1、Unit 1 Festivals Around the WorldPeriod 2 Reading&Comprehending Dragon Boat Festival May 5 Mid-autumn DayAugust 15 Easter around March 22-April 25 Thanksgiving Daythe last Thursday of NovemberHalloween October 31Christmas DayDecember 25 First ReadingFestivalsCountries Obon JapanDay of the DeadMexico
2、 HalloweenDragon Boat FestivalChinaColumbus DayUSAMahatma Gandhi DayIndiaMid-autumn FestivalChina/JapanSpring FestivalChinaCarnivalEasterCherry Blossom FestivalJapanThanksgiving festivalsObonDay of the DeadHalloweenDragon Boat FestivalColumbus DayThanksgivingEasterCherry Blossom FestivalFestivals of
3、 the DeadFestivals to Honour PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsTask 11.The ancient people neednt worry about their food.2.Halloween used to be a festival intended to honour the dead.3.Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honour a lot in China.4.Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of
4、 autumn.5.Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.FTTFFTask 2 Second Reading Part1When did ancient people celebrate?Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of_,_and _.Other celebrations were held _.the cold weatherplantingin springharvest inautumnwhen hunterscould catch animalsMost ancient festi
5、vals would celebrate the end of_,_and _.Other celebrations were held _.the cold weatherplantingin springharvest inautumnwhen hunterscould catch animalsPart 2What are festivals of the dead for?They are to _our ancestors/to make our ancestors happy so they wont harm us/to _our ancestors.honorsatisfyFe
6、stivals of the dead The ObonThe day of the deadHalloweenPart 2Obon 盂兰盆节盂兰盆节People go to clean the graves and light incense _their ancestors.in memory ofLight lamps and play music to lead the ancestors_back to earth.The Day of the Dead 亡灵节亡灵节In MexicoIn MexicoOffer _to the dead Cakes with_Food in sha
7、pe of_skullbonesfood,flowers and giftsPumpkin headPumpkin headHalloween MasksThe night of October 31st,when it was believed that the spirits of dead appeared,and which is now celebrated in the US by children,who _as witches or ghosts.Halloweendress upplay the“trick or treat“Dragon Boat FestivalChina
8、Columbus DayUSANational Festival IndiaPart 3Part 3Why does India have a national festival on October 2?To honour Mahandas Gandhi,the leader who helped gain Indias independence from Britain.Part 4Why are people grateful in harvest fes?People are grateful for the harvest/for the end of the agricultura
9、l work/the end of the hard work on the farms.People are happy that they will have food for the year.Harvest Festivals:What do people do on Thanksgiving Day?decorate churches and town hall.get together to have meals.win awards for crops and animals.church rooster=cock watermelonDecorate churches1.At
10、the spring Festival in China,people _ food,children may get _,and families _ the lunar New Year together.2.Some western countries have exciting _which include _,_ before _.3.In the Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan,the country _ cherry tree flowers so that it looks _ it might be the sea of pink snow.
11、eatcelebrateis covered withas thoughPart 5lucky moneycarnivalsparadedancing EasterCherry Blossom Festival (March 15-April 15)Listen to the passage and do the multiple choices below1.Which column can you read the passage from the magazine?A.Economy B.scienceC.Fiction D.culture D2.Which of the followi
12、ng statement is true?A.Before the hunting,celebrations will be held to hunters.B.In the Obon people should satisfy their ancestors by singing songs for them.C.The Halloween allow the children to frighten their neighbors.D.In mid-autumn festival Japanese people wont eat moon cakes.D3.According to the
13、 passage,it can be inferred that _.A.Christopher Clumbers was once the leader of the USA.B.American people will decorate the church and get together to have dinner and have farming match.C.Carnival will take place both in and out of China.D.Japanese people admire cherry blossom before the Christians
14、 celebrate the Easter.C4.Which of the following is not the purpose of celebrations?A.To have an abundant meal with families.B.To remind us who we are and where we come from.C.To forget the tiring work for a while.D.To make fun of each other.DDiscussion:What are the purposes of festivals?FestivalsTo have fun with each other To let us enjoy lifeTo be proud of our customsTo forget our daily life for a little whileTo honour the deadTo honour famous peopleTo celebrate harvestTo welcome a new year and look forward to the futureTo ask people to pay attention to something
