1、a1Festivals Around the World a2a3FestivalsNew Years DayNational DayChristmasThanksgiving DayMid-Autumn FestivalTomb Sweeping Day(清明节清明节)Valentines Day(情人节情人节)Dragon Boat FestivalDouble Ninth Day（重阳节）（重阳节）Lantern Festival（元宵节）（元宵节）Halloween(万圣节万圣节)Army DayInternational Womens DayEaster(复活节复活节)April F
2、ools Daya4 According to the title,what do you think the text will be about?a5Scanning:True or False1.The ancient people neednt worry about their food.2.Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead.3.Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China.4.Mid-autumn Festival is held
3、to celebrate the end of autumn.5.Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.FTTFFa6Detail Reading 1.When did ancient people celebrate?2.How did they celebrate?3.What did they believe?By lighting fires and making music.Paragraph 1:Ancient Festivals The end of the cold weather planting in spring harvest in
4、autumn Those festivals would bring a year of plenty.a7Paragraph 2:Festivals of the DeadCountryName of FestivalWhen?How?Mid July/AugustOctober 31Mexico the Day of the DeadEarly NovemberWestern countriesHalloweenJapan Obon a8Paragraph 3:Festivals to Honor PeopleChinaDragon Boat FestivalThe famous anci
5、ent poet,Qu Yuanthe U.S.A.Columbus DayChristopher ColumbusIndiaMahatma GandhiNational holidayMatch countries with the festivals and the people memorizeda9Harvest FestivalsEuropean countriesChina&JapanHow to celebrateThanksgiving DayMid-autumn festival1)2)3)andParagraph 4DecoratewithGet together toSo
6、me people might win awards forAdmire the moon give gifts of mooncakesa10Paragraph 5:Spring FestivalsChina Western countriesJapan FoodWhat people doSpring FestivalcarnivalsWhat for?dumplings,fish and meatlucky money;dragon dances;carnivals,familyEasterthe return of Jesus;the coming of springthe Cherr
7、y Blossom Festivala11There are all kinds of festivals and _ around the world,which are held for different reasons.The _ festivals were mainly held at three times a year-the end of the cold _ planting in spring and_ in autumn.Some festivals are held to honor the dead or satisfy and _ the ancestors in
8、 case(万一)they might_,while other festivals are held to _ famous people or to the_,such as Dragon Boat Festival and Columbus Day.celebrationsweather,harvestpleasedo harmhonorgodsancienta12Harvest and _ festivals are happy events because their food is _ for the winter and because a _ of agricultural w
9、ork is over,to which Mid autumn festival belongs.And the most _ and important festivals are the ones that _ the end of winter and to the coming of_,such as the lunar New Year,at which people have a very good time.Thanksgivinggatheredenergeticlook forward tospringseasona13A Chinese student and a fore
10、ign student meet.Introduce festivals in your own country to each other.Useful expressions:When is this festival celebrated each year?.What is it for?.How do you celebrate it?.When did it come into being?.Retell:make up a dialoguea14We can get to know Western tradition,customs and culture2.We can get
11、 more chances to enjoy ourselves3.Businessmen make more money We may spend too much energy and money on this festival 2.We may forget about our Chinese traditions and culture 3.We may admire Western countries too much good effectsbad effectsa15Work in groups.For example:Peace Day No fighting or wars are allowed on that day.People learn and talk about peace.Name:When to celebrate it:How to celebrate it:Theme(主题):a16HomeworkWrite down the design of your own universal festival,including the name,the theme and the activities to do.
