Unit 2 Let's celebrate Period 1 Starting out+Listeningppt课件--2022高中英语新外研版必修第二册.pptx

1、festivalsFestivals in ChinaThe Dragon Boat FestivalThe Double Ninth FestivalThe Spring FestivalQingmingThe Lantern FestivalThe MiddleAutumn Festival The Double Seventh FestivalGhost Festival_ is to celebrate the harvest._ is to celebrate a season._ is to honour an event._ is to honour a person.Drago

2、n Boat Festival Freedom Day May Day ThanksgivingActivity 1 Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences.the15th day in the 1st lunar month,usually in Feb people watch lanterns,eat glutinous rice dumplings,guess lantern riddlesGuessLantern FestivalActivity 2 Underline the words and expre

3、ssions about celebrations during the Lantern Festival in the speech bubbles and complete the mind map.rice ballsballoonspostersflowersa scarfhold a lantern fairlet off fireworksa red envelopehold a lantern riddles competitionA festival invitation Activity 3Listen to the conversation and complete the

4、 sentences with the correct ending.1.Tony would like to_.2.Hugo wants to find out _.3.On that day they will_.a go to Hugos apartment to give thanks b invite Hugo to his apartment to celebrate Thanksgivingc what he needs to bring to the partyd what he should say at the partye go shopping together and

5、 watch the parade f watch an American football game on TVbcfListen again and complete the notes.Occasion:a_ partyWhen:the fourth_ in _Where:Tonys _What to eat:a _with all the side dishes and homemade _What to bring:some flowers or _What to wear:_ThanksgivingThursdayNovember apartmentbig turkeyapple

6、piecandiesanything you likeActivity 4Firecrackers sent a year away,Warm spring breezes sneaking into Su Tu.Thousands of households were all sleepless,The new is always replacing the past.爆竹声中一岁除，春风送暖入屠苏。爆竹声中一岁除，春风送暖入屠苏。千门万户曈曈日，总把新桃换旧符。千门万户曈曈日，总把新桃换旧符。Can you name these festivals?Lunar New Year Janua

7、ry 1the Spring Festivalcouplet 对联对联fireworks 烟花烟花firecrackers 爆竹爆竹paper-cuts 剪纸剪纸lucky/gift money 压岁钱压岁钱What do you do at the Spring Festival?As the bright moon shines over the sea,From far away you share this moment with me.海上生明月，天涯共此时。海上生明月，天涯共此时。Mid-Autumn Festival(Lunar August 15)Words about Mid

8、-Autumn Festival.full moonmooncakesChangeHou Yi family union lunar calendar 农历农历 How do people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?eat mooncakes appreciate the bright full moon offer sacrifice(供品供品)to the moon family reunion (合家团聚合家团聚)express strong yearnings(思念思念)to family members and friendsBut in t

9、he crowd once and again，I look for her in vain，When all at once I turn my head,I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed.众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首，众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首，那人却在，灯火那人却在，灯火阑珊处。阑珊处。Lantern Festival(Lunar January 15)lion/dragon dance 舞狮舞狮/龙龙riddles written on lanterns 灯谜灯谜exhibit of lanterns 灯会灯会rice gl

10、ue ball 汤圆汤圆A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day;The mourners heart is going to break on his way.Where can a wineshop be found to drown his sad hours?A cowherd points to a cot mid apricot flowers.清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。借问酒家何处有，牧童遥指杏花村。借问酒家何处有，牧童遥指杏花村。Ching Ming Festival/Tom

11、b-sweeping Day(Lunar April 5)Tomb Sweeping 扫墓扫墓 honor ancestors 祭祖祭祖Spring Outing 春游、踏青春游、踏青 Planting Willow Trees 插柳插柳 festivalsFestivals in other countriesChristmasFools DayValentines DayCarnivalEasterThanksgiving DayMothers DayFathers DayHalloween It is one of the most important festivals in West

12、ern countries.People usually celebrate it together with their family members.A kind-hearted old man puts gifts in the stockings for children secretly at night.People send cards or gifts to others.Read the following descriptions about Western festivals and guess what festivals they convey.Christmas D

13、ay This festival happens on the second Sunday in May.It is a special day in honour of mothers and it has a long history.Many people send cards or gifts to their mother or make a special effort to visit her.Mothers Day This festival happens in winter.Every family has a feast on this day.Turkey is the most important food on this day.People celebrated it to thank for a harvest in 1621.Thanksgiving DayPreview the passage in page 14,15.