1、Festivals around the worldI.BrainstormingI.BrainstormingBrainstormingBrainstorming1.What kinds of festivals in China do you know about?The Dragon Boat FestivalThe Double Ninth Festival The Spring FestivalTomb Sweeping DayThe Lantern FestivalThe Middle Autumn Festival The Double Seventh Festival2.Wha
2、t festivals of foreign countries do you know?BrainstormingBrainstormingChristmasFoolsDayValentinesDayCarnivalEasterThanksgiving DayMothersDayFathersDayHalloween II.Information Introducing In April It is the time when Jesus Christ died and came back to life.Eat chocolate eggsEasterChristmas Day On De
3、cember 25th It is the birthday of Jesus Christ Go to the parties and churches,give cards and presents to our friends and relatives Valentines Day In February People send roses and cards to the people they love.Dragon Boat Festival In June The day that the poet Qu Yuan died Eat rice dumplings and wat
4、ch boat racesChing Ming Festival In April The day we remember our dead relatives Visit gravesMothers DayMothers Day In May We give flowers and presents to our mothers.Mid-autumn Festival In September The day we enjoy the full moon Play lanterns and eat moon cakesReadingWhich festivals are mentioned
5、in the passage?Listening&Skimming FestivalsCountries Obon Japanthe Day of the DeadMexico Halloweenthe Dragon Boat FestivalChinaColumbus DayUSAMahandas Gandhi DayIndiathe Mid-autumn Festival China/Japanthe Spring FestivalChinaCarnivalEasterCherry Blossom FestivalJapanThanksgiving festivalsFestivals o
6、f the deadFestivals to honour peopleHarvest festivalsSpring festivalswestern countrieswestern countrieswestern countriesEuropean countriesScanning 1.Which three times of the year did people celebrate in Ancient Times?Answer the following questions:2.What kind of things are done to celebrate the Obon
7、 Festival?3.Why does Indian have a national festival on October 2?4.How do Europeans celebrate Thanksgiving festivals?5.Name three things people do at Spring Festival.1.Which three times of the year did people celebrate in Ancient Times?a.The end of The cold weather;b.planting in spring and harvest
8、in autumn;c.When hunters could catch animals.2.What kind of things are done to celebrate the Obon Festival?People should go to clean the graves,light incense,lamps and play music.3.Why does Indian have a national festival on October 2?To honor Ganhdi who helped gain Indians independence from Britain
9、.4.How do Europeans celebrate Thanksgiving festivals?Decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruits;people get together to have meals.5.Name three things people do at Spring Festival.eat dumplings,fish,meat;give children lucky money;dragon dances;visit family membersWhile reading Enjoy som
10、e pictures and Enjoy some pictures and get to know the get to know the festivals mentioned in festivals mentioned in the passage.the passage.in JapanSpecially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to lead the ancestors back to home.Obon When the festival is over,thousands of lanterns are placed
11、into the water and they drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.The Day of the Dead in MexicoPeople offer food,flowers and gifts to the dead.Toys,decorations,and candies in the shape of skulls,are sold in the market-places to honor ancestors.Halloween ParadeHallo
12、ween In the US and EuropeThe jack-o-lantern is the most common symbol of Halloween.children dress in costumes and go from house to house to ask for candy by saying “Trick or Treat!”DRAGON BOAT FESTIVALboat and beat drums to scare fish awayto honour the famous ancient poet,Qu Yuanthrew glutinous rice
13、 dumplings into the sea to keep the fish from eating Qu Yuans body.Columbus Day in the USAin memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in AmericaOctober 2 is a national festival in India to honour Mahatma CandhiMahandas Gandhi DayGandhi is the leader who helped gain Indias independence from Brit
14、ainPeople are grateful because their food is _for the winter,and because a season of _work is over.gatheredagriculturalThanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday,falling on the fourth Thursday in November,to commemorate the harvest.The traditional food are roasting turkey,corn and pumpkin p
15、ies with ice-cream.The Mid-Autumn Festival late January or early FebruaryTime:coupletsParades,dancing in the streets day and night,loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds.Carnival Easter is an important religious and social festival in Christian countries.It celebrates the return of Jesus for
16、 Christians and the coming of spring.egg huntsthe Cherry Blossom FestivalEvery April when the country is covered with cherry flowers.Japanese go out with their friends or families,sit under the trees,sing and have a prehendingRead the passage again.Finish the following activities.Use the information
17、 from the passage to answer the questions.1.What are festivals of the dead usually for?2.What makes autumn festivals happy events?Festivals of the dead are for honouring or satisfying dead ancestors or others,who some people believe might return to help or harm living people.Autumn festivals are hap
18、py events because people are thankful that food is ready for winter and the hard farm work is finished.Use the information from the passage to answer the questions.3.What do people usually do at spring festivals?4.What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?At spring festivals,pe
19、ople usually have dances,carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring.It is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life/be proud of our customs/forget our work for a little while.Use the information from the passage to answer the questi
20、ons.5.Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico,Japan and China.What things are similar?What things are different?The Chinese,Japanese and Mexican festivals of the dead all have customs to honour the dead.The Chinese and Japanese go to clean their ancestors graves,and the Mexicans offer food,flowe
21、rs and gifts to the dead.However,there are some differences.The Mexicans eat special food that looks like bones,something the Chinese and Japanese do not do.Free talking Based on the reading passage,what do Based on the reading passage,what do most festivals seem to have in common?most festivals see
22、m to have in common?foodmusicentertainmentbeing with family and friendslights or firedanceremembering events or peopleu What is your favourite festival?Why?u When is it?u What is the festival about?u How long can we have for holiday?u What do we usually do in the festival?My favourite festivalMy favourite festivalDiscussing I like festival best.It is celebrated on to remember/in memory of It usually lasts days.People do suggested expressions:Compose some short sentences to introduce your favourite festivals.
