Unit 4 A good read Reading 1：Gulliver in Lilliput 课件（19张PPT）

Festivals for the dead
October 31
A festival which celebrates death
Some people believe that humans(人类) will become ghosts after death.
A.the beginning of life
B.the end of life
C.the whole life
Tips: the dead 死者
Halloween news
At Halloween, a little girl was dressed up as No Face Man by her parents. When she arrived at the school, her friends were so _________ that they couldn't stop crying. The girl felt sad because nobody wanted to go near her. She just wanted to _________ her friends to celebrate Halloween.
In fact, it's __________ for children in Western countries to dress up as ghosts at Halloween. But in China, children_______ ghosts and ________. Parents should _____________ their children to celebrate Halloween in a correct way.
害怕的
提醒
正常的
害怕
鬼魂
鼓励
scared
natural
encourage
spirits
remind
fear
Read them aloud together!
fear
encourage
remind
natural
scared
spirit
vt.害怕
vt.鼓励
vt.提醒
adj.自然的，正常的
adj.害怕的
n.鬼魂
1. What can we see at the beginning of the video?
2. How do people in the video feel on the Day of the Dead?
Watch and answer
Ghosts.
They feel happy/ cheerful/excited/...
Day of the Dead(亡灵节)
Mexico(墨西哥)
Qingming Festival
Qingming Festival
Zhongyuan Festival
/China's Ghost Festival
Chinese festivals for the dead
How do Chinese people feel at these festivals?
They feel sad.
Further thinking: Do Chinese have the same feeling as Westerners at festivals for the dead?
1.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. It's a novel(小说)
B. It's an argumentation(议论文)
C. It's an exposition(说明文)
Skimming
Read the passage quickly and silently(安静地)
It talks about different festivals for the dead
2.What's the type of the passage?(体裁)
Tips: In an argumentation, the writer gives his opinion(观点).
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Match the main ideas with the paragraphs

Main idea
Paragraph
Scanning
Read the passage quickly and loudly
1
2-4
5-6
7
a. Festivals for the dead in the US and Mexico and how people in these countries think about death.
b.Introduce(导入) the topic.
c.Conclusion(结论)
d. Zhongyuan festival and how Chinese think about death.
Read Part 1 and think about the question:
Why does the writer ask the three questions in the beginning?
To make readers interested in the topic.
To introduce the topic.
Detailed reading
Read Part 2(Para2-4) and fill in the table
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Ways
Reasons
Tone(基调)
Zhongyuan Festival
(Chinese)
?light___________________
?___________
that night
?help the dead
____________
?believe ghosts may_________
_________
bonfires
and lanterns
stay at home
find their way home
hurt them
sad
Detailed reading
decorate them with candles, flowers, skulls (头骨) and gifts
altars with candles, flowers, skulls and gifts
dolls of the dead
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Ways
Reasons
Tone
Zhongyuan Festival
(Chinese)
?light bonfires and lanterns
?stay at home that night
?help the dead find their way home
?believe ghosts may hurt them
sad
The Day of Dead
(Western)
?build altars and _____________________
?pray and____________
about the dead
?carry _______________
Instead of fearing death, they ________ it.
____
Halloween
(Western)
Detailed reading (Para5-6)
?dress up as ghosts
?make pumpkin lanterns
?trick or treat
?have a party...
decorate them
tell stories
dolls of the dead
embrace
joyful
Conclusion
1. Death is_______________life.
value our own time on Earth
live our best lives
a part of
Read paragraph 7 and answer the questions.
Detailed reading (Para 7)
2. How shall we understand death?
What would be the best title of the passage? Why?
A. Festivals for the dead.
B. Different views toward death.
C. Death is a part of our lives.
The writer's opinion
Post reading(Pair work)
How shall we face(面对) death?
Millie is a 14-year-old girl. She once lived a happy life with her family. But unluckily, she had cancer(癌症) last year. Now she is so badly sick that she has to stay in hospital all day long to receive chemotheropy (化疗). She is really in pain(痛苦)!
Group work
If you are Millie's friend, how will you encourage her?
afraid
sad
cheerful
joyful
worried
valuable
(宝贵的)
scary
natural
Dear Millie,
I'm sorry to hear of your illness.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________
How shall we face(面对) death?
?Work in groups of four and discuss.
?Write a letter to encourage Millie and show your views toward death.
?Use the adjectives(形容词) and some examples to support your view.
Homework
1. Improve your letter.
2. Review the passage.
Thank you for listening!