Unit1
Festivals
around
the
world
Warming
up
Do
you
know
these
festivals
When
do
they
take
place
lunar
calendar
Spring
Festival
Lantern
Festival
Dragon
Boat
Festival
Mid-autumn
Day
Easter
Thanksgiving
Day
Halloween
Christmas
Day
Pre-reading
1.
What
festivals
or
celebrations
do
you
have
in
your
city
or
town
What
part
of
a
festival
do
you
like
best-
the
activities,
the
music,
the
sights,
the
food
or
the
people
who
visit
2.
Look
at
the
pictures
beside
the
text
and
title
of
the
passage.
What
kind
of
information
you
think
will
be
introduced
in
the
passage
New
words:
starve:
饥饿
origin:
起源
ancestor:
祖先
Obon:
盂兰盆节(日本)
grave:
坟墓;墓地
incense:
熏香
in
memory
of:
纪念
feast:
节日;盛宴
Skimming
What
festivals
are
mentioned
in
each
paragraph
P1.
Celebrate
the
end
of
the
cold
weather,
planting
in
spring
and
harvest
in
autumn;
celebrate
when
hunters
catch
animals.
P2.
Festivals
of
the
Dead
Japan
-----
Mexico------
America------
P3.
Festivals
to
Honour
People
Dragon
Boat
Festival
Columbus
Day
(India)October
2
P4.
Harvest
Festivals
Harvest
and
Thanksgiving
Festival
Mid-Autumn
festival
P5.
Spring
festival
Carnival
Easter
Cheery
Blossom
Festival
Comprehending
I.
Read
the
passage
and
then
fill
in
the
following
chart.
1.
Festivals
of
the
Dead
Fill
in
the
blanks.
Purposes
To
honor
the
dead
or
satisfy
the
1________
Names
2______
The
Day
of
the
Dead
9_________
Countries
Japan
6_______
Western
countries
Activities
Cleaning
3______;
lighting
4_______
and
lamps;
playing
5______
Eating
cakes
with
7_____
on
them;
offering
food,
flowers
and
8____
to
the
dead
Children
10
_______
and
ask
for
sweets
2.
Spring
Festivals
Fill
in
the
blanks.
Meanings
To
look
forward
to
the
end
of
winter
and
to
the
coming
of
spring
Names
1______
____________
4
______
7_____
Cherry
Blossom
Festival
Countries
China
Western
countries
Mainly
religious
countries
8
_____
Activities
Eating
good
foods;
giving
children
2_____
money;
3________
______
and
carnivals
5________;
dancing
in
the
streets;
loud
music;
6_________________
II
True
or
False
1.
The
ancient
people
needn’t
worry
about
their
food.
2.
Halloween
used
to
be
a
festival
intended
to
honor
the
dead.
3.
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.
Discussion
Which
festivals
you
think
are
the
most
important
and
which
are
the
most
fun.
Homework
1.
Go
over
the
text
after
class
and
try
to
write
a
summary
of
the
text
(about
100
words)
and
retell
the
text
according
to
the
summary.
2.
Prepare
for
“discovering
useful
words
and
expressions”
on
Page
4.
(Ex1,
2
and
3)
3.
If
possible
try
to
find
out
as
much
information
as
possible
about
festivals
around
the
world.
You
can
surf
the
Internet
or
refer
to
the
books.