Unit1 Festivals around the world课件.pptVIP

Unit1 Festivals around the world (Learning about language) People in the United States______ their mother with a special day--- Mothers’ Day. It _________in May. The day is________to show love and respect for mother. On Mothers’ Day people _________and wear carnations(康乃馨). People hold the ______that a red one symbolizes(象征) a living mother while a white one symbolizes a dead one. Many people attend ___ _____activities ___________the dead ones. The Spring Festival 春节是告别冬天迎来春天的最富有生机的日子。它通常发生在一月末或者二月初。全家人聚在一起吃团圆饭(a feast of reunion) 。孩子们盛装打扮，放着烟火（fireworks），玩的很开心。而且，家长们给孩子压岁钱，这件事情使孩子们很满意。 Homework I. Improve your writing after class II. 用括号里所给的词完成句子 1 我们的对他的回答很满意 （satisfy) 2 我们聚在一起玩的很开心 (get together, have fun with) 3 2012奥运会在伦敦举行 (take place) 4他画了一幅画以纪念他的父亲 （in memory of） * * * Kinds of Festivals Festivals of the Dead Festivals to Honor People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals Festivals of the Dead Oban (Japan) Day of the Dead (some Western countries) Halloween (Mexico) The festivals of the Dead are held ____________ the dead or _______ancestors, Halloween is children’s festival, they can ________ and go to their neighbors’ to ask for sweets. If the neighbors do not give any sweets, the children might _____________ them. in memory of satisfy dress up play a trick on Festivals to honor people Dragon Boat Festival (China) Columbus Day (India) festival to honor Gandhi (In the USA) 1. Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Qu Yuan in the New World. (True or False) 2. India has a national festival to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s independence from Britain. (True or False) Harvest Festival Harvest (In European countries ) Thanksgiving (China and Japan) Mid-autumn (In European countries) How do people celebrate the festivals ? *decorate…with… *get together to … *win awards for … *admire