1、 Different cultures and traditions have different festivals! Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year. Different countries have different festivals. What festivals do you know about? Group work: Please make a list of three festivals you know, tell when they take place, what they cele
2、brate and what people do at that time. Which is your favorite? Why? 3. the 7th day of the 7th month Chongyang Festival the Double Ninth Festival 2. The 5th day of the 5th month - 1. The 15th day of the 1st month- the Lantern Festival (元宵节元宵节) 4.The 15th day of the 8th month - the Mid-autumn Festival
3、 the Dragon-boat festival (端午节端午节) (of Chinese lunar calendar) (农历农历) 5. the 9th day of the 9th month- Qiqiao Festival (the Chinese Valentines day) Some Chinese traditional festivals April 5th - Tomb-sweeping Festival (清明节清明节) name some western festivals Christmas Valentines Day April Fools Day Than
4、ksgiving Day Halloween Easter Obon(盂兰盆节盂兰盆节) -is an annual Buddhist (佛教徒佛教徒) festival , which takes place in July or August in Japan. People hang lanterns in front of their houses and float paper lanterns on the river in order to guide their ancestors spirits . It is a traditional festival in Mexico
5、 to honor the dead. People light candles at a tomb covered with flowers and food. Sugar Skeleton the Day of the Dead (亡灵节）亡灵节） Fast reading: 1. How many kinds of festivals are mentioned in this passage? 2. Finish Ex 1 P 3 Kinds of festivals Names of Festivals countries Festivals of the Dead Festival
6、s to Honour People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals Obon Japan Day of the Dead Mexico Halloween some western countries Dragon Boat Festival China Columbus Day USA Festival to honor Gandhi India Thanksgiving festivals European and other countries Mid-Autumn Festivals China and Japan The Spring Fest
7、ival China Easter some western countries Cherry Blossom Festival Japan Close reading: Finish Ex 2 P 3 Group work Based on the reading passage, what do Based on the reading passage, what do most festivals seem to have in common? most festivals seem to have in common? being with family and friends rem
8、embering events or people Understanding of sentences: How do you understand the following sentences? 1.Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year. 节日旨在庆祝一年中重要的时期。节日旨在庆祝一年中重要的时期。 2. Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancetors, who might return either to help or
9、 do harm. 有些节日是为了纪念死者，或使祖先有些节日是为了纪念死者，或使祖先 得到满足，因为祖先们有可能回到世上提供帮助，也有可能得到满足，因为祖先们有可能回到世上提供帮助，也有可能 带来危害。带来危害。 3. On this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them. 在这个重要的节庆日子里，人们会吃制成颅骨形状的在这个重要的节庆日子里，人们会吃制成颅骨形状的 食物和装点有骨头的蛋糕。食物和装点有骨头的蛋糕。 4. The western hol
10、iday Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. 西方节日万圣节也源自人们古西方节日万圣节也源自人们古 老的信念，认为亡者的灵魂会返回人间。老的信念，认为亡者的灵魂会返回人间。 5. In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. 6. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals ca
11、n be very happy events. 7. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow. 整个国家到处是盛开的樱花，看上去就像覆盖了一层粉红色整个国家到处是盛开的樱花，看上去就像覆盖了一层粉红色 的雪。的雪。 Choose one festival from those described and retell. Use about at least 30 words. Assignment: 1.Finish Ex 1-3 P 4 2. Recite the Paragraph about Spring Festivals 3. Make sentences with 6 of the bold faced words or expressions
