Unit 1 Festivals around the world reading

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Festivals around the World
A Jack-o-lantern
Halloween
Once upon a time, many of the original colonists(殖民者) in the New World celebrated the autumn harvest with a feast of thanks.
Origin
Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November when family members gather for a reunion.
Every family has a feast on this day to give thanks. Turkey and pumpkin pie are the most important food on this day
Halloween had its origin in old beliefs about the return of spirits of dead people.
They would like to ________ as frightening and ugly ghosts or witches.
dress up
They would like to knock others’ doors and say,_____________ .
“treat or trick”
It is a children’s festival now!
Halloween Parade
Easter is an important religious and social festival for Christians around the world, which celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and coming of spring and new life.
Young children will color eggs and receive candy from the
“Easter Bunny”.
Thanksgiving
Easter
Halloween
——Mid-Autumn festival
——Spring Festival
——Tomb Sweeping Day
Different festivals in different countries
How people celebrate festivals
Purposes of festivals
Harvest festivals
Festivals for spring and new life
Festivals of the dead
purpose
Festivals
Countries
How they are cele-brated
to _______ the dead or ______ and ____________of the ancestors
honour
satisfy
Clean graves and ______ incense ___________ ancestors. Also light lamps, play music because…
Obon
Japan
On this _____ day, they eat food in the _______ of skulls and… with …. They ____ flowers and gifts to _________
Day of the dead
Mexico
Halloween
Western countries
Children ______ and go to their neighbors to ask for sweets, if …, they might_____________...
light
in memory of
in memory
feast
shape
offer
the dead
dress up
play
a trick on
Festivals to honour people
What festivals are mentioned in this paragraph
Harvest festivals
—— can be very happy ______.
events
purpose
Spring Festival in China
Easter
Cherry Blossom Festival
to _____________ the end of winter and the coming of spring
look forward to
Eat …and may give children __________ in _________. There are dragon dances and ________, and families ________ the Lunar New Year together.
It is a ________ and social festival for _________, which celebrate____________ _______. There are exciting carnivals _________(include) dancing…and colorful ________ of all kinds.
The country, _______ with cherry tree flowers, looks _________ it is covered with pink snow.
lucky money
red paper
covered
religious
Christians
as though
carnivals
celebrate
the return of
Jesus
including
clothing
Retelling
Festivals of the dead are held to…and …
In Mexico…celebrate…in feast day…eat…offer…
Halloween a children’s festival… dress up …
If…don’t
Spring festivals are…the most… that look forward to…
In China…eat…and give…There are...and families…
Easter is a religious…for…which celebrates the return of…and the coming of….
Forty days before…there are carnivals, including…
Why do we human beings need festivals
The reason why we celebrate festivals
is that…
We enjoy celebrating festivals because…
It is because…that festivals are important
to us .
Human beings need to have things in life to celebrate or to enjoy
To _____________ each other
Human beings need to have a break from daily struggles
Festivals
To forget our daily life for a little while
To honour the dead or famous people
To celebrate harvest
To welcome a new year and look forward to the future
to celebrate important events, to honour people at a particular time or to _____________ something.
look forward to
have fun with
To ____________ our customs
be proud of
To let us enjoy life
To ask people to pay attention to something
To enjoy staying with family members
Homework
1. Read the text aloud after class, and review what you have learnt in class.
2. Write down your presentation and polish it for next class.