高一英语必修3Unit1Festivals around the world-Warming up and reading课件

1、festivals around the world i. brainstormingi. brainstorming brainstormingbrainstorming 1. what kinds of festivals in china do you know about? the dragon boat festival the double ninth festival the spring festival tomb sweeping day the lantern festival the middle autumn festival the double seventh fe

2、stival 3. what festivals of foreign countries do you know? brainstormingbrainstorming christmas foolsday valentinesday carnival easter thanksgiving day mothersday fathersday halloween ii. information introducing in april it is the time when came back to life. eat chocolate eggs easter christmas day

3、on december 25th it is the birthday of jesus christ go to the parties and churches , give cards and presents to our friends and relatives valentines day in february people send roses and cards to the people they love. dragon boat festival in june the day that the poet qu yuan died eat rice dumplings

4、 and watch boat races ching ming festival in april the day we remember our dead relatives visit graves mothers daymothers day in may we give flowers and presents to our mothers. mid-autumn festival in september the day we enjoy the full moon play lanterns and eat moon cakes the spring festival chine

5、se new year in february we celebrate the beginning of the lunar new year. we lift fireworks and get lucky money warming-up activity 1 what festivals can we find in each month? calendar calendar januaryfebruarymarch womens day aprilmayjune calendar calendar july augustseptember calendar calendar octo

6、bernovemberdecember calendar calendar can you find out the right festival for the sentence? warming-up activity 2 it is the birthday of jesus christ. next question it is the day that we remember the poet qu yuan. next question people send roses and cards to the people they love. next question it is

7、on the third sunday in june. next question we watch dragon dances and get lucky money. reading which festivals are mentioned in the passage? listening b. planting in spring and harvest in autumn; c. when hunters could catch animals. 2.what kind of things are done to celebrate the obon festival? peop

8、le should go to clean the graves, light incense, lamps and play music. 3. why does indian have a national festival on october 2? to honor ganhdi who helped gain indians independence from britain. 4. how do europeans celebrate thanksgiving festivals? decorate churches and town halls with flowers and

9、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 members while reading enjoy some pictures enjoy some pictures and get to know the and get to know the festivals mentioned fe

10、stivals mentioned in the passage. in the passage. in japan specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to lead the ancestors back to home. obon when 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

11、 other world. the day of the dead in mexico people offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. toys, decorations, and candies in the shape of skulls, are sold in the market to honor ancestors. halloween parade halloween in the us and europe the jack-o-lantern is the most common symbol of halloween. c

12、hildren dress in costumes and go from house to house to ask for candy by saying “trick or treat!” dragon boat festival boat and beat drums to scare fish away to honour the famous ancient poet, qu yuan threw glutinous rice dumplings into the sea to keep the fish from eating qu yuans body. columbus da

13、y in the usa in memory of the arrival of christopher columbus in america october 2 is a national festival in india to honour mahatma candhi mahatma gandhi day gandhi is the leader who helped gain indias independence from britain people are grateful because their food is _ for the winter, and because

14、 a season of _ work is over. gathered agricultural thanksgiving day is an american traditional holiday, falling on the fourth thursday in november, to celebrate the harvest. the traditional thanksgiving food- roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream. the mid-autumn festival late january

15、 or early februarytime: couplets parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds. carnival 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 hunts e

16、aster bunny easter egg the cherry blossom festival every april when the country is covered with cherry flowers. japanese go out with their friends or families, sit under the trees, sing and have a picnic. comprehendin g read the passage again. finish the following activities. use the information fro

17、m the passage to answer the questions. 1. what are festivals of the dead usually for? 2. what 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

18、happy events because people are thankful that food is ready for winter and the hard farm work is finished. 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 fes

19、tivals, people usually have dances, carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end 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. use the information from the passage to

20、answer the questions. 5. compare the festivals of the dead in mexico, japan and china. 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

21、 mexicans offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. however, there are some differences. the mexicans eat special food that looks like bones, something the chinese and japanese do not do. three common things reasons why they are important to people everywhere 1 2 3 based on the passage fill in the chart. ( give your own ideas.) type of festival example of festival reasons for your choice most important most fun based on the passage fill i