1、exchange giftshave a big mealLucky moneyset off firecrackers How do people celebrate Spring Festival?put up couplets(对联）Spring FestivalLantern Festival eat Tang-yuanguess riddlesmake lanternsTomb-sweeping DayMid-autumn festivalDragon-Boat FestivalThe Double Seventh FestivalValentines Day EasterHallo
2、weenChristmas Skimming:Divide the text into 3 parts and find the main idea of each part(1min).Part 1(para._)Part 2(para._)Part 3(para._)12-56the reasons and origins of the festivals Main idea of each part(2mins)1.Festivals for the Dead2.Festivals to Honor People 3.Harvest Festivals4.Spring Festivals
3、the reason why people celebrate the festivals1.enjoy life 2.be proud of our customs 3.forget our workDifferent kinds of festivals around the worldReasons :Reasons :Origins :l do people celebrate these festivals?to celebrate these festivals?1.Festivals for the Dead3.Harvest Festivals4.Spring Festival
4、s To honour the dead or satisfy the ancestors.Because of their great contributions to the society or the country.People are grateful because food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over.To celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring.do people celebrate these festivals?2
5、.Festivals to Honor People1.Festivals of the DeadJapanMexicoeat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with bones/offer food,flowers and gifts to the deadclean graves/light incenseLight laps/play musicHow to celebrate these festivals?people dress up and go to their neighbors to ask for sweets.Play tr
6、icks on neighbors some western countriesObonDay of the DeadHalloween2.Festivals to Honour PeopleGandhiColumbusSome festivals are celebrated _(为了纪念）them.in memory ofDragon Boat FestivalFestivals to honour Gandhi Columbus DayThey are all great people who devoted their lives to making a better life for
7、 people.3.Harvest Festivals1.Decorate churches and town halls,2.have big meals 3.win awards for farm produce 1.admire the moon,2.eat moon cakes.Thanksgiving DayMid-autumn festival 4.Spring FestivalsEat dumplings,fish and meatGive children lucky money in red paperDress in colorful clothing Have drago
8、n dances and carnivalsHow to celebrate the Spring Festival?In ChinaIn some western countries Easterhave exciting carnivals,including parades,dancing,loud music,and colorful clothing.the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new lifeit celebratesCherry Blossom FestivalIt looks _
9、it is covered with _as thoughpink snowIn JapanWays:Ways:Vary from festival to festivalVary from festival to festivalu have a big mealu clean and decorate housesu give children gifts or lucky money uit is a time for familiy memebers to get toghterFestivals of the deadFestivals of the deadGroup work:Introduce a type of festival Festivals to honnor peopleFestivals to honnor peopleHarvest Festivals Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals Spring Festivals 13241.Try to retell the text with only a few sentences.2.Finish exercises on Page 4.
