人教版高中英语必修二Unit-3-Warming-up-and-reading-获奖-课件

1、Festivals around the worldFestivals around the worldI. BrainstormingI. BrainstormingBrainstorming1. What kinds of festivals in China do you know about?The Dragon Boat FestivalThe Double Ninth Festival The Spring FestivalTomb Sweeping DayThe Lantern FestivalThe Middle Autumn Festival The Double Seven

2、th FestivalBrainstorming1. What kinds of 2. What festivals of foreign countries do you know?BrainstormingChristmasFoolsDayValentinesDayCarnivalEasterThanksgiving DayMothersDayFathersDayHalloween 2. What festivals of foreign cWhat are these festivals about?EasterChristmasValentines DayDragon Boat Fes

3、tivalChing Ming FestivalMid-autumn FestivalMothers DayChinese New YearII. Information IntroducingWhat are these festivals aboutIn AprilIt is the time when Jesus Christ died and came back to life.Eat chocolate eggsEasterIn AprilEasterChristmas DayOn December 25thIt is the birthday of Jesus ChristGo t

4、o the parties and churches , give cards and presents to our friends and relativesChristmas DayOn December 25th Valentines DayIn FebruaryPeople send roses and cards to the people they love. Valentines DayIn FebruaryDragon Boat FestivalIn JuneThe day that the poet Qu Yuan diedEat rice dumplings and wa

5、tch boat racesDragon Boat FestivalIn JuneChing Ming FestivalIn AprilThe day we remember our dead relativesVisit gravesChing Ming FestivalIn AprilMothers DayIn MayWe give flowers and presents to our mothers.Mothers DayIn MayMid-autumn FestivalIn SeptemberThe day we enjoy the full moonPlay lanterns an

6、d eat moon cakesMid-autumn FestivalIn SeptembeFestivals& CelebrationsReadingFestivals& CelebrationsReadingWhich festivals are mentioned in the passage?Listening & Skimming Which festivals are mentioned FestivalsCountries Obon Japanthe Day of the DeadMexico Halloweenthe Dragon Boat FestivalChinaColum

7、bus DayUSAMahandas Gandhi DayIndiathe Mid-autumn FestivalChina/Japanthe Spring FestivalChinaCarnivalEasterCherry Blossom FestivalJapanThanksgiving festivalsFestivals of the deadFestivals to honour peopleHarvest festivalsSpring festivalswestern countrieswestern countrieswestern countriesEuropean coun

8、triesFestivalsCountries Obon JapanScanning 1.Which three times of the year did people celebrate in Ancient Times?Answer the following questions:2.What kind of things are done to celebrate the Obon Festival?3. Why does Indian have a national festival on October 2?4. How do Europeans celebrate Thanksg

9、iving festivals?5. Name three things people do at Spring Festival.Scanning 1.Which three times 1.Which three times of the year did people celebrate in Ancient Times?a. The end of The cold weather;b. planting in spring and harvest in autumn;c. When hunters could catch animals.2.What kind of things ar

10、e done to celebrate the Obon Festival?People should go to clean the graves, light incense, lamps and play music.1.Which three times of the yea3. 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 Thank

11、sgiving festivals?Decorate churches and town halls with flowers and 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 members3. Why does Indian have a natiWhile reading Enjoy s

12、ome pictures and get to know the festivals mentioned in the passage. While reading Enjoy some pictin JapanSpecially-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 g

13、uiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.in JapanSpecially-made lanternThe Day of the Dead in MexicoPeople offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead.Toys, decorations, and candies in the shape of skulls, are sold in the market-places to honor ancestors.The Day of the Dead in Mexico

14、PHalloween ParadeHalloween In the US and EuropeThe jack-o-lantern is the most common symbol of Halloween.children dress in costumes and go from house to house to ask for candy by saying “Trick or Treat!”Halloween ParadeHalloween In tDRAGON BOAT FESTIVALboat and beat drums to scare fish awayto honour

15、 the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuanthrew glutinous rice dumplings into the sea to keep the fish from eating Qu Yuans body. DRAGON BOAT FESTIVALboat and bColumbus Day in the USAin memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in AmericaColumbus Day in the USAin memoOctober 2 is a national festival in I

16、ndia to honour Mahatma CandhiMahandas Gandhi DayGandhi is the leader who helped gain Indias independence from BritainOctober 2 is a national festivHarvest Festivals People are grateful because their food is _for the winter, and because a season of _work is over.gatheredagriculturalHarvest Festivals

17、People are gThanksgiving DayThanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday, falling on the fourth Thursday in November, to commemorate the harvest. The traditional food are roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream. Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving DThe Mid-Autumn FestivalThe Mid-Autumn

18、 Festival late January or early FebruaryTime:coupletsSpring Festivals late January or early FebruarParades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds.Carnival Parades, dancing in the streetEaster is an important religious and social festival in Christian co

19、untries. It celebrates the return of Jesus for Christians and the coming of spring.egg huntsEaster is an important religiothe Cherry Blossom FestivalEvery 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

20、. the Cherry Blossom FestivalEvecomprehendingRead the passage again. Finish the following prehendingRead the passage Use the information from the passage to answer the questions.What are festivals of the dead usually for?What makes autumn festivals happy events?Festivals of the dead are for honourin

21、g or satisfying dead ancestors or others, who some people believe might return to help or harm living people.Autumn festivals are happy events because people are thankful that food is ready for winter and the hard farm work is finished.Use the information from the pUse the information from the passa

22、ge 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 festivals, people usually have dances, carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring.It is important to ha

23、ve 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 pUse the information from the passage to 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 Mexicans offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. However, there are some differences. The Mexicans eat sp