1、 Unit1 Unit1 Festivals around the worldFestivals around the worldFestivals around the world Skim the whole passage quickly to find the four kinds of modern festivals and the main idea.Festivals of the Dead Festivals to Honor People Harvest Festivals Spring FestivalsStep I : Skimming （略读）（略读） The pas
2、sage is mainly about different festivals and the ways of celebrations and also the reasons why people celebrate them all over the world. 1. What did ancient people celebrate ?Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of_, _ and _ . cold weatherplanting in springharvest in autumnStep II Careful
3、reading2.What are the origins of todays festivals ? some _, some _, some for special _.religious seasonal people or eventsPara2 Festivals of the Dead 1. Why do we hold festivals of the dead? 2.What do they do at these festivals? 1. Why do we hold festivals of the dead? Festivals of the dead are usua
4、lly held to _ the dead or _the ancestors.honoursatisfyObon（盂兰盆节）（盂兰盆节） in JapanPeople should go to clean the graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.2.What do people do at these festivals?They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to
5、the earth.Obon 盂兰盆节盂兰盆节People eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them.The Day of the Dead In Mexicodress up, ask for sweets, play a trick onplay the “trick or treat “Halloween Please read paragraphs 3 and 4 to answer the following questionsPara 3 Festivals to Honour PeopleMatc
6、h the festivals with the proper people.Columbus DayNational Festival to honor GandhiThe Dragon Boat FestivalChinaIndiaUSAHow do people celebrate harvest festivals?In European countries In China and Japan12In European countries:People will _ 1.2.3.decorate churches and town halls withget together to
7、have mealswin awards for their farm produceIn China and Japan: People _ the moon and in China, enjoy_.admiremooncakes Spring Festivals the Spring Festival Carnivals Easter Cherry Blossom FestivalThere are many kinds of festivals all around the world.The first one, festivals of the_. For example, the
8、 Japanese Festival Obon. People should go to clean graves and _incense in _of their ancestor. The western holiday Halloween, now its a childrens festival, when they can _up and ask for_. If they dont give any sweets, the children might play a _on them.The second one, festivals to _people. For exampl
9、e, the Dragon Boat Festival.当堂检测Deadlightmemorydresssweetstrickhonour The third is Harvest and _Festivals. China and Japan have Mid-autumn festivals, when people _the moon. The last one is Spring Festivals. They are the most energetic and important festivals that _the end of winter and to the coming
10、 of spring. In China, people eat _(饺子)and give the children _money. In Japan ,the country, covered with _tree flowers ,looks as though it is covered with pink snow. Thanksgivingadmirelook forward todumplingsluckycherryStepIV DiscussionDiscussion:Which festivals do you think are the most important and which are the most fun?Type of festivalExample of festivalReasons for your choiceMost importantMost funHomeworkHomeworkWrite a passage on the topic “the Most Fun Festival ”
