1、Unit 1Unit 1Festivals and CelebrationsFestivals around the worldUnit 11.To learn some important new words and expressions.2.To learn the passage by skimming,scanning and careful reading(reading skills).3.To learn something about different festivals and celebrations around the world.Learning aims:一、单
2、词拼写一、单词拼写 根据读音、词性和词义写出下列单词。根据读音、词性和词义写出下列单词。1._ vt.&vi.收割收割 2._ vt.&vi.饿死饿死3._ adj.独立的独立的;自主的自主的 4._ adj.农业的农业的,农艺的农艺的 5._ vt.赞美赞美;钦佩钦佩6._ n.必要性必要性;需要需要7._ vt.擦擦;擦去擦去 8._ n.基督徒基督徒9._ n.信任信任;信心信心10._ vi.哭泣哭泣;流泪流泪 harveststarveindependentagriculturaladmirenecessitywipeChristianweep belief二、词组互译二、词组互译
3、将下列词组或短语译成中文或英语。将下列词组或短语译成中文或英语。1._ 发生，举行发生，举行 2._ 节日和庆祝活动节日和庆祝活动3._ 为了纪念为了纪念4.keep ones word 5._ 打扮打扮6._ 开玩笑，恶作剧开玩笑，恶作剧7.have fun with 8._ 聚集在一起聚集在一起9._ 盼望，期待盼望，期待 10.hold ones breathtake placefestivals and celebrationsin memory of遵守诺言遵守诺言dress upplay a trick onget togetherlook forward to屏息屏息玩得开心玩得
4、开心Chinese public holidaysInternational Womens DayNew Years DayChildrens DayNational DayLabour DayBrainstormingBrainstormingfestivalsTeachers DayfestivalsChristmasFools DayValentines DayCarnivalEasterThanksgiving DayMothers DayHalloween BrainstormingBrainstormingForeign Festivals&CelebrationsGuess wh
5、o“I”am according to my self-introduction and the pictures.GameGameSpring FestivalSpring FestivalIm the most important holiday in China.I always come on the eve of the lunar(农历农历)New Year and go on the fifth day of the first lunar month.Im kind of sad not that it is rainy,but that people remember the
6、ir dead relatives and visit their graves on my birthday.Tomb-sweeping Day Tomb-sweeping Day Dragon Boat FestivalDragon Boat FestivalLove the great poet Qu Yuan,love me.People eat rice dumplings and watch boat races in memory of Qu Yuan.Mid-Autumn Festival15th day of the eighth lunar monthEasterthe f
7、irst Sunday after a full moon on or after March 21Halloween(万圣节万圣节)November 31stThanksgiving Daythe fourth Thursday in NovemberMothers Daythe second Sunday in MaySkimmingReading Comprehension IHow many types of festivals are mentioned in the passageA.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.Dont forget“Ancient fes
8、tival”Fill in the following chart.scanningReading Comprehension IIObonHalloweenDay of the DeadDragon Boat FestivalColumbus DayIndiaEuropean and other countriesMid-autumn festivalsChinaEaster and related holidays Cherry Blossom FestivalOrigins of festivals Para.1Para.1Most ancient festivals would cel
9、ebrate the end of the _ _,planting in _ and harvest in _.Todays festivals have many _,some are_,some are _and some for special _ or _.eventscold weather spring autumn origins religious peopleseasonal庆祝严寒结束，春播秋收庆祝严寒结束，春播秋收Detailed reading How do Japanese honour their ancestors?They have a festival ca
10、lled Obon,when people should go to clean the graves and light incense to honour their ancestors.They light lamps and play music.Festivals of the DeadFestivals of the Deadthe festival of Halloween in some western countriesdress up,ask for sweets,play a trick onplay the“trick or treat“pumpkin headpump
11、kin headHalloween in Western countriesHalloween in Western countriesmaskmaskFestivals to Honour PeopleFestivals to Honour PeopleMatch the festivals with the proper people.Columbus DayNational Festival on October 2The Dragon Boat FestivalChinaIndiaUSAHarvest FestivalsHarvest FestivalsPeople will _ on
12、 Thanksgiving festivals.1.2.3.decorate churches and town hallsget together to have mealswin awards for their farm produceIn China and Japan:People _ the moon and in China,enjoy_.admiremooncakes Spring Festivals Spring festival in China Easter in western countries Cherry Blossom Festival in JapanWhat
13、 do these spring festivals celebrate?A.The return of Jesus from the dead.B.The end of winter and the coming of spring and new life.C.The getting together of the families.Para.5Para.5DiscussionDiscussionHow did you spend your Spring Festival this year?*eat dumping,fish and meat;give children lucky mo
14、neyQuizQuizThere 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 _ in case they might return either to help or to _ _,while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods,such as _ _ _ celebratio
15、nsdo harmancestorshonorConsolidation:Dragon Boat Festival and Columbus Day.Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _ for the winter and the _work is over.And the most _ and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the _ of spring,
16、such as the _ New Year,at which people have a very good time.Some Western countries have very exciting _.Festivals let us enjoy _.agriculturalgatheredLunarcomingenergeticcarnivalslifeHomeworkHomework1.Read the text again and underline some important phrases and difficult sentences.2.Writing:How did you spend your Spring Festival this year?Group WorkGroup WorkWork 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:
