人教版高中英语必修三-Unit-1-Festivals-around-the-World-Readingppt课件

1、Festivals around the world,Unit 1,Warming up,Do you know these festivals? When do they take place,the Spring Festival,the Lantern Festival,the Dragon Boat Festival,the Mid-autumn Festival,Easter around March 22 April 25,Thanksgiving Day the last Thursday of November,turkey,Halloween October 31,pumpk

2、in lamp,Christmas Day December 25,Santa Clause,Carnival,Obon around 5th, August,Obon,Japan,Day of the Dead,Halloween,Mexico,Some Western countries,festival to honour Gandhi,India,the Dragon Boat Festival,Columbus Day,China,USA,Harvest/ Thanksgiving festivals,European and other countries,mid-autumn f

3、estivals,China and Japan,Cherry Blossom Festival,Japan,Spring Festival,Easter and related holidays,China,some Western countries,T or F ,)1. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of the cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in summer. ( )2. The festival of Halloween had its origin as

4、an event in memory of the heroes. ( )3. October 2 is an Indian national festival to honor Mohandas Gandhi. ( )4. Thanksgiving festival is a happy event, for people view it as the beginning of agricultural work. ( )5. At the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat,F,T,F,F,T,What

5、 do people do during the Spring Festival in China? Eat dumplings, fish and meat. B. Give children lucky money in red paper. C. Watch dragon dances and carnivals. D. All the above,Comprehending questions,What does the Easter celebrate? It celebrates the birth of Jesus. B. It celebrates the death of J

6、esus. C. It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life. D. It celebrates peoples harvest,Which one is NOT the reason why people love festivals? Thanksgiving festival is to celebrate harvest. B. Obon is in memory of the dead ancestors. C. The Dragon Boat Festival is named after an old composition. D. Some Western countries have carnivals which usually take place in Febuary,What is the main idea of the passage? The origin of the festival