1、Unit 1 Festivals around the worldHow many festivals do you know both in China and Worldwide?Lead-inHappy New YearSpring FestivalLantern festival Womens DayTomb-sweeping Day clean graves(扫墓）light incense(烧香）offer flowers a festival of the dead(亡灵节）AprilLabour Day/May DayIt is an annual holiday to cel
2、ebrate the economic and social achievements of workers.The Youth DayChildrens DayRice dumplingsto honor the famous poet-Qu Yuan.Dragon Boat FestivalAugustArmy Day Anniversary of the establishment for the Red Army.Teachers DayMid-Autumn FestivalThe beauty of the full moon,harvest,time with family and
3、 friendsmooncakeOctoberNational DayThe founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949Festivals of foreign countriesHappy Valentines DayCarnivalFebruary 2月下旬Eastera religious festival每年春分月圆之后第一个星期日April Fools DayMay The second Sunday of MayMothers DayJuneThe third Sunday of JuneFathers DayHallowee
4、n ParadeOctober 31stBThanksgivingwatermelonrooster/cockThe 4th Thursday in NovemberChristmasDecember 25thReadingFestivals and celebrationsHow many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage?What are they?1.Ancient festivals2.Festivals of the Dead3.Festivals to Honor the People4.Harvest Festival
5、s5.Spring FestivalsScanningSkimmingKinds of festivals Names of FestivalscountriesFestivals ofthe DeadFestivals to Honour PeopleHarvest Festivals Spring Festivals Obon Japan Day of the Dead Mexico Halloween some western countriesDragon Boat FestivalChinaColumbus Daythe USAFestival to honor GandhiIndi
6、aThanksgiving festivalsEuropeancountriesMid-Autumn FestivalsChina and JapanThe Spring FestivalChinaEasterChristian countriesCherry Blossom FestivalJapanCareful reading1.The ancient people neednt worry about their food.2.Halloween used to be a festival intended to honour the dead.3.Qu Yuan was a grea
7、t poet who people honour a lot in China.4.Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn.5.Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.FTTFFFestivals of all kinds have many_:some _,some _,some for special _.originsreligiousseasonalThe passage lists _ kinds of modern festivals.fourFestivals for
8、the Dead Festivals to Honor PeopleHarvest Festivals Spring Festivalsnamely:(即)Para 1 and sub-heading(副标题)people or eventsJapan _Day of the DeadAmerica _Festivals of the Dead1.What are festivals of the dead usually for?Festivals of the dead are usually for honoring the dead or satisfying the ancestor
9、s,who(some people believe)might return either to help or to do harm.2.Of the three festivals of the dead,Halloween has a lot in common with the Chinese festival:Tomb-sweeping Festival.(T/F)FObonMexicoHalloween It is a traditional festival in Mexico to honor the dead.People light candles at a tomb co
10、vered with flowers and food.Sugar Skeletonthe Day of the DeadMatch the country with the festival.festival to honour GandhiColumbus DayThe Dragon Boat FestivalChinaUSAIndiaFestivals to Honour People Are harvest festivals always happy events?Why or why not?Harvest festivals are always happy events bec
11、ause How do people celebrate the festivals(key verbs)?people are _(thankful)that food is gatheredfor the winter and _(农活)is over.grateful the agricultural work_ festivals_ festivals decoratewith get together to win awards for admire enjoythanksgivingmid-autumn Spring Festivals1._2._3._FestivalWhat d
12、o these spring festivals celebrate?A.The return of Jesus from the dead.B.The end of winter and the coming of spring and new life.C.The getting together of the families.The country,covered with cherry tree flowers,looks _(as if)it is covered with _.as thoughpink snowSpring festivalEasterCherry Blosso
13、mPost reading1.What can we learn from the passage?A.All festivals have been lasting for a long period.B.People like festivals just because they can eat a lot then.C.Different countries have different customs.D.People celebrate festivals in the same way.2.Which of the following festivals is not celeb
14、rated in Japan?A.Easter B.Mid-autumn FestivalC.Obon D.Cherry Blossom FestivalCD3.What s the main idea of the passage?Give one sentence to describe it.The passage is mainly about _ and the ways of _ and also the reasons _ all over the world.different festivalscelebrationswhy people celebrate them1.Wh
15、at is one important reason to have festivals and celebrationsIt is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life/be proud of our customs/forget our work for a little while.2.Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico,Japan and China.What things are similar/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 tombs.Discussion
