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Unit 1
Festivals around the world
The Spring Festival
The most important holiday in China. It always comes on the eve of the lunar( 农历 )New Year and go on the fifth day of the first lunar month.
Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while.节日让我们享受生活，让我们为自己的习俗而自豪，还可以暂时忘掉工作中的烦恼。
Chinese public holidays
International Women’s Day
New Year’s Day
Children’s Day
National Day
Labour Day
Brainstorming
festivalsTeacher's Day
festivals
Christmas
Fool’s Day
Valentine’s Day
Carnival
EasterThanksgiving Day
Mother’s Day
Halloween
BrainstormingForeign Festivals &Celebrations
通过略读把握文章大意
略读 (skimming) 只看文章标题、小标题以及每个部分或者段落第一行 , 关注文章中反复出现的关键词 (key words) 。
By skimming,
1)we know there are ____paragraphs in the text
2) the text is about _______________
3) _____types of festivals are mentioned.
What’s the main idea of the text?
Festivals around the world
Kinds of Festivals
Festivals ofthe Dead
Festivals to Honour People
Harvest Festivals
Spring Festivals
I. Read para.1 and deal with the following t
asks.
1. Find out the topic sentence of para.1.
2. What is the function( 功能 ) of the last se
ntence?
1. Find out the topic sentence of para.1.
Festivals and celebrations of all
kinds have been held everywhere
since ancient times.
2. What is the function of the last sentence?
To introduce the following topic.
Purposes To honor the dead or satisfy the 1________
Names 2______ The Day of the Dead
9_________
Countries Japan 6_______ Western countries
2. Read para.2 and fill in the chart.
ancestors
Obon
Mexico
Halloween
Activities Clean 3______; light 4_______ and lamps; play 5______
Eating cakes with 7_____ on them; offering food, flowers and 8____ to the dead
Children 10 _______ and ask for sweets
graves
incense
music
bones
gifts
dress up
in JapanObon Japanese have a festival called Obon, when people should go to clean the graves and light incense to honour their ancestors. They light lamps and play music.
P 3. Festivals to Honour PeopleDragon Boat Festival ChristopherColumbus Columbus Day Mohandas GandhiIndian national festival on Oct. 2 Qu Yuan
Festivals to Honour PeopleMatch the festivals with the proper people.
Columbus Day
National Festival on October 2
The Dragon Boat FestivalChinaIndia USA
P4 Read aloud to find out what people do
during mid-autumn festivals?
People admire the moon and in China, enjoy mooncakes.
5. Spring Festivals5. Spring FestivalsMeanings
To look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring
Names 1______ _________
4______ 7_____ Cherry Blossom Festival
The SpringFestival
Carnivals Easter
Countries
ChinaWestern countries
Mainly religious countries
8_____Japan
Activities
Eating good foods; giving children 2_____ money;3______ ______ and carnivals
5________;dancing in the streets; loud music; 6______________
lucky dragon dances
parades
colourful clothing
There are all kinds of festivals and ___________ around the world, which are held for different reasons. Some festivals are held to ______ the dead or satisfy the _________ while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods, such as _______ _____ ______ and Columbus Day. And the most _________ and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the ______ of spring, at which people have a very good time. Festivals let us enjoy ____.
celebrations
ancestorshonor
Retell:
Dragon Boat Festivalenergetic
coming
life
Based on the reading passage, what do most festivals seem to have in common? That is why people like festivals.Talk with your partner.
Discuss with your partner.
food, music,entertainment,being
with family and friends, dancing,
lights or fires, remembering eve
nts or people.
Group Work
Work in groups and create your own festival and then report it to the class.
Name of the festivals:Date:Meaning:Why it is celebrated:How it is celebrated:
Homework1.(For all) Read the text again and underline some important phrases and difficult sentences.2. (For Group A) Write an invitation using the information about the festival you have created.
