高一英语人教版必修三unit1festivalsaroundtheworldreading.ppt

Unit One Festivals around the world,,,How many festivals do you know both in and out of China?,Chinese traditional festivals,1. Last day of 12th lunar month 2. 1st day of 1st lunar month 3. 15th day of 1st lunar month 4. around April 5 5. 5th day of 5th lunar month 6. 7th day of 7th lunar month 7. 15th day of 8th lunar month 8. 9th day of 9th lunar month 9. 8th day of 12th lunar month,1. Chinese New Year Eve 2. Spring Festival 3. Lantern Festival 4. Tomb Sweeping Day 5. Dragon Boat Festival 6. Qiqiao Festival 7. Mid-Autumn Festival 8. Chung Yeung Festival 9. Laba Festival,Chinese modern festivals,1. Mar. 8th 2. Mar. 12th 3. May. 1st 4. May 4th 5. second Sunday in May 6. June 1st 7. third Sunday in June 8. July 1st 9. Aug. 1st 10. Sep. 10th 11. Oct. 1st,1. Women’s Day 2. Tree Planting Day 3. International Labor day 4. Youth Day 5. Mother’s Day 6. Children’s Day 7. Father’s Day 8. Party Day 9. Army Day 10. Teachers’ Day 11. National Day,Foreign festivals,1. Dec. 25th 2. Feb. 14th 3. Apr. 1st 4. fourth Thursday in Nov. 5. Oct. 31st,1. Christmas 2. Valentine’s Day 3. Fool’s Day 4. Thanksgiving Day 5. Halloween,Festivals are meant to celebrate important events. Different countries have different festivals. Here are five Chinese festivals that you know. Discuss when they take place, what they celebrate and one thing that people do at that time.,shopping,give money,reunion,dragon dances,How does your family celebrate the Spring Festival?,Clean the house: the Chinese consider it important to give the house a thorough cleaning. Decorate: paint the doors and window panes red, hang papercuts. Give our money packets Serve festive foods Visit relatives and friends,Peace all year round.,Wishing you prosperity.,May all your wishes come true.,Safe trip wherever you go.,Lantern Festival January 15,Celebrate the first full moon after Lunar New Year. People eat special sweet dumplings-yuanxiao enjoy lanterns and fireworks.,Lantern Festival-the 15 day of the 1st lunar month,street activity,Tomb-sweeping Day,,clean graves(扫墓） light incense(烧香） offer flowers,a festival of the dead(亡灵节）,Dragon Boat Festival May 5,Dragon boat race,Rice dumplings,,It’s held to honour a famous poet---Qu Yuan .,Mid-autumn Day August 15,admire the moon (赏月）,,,enjoy mooncakes,It’s also a harvest festival.(丰收节）,,Nowadays, Chinese become so keen on western festivals such as Christmas and Thanks-giving day. People around celebrate Christmas probably because they want more festivals. A festival should not only be a day that we get together and enjoy ourselves, but also a day that is full of meanings.,Reading,FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS,,Read through the passage and find out how many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage?,1. Ancient festivals 2. Festivals of the Dead 3. Festivals to Honor the People 4. Harvest Festivals 5. Spring Festivals,Scanning,What festivals are mentioned in each paragraph?,Skimming,,_______festivals,______festivals,the end of cold weather, planting in spring, harvest in autumn, hunting of animals,Ancient,Today’s,Time,,,Origins: some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.,Para. 2 Festivals of the Dead Japan -----Obon Mexico------Day of the Dead America------Halloween,Para. 3 Festivals to Honour People China ----- Dragon Boat Festival USA ----- Columbus Day India ----- festival to honour Gandhi,Obon,Why do you think about the Mexican practice of making cakes with skulls and bones?,Mexican Day of the Dead,What do you know about Halloween?,Halloween,the Dragon Boat Festival,Who do you think should have a festival to honour them? Why?,Columbus Day,Para. 4 Harvest Festivals European and other countries ----- Harvest and Thanksgiving Festival China and Japan----- Mid-Autumn festival,Para. 5 Spring Festivals China ----- Spring festival Some Western countries ----- Easter and related holidays Japan ----- Cheery Blossom Festival,Easter Bunny,,Easter eggs,In late March or early April,Popular symbols,Easter,每年在教堂庆祝的复活节指的是春分月圆后的第一 个星期日，如果月圆那天刚好是星期天，复活节则推迟 一星期。

因而复活节可能在从3月22日到4月25日之间 的任何一天 复活节是最古老最有意义的基督教节日因为它 庆祝的是基督的复活，世界各地的基督徒都要庆祝这 一节日 典型的复活节礼物跟春天和再生有关系：鸡蛋、 小鸡、小兔子、鲜花，特别是百合花这一季节的象征 复活节前夕，孩子们为朋友和家人给鸡蛋着色打扮一番 复活节那天早上，孩子们会发现床前的复活节篮子里 装满了巧克力彩蛋、复活节小兔子、有绒毛的小鸡 及娃娃玩具等一年一度的美国白宫滚彩蛋活动经常被 电视台实况转播Cherry Blossom Festival,Sakura is the national flower of Japan, and there are over four hundred varieties of cherry trees in Japan. Sakura is different from the cherry of other countries. The Japanese cherry tree does not yield fruit like other cherry trees. The cherry blossoms bloom at different times throughout Japan.,The ancient people needn’t worry about their food. ( ) 2.Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead. ( ) 3.Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China. ( ) 4.Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn( ) 5.Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus. ( ),F,T,T,F,F,True or False,Retell the text by filling the following blanks:,There are all kinds of fest。