festival for the sentence? Warming-up Activity 2It is the birthday of Jesus Christ.EasterChristmasNew YearIt is the day that we remember the poet Qu Yuan.Dragon Boat
FestivalChing Ming
FestivalChong Yang
FestivalPeople send roses and cards to the people they love.Valentine's DayMother's DayHalloween's
DayIt is on the third Sunday in June.Father's DayMother's DayDragon Boat
FestivalWe watch dragon dances and get lucky money.New YearDragon Boat
FestivalChinese New YearReading You are given 5 minutes to read the passage
quickly and try to remember different kinds of
festivals mentioned in the text.festivalsWhat festivals are mentioned in the text?ObonDay of the DeadHalloweenDragon Boat FestivalColumbus DayThanksgivingEasterCherry Blossom FestivalFestivals of the DeadFestivals to Honour PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsTask 1Reading againRead the passage again and then answer the following questions :1. When did ancient people celebrate?
2. What are festivals of the dead for?
3. Why does India have a national festival on October 2?
4. Why are autumn festivals happy events?
5. Name three things people do at spring festivals.
6. What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?Comprehending1. When did ancient people celebrate?
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 plenty2. What are festivals of the dead for?Festivals 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）3. Why does India have a national festival on October 2?
October 2 is a national festival in India to honour Mahatma CandhiMahatma Gandhi DayGandhi is the leader who helped gain India’s independence from BritainFestivals 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 24. Why are autumn festivals happy events?
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 DayThanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday, falling on the fourth Thursday in November, to commemorate the harvest. The traditional Thanksgiving food---roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream. 5. Name three things people do at spring festivals.

Eating dumplings, fish and meat;
giving children lucky money in red
paper; dancing and singing.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 Year late January or early FebruaryTime:coupletsparades, 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 Japan6. What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?
Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of
our customs and forget our daily life
for a little while.Intensive readingTrue or False
1. The ancient people needn’t worry about their food.
2. Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead. FT3. Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China.
4. Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn.
5. Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus. TFFRetell the text by filling the following blanks:There are all kinds of festivals and __________ around the world, which are held for different reasons. The _______ _________ were mainly held at three times a year--- the end of the cold winter, planting in spring and harvest in autumn.Some festivals are held to _____ the dead or satisfy and ______ the _________ in case they might _____ _______, while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods, such as _________ _______ ______ and Columbus Day. celebrationsBoat FestivalDragonharmdoancestorspleasehonorfestivalsancientHarvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _________ for the winter and because a season of ___________work is over,to which Mid autumn festival belongs.And the most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the ______ of spring, such as the ______ New Year, at which people have a very good time. agriculturalgatheredlunarcomingFree talking Based on the reading passage, what do most festivals seem to have in common? foodmusicentertainmentbeing with family and friendslights or firedanceremembering events or people