1、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,*,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,*,Unit 1,Unit 1,Festivals around the world,February _,Dec._,January _,FESTIVALS,National Day,Christmas,Dragon Boat,Festival,Mid-Autumn,Festival,Spring Festival,Army Day,What festivals do you know?,New Year,March _,
2、April _,May _,June _,July _,August _,Sep._,Oct._,Nov._,Thanksgiving Day,Womens Day,April Fools Day,Found a party saving,Labour Day,When do they,celebrate,?,Spring Festival,Lantern Festival,Dragon Boat Festival,Mid-autumn Day,Easter,Halloween,Christmas Day,a.October 31,b.May 5 at lunar,calendar,c.Dec
3、ember 25,d.August 15 at lunar,calendar,e.January 15 at lunar,calendar,f.January 1 at lunar,calendar,g.around March 22,April 25,Read through the passage and find out how many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage?,1.Ancient festivals,2.Festivals of the Dead,3.Festivals to Honor People,4.Har
4、vest Festivals,5.Spring Festivals,Scanning,Todays festivals,Kinds of Festivals,Names of Festivals,Countries,Festivals to Honor People,festival,to,honour,Gandhi,India,Dragon,Boat,Festival,Columbus,Day,China,the USA,Para.3 Festivals to Honour People,Kinds of Festivals,Names of Festivals,Countries,Harv
5、est Festivals,Harvest,/,Thanksgiving,festivals,;,European,and,other,countries,;,mid-autumn,festivals,China,and,Japan,Para.4 Harvest Festivals,Kinds of Festivals,Names of Festivals,Countries,Spring Festivals,Cherry,Blossom,Festival,Japan,Spring,Festival,Easter,and,related,holidays,China,some,Western,
6、countries,Para.5 Spring Festivals,Read the passage carefully and answer the questions with the help of the pictures.,Careful reading,What festivals are mentioned in each paragraph?,Para.1,What did the ancient festivals celebrate?,Ancient festivals celebrated _,_ and_,sometimes celebrated when hunter
7、s had caught animals.,the end of cold weather,planting in spring,harvest in autumn,;,Para.1,What about todays festivals?,Todays festivals have many origins.Some are _,some are _ and some are for,_.,seasonal,religious,special people or events,Para.2 Festivals of the Dead,The purpose:,Some festivals a
8、re held to _ or to,_,who might return _ to help _ to do harm.,Obon(Japan),Pople should go to _ and _ _ their ancetors.,They also_ and _ because they think that this will _ the ancestor_.,honor the dead,satisfy the ancestors,either,or,clean,graves,light,incense,in,memory,of,light lamps,play music,lea
9、d,back to earth,Obon(,日本盂兰盆节,),_,_,clean graves,light lamps and incense,08 十一月 2025,17,Obon in Japan,the Day of the Dead(Mexico),On this important feast day,people eat food,_ and cakes,_.They offer _,_ and _ to the dead.,Halloween(some western countries),Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs
10、about,_.It is,now a _,when they can _,and go to their neighbors homes to _.,If the neighbors do not give any sweets,the children might _ them.,in the shape of skulls,with“bones”on them,food,flowers,gifts,the return of the spirits of dead people,childrens festival,dress up,ask for sweets,play a trick
11、 on,Mexican Day of the Dead,_,_,Eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with“bones”on them,Offer food,flowers and gifts to the dead.,08 十一月 2025,20,The Day of the Dead in Mexico,Halloween,Treat or Trick,08 十一月 2025,22,pumpkin head,Halloween in Western countries,mask,Para3.Festivals to Honor People
12、The purpose:,Festivals can also be held _.,The Dragon Boat Festival(China),It _ the famous ancient poet,Qu Yuan.,Columbus Day(the USA),It is _ _Christopher,Columbus in the New World.,A festival to honor Gandhi(India),Gandhi was the leader who helped _ Britain.,to honor famous people,honors,in memor
13、y of,the arrival of,gain Indias independence from,_,Festivals to Honour People,the Dragon Boat Festival,_,Columbus Day,Para 4.Harvest Festivals,The purpose:,People are _ because their food_ for the winter and the agricultural work _.,In European countries,people will usually _ their churches and tow
14、n halls _,flowers and fruits,will _ to have meals.Some people might _ for their farm produce.,China and Japan,have mid-autumn festivals,when people_ and in China,_,grateful,is gathered,is over,decorate,with,get together,win awards,admire the moon,enjoy mooncakes,Harvest Festivals,Thanksgiving Day,_,
15、Mid-autumn Festival,Para5.Spring festivals,The purpose,_ the end of winter and to _.,Spring Festival(China),People eat dumplings,fish and meat and may give children_ in red paper.There are_ and_,and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together.,Look forward to,the coming of spring,lucky money,drag
16、on dances,carnivals,08 十一月 2025,30,Spring Festivals,Easter and related festivals,(some western countries),Easter is an important _ and_ festival for_ around the world.It celebrates _ from the dead and _.,Western countries have very exciting,carnivals,which might include _,dancing in the street_,_ an
17、d_.,religious,social,Christians,the return of Jesus,the coming of spring and new life,parades,day and night,loud music,colorful clothing of all kinds,08 十一月 2025,32,Easter eggs and Easter Bunnies.,Cherry Blossom Festival,Japan,_,looks as though it is covered with pink snow.,covered with cherry tree
18、flowers,08 十一月 2025,34,Japans Cherry Blossom Festival,March 15-April 15,Para.6,one important reason to have festivals:,Festivals let us,enjoy life,be proud of our customs,and,forget our work for a little while,.People love to,get together,to eat,drink and,have fun with each other,.,08 十一月 2025,36,Th
19、ere are all kinds of festivals and _ around the world,which are held for different reasons.The _ _ were mainly held at three times a year.Some festivals are held to _ the dead or satisfy the _ in case they might return either to help or to _ _,while other festivals are held to honor famous people or
20、 the gods,such as,celebrations,harm,do,ancestors,honor,festivals,ancient,Answer:,08 十一月 2025,37,_ _ _ and Columbus Day.,Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _ for the winter and the _work is over.And the most _ and important festivals are the ones that look forward
21、 to the end of winter and to the _ of spring,such as the _ New Year,at which people have a very good time.,Some Western countries have very exciting _.Festivals let us enjoy _.,agricultural,gathered,Lunar,coming,Dragon Boat Festival,energetic,carnivals,life,1.,发生、产生,take place,2.,各种各样的,all kinds of,
22、3.,纪念,in memory of,4.,盛装,打扮,dress up,5.,开玩笑,play a trick on,6.,导致,lead to,7.,整天,day and night,8.,好象,as though/as if,9.,玩得开心,have fun in sth.,10.,饿死,starve to death,11.,期望,期待,look forward to,sth.,12.,春天的到来,the coming of spring,13.,获得独立,gain ones independence,14.,呈,形状,in the shape of,15.,聚会,get togeth
23、er,16.,覆盖着,be covered with,17.,出现,turn up,18.,屏住呼吸,hold ones breath,19.,碰巧,happen to,20.,钦佩某人某事,admire sb./sth.for sth.,21.,赏月,Set Phrases:,admire the moon,Discussion,Which festivals do you think are the most important and which are the most fun?,Type of festival,Example of festival,Reasons for your choice,Most important,Most fun,1.Go over the text,write a summary of the text(about 100 words)and retell the text according to your summary.,2.Try to find out as much information as possible about festivals around the world.You can surf the Internet or refer to the books.,






