人教版新课标高中英语必修三Unit-1-Festivals-around-the-world-Reading2课件.ppt

Unit 1 Festivals Around the WorldWhat kind of festival did we just celebrate?Chinese festivalsChinese FestivalSpring FestivalLantern FestivalPure and 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 at that time.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 pictures and guess.Obon FestivalCherry Blossom FestivalValentines DayChristmasThanksgiving DayEasterFestival and CelebrationsHow do people around the world celebrate their festivals?festivalsfestivalsFestivals to honour peopleHarvest Festivals Festivals of the DeadWhat festivals are mentioned in the text?Spring FestivalsFast ReadingFestivalsNames of FestivalCountriesFestivals of the deadFestivals to honour PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsSkim the reading passage and then fill in the following chart.FestivalsNames 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 JapanIntensive Reading1.Which three times of the year did people celebrate in ancient times?Answer the following questions:2.Why does India have a national festival on October 2?3.How do Europeans celebrate Thanksgiving festivals?4.What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?1.Which three times of the year did people celebrate in ancient times?a.the end of cold weather;b.planting in spring and harvest in autumn;c.When hunters caught animals.2.Why does India have a national festival on October 2?To honor Gandhi who helped gain Indians independence from Britain.3.How do Europeans celebrate Thanksgiving festivals?People decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit;people get together to have meals.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 and forget our work for a little while.Find the sentence closest in meaning to the following one People celebrate some festivals to show respect for the dead or to make the ancestors satisfied,who might come back to do good or harm.Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors,who might return either to help or to do harm.Translate the following sentence into Chinese and pick out the main structureThe most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.最富有生气而又最重要的节日，就是告别冬天、迎最富有生气而又最重要的节日，就是告别冬天、迎来春天的日子。来春天的日子。The festivals are the ones.There are all kinds of festivals and _ around the world,which are held for different reasons.The _ _ were mainly held at three times in 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,such ascelebrationsancientfestivalshonorancestorsdoharmSummary_ _ _ 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 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 _.Dragon Boat FestivalgatheredagriculturalenergeticcomingLunarcarnivalslifeuWhat is your favourite festival?Why?uWhen is it?uWhat is the festival about?uHow long can we have it for holiday?uWhat do we usually do in the festival?My favourite festivalDiscussing I like festival best.It is celebrated on.to remember/in memory of.It usually lasts days.People do.Suggested expressions:1.Read the text again.2.Try to retell the text with only a few sentences.3.Polish the article My favourite festival.