高中英语_Unit3_Lesson1_Festivals_北师大版必修1.ppt

Unit 3 CelebrationLesson 1 Festivals  Eleven Step 1 Before you start ,try to answer the following questions. 1.What’s your favorite season? Autumn Winter Spring Summer 2.What festivals happen during your favorite season? 1.Winter: the Spring Festival the Lantern Festival 2.Autumn : the Teachers’ Day the National Day the Mid-Autumn Festival 3.Summer: 4.Spring: Cold food festival Beginning of spring the Dragon Boat Festival the Children’s Day the Party’s Day the Army’s Day Double Seventh Day Step 2 Reading Task 1. Skimming *Please read the texts quickly and then match the pictures with the festivals. B C A C A B Task 2. Careful reading Exercise 1: Read the texts carefully and fill in the table with the information you read from the texts. The Mid-Autumn Festival Season date/ month 1. Typical activity or food 2. Changes of the festivals Traditional moon cakes are usually made with 3._____________. Meanings Past Nowadays September or October It is a special occasion for family moon cakes bean paste There are fruit, coffee , chocolate and even 4.__________ moon cakes ice-cream The Lantern Festival Changes of the festivals Typical activity or food Season date/ month Meanings Past Nowadays The fifteenth day of the first lunar month 1. It marks the 2._____ of the Chinese New Year celebrations. end 3. Sweet dumplings Lanterns were usually lit by 4._______ and decorated with pictures. candles Most lanterns are made with 5.______ ______ and batteries ,and they come in many shapes and sizes. light bulbs The Dragon Boat Festival Changes of the festivals Typical activity or food Season date/ month Meanings Past Nowadays 1. The fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year It marks the beginning of the 2._______ ________ of the year. Zongzi 3. 4.________ _______ races were organised only by Chinese people. People from 5._______ _______ also take part in the races. Dragon boat other cultures hottest season Exercise 2:True