1、Unit 1 Festivals Around the WorldWhat kind of festival did we just celebrate?Chinese festivalsChinese FestivalSpring FestivalLantern FestivalPure and Brightness FestivalDragon Boat FestivalNational DayYouth DayThe Double Ninth DayFestivals are meant to celebratetimes of year.Discuss:when they take p
2、lace,what they celebrateand what people do at that time.Spring Festival January/February The end of winter,arrival of spring,Lunar New Year,reunion with family and relatives red paper;dragon dances;eat dumplings;New Years visitNational Day October 1 The founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1
3、949 Take time off work;travel to visit family or to see other parts of China;go shoppingDragon Boat Festival The fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendar The memory of poet Qu Yuan Eat Zhongzi;watch dragon boat races;put herbs on doorways for good healthFestivals Nowadays,foreign festivals are
4、 more and more popular in China.Can you list some?Lets see some pictures and guess.Obon FestivalCherry Blossom FestivalValentines DayChristmasThanksgiving DayEasterFestival and Celebrations How do people around the world celebrate their festivals?festivalsfestivalsFestivals to honour peopleHarvest F
5、estivals Festivals of the DeadWhat festivals are mentioned in the text?Spring FestivalsFast ReadingSkim the reading passage and then fill in the following chart.FestivalsNames of Festival CountriesFestivals of the deadFestivals to honour PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsFestivalsNames of Festi
6、valsCountriesFestivals of the DeadObonDay of the Dead HalloweenJapanMexicosome Western countriesFestivals to Honour PeopleDragon Boat Festival Columbus Dayfestival to honor GandhiChinaUSAIndiaHarvest Festivals harvest/Thanksgiving festivalsmid-autumn festivalsEuropean and other countriesChina and Ja
7、panSpring FestivalsSpring FestivalEaster and related holidays Cherry Blossom FestivalChinaSome Western countries JapanIntensive Reading1.Which three times of the year did people celebrate in ancient times?Answer the following questions:2.Why does India have a national festival on October 2?3.How do
8、Europeans celebrate Thanksgiving festivals?4.What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?1.Which three times of the year did people celebrate in ancient times?a.the end of cold weather;b.planting in spring and harvest in autumn;c.When hunters caught animals.2.Why does India have
9、a national festival on October 2?To honor Gandhi who helped gain Indians independence from Britain.3.How do Europeans celebrate Thanksgiving festivals?People decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit;people get together to have meals.4.What is one important reason to have festivals and
10、 celebrations?It is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life,be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while.Find the sentence closest in meaning to the following one People celebrate some festivals to show respect for the dead or to make the ancestors satisfi
11、ed,who might come back to do good or harm.Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors,who might return either to help or to do harm.Translate the following sentence into Chinese and pick out the main structure The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that lo
12、ok forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.最富有生气而又最重要的节日，就是最富有生气而又最重要的节日，就是告别冬天、迎来春天的日子。告别冬天、迎来春天的日子。The festivals are the ones.There are all kinds of festivals and _ around the world,which are held for different reasons.The _ _ were mainly held at three times in a year.Some festiva
13、ls 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,such ascelebrationsancientfestivalshonorancestorsdoharmSummary_ _ _ and Columbus Day.Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the foo
14、d 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,such as the _ New Year,at which people have a very good time.Some Western countries have very exciting _.Festivals let us enjoy _.Dragon Boat
15、FestivalgatheredagriculturalenergeticcomingLunarcarnivalslifeu What is your favourite festival?Why?u When is it?u What is the festival about?u How long can we have it 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:1.Read the text again.2.Try to retell the text with only a few sentences.3.Polish the article My favourite festival.
