B3U1Festivals around the world Reading.pptVIP

课前延伸 1. In Valentines Day, what do people usually do? 2. When is Thanksgiving Day celebrated? What is it usually for？ 3. In which festival do the children ask their neighbors for sweets? What if their neighbors don’t give any sweets? 4. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. A quiz Find the words or expressions according to their English meanings. 2. Find the main idea of the text. A. The text mainly tells us the origin of festivals. B. The text mainly tells us the development of festivals. C. The text is about different kinds of festivals around the world, and the ways people celebrate them. D. The text is about the differences between the east and the west. 1. What are festivals of the deadusually for? Festivals of the dead are held to honour the dead or satisfy the ancestors. Important sentences in the text 1. Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. 本句中，who 引导了一个___________ 从句，either…or 译为______________ do harm ___ sb./sth.= be harmful to Translation：_____________________ _______________________________ __________ 2. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow. 本句中covered with cherry tree flowers，为_____________作状语， as though= _________ 译为：________ Translation：______________________ ______________________ 1. Retelling. Most ancient festivals would the end of winter, planting in spring and in autumn. Today’s festivals have many origins.