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M3U1 Festivals around the world
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Group 4
get/give lucky money in red paper
watch dragon/lion dancing
set off fireworks
have dinner on new year's eve
……
What do Chinese usually do during the Spring Festival
have a get-together feast
Let’s share!
What festivals in China do you know
What’s the main idea of the video
Chinese celebrate ______________ in Europe.
write down the missing words while listening while listening.
the Spring Festival
Let’s listen and write!
Chinese in Europe celebrate New Year （1’）
The Lunar New Year marks the biggest annual celebration for the Chinese worldwide. The festive occasion, also provides a chance for people around the world, to learn more about Chinese______. LAURIE LEW looks at how different cities across ______ushered in (迎接)the year of the rabbit.
Chinese New Year celebrations kicked off in Barcelona on Friday. The northern Spanish city‘s Columbus Square was the hub（中心）for _________, with performers staging traditional Chinese_____and______ _______.More than half a million people attended in the ________over three days.
cultures
lion
dragon dancing
festival
Europe
celebrations
What foreign festivals do you know
Christmas
Halloween
April Fool’s Day
Thanksgiving Day
Valentine’s Day
Kinds of festivals Names of festivals Countries
Festivals of the dead
Festivals to
honor people
Harvest
festivals
Spring
festivals
the Day of the Dead
Halloween
Obon
Japan
Western countries
The Dragon Boat Festival
Columbus Day
China
The USA
India
Harvest and Thanksgiving
Mid-autumn
European
countries
China and Japan
The Lunar New Year
Easter
Cherry Blossom Festival
China
Western countries
Japan
Let’s read quickly to find the festivals mentioned in the passage. (1’)
Mexico
Gandhi Day
Let’s rewrite using the words which have the same meaning with the underlined words(划线). (1’)
In ancient times, people would
2. Japanese festival Obon in the middle of August, which is similar to Chinese Tomb-sweeping festival.
3. Columbus Day is held the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the USA.
4. On Mid-autumn Festivals, Chinese usually the moon and eat mooncakes with their family.
5. Children might their neighbours if they don’t give them candies.
6. India Britain with the help of Gandhi.
7. Sometimes people will win for their farm produce, such as the most handsome rooster .
starve
feel hungry if they couldn’t find
enough food.
is
held
takes place/ is celebrated
to honour
in memory of
enjoy
play a joke on
play a trick on
was free from
gained independence from
prizes
awards
admire
Group Game !
Group Game !
Festivals of the dead
Group Game !
Festivals to honor people
Group Game !
Harvest Festivals
Group Game !
Spring Festivals
Find out the information in groups of four about the festivals
Name of festival:________________
Where: _________________
What to do: _________________
Why: _________________
A: Where is it celebrated
B: It is celebrated __________________.
A: On that day, what do people usually do
B: People usually_________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________.
A: Do you think why it is held
B: It is held to____________________________________
________________________________________________.
Japan
Obon
eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them.
offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead
honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors.
2’
A: Where is it celebrated
B: It is celebrated __________________.
A: On that day, what do people usually do
B: People usually_________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________.
A: Do you think why it is held
B: It is held to____________________________________
________________________________________________.
Mexico
clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.
They also light lamps and play music
honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors.
The Day of the Death
2’
Halloween is the festival which is held ____________________the dead or to satisfy the__________. Actually now it is a festival for children, when they can _________and go to their neighbors’ homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbors do not give any sweets, they might ____________them. This game is called “Trick or Treat”. If you ask them what Halloween is all about, they will ask you to go and enjoy yourself.
Halloween
2’
in memory of/ to honor
ancestors
dress up
play a trick on
____________________ takes place in ___________.
It is held ________________________________
____________________________________________.
Dragon Boat festival
China
to honor famous ancient poet, Quyuan
Dragon Boat festival
2’
____________________ takes place in ___________.
It is held ________________________________
____________________________________________.
Columbus Day
the USA
in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the new world
Columbus Day
2’
____________________ takes place in ___________.
It is held ________________________________
____________________________________________.
Gandhi Day
India
to honor Gandhi who helped gain India’s independence from Britain
Gandhi Day
2’
A: Where is it celebrated
B: It is celebrated __________________.
A: On that day, what do people usually do
B: People usually_________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________.
A: Do you think why it is held
B: It is held because _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________.
European countries
decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit; will get together to have meals;
win awards for their farm produce.
people are grateful that food is gathered for the
winter and agricultural work is over.
Harvest and Thanking Festivals
produce: n 产品 /‘pr d.ju s/
v 生产 /pr ’dju s/
2’
__________________ takes place in _____________.
On that day, people usually ____________________
__________________________________________.
They are held ________________________________
____________________________________________.
Mid-autumn festivals
China and Japan
admire the moon and enjoy mooncakes
because food is gathered for the
winter and agricultural work is over.
Mid-autumn festivals
2’
_____________ takes place in _____________.
On that day, people usually ____________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________.
It is the festival to ____________________________
____________________________________________.
Spring Festival
China
eat dumplings, fish and meat ;give children lucky money in red paper; dragon dances and carnivals and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together.
look forward to the end of winter
and to the coming of spring
Spring Festivals
2’
A: Where is it celebrated
B: It is celebrated __________________.
A: On that day, what do people usually do
B: People usually_________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________.
A: What does it celebrate
B: It celebrates
_____________________________________________
________________________________________________.
have exciting carnivals, which include parades dancing day and night, loud music and colorful clothing of all kinds.
It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life
Easter
Western countries
2’
The children usually do the following EXCEPT _______ on Halloween Day.
A. play a trick on the neighbors if they do not give sweets
B. dress up to frighten people
C. go to the neighbors’ homes
D. eat cakes with “bones” on them
2. Which of the following is FALSE according to the passage
A. Thanksgiving Day is to celebrate harvest.
B. Obon is in memory of the dead ancestors.
C. The Dragon Boat Festival is named after an old competition.
D. The carnivals usually take place in February.
Let’s comprehend !
3. What are the reasons to have festivals and celebrations
They let us enjoy life;
They let us be proud of our customs;
Festivals can show the power of the nation.
They let us forget our daily life for a little while;
People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other.
They can get more money during the festivals.
Festivals have been held around the world since ancient
times. But as time goes by, festivals have changed a lot. No
matter what kind of festival it is, the common is to stay together and have fun. Festivals give us chances to ___________ each other and be proud of our________.
Festivals for Fun ! (1’)
have fun with custom ancestor energetic look forward to religious take place feast day and night
have fun with
customs
The most __________festival in China is spring festival which _____________the coming of New Year. On New Year’s Eve, Chinese will stay together to have a get-together ________and watch the spring festival programs and children who wear new clothing will get lucky money in red paper. Different kinds of celebrations will be held, including lion and dragon dances. The foreign festival Easter which _________in February is as important a festival as Chinese spring festival. They will have exciting carnivals____________. But Easter is a __________festival for Christians.
So I’d like to say whenever festivals come, just go and have fun together.
have fun with custom energetic look forward to religious take place feast day and night
energetic
takes place
feast
looks forward to
day and night
religious
Choose the right words to fill in the blanks !
Unit 1 Reading
Festivals and celebrations
New words and phrases:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Festivals:
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
starve in memory of feast Mexico dress up
play a trick on poet gain independence from gather agricultural admire energetic look forward to day and night
Halloween Obon the Day of the Dead Columbus Day
Dragon Boat Festival Gandhi Day Mid-Autumn Festival
Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals Spring Festival
Easter Cherry Blossom Festival
Let’s design !
Suppose you and your classmates are going to set
and celebrate a new holiday together, what festival
will you set Work in groups of four and report your
own festival.(5’)
1. What kind of day will you set to celebrate
2. When and why do you decide to celebrate the day
3. What will you do on that day
For example: Sports Day/ Game Day/Happiness Day/ Friendship Day
A day to celebrate
Name: __________ Day
Time: __________
Why
__________________________
What to do
________________________________
Sports
November 19
Keep energetic and healthy
go hiking, jogging….
I think that the new holiday should be a Sports Day. On this day, no work should be done. People will learn______________________________. The holiday will celebrates on ____________and people will celebrate it by_______ . I think this is the best idea because _____________________________
____________________________________.
only by exercises can we live a healthy life
November 19
go hiking
by hiking we can not only get healthier,
but also can get close to nature
Unit 1 Reading
Festivals and celebrations
New words and phrases:
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Festivals:
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
starve in memory of feast Mexico dress up
play a trick on poet gain independence from gather agricultural admire energetic look forward to day and night
Halloween Obon the Day of the Dead Columbus Day
Dragon Boat Festival Gandhi Day Mid-Autumn Festival
Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals Spring Festival
Easter Cherry Blossom Festival
1. Finish the summary of the passage on the paper.
2. Do the reading passage on the paper.
Festivals have been held around the world since ancient
times. But as time goes by, festivals have changed a lot. No
matter what kind of festival it is, the common is to stay together and have fun. Festivals give us chances to ___________ each other and be proud of our________.
Festivals for Fun ! (1’)
have fun with custom ancestor energetic look forward to religious take place feast day and night
have fun with
customs
The most __________festival in China is spring festival which _____________the coming of New Year. On New Year’s Eve, Chinese will stay together to have a get-together ________and watch the spring festival programs and children who wear new clothing will get lucky money in red paper. Different kinds of celebrations will be held, including lion and dragon dances. The foreign festival Easter which _________in February is as important a festival as Chinese spring festival. They will have exciting carnivals____________. But Easter is a __________festival for Christians.
So I’d like to say whenever festivals come, just go and have fun together.
have fun with custom energetic look forward to religious take place feast day and night
energetic
takes place
feast
looks forward to
day and night
religious
Choose the right words to fill in the blanks !
Thank you!