高中英语必修 节日.ppt

恒谦教育 Pre-reading 1. What festivals or celebrations do you know? What part of a festival do you like best- the activities, the music, the sights, the food or the people who visit? Some Chinese Festivals 农历正月初一春节(the Spring Festival) 农历正月十五元宵节(Lantern Festival) 农历五月初五端午节(the Dragon-Boat Festival) 农历七月初七乞巧节(中国情人节）(Double-Seventh Day) 农历八月十五中秋节(the Mid-Autumn Festival) 农历九月初九重阳节(the Double Ninth Festival) Some Western Festivals 1月1日元旦（New Years Day) 2月14日情人节(Valentines Day) 10月31日万圣节(Halloween) 12月25日圣诞节(Christmas Day) 春分月圆后的第一个星期日复活节(Easter Monday) 5月第二个星期日母亲节(Mothers Day) 6月第三个星期日父亲节(Fathers Day) 11月最后一个星期四美国感恩节(Thanksgiving Day) Based on the reading passage, what do most festivals seem to have in common? Talk with your partner and fill in the chart below. Three common things might be from the following: food, music, entertainment, being with family and friends, dance, lights or fires, remembering events or people. —She looks very happy. She ___ have passed the exam. —I guess so. It’s not difficult after all. （2007 江苏卷） A. should B. could C. must D. might 2. —Where is my dictionary? I remember I put it here yesterday. —You ______ it in the wrong place. （2007 江西卷） A. must put B. should have put C. might put D. might have put 3. 一What does the sign over there read? 一“No person ________ smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in this area.” （2007 四川卷） A. will B. may C. shall D. must What does Easter celebrate? Do you know the symbols of Easter? It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life. Easter eggs and Easter Bunnies. Do you know the date of Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival? March 15- April 15 3 2 1 Reasons why they are important to people everywhere Three