高中英语 Unit 1 Festivals around the world Reading1课件 新人教必修3

1、2021/8/11 星期三1Festivals around the world2021/8/11 星期三2Learning goals1. To master the important words and expressions of this text.2. To improve your reading skills, and catch the information available.3. To learn much about festivals around the world and express your opinions about them.2021/8/11 星期

2、三3Jingle bell 2021/8/11 星期三4Spring Festivals The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.2021/8/11 星期三5Spring Festival In Chinaon the first day of the lunar yearlast fifteen daysdo spring cleaning , decorate their housesO

3、n New Years Eve, dinner, watch the Spring Festival programme, watch fireworks, set off firecrackersget lucky money Lantern Festival2021/8/11 星期三6 ValentinesDayIn FebruaryPeople send roses and cards to the people they love.2021/8/11 星期三7Ching Ming Festival or Tomb Sweeping DayIn AprilThe day we remem

4、ber our dead relativesVisit graves2021/8/11 星期三8Obon in Japan2021/8/11 星期三9Halloween In the US and EuropeParade in the street trick or treat2021/8/11 星期三10The Day of the DeadIn Mexico2021/8/11 星期三11Mothers DayIn MayWe give flowers and presents to our mothers.2021/8/11 星期三12Thanksgiving DayThanksgivi

5、ng Day is an American traditional holiday,falling on the fourth Thursday in November, to commemorate the harvest. The traditional Thanksgiving food-roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream. 2021/8/11 星期三13The Mid-Autumn Festival2021/8/11 星期三14In AprilIt is the time when Jesus Christ die

6、d and came back to life.Eat chocolate eggsEaster2021/8/11 星期三15Easter bunny Easter eggThe two main popular symbols of Easter2021/8/11 星期三16Christmas DayOn December 25thIt is the birthday of Jesus ChristGo to the parties and churches , give cards and presents to our friends and relatives2021/8/11 星期三

7、17GuessingPredict what will be talked about .2021/8/11 星期三18Find the main idea of the text.A. The text mainly tells us the origin of festivals. B. The text mainly tells us the development of festivals. C. The text is about different kinds of festivals around the world, and the ways people celebrate

8、them.D. The text is about the differences between the east and the west.Skimming2021/8/11 星期三19Scan the text quickly and then fill in the following chart. 5 minutes ScanningKinds of Festivals Names of Festivals Countries Festivals of the Dead 1._ 2.Day of the Dead3. _ _ _ Some western countries Fest

9、ivals toHonourPeople 4. _ 5. _ 6.Festival to honor Gandhi _ _ObonJapan Mexico HalloweenDragon Boat Festival China Columbus DayUSA India2021/8/11 星期三20Kinds of Festivals Names of Festivals Countries Harvest Festivals 7. _ 8. _Some European countries._ Spring Festivals 9._ 10._ 11._Some western countr

10、ies_Thanksgiving Day Mid-Autumn FestivalsChina and JapanThe Spring FestivalEasterCherry Blossom Festival ChinaJapan2021/8/11 星期三21Detailed readingRead the text carefully and finish the following exercises. 2021/8/11 星期三22Group Work(小组活动) Requirements: Please finish the tasks first by yourself(5mins)

11、 then discuss your answers in groups. (2mins) After discussion, each group should present your answers. 我的课堂我做主 2021/8/11 星期三23Assignment(任务分配)Group1. Task2.Group2. Task3.Group3. Task4.(1)Group4. Task4.(2)Group5. Task4.(3)2021/8/11 星期三24Detailed readingRead the text carefully and finish the followin

12、g exercises. Task1. Divide the text into 3 parts and find the main idea of each part.Part1. (Para.1) _Part2. (Para.2-5) _Part3. (Para.6) _A. Different kinds of festivals around the world.B. The reason why people celebrate the festivals.C. The origin of the festivals.CAB2021/8/11 星期三25Task2. Read Par

13、t1. (Para.1) and do the following exercises.1. What did most ancient festivals celebrate? A. Seasons. B. Religion. C. Special people. D. Special events.2. Choose a sentence to replace the following sentence. In cold winter , people would die because of having no food to eat._At that time people woul

14、d starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months.A2021/8/11 星期三26Task3. Read Part2. (Para.2-5) and do the following exercises.1. What are festivals of the dead usually for? _2. What makes autumn festivals happy events? _ 3. What do people usually do at the Spring Fest

15、ival in China? _2021/8/11 星期三271. What are festivals of the deadusually for? Festivals of the dead are held to honour the dead or satisfy the ancestors.2021/8/11 星期三282. What makes autumn festivals happy events?People are grateful that food is ready for winter and the hard farm work is finished.2021

16、/8/11 星期三293. What do people usually do at the Spring Festival in China?People eat dumplings, fish and meat and children can get lucky money in red paper. And families usually get together to have dinner.2021/8/11 星期三30Task4.Important sentences in the text1. Some festivals are held to honour the dea

17、d or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. 本句中，who 引导了一个_ 从句，eitheror 译为_ do harm _ sb./sth.= be harmful to Translation：_ _ _非限制性定语或者或者to有些节日，是为了纪念死者，或者使祖先得到满足，他们可能回到世上或者提供帮助， 或者带来危害。2021/8/11 星期三312. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though i

18、t is covered with pink snow. 本句中covered with cherry tree flowers，为_作状语， as though= _ 译为：_ Translation：_ _过去分词短语as if 好像整个国家到处是盛开的樱花，看上去就像覆盖了一层粉红色的雪。2021/8/11 星期三321. Retelling. Most ancient festivals would the end of winter, planting in spring and in autumn. Todays festivals have many origins. Some

19、festivals are held to the dead or the ancestors. In Japan, is celebrated, when people go to clean graves and light incense their ancestors. Besides, some festivals are held to honor people. For example, the Dragon Boat Festival honors the famous , Qu Yuan. Post readingcelebrateharvesthonourObonin me

20、mory of poet2021/8/11 星期三33 There are also harvest festivals. China and Japan have festivals, when people_ the moon and enjoy moon cakes. And Spring Festivals are the most and important festivals, which the end of winter and to the coming of spring. mid-autumnadmireenergeticlook forward to2021/8/11

21、星期三34Suggested expressions:Questions:What is your favourite festival? Why?When is it?What is the festival about?How long can we have it for holiday?What do we usually do in the festival?Answers: I like festival best. It is celebrated on . to remember/ in memory of . It usually lasts days.People usually do .2021/8/11 星期三35Discussion With the development of society, more and more western festivals are popular wi