Unit 14 Festivals全程新概念精品课件

1、FestivalsUnit 14Halloween USA and EuropeTrick or treating?ObonJapanFloating paper lanternsDay of the DeadMexicoLighting candles for prayers to the deadFestivals in ChinavThe Spring FestivalvThe Dragon Boat FestivalvThe Mid-autumn FestivalvThe Lantern FestivalvThe Double Ninth FestivalvTeachers DayvN

2、ational DayvNew Years DayvThe 1st day of the 1st lunar monthvThe 5th day of the 5th lunar monthvThe 15th day of the 8th lunar monthvThe 15th day of the 1st lunar monthvThe 9th day of the 9th lunar monthvSeptember 10thv October 1stvJanuary 1stThe Spring FestivalwLion dancingwred packetswlet off firec

3、rackersThe Spring festival St.Valentines DayThe Dragon Boat Festival eat rice dumplings and watch dragon boat racesThe Mid-Autumn Festivaleat mooncakes enjoy the moonFestivals in other countries Christmas Day Easter April Fools Day Thanksgiving Day Halloween December 25th The 1st Sunday after the fu

4、ll moon between March 22nd and April 25th April 1st The 4th Thursday of November October 31stChristmas DaywFather ChristmasChristmas DaywFather ChristmasMardi GrasparadecostumesRamadanMuslimsArabic lunar calendarEastera religious festivalEaster BunnyEaster BunnyEaster eggsListeninga.How many people

5、are talking together?b.What are their names?c.What is Mikes opinion about Christmas?d.What does he want to get?ThreeMike,Shawn and LauraThe best thing about Christmas is the gifts.A new basketball,a pair of shoes,a CD,a guitar,and so onWhy couldnt Lauras father join Why couldnt Lauras father join hi

6、s family for Christmas?his family for Christmas?How did Laura and her mother How did Laura and her mother celebrate Christmas?celebrate Christmas?What happened in March?What happened in March?Lauras father was working another city.They invited Lauras grandparents and tried to make the best of the si

7、tuation.Lauras father came home and arranged a surprising Christmas party.SpeakingSpeakingUseful expressionsIn my opinion,we shouldI believe we should I dont think it is necessary to We must decideI hope we can make a decision.If we do this ,we canRead the following sentences and decide if they are

8、true or false.1 ( )Kwanzaa is a very old festival.2 ( )The word Kwanzaa means first fruit in Swahili.3 ( )Kwanzaa is based on old African festivals.4 ( )People created Kwanzaa to celebrate American culture.5 ( )Kwanzaa is celebrated on Christmas Day.6 ( )People who celebrate Kwanzaa light a candle f

9、or each of the seven principle.FTTFFTyoung(It began in 1966)after(the week following Christmas Day)African-AmericanTrue or false statements:( )7.Kwanzaa is a festival with a long his- tory, celebrating the history and culture of Asian Americans. ( )8.The seven principles of Kwanzaa are: unity, self-

10、determination,living together hardworking, purpose, loving others and faith.( )9.People celebrate Kwanzaa from Dec 25 to Dec 31, lighting candles and dis- cussing the seven principles every day.( )10.Each time we celebrate a festival it hardly changes and in that way we keep our culture alive.Fshort

11、AfricanFworking together creativity F26Jan 1 a candleone of the 7 Fchanges a little THE BIRTH OF A FESTIVALabout how the festival was created and how, why and when it is celebrated what whywhenHowKwanzaa- first fruit; a seven-day festivalCelebrate the culture and history of African Americans. the we

12、ek following Christmas Daythe week following Christmas Day (12.26-1.1) , (12.26-1.1) , in 1966in 1966 get together to greet the new year and get together to greet the new year and think about the past think about the past by lighting a candle each day and discussing one of the 7 principles of Kwanza

13、a.THE BIRTH OF A FESTIVAL Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of African-Americans. The week following Christmas Day, many African-American families get together to greet the new year and think about the past.which/that celebratesabout how the festival was created and

14、 how, why and when it is celebratedwhich/that followsKwanzaa is a festival of reflection and anticipation for African American. Kwanzaa was born in 1966, _ people created a new festival _ African Americans would be able to celebrate their history and culture. The people who created Kwanzaa used the

15、word for “first fruit” in Swahili, one of the largest languages in Africa. In a popular African language, Kwanzaa means first fruit and celebrates the new year.whenso that()one The people who created Kwanzaa liked the characteristics of the African festivals so much that they used them to write the

16、Seven Principles of Kwanzaa. Unity Self-determination Living together Working together Purpose Creativity Faith ()themthecharacteristics of the African festivalsThe festival is based on seven important principles, or ideas. 团结团结自决自决群居群居合作合作目的目的创造创造信念信念 This way, people who celebrate Kwanzaa can enjo

17、y the spirit of the holidays without all the commercial activities of Christmas. Since Kwanzaa is a time for learning as well as joy, people celebrate it by lighting a candle each day and discussing one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Candles are an important aspect of the celebration of Kwanzaa

18、.aswell asby lightingdiscussing Each time we celebrate a festival it changes a little and in that way we keep our culture alive. The Spring Festival, Christmas, Ramadan, Kwanzaa and all the other holidays and festivals help us understand who we are, remember where we come from and share our hopes fo

19、r a happy future. Festivals celebrate history and keep our culture alive.helpunderstandremembershareName_Date_Meaning_Principles_Celebration_KwanzaaThe week following Christmas Day(December26 to January1)Unity ; Self-determination;Living together;Working together;Purpose;Creativity;FaithLighting a candle each day and discussing one of the principlesTo celebrate the culture and history of African Americans1 在中国北方，尤其是农村地区，人们穿上古时候的衣服，走上街头游行，以庆祝新年2 庆祝“地球日”可以提醒我们关心这个世界，尊重生命和自然。3 4月1日要当心，在这一天你的朋友可能会开你的玩笑