人教版必修三Unit1festivals and celebrations-reading.pptVIP

Chinese Festivals Foreign and international festivals Easter honour Why do we hold festivals of the dead? Festivals of the dead are usually held to _________ the dead or _________the ancestors，who might return either to help or to do harm. Please read paragraphs 3 and 4 to answer the following questions Why do people celebrate the festivals to honor them? Spring Festivals StepIV Discussion Discussion: Which festivals do you think are the most important and which are the most fun? Most fun Most important Reasons for your choice Example of festival Type of festival * Unit1 Festivals around the world How many festivals do you know? The Double Ninth Festival The Double Seventh Festival September 10 Lunar January 15 The Spring Festival October 1 Lunar May 5 The Qingming Festival Tree-planting Day Time Festivals The Lantern Festival Lunar January 1 April 4 - 6 The Dragon-boat Festival March 12 Lunar July 7 Teachers’ Day Lunar September 9 National Day Time Festivals New Year’s Day December 25 The fourth Thursday in November Halloween Children’s Day May 1 Fool’s Day February 14 January 1 Valentine’s Day April 1 Labour’s Day June 1 October 31 Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day ?????????????????????????????? ? WH041 Monster Mash Napkins ? WH039 Monster Mash Plates ? ? ????????????????????????????? ? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ? ? ? ? ? Easter eggs In late March or early April Easter Celebrate Jesus’s resurrection (庆祝耶稣复活) 丰收 饿死 起源，由来 祖先，祖宗 信仰，信任 纪念，追念 1. harvest 2. starve 3. origin 4. ancestor 5. belief 6. in memory of 7.play a trick on … 8. gather 9.award 10.admire 11.dress up 12.have fun with 搞恶作剧，开玩笑 搜集；集合；聚集 奖品；授予 赞美；钦佩；羡慕 盛装；打扮；装饰 玩得开心 Skim the whole passage quickly to find the four kinds of modern festivals and the main idea. Festivals of the Dead Festivals to Honor People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals Step I : Skimming （略读） How many parts can you di