人教版Book3Festivalsaroundtheworld(1)阅读课

1、The Spring Festival The Lantern FestivalTomb Sweeping DayThe Dragon Boat FestivalMid-Autumn Festival Valentines Day Easter April Fools Day Thanksgiving Day Halloween Christmas元宵元宵清明清明情人节情人节复活节复活节愚人节愚人节万圣节万圣节Lets play a game.Guess which festival it is.Halloween (万圣节万圣节)Dragon Boat Festivalthe fourth

2、Thursday of December十二月第四个星期四十二月第四个星期四Thank God Spring FestivalSkim the passage and guess the main idea according to the subtitles (副标题副标题).1. Ancient Festivals2. Festivals of the dead3. Festivals to Honor People4. Harvest Festivals5. Spring Festivals. Types of festivalsExamples of festivalsd. Thank

3、sgiving Dayc. Easterb. Obona. Columbus Day1. Ancient Festivals2. Festivals of the dead3. Festivals to Honor People4. Harvest Festivals5. Spring Festivals. Match the types of festivals to the the examples of festivals.Festivals and Celebrations Types of festivalsWhy people celebrateWhat people doWher

4、e people celebrateWhen people celebrateAncientFestivalFestivals of the DeadFestivals to Honor PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsAncient Festivals Why people celebrateWhat people doThey lit fire and_Where people celebrateNot mentioned(未提到未提到)When people celebrateMost ancient festivals would cele

5、brate the end of cold weather, _planting inspring and harvest in autumn.played musicThey celebrate when _.they had food.Careful-reading:Festivals of the DeadWhy people celebrateWhat people doWhere people celebrateWhen people celebrateNot mentioned Not mentionedNot mentionedExamplesIt is held to _ th

6、e dead, or _ and _ the ancestors._ the deadcleanlightin memoryofin Japanask for dress upplay a trickin the shape ofofferin Mexicoin some western countriesin memory ofhonorsatisfypleaseObonthe Day of the DeadHalloweenFestivals to Honour PeopleChoose the best answer.1. The reason why people celebrate

7、the Dragon Boat Festival, Columbus Day and National Festival is that _.a. they are held as an honour to famous people or to the gods.b. they are held to honour the dead.a aA: Why do people celebrate harvest festivals? B: People are grateful because their food is _ for the winter, and because a seaso

8、n of _ work is over.A: What do people in European countries usually do in the Thanksgiving festival?B: It is the custom to _ churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and people _ to have meals.A: And what do people in China and Japan do at the mid- autumn festival ?B: They _ the moon and _ gi

9、fts of mooncakes.Harvest Festivalsgatheredagriculturaldecorateget togetheradmiregiveComplete the dialogue1. Why do people celebrate spring festivals?And what do people usually do at the festival?2. Why do people celebrate Easter? And what do people usually do at Easter?3. When and where do people ce

10、lebrate Cherry Blossom Festival? Because they look forward to the end of winter and toThe coming of spring. People eat and may give dragon dances celebrate the lunar New Year togetherIt celebrates the return of Jesus celebrate the coming of spring. There are carnivals that include parade, dancing da

11、y and night, loud music and colorful clothing.People celebrate the Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan a little later.Spring FestivalsSpring Festivals1. People celebrate the spring festival to look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring in China.2. Easter celebrate the birth of Jesus.

12、3. People who eat dumpling, and give children lucky money celebrate the Lunar new year together.4. At Cherry Blossom Festival the activities include parade, loud music and colorful clothing.Read and decide whether they are true or false.Types of festivalsExamples of FestivalsAncientFestivalFestivals

13、 of the DeadFestivals to Honor PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsNot mentioned(未提到未提到)Obon, Day of the Dead, HalloweenDragon Boat Festival, Columbus Day,National FestivalThanksgiving Day and Mid-Autumn FestivalsSpring Festival, Easter and Cherry Blossom FestivalTypes of festivalsWhy people cele

14、brateWhat people doWhere people celebrateWhen people celebrateAncientFestivalFestivals of the DeadFestivals to Honor PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsSuppose youre Professor Du, you are very interested in festivals in and out of China, so you ask people living on the earth lots of information about festivals. Now work in pairs to make a dialogue.D: Hello, XXX.Q: Hello, Mr. Du.D: You know Im really interested in ; And can you tell me why people celebrate it?Q: Certainly. Because D: When do people celebrate it?Q: They celebrate it in D: Where do people celebrate it?Q