Unit 1 Festivals around the world warimng-up and reading

课件33张PPT。明日复明日，明日何其多. Don't put off until tomorrow what can be done today. 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skull: 头骨
dress up: 打扮；盛装
play a trick on: 搞恶作剧
award: 奖品
rooster: 公鸡
energetic: 充满活力的
carnival: 狂欢节
parade: 游行Detail reading:Paragraph 1:
When did ancient people celebrate?
Most ancient festivals would
celebrate the ___of cold_______,planting in
______and harvest in ______.Sometimes
celebrations would be held after ______had
caught aniamals.
endwinterspringautumnhuntersAncient festivals
Festivals of the DeadThey are held to______________, or ______and the _________, who could return either to ______or to__________.honour the deadsatisfyhelpdo harmancestors(1) Festivals of
the DeadObon(Japan)Halloween(some western
countries)Obon
in Japan What kind of things are done to
celebrate the Obon Festival?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 MexicoPeople offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead.
Toys, decorations, and candies in the shape of skulls, are sold in the market-places to honor ancestors.
halloween costumesThe Dragon
Boat FestivalColumbus
DayMohandas Gandhi DayChinaQu Yuan,
the famous
ancient poetThe USAChristopher
Columbus
IndiaMohandas
Gandhi
Paragraph 3Festivals to honour peopleDragon Boat FestivalBeat drums to scare fish awayTo honour the famous ancient poet, Qu YuanThrew rice dumplings into the sea to prevent the fish from eating Qu Yuan's body. Columbus Day in the USAIn memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in AmericaOctober 2 is a national festival in India to honour Mahatma CandhiMahatma Gandhi DayGandhi is the leader who helped gain India’s independence from BritainHarvest 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 countriesThanksgiving DayThanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November and celebrate the harvest. The traditional Thanksgiving food---roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream. The Mid-Autumn Festivaladmire the moon
give gifts of mooncakesSpring 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 countriesCherry Blossom Festival In JapanParagraph 6 :________of the festivalsWhat are the purposes of the festivals?
Answer: To have fun with each other/To let us enjoy life/To be proud of our customs/To honour the dead/To honour famous people/To celebrate harvest/To welcome a new year and look forward to the future/To ask people to pay attention to somethingPurposesThe contents of the passageParagraph1:Ancient festivals
Paragraph2:Feativals of the dead
Paragraph3:Festivals to honour people
Paragraph4:Harvest Festivals
Paragraph5:Spring Festivals
Paragraph6:Purposes of the festivalsIntensive 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. TFF_________The return of Jesus from the deadThe passage is mainly about different festivals and the ways of celebrations and also the reasons why people celebrate them all over the world. What’s the main idea of the passage? Give one sentence to describe it.1. What can we learn from the passage?
A. All festivals have been lasting for a long period.
B. People like festivals just because they can eat a lot then.
C. Different countries have different customs.
D. People celebrate festivals in the same way.CFill in the blanks There are all kinds of celebrations ______ （遍及）the world. Different countries have different festivals. Festivals of the Dead are held to honour the______(death) or to satisfy the ancestors. Festivals can also _____ (hold) to honour famous people. In China, the Dragon Boat Festival honours the famous _________（古代的） poet, Qu Yuan. The most energeticthroughout dead be held ancient and important _______（节日 ）are Spring Festivals _____ look forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring. At the Spring Festival in____ , people eat such things ____dumplings, fish, and meat and give children lucky money in red paper. Some western countries have very________(excite) carnivals, which take place forty days before Easter, usually in_________（二月） .festivals which Chinaasexciting February2.If the government ask you to
create a festival , what will your
festival be like?(name, time,reason
….)
如果政府让你设定一个节日,你会
定什么节呢?(名字,时间,活动,原因
…..)Free talking Based on the reading passage, what do most festivals seem to have in common? 大部分节日有什么共同之处foodmusicentertainmentbeing with family and friendslights or firedanceremembering events or people