人教版高中英语必修3 Unit 1 Festivals Around the World reading 课件(22张PPT)

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Unit 1 Festivals Around the World

What is the festival in the picture?
Chinese festivals

Chinese Festival


Spring Festival








Lantern Festival

Pure and Brightness Festival

Dragon Boat Festival

National Day

Youth Day

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The Double Ninth Day
元宵节
龙舟节
情人节
复活节
万圣节
感恩节
狂欢节
Thanksgiving Day
Lantern Festival
Dragon-boat Festival
Easter
St. Valentine’s Day
Halloween
Carnival
Festivals are meant to celebrate
times of year.

Discuss:
when they take place,
what they celebrate
and what people do at that time.
Spring Festival
January / February
The end of winter, arrival of spring, Lunar New Year, reunion with family and relatives
red paper; dragon dances; eat dumplings; New Year’s visit
National Day
October 1
The founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949
Take time off work; travel to visit family or to see other parts of China; go shopping
Dragon Boat Festival
The fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendar
The memory of poet Qu Yuan
Eat Zhongzi; watch dragon boat races; put herbs on doorways for good health
Festivals
Nowadays, foreign festivals are more and more popular in China. Can you list some?
Let’s see some picture and guess.
Obon Festival
Cherry Blossom Festival
Valentine’s Day
Halloween
Christmas
Thanksgiving Day
Easter
Festival and Celebrations
How do people around the world celebrate their festivals?
Fast Reading
Skim the reading passage and then fill in the following chart.
Festivals Names of Festival Countries
Festivals of the Dead
Festivals to Honour People
Harvest Festivals
Spring Festivals
Festivals Names of Festivals Countries
Festivals of the Dead Obon
Day of the Dead
Halloween Japan
Mexico
some Western countries
Festivals to Honour People
Dragon Boat Festival
Columbus Day
festival to honor Gandhi China
USA
India
Harvest Festivals
harvest/ Thanksgiving festivals
mid-autumn festivals
European and other countries
China and Japan
Spring Festivals

Spring Festival
Easter and related
holidays
Cherry Blossom Festival China
Some Western countries

Japan
Careful Reading
The ancient people needn’t worry about their food.
People celebrate Halloween with a different purpose from the past.
Gandhi was a great leader who Indian people honour a lot.
China and Japan share the same custom of celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival.
Easter just celebrates the rebirth of Jesus.
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Homework
1. Remember the new words in this period.
2.Write a passage to introduce a traditional Chiese festival to your pen pal.