课件20张PPT。Unit1 Festivals around the worldWarming-up and ReadingWhat have you done in Spring Festival?DiscussionfestivalsSkimming
What festivals are mentioned in the text?Ancient FestivalsMost ancient festivals would celebrate the end of
______________, ______
__________and ________
______. Other celebrations were held ___________
_____________________.They have many ______, some_______, some _______, and some for _________________.Today’s festivals the cold weatherplantingin springharvest inautumnafter huntershad caught animalsoriginsreligiousseasonalspecial people or eventsFast ReadingTo honor famous peopleTo be grateful for harvest and
the agricultural work is overTo look forward to the end of
winter and the coming of springFestivals of the DeadWhy They are held to_______________, or ______ the ancestors, who could return either to ______or to__________.What festivals are mentioned in this part?Obon (Japan)The Day of the Dead (Mexico)Halloweenhonour the deadsatisfyhelpdo harmClean the graves, light incense and lamps, play musicThe Day of the DeadMexicoEat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with bones on them; offer a lot to the dead.HalloweenGo to neighbors’ homes to ask for sweets or play a trick on them.westernObon in JapanSpecially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to lead the ancestors back to home.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 MexicoPumpkin headHalloween MasksThe night of October 31st, when it was believed that the spirits of dead people appeared, and which is now celebrated in the US by children, who dress as witches and ghosts.HalloweenFestivals to honour peopleDragon Boat Festival Columbus Day A national festival to honour Mahatma GandhiWhat festivals are mentioned in this part?Harvest Festivals In European countries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls with_________________, and will _____________________.flowers and fruit get together to have mealsWhat do Chinese people do at the mid-autumn festival?They admire the moon and enjoy mooncakes. Spring Festivals What do Chinese people do at the Spring Festival? People eat dumplings, fish and meatLucky money in red paperDragon dances and carnivalsEaster
What is Easter?
What does it celebrate?a religious and social festival
A celebration of Spring and new life
Celebrate the return of JesusCherry Blossom Festival What's the Spring Festival in Japan?ConsolidationT or FThe ancient people needn’t worry about their food.
Halloween used to be a festival intended to honour the dead.
Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honour a lot in China.
Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn.
Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.FTTFF