unit1_festivals and celebrations.ppt

Christmas Day Thanks-giving Day Valentines’ Day Halloween Easter famous people people countries Festival name The Dragon Boat Festival Columbus Day a national festival china The USA India Qu Yuan Christopher Columbus Mohandas Gandhi Happy events During the festivals, people may do the following EXCEPT _______ Decorate churches and town halls in European countries. B.Get together to have meals. C.Admire the moon and enjoy mooncakes all around the world. D.Some people might win awards for their farm produce. Why? Because the food is gathered and the agricultural work is over. The most energetic and important festivals 1.How many festivals are mentioned in this paragraph? 1) The Spring Festival in China 2) Carnivals in western countries 3) Easter 4) Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan 2. Please choose a festival you like most in this paragraph and intrduce it to your classmates. It should include name, time, country, activities and the reasons why you like it. Carnival parade Why are there so many festivals around the world? People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other; They let us enjoy life; They let us be proud of our customs; They let us forget our work for a little while. Festivals should not only be a day that we get together and enjoy ourselves, but more a day that is full of meanings. Nowadays, Chinese like western festivals more and more such as Christmas and Thanks- giving Day. People around celebrate Christmas probably because they want more festivals. Group work: Work in groups. Imagine that your class are going to set and celebrate a new festival together. The new festival should include: 1. The name of the festival ? 2. When and why do you decide to celebrate the day ? 3. What will you do on that day ? 1.Peace Day no fighting or conflicts are allowed. People learn and talk about peace. 2.Happiness Day People must only do things that will make others happy