Unit 1 Festivals around the world warming up and Reading I

课件62张PPT。Unit 1Festivals around the worldPeriod 1&2 Warming
up and Reading IHow many festivals do you know both in and out of China?DiscussionLabour’s dayMother’s dayTime: the second Sunday in MayFather’s dayTime: the third Sunday in JuneThe Chinese festivalsSpringFestivalLatern’s dayTime: on the 15th day of January lunar monthDragon boat festival Time: on the 5th day of May lunar monthMid-autumn Day Time:on the 15th day of August lunar monthNational dayFestivals in foreign countriesHappy Valentine’s DayThanksgiving day Time:the fourth Thursday in NovemberHalloween　（万圣节）
Time: November 31stChristmasTime: December 25thSpring FestivalSpring Festival coupletsFESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONSReading1. How many parts is the passage divided into?Fast reading2. Which festivals are mentioned in the passage?Six parts.Reading-I (5m)Brainstorming1. What other traditional festivals in China do you know?The Dragon Boat FestivalThe Double Ninth FestivalThe Spring FestivalTomb Sweeping DayThe Lantern FestivalThe Mid-Autumn Festival The Double Seventh Festival2. What festivals of foreign countries do you know?BrainstormingChristmasFool’s?DayValentine’s?DayCarnivalEasterThanksgiving DayMother’s?DayFather’s?DayHalloween P 2. Festivals of the Dead
Japan ----Obon
Mexico----Day of the Dead
Western countries----HalloweenP 3. Festivals to Honour People
China---- Dragon Boat Festival
USA ---- Columbus Day
India---- October 2Fast readingP 4. Harvest Festivals
Western countries---- Harvest and Thanksgiving Festival
China/Japan---- Mid-autumn festivalP 5. Spring Festivals
China---- Spring festival
Western countries---- Carnival
Western countries---- Easter
Japan---- Cheery Blossom FestivalWhich festivals are mentioned in each kind in the passage?ObonThe Day
of the DeadHalloweengravesincensemusicbonesgiftsdress upFestivals of the Dead: Fill in the blanks. in the
shape ofplay a trick onFestivals to Honour People
Match the person with
the festival.
1. Qu Yuan
2. Christopher Columbus
3. Mohandas Gandhi

a. the Dragon Boat Festival
b. an Indian national festival on Oct. 2
c. Columbus DayacbHarvest Festivals
Choose the best answer.
Many activities can be held in harvest festivals EXCEPT that people ___.
A. get together to have meals
B. decorate churchesand town halls
C. win awards for their farm produce
D. enjoy mooncakes and admire the moonDSpring FestivalCarnivalsSpring Festivals: Fill in the blanks.luckydragon dancesparades colourful
clothingSpring Festivals: Fill in the blanks.religioussocialreturnspringnew lifecovered withas thoughpink snow1. The ancient people needn’t worry about their food.
2. Halloween used to be a festival to honor the dead. FTTrue or False3. 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. TFFUse the information from the passage to answer the questions.What are festivals of the dead usually for?
What makes autumn festivals happy events?
Festivals of the dead are held to honour the dead or satisfy the ancestorsAutumn festivals are happy events because people are grateful that food is gathered for winter and the agricultural work is finished.Use the information from the passage to answer the questions.3. What do people usually do at the Spring Festivals in China?
4. What is the reason to have festivals and celebrations?
At spring festivals, people usually eat dumplings, fish and meat, and give children lucky money. There are dragon dances and carnivals.Festivals let us enjoy life , be proud of our customs , and forget our work for a little while. Obon JapanDay of the DeadMexico HalloweenDragon Boat FestivalChinaColumbus DayUSAMahatma Gandhi DayIndiaMid-autumn FestivalChina/JapanSpring FestivalChinaCarnivalEasterCherry Blossom FestivalJapanThanksgiving festivalsRetell 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 the _________ in case they might _____ _______, while other festivals are held to honor famous people, such as _________ _______ ______ and Columbus Day. celebrationsBoat FestivalDragonharmdoancestorshonorfestivalsancientReading-III (8m)Harvest 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. agriculturalgatheredlunarcomingValentine's DayValentine’s Day is named for________________, an early Christian churchman who reportedly helped young lovers. More than 2000 years ago, the ancient Romans celebrated a holiday for________. As part of the celebration, girls wrote their names on pieces of paper and put them in a large container. Boys picked one out .The girl whose name was written on the paper became his lover.Saint Valentine loversHalloween is from __________, which is celebrated on____________. People would dance at the fancy ball and wear __________________ __________________________________
in order to __________away spirits looking for bodies to possess. Halloween AmericaOctober 31 ghost costumes ( clothes), false faces and witches' hats, frightenCostume Ballhalloween costumesCarved Pumpkin LanternHalloween Parade(游行）
Apple BobbingTrick-or-TreatEaster, the principal festival of the Christian church year, celebrates the Resurrection(复活) of _____________on the ______day after his Crucifixion（死于十字架上）.?For Christians, Easter is a day of religious services and the gathering of family. Jesus ChristthirdEaster
on a ______between March 22 and April 25 /Easter bunnies (rabbits) 复活节兔
Egg hunts (复活节蛋)SundayThe first Sunday after the
full moon following a spring
equinox（春分）White lily
-- purity(纯洁)
1. starve1) starve : to cause a person or an animal to
suffer severely or die from hunger挨饿，饿死Language points Millions of people starved to death during the war.The homeless children are starving for love.When will the dinner be ready?
I’ m starving.3) 感觉很饿（仅用于进行时）2)starve for sth 渴望获得某物，缺乏 starvation n.
die of starvation: starve to death
starvation wages
不够维持基本生活的工资
2. Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year.
mean后可以跟不定式的复合结构。
I never meant him to work for us.3. honorv. = respect sb. Will you honor me with a visit?
如蒙造访，十分荣幸。
honored guests 贵宾
I feel highly honored
by the kind things you said about me.
honor un.
show honor to sb＝ show respect to sb.
honor cn. 带来光荣的人/物Liu Xiang is an honor to our country.4. satisfy vt. 使满意Nothing satisfies him; he is always complaining.
The government tries its best to satisfy
people’s needs.
satisfaction n. 满意、令人满意的人/物 satisfied (人)满意的
satisfying/ satisfactory令人满意的
The teacher was satisfied with his satisfying/
satisfactory answer.5. harm :
1) n. damage, injury 损坏，伤害
do harm to …＝ harm
Smoking does harm to our health.
do more harm than good弊大于利
If we try to solve the problem in this way,
it will do more harm than good.vt. cause harm to
The event harmed his reputation.
come to harm
I will go with her to make sure she comes to no harm.
我要跟她一同去以免她受到伤害。 受到伤害6. in memory of= as a way of remembering The monument was built
in memory of the little hero.
The museum was built
in memory of the famous scientist.in praise of
in honor of
in celebration of
in search of 歌颂
为纪念
为庆祝
为寻找7. dress up vi . 穿上盛装
There is no need to dress up; come as you are.
dress (sb) up in sth/ as sb 化装打扮
Children love dressing up.
She dressed herself up as a monster.
dress vi 穿衣， 打扮
Waiting for a moment; I’m dressing.
She dresses well (on very little money.)
dress vt.
dress sb. in…
It takes time to dress the baby.
The old lady is neatly dressed in black. 8. play a trick on… 捉弄The naughty boy loves playing tricks on others.
trick 玩笑、 恶作剧、 诡计
do/perform a trick 玩把戏9. custom n. 风俗、习俗
So many countries, so many customs.
Social customs are different from country to country.
It is the custom (for sb) to do sth
做…….是一种习俗/惯例
It is the custom for the Japanese to take off
their shoes when they get into a hall.
It is the custom for an Arab to stand close to
his friend when talking.
custom
habit“风俗习惯”－社会或团体许多人长期
形成的习惯一个人的习惯习性 10. award n.
1) thing or amount awarded 奖金奖品
she showed us the athletics awards she had won.
2) decision to give sth, made by a judge, etc
裁定决定
the award of a scholarship 奖学金颁发决定
3) money paid to a student at university,
etc to help meet living costs, grant 助学金
玛丽没有申请奖学金的资格.
Mary is not eligible for an award. award v. 颁发给予
award sth (to sb.)
award sb. Sth
裁判员判断决赛双方分数相同.
The judges awarded both finalists equal points.11.admire vt.
1) 钦佩赞赏羡慕
admire sb/sth (for sth)
They admired our garden.
I admire him for his success in business.
2) express admiration of (sb/sth)
表示赞赏夸奖…
难道你不想夸夸我的新房子吗？
Aren’t you going to admire my new house?
n. admirer: person who admires sb/sth
I’m not a great admirer of her work.
admiration 12. look forward to (doing )sth
anticipate sth with pleasure
I am looking forward to seeing you again.

13. as though/if
It looks as if it is going to rain.
I treat you as if I were your mother.
He looks as though he were ill.
They behaved as though nothing had happened.AssignmentCollect as much information about festivals as possible. Think about the questions in Part 2 “pre-reading” and then preview the next part about reading to get the main idea.Goodbye!