高一英语必修UnitFestivals_around_the_worldWarming_up_and_reading

1、会计学1高一英语必修高一英语必修UnitFestivals_around_the_worldWarming_up_and_reading第1页/共61页I. BrainstormingI. Brainstorming第2页/共61页BrainstormingBrainstorming1. What kinds of festivals in China do you know about?The Dragon Boat FestivalThe Double Ninth FestivalThe Spring FestivalTomb Sweeping DayThe Lantern Festiva

2、lThe Middle Autumn Festival The Double Seventh Festival第3页/共61页3. What festivals of foreign countries do you know?BrainstormingBrainstormingChristmasFoolsDayValentinesDayCarnivalEasterThanksgiving DayMothersDayFathersDayHalloween 第4页/共61页II. Information Introducing第5页/共61页第6页/共61页第7页/共61页第8页/共61页第9页

3、/共61页第10页/共61页第11页/共61页第12页/共61页第13页/共61页What festivals can we find in each month?第14页/共61页JanuaryFebruaryMarchWomens Day第15页/共61页AprilMayJune第16页/共61页July AugustSeptember第17页/共61页OctoberNovemberDecember第18页/共61页第19页/共61页It is the birthday of Jesus Christ.Next question第20页/共61页It is the day that we

4、remember the poet Qu Yuan.Next question第21页/共61页People send roses and cards to the people they love.Next question第22页/共61页It is on the third Sunday in June.Next question第23页/共61页We watch dragon dances and get lucky money.第24页/共61页Reading第25页/共61页Which festivals are mentioned in the passage?Listening

5、 & Skimming 第26页/共61页FestivalsCountries Obon Japanthe Day of the DeadMexico Halloweenthe Dragon Boat FestivalChinaColumbus DayUSAMahatma Gandhi DayIndiathe Mid-autumn Festival China/Japanthe Spring FestivalChinaCarnivalEasterCherry Blossom FestivalJapanThanksgiving festivalsFestivals of the deadFest

6、ivals to honour peopleHarvest festivalsSpring festivalswestern countrieswestern countrieswestern countriesEuropean countries第27页/共61页Scanning 1.Which three times of the year did people celebrate in Ancient Times?Answer the following questions:2.What kind of things are done to celebrate the Obon Fest

7、ival?3. Why does Indian have a national festival on October 2?4. How do Europeans celebrate Thanksgiving festivals?5. Name three things people do at Spring Festival.第28页/共61页1.Which three times of the year did people celebrate in Ancient Times?a. The end of The cold weather;b. planting in spring and

8、 harvest in autumn;c. When hunters could catch animals.2.What kind of things are done to celebrate the Obon Festival?People should go to clean the graves, light incense, lamps and play music.第29页/共61页3. Why does Indian have a national festival on October 2?To honor Ganhdi who helped gain Indians ind

9、ependence from Britain.4. How do Europeans celebrate Thanksgiving festivals?Decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruits; people get together to have meals.5. Name three things people do at Spring Festival.eat dumplings, fish, meat; give children lucky money; dragon dances; visit family

10、members第30页/共61页While reading Enjoy some pictures Enjoy some pictures and get to know the and get to know the festivals mentioned festivals mentioned in the passage. in the passage. 第31页/共61页in JapanSpecially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to lead the ancestors back to home.Obon When the

11、festival is over, thousands of lanterns are placed into the water and they drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.第32页/共61页The Day of the Dead in MexicoPeople offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead.Toys, decorations, and candies in the shape of skulls, are so

12、ld in the market to honor ancestors.第33页/共61页Halloween ParadeHalloween In the US and EuropeThe jack-o-lantern is the most common symbol of Halloween.children dress in costumes and go from house to house to ask for candy by saying “Trick or Treat!”第34页/共61页boat and beat drums to scare fish awayto hon

13、our the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuanthrew glutinous rice dumplings into the sea to keep the fish from eating Qu Yuans body. 第35页/共61页Columbus Day in the USAin memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America第36页/共61页October 2 is a national festival in India to honour Mahatma CandhiMahatma Ga

14、ndhi DayGandhi is the leader who helped gain Indias independence from Britain第37页/共61页People are grateful because their food is _for the winter, and because a season of _work is over.gatheredagricultural第38页/共61页Thanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday, falling on the fourth Thursday in N

15、ovember, to celebrate the harvest. The traditional Thanksgiving food-roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream. 第39页/共61页The Mid-Autumn Festival第40页/共61页 late January or early FebruaryTime:couplets第41页/共61页Parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing o

16、f all kinds.Carnival 第42页/共61页Easter is an important religious and social festival in Christian countries. It celebrates the return of Jesus for Christians and the coming of spring.Egg huntsEaster bunnyEaster egg第43页/共61页the Cherry Blossom FestivalEvery April when the country is covered with cherry

17、flowers.Japanese go out with their friends or families, sit under the trees, sing and have a picnic. 第44页/共61页comprehendingRead the passage again. Finish the following activities.第45页/共61页Use the information from the passage to answer the questions.1. What are festivals of the dead usually for?2. Wh

18、at makes autumn festivals happy events?Festivals of the dead are for honouring or satisfying dead ancestors or others, who some people believe might return to help or harm living people.Autumn festivals are happy events because people are thankful that food is ready for winter and the hard farm work

19、 is finished.第46页/共61页Use the information from the passage to answer the questions.3. What do people usually do at spring festivals?4. What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?At spring festivals, people usually have dances, carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end

20、of winter and the coming of spring.It is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life / be proud of our customs / forget our work for a little while.第47页/共61页Use the information from the passage to answer the questions.5. Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and Ch

21、ina. What things are similar? What things are different?The Chinese, Japanese and Mexican festivals of the dead all have customs to honour the dead. The Chinese and Japanese go to clean their ancestors graves, and the Mexicans offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. However, there are some differ

22、ences. The Mexicans eat special food that looks like bones, something the Chinese and Japanese do not do.第48页/共61页Three common thingsReasons why they are important to people everywhere1 23Based on the passage fill in the chart.( give your own ideas.)第49页/共61页Type of festival Example of festivalReaso

23、ns for your choiceMost importantMost funBased on the passage fill in the chart.( give your own ideas.)第50页/共61页Free talking Based on the reading passage, what do Based on the reading passage, what do most festivals seem to have in common? most festivals seem to have in common? foodmusicentertainmentbeing with family and friendslights or firedanceremembering events or people第51页/共61页My favourite festivalMy favouri