M3U1Reading1--Festivalsaroundtheworld课件.pptxVIP

Festivals around the world;Festivals; look at the pictures and title of the passage on SB P1-2 .Discuss in pairs what kind of information you think will be introduced in the passage.;Festival and Celebrations;How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage? What are they?;Skim the reading passage and then fill in the following chart.;Festivals;Harvest Festivals ;Ancient Festivals(P1) ;Columbus Day;Harvest Festivals;Purposes ; Activities;Obon（盂兰盆） in Japan;Obon in Japan;The Day of the Dead in Mexico;pumpkin head;Festivals to Honour People(P3);Harvest Festivals(P4);Meanings ; Activities; Do you know the symbols of Easter? ;1). What are festivals of the dead usually for? Festivals of the dead are for honoring or satisfying dead ancestors or others, who some people believe might return either to help or do harm to living people.;2). What makes autumn festivals happy events? people are grateful because their food is gathered for winter and the hard agricultural work is over. 3). What do people usually do at spring festivals? people usually have dances, carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring.;4).What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations? we can enjoy life/ be proud of our customs/ forget our work for a little while.;5). Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and China. What things are similar? What things are different? ;Differences: the Mexicans eat special food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones”, the Chinese and Japanese do not do that.;Fill the following blanks.;______ _____ ______ and Columbus Day. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _________ for the winter and the __________work is over. And the most ________ and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the ______ of spring, such as the ______ New Year, at which people have a very good time.Some Western c