课件27张PPT。Unit 1 Festivals around the worldFESTIVALSNew YearSpring FestivalFestival of LanternsMay DayDragon Boat FestivalChildren’s DayMother’s DayFather’s DayArmy’s DayValentine’s DayTeachers’ DayMid-Autumn Festival National DayChristmas DayCan you name some Festivals? Warming-up1. What’s the structure(结构) of the text?Fast reading2. How many parts can be the passage divided into? Reading Festivals and celebrationsWhat and when did ancient people celebrate ?Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of______________, ________________and _________________. Sometimes celebrations would be held__________________________.cold weatherplanting in springharvest in autumnafter hunters had caught animalsPart1Careful reading
Day of the Dead
(Japan)
some Western countries
Obon
Halloween
(Mexico)
Part2What are festivals of the dead usually held for?
Festivals of the dead are usually held to __________ the dead or __________the ancestors.
2. What do people do at each festival?
honoursatisfyObon(盂兰盆节) in JapanTomb-sweeping Day(清明节) in ChinaObon 盂兰盆节The Day of the Dead
In Mexico
Halloween
festival to honor (Gandhi)
China
(the USA)
Columbus Day
India
Part3(Dragon Boat
Festival)
Part 3 Festivals to Honour People
Match the festivals with the proper people.Columbus
Day
CNational Festival to honor Gandhi
AThe Dragon Boat
Festival
B1. Harvest festivals are always happy events because people are _______ (=thankful) that food is gathered for the winter and __________________(农活) is over .Part42. How do people celebrate the festivals?Harvest Festivalsgrateful the agricultural work Thanksgiving festivals
Mid-autumn festivals_______________________In European countries:People will ________ on Thanksgiving
festivals.
decorateget together win awards In China and Japan: People _______ the moon and in China, enjoy___________.admiremooncakes 1.Spring FestivalsPart5 Spring festival
Easter
Cherry Blossom Festival2.What do these spring festivals celebrate?The return of Jesus from the dead.
The end of winter and the coming of spring and new life.
C. The getting together of the families.
D. The harvest time
__________________________________________ the Spring Festival in ChinaEaster
An important religious and social festival …;
Celebrate the return…
the coming …
The symbols of Easter
Cherry Blossom FestivalMarch 15- April 15 T or F
The ancient people needn’t worry about their food.
Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead.
Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China.
Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn.
Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.FTTFFTestFestivals of all kinds have many________:
some ________,
some ________,
some for special _________________. originsreligious seasonalThe passage lists _____ kinds of modern festivals
namely:
(即)
fourFestivals of the Dead
Festivals to Honor People
Harvest Festivals
Spring Festivals
summary people or eventsThere are many kinds of festivals all around the world.
The first one, festivals of the______(die). For example, the Japanese festival Obon. The western holiday Halloween, now it’s ____children’s festival, when they can dress up and ask for________(sweet). ____they don’t give any sweets, the children might play a trick____ them.
The second one, festivals to honour people. For example, the Dragon Boat Festival.高考链接DeadsweetsonaIf拔高:高考链接
The third one is Harvest,Thanksgiving and Mid-autumn festivals, when people admire the moon________(happy).
The last____ is Spring Festivals. They are the most energetic and important festivals .In China, people eat dumplings ____ give the children _____(luck)money. In Japan ,the country, covered with cherry tree flowers ,looks as though it__________(cover)with pink snow.
lucky is coveredhappilyoneand
What festivals will you want to celebrate in the future? Peace DayFriendship DayNo fightNo argumentHappiness Day Nature Day No sorrowNo pollution/destructionYou may have some other greater ideas…
Write your favorite festival down.…DayHomework