1、FESTIVALNew YearNational DayChristmasFathers DayChildrens DayMothers DayDragon BoatFestivalTeachers DaySpring FestivalMay DayArmy DayMid-Autumn DayWhat festivals do you know?When do they take place?Spring FestivalJanuary 1 at lunar calendar Lantern FestivalJanuary 15 at lunar calendar Dragon Boat Fe
2、stival May 5 at lunar calendar Mid-autumn DayAugust 15 at lunar calendar Easter around March 22 April 25 Thanksgiving Daythe last Thursday of NovemberHalloween October 31Christmas DayDecember 25 1.What festivals or celebrations do you have in your city or town?What part of a festival do you like bes
3、t-the activities,the music,the sights,the food or the people who visit?Work in groups and talk about the two questions.2.Look at the pictures and title of the passage below.Discuss in pairs what kind of information you think will be introduced in the passage.Read through the passage and find out how
4、 many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage?1.Ancient festivals2.Festivals of the Dead3.Festivals to Honor the People4.Harvest Festivals5.Spring FestivalsWhats the main idea of the text?How many kinds of festival are mentioned?What are they?Read the text quickly and answer the following qu
5、estion.The text mainly tells us about some of todays festivals.There are three kinds of festivals.Some are religious,some are seasonal and some are for special people or events.人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）What festivals are mentioned in each paragraph and what d
6、o the ancient festivals celebrate?Para.1 Ancient Festivalscelebrate the end of the cold weather,planting in spring and harvest in autumn;celebrate when hunters catch animals.人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）Para.2 Festivals of the DeadJapan-ObonMexico-Day of the Dead
7、America-HalloweenPara.3 Festivals to Honour PeopleChina-Dragon Boat Festival USA-Columbus DayIndia-festival to honour Gandhi人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）Obon（盂兰盆）（盂兰盆）in Japan人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）Dragon Boat Festival人教
8、版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）Columbus Day人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）Para.4 Harvest FestivalsEuropean and other countries-Harvest and Thanksgiving FestivalChina and Japan-Mid-Autumn festivalPara.5China-Spring festivalSome Weste
9、rn countries-Easter and related holidaysJapan-Cheery Blossom Festival人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）Harvest Festivals 人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）Halloween(万圣节万圣节)人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PP
10、T）Read the passage carefully and answer the questions with the help of the pictures.人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）What would people celebrate at these three times of a year?Why do you think music and fire or light are used in festivals?Ancient Festivals人教版高中英语必修三U
11、nit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）What kind of things are done to honour the dead?Why do you think about the Mexican practice of making cakes with skulls and bones?Mexican Day of the Dead人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）Obon(日本盂兰盆节日本盂兰盆节)人教版高中英语必
12、修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Reading（共41张PPT）What do you know about Halloween?HalloweenWhat festivals or celebrations can you think of that honour famous people or important events?the Dragon Boat Festival Who do you think should have a festival to honour them?Why?Columbus DayHarvest Fe
13、stival Thanksgiving DayDo you know any harvest celebrations in China?1.Why did ancient people celebrate after hunters had caught animals?A.Because they had no food to eat except animals.B.Because they wouldnt go hungry when food was found.C.Because animals were their favourite food at that time.D.Be
14、cause they wanted to show their admiration for the hunters.Choose the best answer.2.Whats the right time order of the following festivals?a.Easter b.b.Cherry Blossom Festival c.c.Western carnivalsA.c;a;b B.c;b;a B.C.a;b;c D.a;c;b1)What are festivals of the dead usually for?Festivals of the dead are
15、for honouring or satisfying dead ancestors or others,who some people believe might return to help or harm living people.Use the information from the reading passage to answer the following questions.2)What makes autumn festivals happy events?Autumn festivals are happy events because people are thank
16、ful that food is ready for winter and the hard farm work is finished.3)What do people usually do at spring festivals?At spring festivals,people usually have dances,carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring.4)What is one important reason to have festivals
17、and celebrations?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.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 festiva
18、ls 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,flowers and gifts to the dead.However,there are some difference.The Mexicans eat special food that looks like bones,something the Chinese and Japanese do not do.
19、6)What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?Festivals let us enjoy life,be proud of our customs and forget our daily life for a little while.Which festivals you think are the most important and which are the most fun.Type of festivalExample of festivalReasons for your choiceMost importantMost fun1.Go over the text,write a summary of the text(about 100 words)and retell the text according to your summary.2.Try to find out as much information as possible about festivals around the world.You can surf the Internet or refer to the books.
