高中英语必修三Unit1-Festivals-around-the-world课件.ppt

1、Spring FestivalLantern FestivalWomens DayMay DayChildrens DayDragon Boat FestivalMid-autumn FestivalNational DayArmy DayChinese festivals and holidaysFestivalsChinese FestivalsLantern FestivalThe Dragon Boat FestivalTomb Sweeping DayMid-Autumn DaySpringFestivalDouble-ninthNational DayMay 1stForeign

2、FestivalsChristmas DayThanksgiving DayMothers DayFathers DayApril Fools DayValentines DayEasterHalloweenHalloweenCarnivalCarnivalIn AprilIt is the time when Jesus Christ died and came back to life.Eat chocolate eggsEasterChristmas DaynOn December 25thnIt is the birthday of Jesus ChristnGo to the par

3、ties and churches,give cards and presents to our friends and relatives Valentines DaynIn FebruarynPeople send roses and cards to the people they love.Dragon Boat FestivalnIn JunenThe day that the poet Qu Yuan diednEat rice dumplings and watch boat racesTomb Sweeping DaynIn AprilnThe day we remember

4、our dead relativesnVisit gravesMothers DayMothers DaynIn MaynWe give flowers and presents to our mothers.Mid-autumn FestivalnIn SeptembernThe day we enjoy the full moonnPlay lanterns and eat moon cakeson the fifteenth day of the new year(15th,in the lunar calendar)lanterns:symbols of good fortune,ha

5、ppiness and health.“dragon”and“lion”dancesLantern FestivalFestivals Time What does it celebrate?What do people do?Spring festivalspringThe arrival of spring and the new yearget together,watch TV and eat dumplings,give money in red paper to children,visit family membersHow many festivals do you know

6、in China?ReadingWhich festivals are mentioned in the passage?Listening&Skimming Task 1FestivalsCountries Obon Japanthe Day of the DeadMexico Halloweenthe Dragon Boat FestivalChinaColumbus DayUSAMahatma Gandhi DayIndiathe Mid-autumn FestivalChina/Japanthe Spring FestivalChinaCarnivalEasterCherry Blos

7、som FestivalJapanThanksgiving festivalsFestivals of the deadFestivals to honour peopleHarvest festivalsSpring festivalswestern countrieswestern countrieswestern countriesEuropean countriesScanning 1.Which three times of the year did people celebrate in Ancient Times?Answer the following questions:2.

8、What kind of things are done to celebrate the Obon Festival?3.Why does Indian have a national festival on October 2?4.How do Europeans celebrate Thanksgiving festivals?5.Name three things people do at Spring Festival.Task 2 1.Which three times of the year did people celebrate in Ancient Times?a.The

9、end of The cold weather;b.planting in spring and harvest in autumn;c.When hunters could catch animals.2.What kind of things are done to celebrate the Obon Festival?People should go to clean the graves,light incense,lamps and play music.3.Why does Indian have a national festival on October 2?To honor

10、 Ganhdi who helped gain Indians independence from Britain.4.How do Europeans celebrate Thanksgiving festivals?Decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruits;people get together to have meals.5.Name three things people do at Spring Festival.eat dumplings,fish,meat;give children lucky money;

11、dragon dances;visit family membersCareful-Reading Enjoy some pictures and get Enjoy some pictures and get to know the festivals to know the festivals mentioned in the passage.mentioned in the passage.Task 3 in JapanSpecially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to lead the ancestors back to hom

12、e.Obon When the festival is over,thousands of lanterns are placed into the water and they drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.The Day of the Dead in MexicoPeople offer food,flowers and gifts to the dead.Toys,decorations,and candies in the shape of skulls,are

13、sold in the market-places to honor ancestors.Halloween ParadeHalloween In the US and EuropeThe jack-o-lantern is the most common symbol of Halloween.children dress in costumes and go from house to house to ask for candy by saying “Trick or Treat!”DRAGON BOAT FESTIVALboat and beat drums to scare fish

14、 awayto honour the famous ancient poet,Qu Yuanthrew glutinous rice dumplings into the sea to keep the fish from eating Qu Yuans body.Columbus Day in the USAin memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in AmericaOctober 2 is a national festival in India to honour Mahatma CandhiMahatma Gandhi DayG

15、andhi is the leader who helped gain Indias independence from BritainPeople are grateful because their food is _for the winter,and because a season of _work is over.gatheredagriculturalThanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday,falling on the fourth Thursday in November,to commemorate the ha

16、rvest.The traditional Thanksgiving food-roasting turkey,corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream.The Mid-Autumn Festival late January or early FebruaryTime:coupletsParades,dancing in the streets day and night,loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds.Carnival Easter is an important religious and so

17、cial festival in Christian countries.It celebrates the return of Jesus for Christians and the coming of spring.Egg huntsEaster bunnyEaster eggthe Cherry Blossom FestivalEvery April when the country is covered with cherry flowers.Japanese go out with their friends or families,sit under the trees,sing

18、 and have a picnic.Task 4 Comprehending Read the passage again.Finish the following activities.Use the information from the passage to answer the questions.1.What are festivals of the dead usually for?2.What makes autumn festivals happy events?Festivals of the dead are for honouring or satisfying de

19、ad ancestors or others,who some people believe might return to help or harm living people.Autumn festivals are happy events because people are thankful that food is ready for winter and the hard farm work is finished.Use the information from the passage to answer the questions.3.What do people usual

20、ly do at spring festivals?4.What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?At spring festivals,people usually have dances,carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring.It is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life/be

21、 proud of our customs/forget our work for a little while.Free talking Based on the reading passage,what do most festivals seem to have in common?foodmusicentertainmentbeing with family and friendslights or firedanceremembering events or peopleFestivalsPurposeHow to celebrateAncient FestivalsFestival

22、s of the DeadTo celebrate the the end of the cold weather,planting in spring and harvest in autumn.Lit fires and made music.To honor the dead or satisfy and please the ancestors.Light lamps,play music,eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with bones,go to their neighbors to ask for sweets,dress

23、upFestivals Purpose How to celebrateFestivals to Honour PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsFor their great contributions to the society or the country.Dragon boat racing,eat zongzi.Food is gathered for the winter.A season of agricultural work is over.Decorate churches and town halls,have big mea

24、ls,admire the moon,eat moon cakes.To celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring.Eat delicious food,give children lucky money,have carnivals.Task 5 Retell the textThere are all kinds of festivals and _ around the world,which are held for different reasons.The _ _ were mainly held at three t

25、imes a year-the end of the cold winter,planting in spring and harvest in autumn.Some festivals are held to _ the dead or satisfy and _ the _ in case they might _ _,while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods,such as _ _ _ and Columbus Day.celebrationsBoat FestivalDragonharmdoan

26、cestorspleasehonorfestivalsancientHarvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _ for the winter and because a season of _work is over,to which Mid autumn festival belongs.And the most energetic 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.agriculturalgatheredlunarcomingAssignmentCollect as much information about festivals as possible.Homework