高中英语第一册Unit 14 Festivals课件.ppt

,Unit 14 Festivals,Warming up,I Look at the pictures of these festivals and discuss the following questions with your partner. 1 Do you know the names of the festivals? 2 Do you know which countries the festivals come from? 3 What are the people in the pictures doing? Why are they doing this?,Halloween,America,the Day of the Dead,Mexico,Obon（盂兰盆） in Japan,II Work in pairs. Compare a Chinese festival with one from anther country. If you dont know of any festivals from other countries, you can ask your teacher for ideas.,Listening,beads New Orleans costumes,celebrate /dress up/ parade,Ramadan,Muslims Arabic Middle East vary lunar calendar stay up,Easter,Easter eggs,Easter Bunny,Listening,“Throw me something, mister! Throw me something, mister!” Thousands of people are waiting for the parade to pass them by and for someone to throw them a cup, some beads, or some candy. Welcome to New Orleans, USA. Welcome to Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is a holiday celebrated in the South of the U.S. The name of the festival, Mardi Gras, is French and means “Fat Tuesday”. Mardi Gras is celebrated on a Tuesday between February 3 and March 9, always 47 days before Easter Sunday. During Mardi Gras , people like to dress up in colourful and unusual costumes, and of course, watch parades in the streets. The official colours of Mardi Gras are purple, green and gold. Mardi Gras is celebrated for two weeks before Fat Tuesday and people from all over the world come to watch the festival.,2. Ramadan is one of the most important festivals for Muslims. The name of the festival comes from the Arabic month in which it is celebrated. Ramadan is celebrated in countries all over the world, especially in Africa and the Middle East. The time for celebrating Ramadan varies each year. People celebrate it in the ninth month of the Arabic lunar calender. During Ramadan, people must not eat during the day: from when the sun comes up to when the sun goes down, people celebrating Ramadan will not eat or smoke. When the sun has gone down, however, the celebration begins. People often stay up all night eating, singing and dancing.,3. In late spring, many people around the world celebrate Easter. The festival is a celebration of spring and it is also a religious holiday. It is the time for Easter bunnies and egg hunts, and of course for eating lots of delicious foods. Easter is celebrated in late March or early April but the exact dates are different from year to year. People celebrate Easter in different ways: in some countries, the Easter Bunny- a big rabbit- will visit and children will go on egg hunts, looking for eggs and candy that have been hidden by their parents. In other countries, Easter is a time for children to dress up like witches and go from door to door asking for candy-much like Halloween in the US. The Easter,Bunny and the Easter Egg are popular symbols of the festival.,1. B 2. A 3. A,1. B 2. A 3. A,1. B 2. B 3. C,Speaking Work in groups of four. Your group has been asked to decide what a new holiday should be about. Prepare a role card and tell the other group members why your holiday is the best one.,