2016人教版九年级英语 unit 2 Section_B1课件概要1.pptVIP

Section B Period 1 (1a —1d) Can you name any foreign festivals? Christmas Halloween Thanksgiving April Fool’s Day Thanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday, falling on the fourth Thursday in November, to celebrate the harvest. The traditional food are roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream. April Fool’s Day is an old custom celebrated every year on the first day of April. Popular since the 19th century. On that day people play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. Saint Valentines Day (or Valentines Day) is a holiday observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it is not a holiday in most of them. Halloween is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October. Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ and a widely observed cultural holiday, celebrated generally on December 25 by millions of people around the world. Christmas April Fool’s Day Halloween St. Valentine’s Day Thanksgiving Fourth Thursday in November Try to match each day with the correct date. February 14th April 1st October 31st December 25th How much do you know about Halloween? Let’s see some pictures first. They look scary. They dress up for the festival. They knock on their neighbors’ doors and shout?trick or treat. Where is Halloween popular? When do people celebrate Halloween? What does Wu Yu think of this festival? Halloween is popular in North America. 1b Listen and answer the questions. They celebrate Halloween on October 31. Wu Yu thinks it is a fun festival. Many people make their _______ look scary. They may _______ the lights and light candles. They sometimes also put things like spiders and ghosts around the doors and _______. houses 1c Listen again and fill in the blanks. turn off windows 2. Little kids and even parents _______ as ghosts or black cats. They can also dress up as fun things like ______ characters. 3. Parents take their children arou