高中英语必修三-unit1-warming-up&reading公开课课件.ppt

Unit 1 Festivals Around the WorldWarming up&ReadingWhat kind of festival did we just celebrate?Chinese festivalsChinese FestivalSpring FestivalLantern FestivalPure Brightness FestivalDragon Boat FestivalNational DayYouth DayThe Double Ninth DayFestivals are meant to celebratetimes of year.Discuss:when they take place,what they celebrateand what people do then(activity).Spring FestivalJanuary/FebruaryThe end of winter,arrival of spring,Lunar New Year,reunion with family and relativesred paper;dragon dances;eat dumplings;New Years visitNational DayOctober 1The founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949Take time off work;travel to visit family or to see other parts of China;go shoppingDragon Boat FestivalThe fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendarThe memory of poet Qu YuanEat Zhongzi;watch dragon boat races;put herbs on doorways for good healthFestivalsNowadays,foreign festivals are more and more popular in China.Can you list some?Lets see some picture and guess.Obon FestivalCherry Blossom FestivalValentines DayHalloweenChristmasThanksgiving DayEasterFestival and CelebrationsHow do people around the world celebrate their festivals?Fast ReadingSkim the reading passage and then fill in the following chart.FestivalsNames of FestivalCountriesFestivals of the DeadFestivals to Honour PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsFestivalsNames of FestivalsCountriesFestivals of the DeadObonDay of the Dead HalloweenJapanMexicosome Western countriesFestivals to Honour PeopleDragon Boat Festival Columbus Dayfestival to honor GandhiChinaUSAIndiaHarvest Festivals harvest/Thanksgiving festivalsmid-autumn festivalsEuropean and other countriesChina and JapanSpring FestivalsSpring FestivalEaster and related holidays Cherry Blossom FestivalChinaSome Western countries JapanCareful ReadingThe ancient people neednt worry about their food.People celebrate Halloween with a different purpose from the past.Gandhi was a great leader whom Indian people honour a lot.China and Japan share the same custom of celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival.Easter just celebrates the rebirth of Jesus.FFTTTDo the exercise on the textbookIndividual work:Group-discussion: