高一英语Unit1 reading课件人教版必修三.ppt

Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to lead the ancestors back to home. All night long, people dance and sing. When the festival is over, thousands of lanterns are placed into the water and they drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.  They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. The jack-o’-lantern is the most common symbol of Halloween. DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL To honour the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan, who drowned himself in the Mi Lo River over 2,000 years ago to protest against the corrupt rulers. Legend says that as townspeople attempted to rescue him, they beat drums to scare fish away and threw dumplings into the sea to keep the fish from eating Qu Yuans body.  Part 6 What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations？ Homework 背诵单词。 背诵课文任意一段。 完成课本P4练习1—5。 Summarize and fill in the chart how how how how how why Spring Festivals why Harvest Festivals why Festivals to honour people why Festivals of the dead why Ancient Festivals To celebrate the end of the cold winter; planting in spring and harvest in autumn light fire and make music to honour the dead or satisfy and please the ancestors light lamps, play music, eat food in the shapes of skulls and cakes with bones, go to their neighbors to ask for sweets,dress up for their great contributions to the society or the country Dragon boat racing, eat zongzi Food is gathered for the winter. A season of agricultural work is over. decorate churches and town halls, get together to have big meals, admire the moon and eat mooncakes celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring eat delicious food; have exciting carnivals Retell the text by filling the following blanks: There are all kinds of festivals and __________ around the world, which are held for different reasons. The _______ _________ were mainly held at three times a year--- the end of the cold winter, planting in spring and harvest in autumn.Some festivals are held to _____