英语：Unit1《Festivals_around_the_world》课件(7)(新人教版必修3)

1、Festivals around the worldFestivals Chinese Festivals Lantern Festival The Dragon Boat Festival Tomb Sweeping Day Mid-Autumn Day New Years Day Double-ninth National Day May 1st Foreign Festivals Christmas Day Thanksgiving Day Mothers Day Fathers Day April Fools Day Valentines Day EasterHalloweenHall

2、oweenSpring Festivalon the first day of the lunar yearlast fifteen daysdo spring cleaning , decorate their housesOn New Years Eve, dinner, watch the Spring Festival programme, watch fireworks, set off firecrackersget lucky money Lantern Festival In April It is the time when Jesus Christ died and cam

3、e back to life. Eat chocolate eggsEasterChristmas Day 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.Ching Ming Festival In April

4、The day we remember our dead relatives Visit gravesMothers DayMothers Day In May We give flowers and presents to our mothers.Reading You are given 5 minutes to read the passage quickly and try to remember different kinds of festivals mentioned in the text.ObonDay of the DeadHalloweenDragon Boat Fest

5、ivalColumbus DayThanksgivingEasterCherry Blossom FestivalFestivals of the DeadFestivals to Honour PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsTask 1. What can we learn from the passage? A. All festivals have been lasting for a long period. B. People like festivals just because they can eat a lot then.C.

6、Different countries have different customs. D. People celebrate festivals in the same way.CWhich of the following festivals is not celebrated in Japan?A. Easter B. Obon C. Cherry Blossom Festival D. Mid-autumn Festival A6. What do people do in Spring Festivals in China?A.Eat dumplings, fish and meat

7、 together B. Give children lucky money in red paper C. Watch dragon dance D. All the above.D1.The ancient people neednt worry about their food.2.Halloween used to be a festival intended to honour the dead.3.Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honour a lot in China.4.Mid-autumn Festival is held to ce

8、lebrate the end of autumn.5.Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.FTTFFPart1When did ancient people celebrate?They celebrated at the end of the cold weather/when good weather returned / when they had a good harvest / when the hunters caught animals for food/ when they had enough food / when wanted a

9、year of plenty.Part 2What are festivals of the dead for?They are to honour our ancestors / to make our ancestors happy so they wont harm us / to satisfy our ancestors in JapanObon The Day of the DeadIn MexicoIn MexicoPumpkin headPumpkin headHalloween MasksThe night of October 31st, when it was belie

10、ved that the spirits of dead people appeared, and which is now celebrated in the US by children, who dress as witches and ghosts.HalloweenPart 3Why does India have a national festival onOctober 2? To honour Mahatma Gandhi, the leader who helped gain Indias independence from Britain. Mahatma Gandhi(1

11、869-1948) Gandhi, Indian national leader, was born in Porbandar on October 2, 1869, and educated in law in London Gandhi was remembered as the international symbol of a free state Indians regarded him as a saint（圣者；圣徒）（圣者；圣徒） and called him Mahatma (Sanskrit, “great soul”), a title for the greatest

12、saintsmore about himDragon Boat FestivalChinaColumbus DayUSANational Festival IndiaPart 4Why are autumn festivals happy events?People are grateful for the harvest / for the end of the agricultural work / the end of the hard work on the farms .People are happy that they will have food for the year. H

13、arvest Festivals:1.What do people do on Thanksgiving? decorate churches and town hall. get together to have meals. win awards for crops and animals.1. Name three things people do at spring festival.2. What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations.To have a break from daily life, to

14、 celebrate our customs / our history / our heroes, to enjoy meeting family and friends, to eat special food, to have fun with each otherPeople eat, dance, play and listen to music, visit family members ,have parade ,give and receive gifts.Part 5Cherry Blossom Festival (March 15- April 15)Summarize a

15、nd fill in the chartAncient Festivalswhyhow Festivals of the deadwhyhowFestivals to honour peoplewhyhowHarvest FestivalswhyhowSpring Festivalswhyhowthe end of the cold winter;planting in spring and harvest in autumn light fire and make musicto honour the dead or satisfy and please the ancestorslight

16、 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 societyor the countryDragon boat racing, eat zongziFood is gathered for the winter. A season of agricultural work is over.decorate churches