必修三unit1Reading.ppt

February _Dec. _January _FESTIVALSNational DayChristmasDragon BoatFestivalMid-Autumn FestivalSpring FestivalArmy DayWhat festivals do you know?New YearMarch _April _May _June _July _August _Sep. _Oct. _Nov. _Thanksgiving DayWomens DayApril Fools DayFound a party saving Labour DayWhen do they celebrate? Spring FestivalLantern FestivalDragon Boat FestivalMid-autumn DayEasterHalloweenChristmas Daya. October 31b. May 5 at lunar calendarc. December 25d. August 15 at lunar calendar e. January 15 at lunar calendar f. January 1 at lunar calendar g. around March 22 April 251. What festivals or celebrations do you have in your city or town? What part of a festival do you like best- the activities, the music, the sights, the food or the people who visit?Work in groups and talk about the two questions.2. Look at the pictures and title of the passage. Discuss in pairs what kind of information you think will be introduced in the passage.Read through the passage and find out how many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage?1. Ancient festivals2. Festivals of the Dead3. Festivals to Honor People4. Harvest Festivals5. Spring FestivalsRead the text quickly and fill in the blanks.The text mainly tells us about some of todays festivals. There are _ kinds of festivals. Some are _, some are _ and some are for special people or events.seasonal4religiousWhat festivals are mentioned in each paragraph?Para. 1 Ancient FestivalsWhat did the ancient festivals celebrate?Ancient festivals celebrated _, _ and _; celebrated when hunters had caught animals.the end of cold weatherplanting in springharvest in autumnPara. 2 Festivals of the DeadJapan - _- the Day of the DeadAmerica - _Para. 3 Festivals to Honour PeopleMatch the country with the festival.ObonMexicoHalloweenfestival to honour GandhiColumbus DayThe Dragon Boat FestivalChinaUSAIndiaPara. 4 Harvest FestivalsEuropean and other countries - _China and Japan -_Para. 5 Festivals that looking forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring.China - _Some Western countries - _Japan - _Harvest and Thanksgiving FestivalsMid-Autumn festivalsSpring FestivalEaster and related holidaysCheery Blossom FestivalRead the passage carefully and answer the questions with the help of the pictures.What would people celebrate at these three times of a year?_ _, and _.Ancient Festivalsthe end of cold weather, planting in spring harvest in autumnWhat kinds of things are done to honour the dead?Mexican Day of the Dead_Festivals of the DeadEat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them Offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. Obon (日本盂兰盆节日本盂兰盆节) _clean graves light lamps and incenseWhat do you know about Halloween? HalloweenIt is now a childrens festival, when they can dress up and go to their neighbours homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them._What festival can you think of that honours famous people in China? Festivals to Honour Peoplethe Dragon Boat Festival _Columbus DayWhat festival that honours famous people in the USA? Harvest Festivals Thanksgiving DayDo you know any harvest celebrations in China?_Mid-autumn Festival Spring FestivalsWhats the right time order of the following festivals?a. Easter b. Cherry Blossom Festival c. Western carnivalsA. c; a; b B. c; b; a C. a; b; c D. a; c; b1) What are festivals of the dead usually for? Festivals of the dead are for honouring or satisfying dead ancestors or others, who some people believe might return to help or harm living people.Use the information from the reading passage to answer the following questions.2) What makes autumn festivals happy events? Autumn festivals are happy events because people are thankful that food is ready for winter and the hard farm work is finished.3) What do people usually do at spring festivals? At spring festivals, people usually have dances, carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring.4) What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations? It is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life/ be proud of our customs/ forget our work for a little while.Which festivals do you think are the most important and which are the most fun?Type of festivalExample of festivalReasons for your choiceMost importantMost fun1. 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.