Unit 1 Festivals around the world-Mother's Day 课件--高中英语人教版必修三.pptx

The origin of Mothers Day could trace back to the early 1900s.A woman 1._(name)Anna Jarvis started a campaign for an official holiday 2._(honor)mothers in 1905,the year her own mother died.The first larger-scale celebration of the holiday was in 1908,3._ Jarvis held a public memorial for her mother in her hometown of Grafton,West Virginia.Over the next few years Jarvis pushed to have the holiday officially 4._(recognize),and it was celebrated 5._(increase)in more and more states around the U.S.Finally,in 1914,President Woodrow Wilson made Mothers Day 6._ official holiday,on the second Sunday of May.Anna Jarvis put Mothers Day on the calendar as a day intended 7._(express)love and gratitude to mothers,acknowledge the sacrifices women make for their children.Thats 8._ she was determined to keep“Mothers”a singular possessive mothers rather than mothers.Each family should celebrate 9._ own mother,so that individual women across the country could feel the love,even in the midst of a broad _(celebrate)of motherhood.A mothers arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.Victor HugoAll that I am,or hope to be,I owe to my angel mother.Abraham LincolnMy mother said to me,“If you are a soldier,you will become a general.If you are a monk,you will become the Pope.”Instead,I was a painter,and became Picasso.Pablo PicassoThe Woman In My LifeBilly GilmanThe woman in my lifeWakes me up in the morningWith a gentle touchShe kisses me and whispers darling This day was made for us“The woman in my life has a way of smilingThat can turn a gray sky blueIts just like her without tryingTo make the whole world newAnd shes there when I need herMy guardian angel In the dark I can see herHere by my sideThe woman in my lifeCatches me when Ive fallenAnd holds me like a baby when Im hurtNo matter how high I climbShe guides me safely back to EarthAnd shes there when I need herMy guardian angelIn the dark I can see herHere by my side The woman in my lifeSays Im the one she prayed forAnd all shes ever gonna needBut shes the one my heart was made forAnd thats the way its always gonna beNow I understand just why my dadIs crazy bout the woman in my life Fragrant and beautiful,Carnation flowers have become symbolic of mothers love and also Mothers Day.Mothers Day and carnations have had an 1 for a very long time according to a Christian legend.This is the 2 that came up when Jesus Christs mother Mary dripped tears of sadness 3 her son enduring sufferings on the cross.The 4 of gifting carnations to mothers on Mothers Day was 5 by Miss Anna Jarvis and began on the 6 official Mothers Day in America on May 10,1908.Miss Anna Jarvis 7 500 white carnations to the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church,in Grafton,West Virginia.The flowers were 8 to be given away amongst the mothers.Others 9 in the mass were also asked to wear flowers.10 carnations were a favourite of Annas dead mother.Anna explained the 11 for her selection of the flower.“The white carnation is preferred 12 I think it stands for some of the virtues of motherhood.Whiteness 13 for purity；its lasting quality,faithfulness;its fragrance,14 ;its wide field of 15 ,charity;its form,beauty.”Miss Anna Jarvis continued with the 16 of sending carnations to the Andrews Church.She sent over 10，000 carnations in the 17 years as a personal gift to the church on Mothers Day.This 18 led to a custom of gifting carnations to mothers.19 carnations are worn or gifted worldwide on Mothers Day and have 20 symbolic of purity,strength and endurance of motherhood.As a custom red carnations are worn to honor living mothers and white carnations for the deceased mothers.Fragrant and beautiful,Carnation flowers have become symbolic of mothers love and also Mothers Day.Mothers Day and carnations have had an 1 for a very long time according to a Christian legend.This is the 2 that came up when Jesus Christs mother Mary dripped tears of sadness 3 her son enduring sufferings on the cross.The 4 of gifting carnations to mothers on Mothers Day was 5 by Miss Anna Jarvis and began on the 6 official Mothers Day in America on May 10,1908.1.A.connection B.organization C.association D.information2.A.story B.plant C.event D.animal3.A.tasting B.smelling C.feeling D.seeing4.A.tradition B.ceremony C.manners D.means5.A.modeled B.created C.changed D.recorded6.A.first B.second C.third D.fourth7.A.planted B.bought C.sent D.sold8.A.meant B.seen C.said D.reported9.A.dancing B.young C.alive D.present10.A.Purple B.Pink C.Red D.White11.A.meaning B.reason C.background D.purposeMiss Anna Jarvis 7 500 white carnations to the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church,in Grafton,West Virginia.The flowers were 8 to be given away amongst the mothers.Others 9 in the mass were also asked to wear flowers.10 carnations were a favourite of Annas dead mother.Anna explained the 11 for her selection of the flower.“The white carnation is preferred 12 I think it stands for some of the virtues of motherhood.Whiteness 13 for purity；its lasting quality,faithfulness;its fragrance,14 ;its wide field of 15 ,charity;its form,beauty.”Miss Anna Jarvis continued with the 16 of sending carnations to the Andrews Church.12.A.when B.because C.although D.which13.A.cares B.equals C.calls D.stands14.A.love B.will C.modesty D.cruelty15.A.plants B.kindness C.growth D.flowers16.A.plan B.idea C.suggestion D.practiceShe sent over 10，000 carnations in the 17 years as a personal gift to the church on Mothers Day.This 18 led to a custom of gifting carnations to mothers.19 carnations are worn or gifted worldwide on Mothers Day and have 20 symbolic of purity,strength and endurance of motherhood.As a custom,red carnations are worn to honor living mothers and white carnations for the deceased mothers.17.A.solar B.previous C.following D.same18.A.completely B.gradually C.directly D.immediately19.A.Today B.Then C.Later D.Otherwise20.A.witnessed B.become C.replaced D.increased