1、 Teaching aims:1. To master some useful vocabularies about festivals: celebration, religious, dress up, play a trick on2. To learn the passage by skimming, scanning and detailed reading.3. To experience different customs and culture about the festivals and learn to appreciate and respect cultures in
2、 other countries.Book 3 Unit 1 Festivals around the worldWarming up and Reading What do people do on the Dragon Boat Festival? Whom is the festival in memory of? What do people do on the Dragon Boat Festival? Whom is the festival in memory of?People usually have and watch boat races, hang herbs on t
3、he front door and eat zong zi(rice dumplings) in memory of Qu Yuan. Can you list more traditional festivals in China? festivalsThe Lantern Festival The Double Seventh Festival The Spring FestivalTomb-Sweeping Day The Dragon Boat FestivalThe Mid-Autumn Festival The Double Ninth FestivalFree talkingfe
4、stivalsChristmasFools DayValentines DayCarnivalEasterThanksgiving DayFathers DayHalloween Mothers DayDo you know any festivals in Western countries? Festivals and Celebrations 1. Skim the text and get the main idea of the passage. The text mainly tells us about some of todays festivals and celebrati
5、ons. There are _ kinds of festivals. Some are _, some are _ and some are for special people or events.4religiousseasonal2. Read through the passage and match each paragraph with its main idea. Para. 1 A. Festivals to Honour PeoplePara. 2 B. Spring FestivalPara. 3 C. Ancient FestivalsPara. 4 D. Festi
6、vals of the DeadPara. 5 E. Harvest Festivals What did most ancient festivals celebrate? Ancient festivals celebrated _, _ and _; celebrated when hunters had caught animals. Para. 1 Ancient Festivalsthe end of cold weatherplanting in springharvest in autumnlight incensecountriesfestivalsactivities1.c
7、lean graves and 2. and play musicthe Day of the Dead1.eat food in the shape of and cakes with “ ” on them 2.offer , and to the dead. AmericaChildren and go to their neighbours homes . If not given, the children might them.Para. 2 Festivals of the DeadObonMexicoHalloweenJapanlight lamps skullsbonesfo
8、od flowersgiftsdress up to ask for sweetsplay a trick on Para. 3 - Para.5Choose the best answers.2. According to paragraph 4, we can learn that .A.In Eastern countries, people usually decorate the churches and town halls with flowers and fruit.B.There is no mid-autumn festival in Japan.C.Japanese pe
9、ople enjoy mooncakes during the festival.D.In China, people admire the moon and eat moon cakes during the mid-autumn festival.1. After reading Festivals to Honour people, we can infer .A. Qu Yuan is an ancient Chinese poet. B. Columbus was from the USA.C. Gandhi helped British people gain independen
10、ce.D. All the festivals must be in memory of famous people. 5. At festivals people can do all the following except _.A.forget their work for a little while B. enjoy life C. travel around the world D. be proud of their customs 4. Which of the following festivals are not celebrated in Japan?A.Easter.
11、B. Obon. C. Cherry Blossom Festivals. D. Mid-autumn Festival.3. The biggest difference between the Chinese Spring Festival and Easter in Christian countries lies in functions.A. cultural B. political C. religious D. educationalDiscuss with your partner: What do you know about Thanksgiving Day?Its on
12、 the fourth Thursday in November.Immigrants were grateful for the help of Indians.People have a parade, competition and watch performance.People get together and have a big meal.The main courses are toast turkey and pumpkin pie.https:/ There are all kinds of 1 (celebrate) throughout the world. Festi
13、vals of the Dead are held to honour the dead or 2 (satisfy) the ancestors. Festivals can also 3 (hold) to honour famous people. In China, the Dragon Boat Festival 4 (honour) the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. The most 5 (energy) and important festivals are Spring Festivals that look forward to the en
14、d of winter 6 to the coming of spring. At the Spring Festival in China, people eat such things as dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money 7 red paper. Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals, 8 take place forty days before Easter, 9 (usual) in February. People celebrat
15、e festivals 10 (have) fun with each other and enjoy life. celebrationsto satisfybe heldhonoursenergeticandinwhichusuallyto have Which festival do you like best?What do people usually do during the festival?I likebest. My favorite festival isI preferI enjoyPeople usuallyDifferent countries have different customs and cultures, which makes the world colorful and wonderful!Homework:1. Choose two or three festivals and search more information about them.2. Underline the words and expressions you dont understand in the text.Thank you!
