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UNIT 3Festivals around the world沂水第三中学沂水第三中学 姚在美姚在美第1页Aims:Improve reading ability by skimming and scanningPractice listening,speaking and translating.Learn something about festivals around the world.第2页 Watch the video and answer questions.Leading-in第3页1.How do you feel after watching the video?2.What kinds of Chinese festivals and foreign festivals do you know?第4页festivalsThe DoubleNinth Festival重阳节The DoubleSeventh Festival七夕节The Spring Festival春节TombSweeping Day清明节The Mid-AutumnFestival 中秋节The LanternFestival元宵节The Dragon Boat Festival端午节第5页festivalsValentines DayEaster(Mar-April)ChristmasFathers DayApirl Fools DayThanksgiving DayMothers DayHalloween第6页.First reading Skim the passage and then fill in the following chart.Kinds of FestivalsKinds of FestivalsNames of FestivalsNames of FestivalsCountriesCountriesFestivals of the Festivals of the deaddeadFestivals to honour Festivals to honour PeoplePeopleHarvest FestivalsHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsSpring Festivals第7页.Second readingAnswer the questions,using scanning:1.What are festivals of the dead usually for?2.What makes autumn festivals happy events?第8页3.What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?4.Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico,Japan and China.What things are similar?What things are different?第9页Read the passage aloud and tell T or F:1.The ancient people neednt worry about their food.2.Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead.第10页3.Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China.4.Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.第11页.Translate the sentences and pay attention to the Modal Verb(情态动词)情态动词).1.At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find,especially during the cold winter months.在那个时代,假如食物难以在那个时代,假如食物难以找到,尤其是在严寒冬月,找到,尤其是在严寒冬月,人们就人们就会会挨饿。挨饿。第12页2.Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors,who might return either to help or to do harm.有些节日时为了纪念死者,或使祖先有些节日时为了纪念死者,或使祖先得到满足,因为祖先们得到满足,因为祖先们有可能有可能回到世回到世上提供帮助,也有可能带来危害。上提供帮助,也有可能带来危害。第13页3.For the Japanese festival Obon,people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.在日本盂兰盆节,人们在日本盂兰盆节,人们要要扫墓、烧香,以扫墓、烧香,以缅怀祖先。缅怀祖先。第14页 Listening and filling in the blanks第15页 Festivals and _of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times.Most ancient festivals would _ the end of cold weather,planting in spring and _ in autumn.Sometimes celebrations would be held after _ had caught animals.At that time people would _ if food was difficult to find,especially during the cold winter months.Todays festivals have many _,some _,some seasonal,and some for special people or events.第16页Which festivals do you think are the most important and which are the most fun?Discussion第17页第18页第19页第20页第21页第22页第23页第24页第25页第26页第27页Homework Please find out more festivals from books or the Internet and then write a composition:My Favourite Festival第28页第29页
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