1、WelcomeWrite the correct word for each of the following meaningsa person related to you who lived a long time ago starvevi. & vt. (使）饿死；饿得要死to (cause to) become very weak or die because there is not enough food to eat ancestorn. 祖先；祖宗 trickn. 诡计；恶作剧；窍门vt. 欺骗；诈骗an action which is intended to dece
2、ive, either as a way of cheating someone, or as a joke or form of entertainment poeta person who writes poems n. 诗人gather vt. & vi. & n. 搜集；聚集 custom n. 习惯；风俗 admire vt. 赞美；钦佩；羡慕to collect several things, often from different places or people a way of behaving or a belief which has been esta
3、blished for a long time to respect and approve of someone or their behaviour, or to find someone or something attractive and pleasant to look at the feeling of being certain that something exists or is true beliefn. 信任；信心；信仰agriculturen. 农业；农学feastn. 节日；盛宴agriculturaladj. 农业的；农艺的farming energeticadj
4、. 充满活力的；积极的having or involving a lot of energy a day on which a religious event or person is remembered and celebrated originn. 起源；由来；起因the beginning or cause of something in memory of dress up play a trick on look forward to day and night as though have fun with期盼；期待；盼望搞恶作剧；开玩笑 纪念；追念盛装；打扮；装饰好像玩得开心日
5、夜；昼夜；整天Matchingput up Spring Festival coupletshave family dinner watch Spring Festival Galareceive red packetsFebruary _Dec. _January _FESTIVALSNational DayChristmasDragon BoatFestivalMid-Autumn FestivalSpring FestivalArmy DayWhat festivals do you know?New YearMarch _April _May _June _July _August _
6、Sep. _Oct. _Nov. _Thanksgiving DayWomens DayApril Fools DayFound a party saving Labour Day1.Whats the main idea of the passage?2.Whats the structure of the passage?1. What is the main idea of the passage? A. All festivals have been lasting for a long period. B. People like festivals just because the
7、y can eat a lot then.C. Different countries have different customs. D. People celebrate festivals in the same way.C2.AHow many origins of festivals are mentioned in paragraph 1? Kinds of FestivalsFestivals to Honor PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsFestivals of the DeadObonJapanThe Day of the D
8、eadMexicoHalloweenWestern countriesKinds of Kinds of festivalsfestivals Names of Names of festivalsfestivalsCountriesCountriesFestivals of the DeadFill in the chart.ObonObon Qingming Qingming FestivalFestivalObon (日本盂兰盆节日本盂兰盆节) light lamps and incenseclean graves The Day of The Day of the Deadthe De
9、ad Play musicPlay music Qingming Qingming FestivalFestivalFestivals to Honor PeopleMatch the festivals with the proper people.Columbus DayNational Festival on October 2The Dragon Boat FestivalChinaIndiaUSAWhy do we hold festivals to honor these people?We hold festivals for memorizing some great peop
10、le who helped and influenced human beings and society a lot.Festivals to Honor PeopleFestivals of the DeadWhat do these two kinds of festivals have in common?Memorial festivals What makes autumn festivals happy events? If you were a farmer at the Harvest Festival, what would you expect to get? Sprin
11、g Festivals 1. Easter usually falls in February. 2. Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus. 3. When the Cherry Blossom Festival comes, Japan is covered with pink snow. 4. Both China and western countries have carnivals to celebrate the spring festivals. FTrue or FalseT F F Why do we need festivals?Dis
12、cussionWhat else do festivals mean to us, besides entertainment and happiness?Group work: Create a new festival. Our class is going to celebrate a festival. Can you make a plan for the festival? Your plan should include:the name of the festivalwhen and why do you decide to celebrate the festivalwhat will you do on that dayGroup work:
