Unit1Reading-Festivalsandcelebrations32[课件].pptVIP

Reading-Festivals and celebrations Unit 1 dumpling lucky money fire crack family members Spring Festival couplets Tomb Sweeping Festival clean graves in April the day we remember our dead relatives The 5th day of the 5th lunar month Zongzi Dragon Boat Festival Mid-autumn Festival (the 15th day of the 8th lunar month) moon cake admire the moon Predicting Look at the title, and pictures , and predict what the passage is mainly about? different festivals and celebrations around the world _____________ _____________ ______________ ______________ How many kinds of today’s festivals are mentioned in the passage? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. 2. What are they? Fast reading Festivals of the Dead Festivals to Honor People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals Find the topic sentence in each paragraph. Para1. Todays festivals have many origins… Para2 Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestora. Para3 Festivals can also be held to honour famous people. Para4 Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events. Para5 The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring 1.Which three times of the year did people celebrate in Ancient times? ____________________, _________________and _________________. the end of cold weather planting in spring harvest in autumn Careful reading 2. Did the ancient people worry about their food? Why? Yes ,they did. Because they would starve if food was difficult to find. Origins of festivals Festivals of the Dead Festivals where when What to do what to eat Obon In July or August ∕ The day of the dead In early Nov. Hallo-ween October31 ∕ Japan clean the graves light incences light lamps play music Mexico people offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead food in the shape of the skulls and cakes with bones on them In western countries Dres