北京五十七中学高一英语北师大版必修一课件：Unit3Celebrations全单元课件.ppt

Culture Corner Which festival will pop up into your mind while seeing this picture? A witch flying on a broomstick with a pumpkin on her right palm. What can you see in the picture? Lead-in questions Carved pumpkins can be seen everywhere on Halloween Day. pumpkin People wear spooky costumes on Halloween Day. Let’s read and answer the questions What more else do you know about Halloween? 1.When does Halloween fall on? 2.What do children in western countries do on Halloween Day? When does Halloween fall on? Halloween falls on October 31 They wear spooky costumes and go from door to door saying “Trick or treat” and they are given sweets to take home. What do children in western countries do on Halloween Day? Read the passage and choose the best answers. 1.Halloween is one of the ____ holidays known to people. a)oldest b)newest c)scariest 2.To celebrate the New Year, the Celts danced in ____. a)party hats b)dresses c)animal heads and skin 3.The Catholic Church invented a holiday on___. a) 31 October b)1 November c) 3 December 4.Modern–day Halloween is mixture of ___ customs and holidays. a)Celtic , Roman and Catholic b)Roman and Catholic C) Celtic and Catholic Now dig up the details of Halloween as much as we can… 1. Why and how did the Celts celebrate the New Year over 2000 years ago? 2. Who adopted the Celts’ New Year customs when they invaded Europe? 3. What festivals did the Catholic Church in Europe invented on 1 November and later another one on 2 November? And for What did it invented the festivals? 4. How did people celebrate All Souls Day? 5. Why did people give food to other people travelling from village to village on the night of All Souls Day? 6. What celebration is Halloween related to according to the passage? 7. How did Halloween exist as it is today? 8. How was Halloween spread to the USA? Why and how did the Celts celebrate the New Y