必修三第一单元reading课件.ppt

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Festivals and Celebrations,Reading,Task1:Skimming,How many kinds of festivals are mentioned in the text?What are they?,Ancient Festivals,Festivals of the Dead,Festivals to,Honour,People,Harvest Festivals,Spring Festivals,Five,Task2:Scanning,Fill in the following table,Names of festivals,Countries,Festivals of the Dead,Festivals to Honor People,Harvest Festivals,Spring Festivals,Obon,The Day of the Dead,Halloween,Japan,Mexico,Some western countries,The Dragon Boat Festival,Columbus Day,Mahatma Gandhi Day,China,America,India,Thanksgiving Festival,mid-autumn festivals,European&other countries,China/Japan,Spring Festival,Carnivals,Easter,Cherry Blossom Festival,China,Some western countries,Some western countries,Japan,Part 1,1.When did ancient people celebrate?,When,Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of_,_and _.Other celebrations were held,_.,the cold weather,planting in spring,harvest in autumn,when hunters could catch animals,Task 3:Answer the following questions:,2.The,ancient people neednt worry about their food.,T or F,F,Part 2,1.What 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,2.,How do Japanese,honour,their ancestors?,3.What do the people in Mexico do in memory of the dead?,They have a festival called,Obon,when people should go to,clean the graves,and,light incense,to,honour,their ancestors.They light lamps and play music.,They offer food,flowers and gifts to the dead on the Day of the Dead.People might eat certain food on that day.,Obon,in Japan,The Day of the Dead,In Mexico,Pumpkin head,Halloween Masks,The night of October 31,st,when it was believed that the spirits of dead people appeared,and which is now celebrated in the US by children,who dress as witches and ghosts.,Halloween,Part 3,1.Why does India have a national festival on October 2?,To,honour,Mahatma Gandhi,the leader who helped gain Indias independence from Britain.,2.Why do the Chinese have the Dragon Boat Festival?,To,honour,the ancient poet,Qu,Yuan,.,Dragon Boat Festival,China,Columbus Day,USA,National Festival,India,Part 4,1.Why are autumn festivals happy events?,People are grateful for their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over.,2.What do people do on Thanksgiving?,decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit.,get together to have meals.,win awards for their farm produce,like the biggest _ or the most handsome _.,church,rooster,watermelon,1.What does Easter celebrate?,2.Do you know the symbols of Easter?,It celebrates the return of Jesus for Christians and it also celebrates the coming of spring and new life.,Easter eggs and Easter Bunnies.,Part 5,Easter,The most important holiday in spring,especially for Christians(n.,基督徒,),is Easter.This Christian holiday is not on the same date every year,but its always on a Sunday.It can be any Sunday between March 22 and April 25.,3.What do people usually do at spring festivals?,4.What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?,People love to get together to eat,drink and have fun with each other.Festivals let us enjoy life,be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while.,People eat,dance,play and listen to music,visit family members,have parade,give and receive gifts.,Cherry Blossom Festival,(March 15-April 15),