unit5-festival-around-the-world.ppt

unit5-festival-around-unit5-festival-around-the-worldthe-worldUnit 1Festivals around the worldWhen do the festivals celebrate? Spring FestivalLantern FestivalEasterThanksgiving Day HalloweenChristmas Daya. On December 25b. The last Thursday of November.c. October 31d. January 15 at lunar calendar e. January 1 at lunar calendar f. around March 22— April 25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 FestivalsRead the text quickly and fill in the blanks.The text mainly tells us about some festivals. There are ____ kinds of festivals. Some are ________, some are ________ and some are ______________seasonal5religiousfor special people or events.What festivals are mentioned in each paragraph?Para. 1 Ancient FestivalsWhat did the ancient festivals celebrate?Ancient festivals celebrated ______________________, _________________ and ________________; celebrated when ————————————————.the end of cold weatherplanting in springharvest in autumnhunters had caught animalsPara. 2 Festivals of the DeadJapan — ______Mexico— _______Western countries — _________Para. 3 Festivals to Honour PeopleMatch the country with the festival.Obonthe Day of the DeadHalloweenIndia national festivalColumbus DayThe Dragon Boat FestivalChinaUSAIndiaPara. 4 Harvest FestivalsEuropean 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 FestivalRead the passage carefully and answer the questions with the help of the pictures.What do people do on the Obon ?(日本盂兰盆节日本盂兰盆节) _______________clean graves light incenseFestivals of the Dead______________________________light lamp and play musicWhat kinds of things are done to honour the dead?Mexican Day of the Dead______________________________Eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them Offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. What do you know about Halloween? HalloweenIt is now a children’s festival.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._______________Columbus DayWhat festival that honours famous people in the USA? Festivals to Honour People______________________What festival can you think of that honours famous people in China? the Dragon Boat Festival Harvest Festivals Do you know any harvest celebrations in China?Thanksgiving Day______________________Mid-autumn Festival Spring Festivals people would eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper.Spring Festival in ChinaSpring Festivals includ parades,dancing in the streets ,loud music and colorful clothing.Carnivals before EasterEasterthe return of Jesus and the coming of spring.1) 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?1. 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.结束结束。