人教版高一英语Unit1 reading课件人教必修三

1、2021/8/9 星期一1Festivals and Celebrations2021/8/9 星期一21. How many parts is the passage divided into?Task 1Six parts.2021/8/9 星期一3festivalsFestivals to honour peopleAncient FestivalHarvest Festivals Festivals of the DeadWhat festivals are mentioned in the text?Spring Festivals2021/8/9 星期一4Ancient Festi

2、valsMost ancient festivals would celebrate the end of_, _and _. Other celebrations were held _.They _and_.They thought these festivals would_.When How Why the cold weatherplantingin springharvest inautumnwhen hunterscould catch animalslit firesmade musicbring a year of plenty2021/8/9 星期一5Festivals o

3、f the DeadWhy They are held to_, or _and _the ancestors, who could return either to _or to_.ExamplesObonThe Day of the DeadHalloweenhonour the deadsatisfypleasehelpdo harm2021/8/9 星期一6Obon in Japan2021/8/9 星期一7Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to lead the ancestors back to home.202

4、1/8/9 星期一8All night long, people dance and sing.2021/8/9 星期一9When the 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. 2021/8/9 星期一10The Day of the Dead in Mexico2021/8/9 星期一11They offer food, flo

5、wers and gifts to the dead.2021/8/9 星期一12Toys, decorations, and candies in the shape of skulls, are sold in the market-places at this time every year to honor ancestors.2021/8/9 星期一13Halloween In the US and EuropeParade in the street trick or treat2021/8/9 星期一14Pumpkin headHalloween MasksThe night o

6、f October 31st, when it was believed that the spirits of dead people appeared, and which is now celebrated in the US by children, who dress up as witches and ghosts.Halloween2021/8/9 星期一15The jack-o-lantern is the most common symbol of Halloween. 2021/8/9 星期一16Festivals to honour peopleFestivals can

7、 be held as an honour to _or to_.famous peoplethe godsDragon Boat Festival Columbus Day Mahatma Gandhi2021/8/9 星期一17DRAGON BOAT FESTIVALTo honour the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan, who drowned himself in the Mi Lo River over 2,000 years ago to protest against the corrupt rulers. Legend says that as t

8、ownspeople attempted to rescue him, they beat drums to scare fish away and threw dumplings into the sea to keep the fish from eating Qu Yuans body. 2021/8/9 星期一18Columbus Day in the USATo remember the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America.2021/8/9 星期一19October 2 is a national festival in India

9、to honour Mahatma Candhi, the leader who helped gain Indias independence from Britain.2021/8/9 星期一20Harvest Festivals People are grateful because their food is _for the winter, and because a season of _work is over.gatheredagricultural2021/8/9 星期一21church rooster watermelonWin awards for their farm

10、produce2021/8/9 星期一22Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving 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. 2021/8/9 星期一23The Mid-Autumn Festival2021/8/9 星期一2

11、4When people the moonAnd mooncakes.Admire enjoy2021/8/9 星期一25Spring Festivals The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.2021/8/9 星期一26Easter(March 23 to April 25)The first Sunday after the full moon following a spring e

12、quinoxa religious and social festivalA celebration of Spring Celebrate the return of Jesus2021/8/9 星期一27Easter bunnyEaster eggThe two main popular symbols of Easter2021/8/9 星期一28Parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds.2021/8/9 星期一29Cherry Blossom

13、 Festival is a Japanese festival. Every April when the country is covered with cherry flowers, Japanese people celebrate it. They go out with their friends or families. They sit under the trees, sing and have a picnic. Cherry Blossom Festival 2021/8/9 星期一30Cherry Blossom Festival (March 15- April 15

14、)2021/8/9 星期一31 What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations？To have a break from daily life, to celebrate our customs / our history / our heroes, to enjoy meeting family and friends, to eat special food, to have fun with each otherPart 62021/8/9 星期一32Post Reaing2021/8/9 星期一33Summ

15、arize and fill in the chartAncient Festivalswhyhow Festivals of the deadwhyhowFestivals to honour peoplewhyhowHarvest FestivalswhyhowSpring FestivalswhyhowTo celebrate the end of the cold winter; planting in spring and harvest in autumn light fire and make musicto honour the dead or satisfy and plea

16、se the ancestorslight lamps, play music, eat food in the shapes of skulls and cakes with bones, go to their neighbors to ask for sweets,dress up for their great contributions to the society or the countryDragon boat racing, eat zongziFood is gathered for the winter. A season of agricultural work is

17、over.decorate churches and town halls, get together to have big meals, admire the moon and eat mooncakescelebrate the end of winter and the coming of springeat delicious food; have exciting carnivals2021/8/9 星期一34Retell the text by filling the following blanks:There are all kinds of festivals and _

18、around the world, which are held for different reasons. The _ _ were mainly held at three times a year- the end of the cold winter, planting in spring and harvest in autumn.Some festivals are held to _ the dead or satisfy and _ the _ in case they might _ _, while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods, such as _ _ _ and Columbus Day. celebrationsBoat FestivalDragonharmdoancestorspleasehonorfestivalsancient2021/8/9 星期一35Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _ for the winter and because a season of _work is over,to which Mid aut