《festivals around the world2》PPT课件.pptVIP

New words starve: 饥饿 origin: 起源 ancestor: 祖先 Obon: 盂兰盆节(日本) grave: 坟墓；墓地 incense: 熏香 in memory of: 纪念 feast: 节日；盛宴 skull: 头骨 dress up: 打扮；盛装 play a trick on: 搞恶作剧 award: 奖品 rooster: 公鸡 energetic: 充满活力的 carnival: 狂欢节 parade: 游行 Pre-reading 1. What festivals or celebrations do you have in your city or town? What part of a festival do you like best- the activities, the music, the sights, the food or the people who visit? Comprehending 1. The ancient people needn’t worry about their food. 2. Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead. 3. Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China. 4. Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn. 5. Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus. Homework 1. Go over the text after class and try to write a summary of the text (about 100 words) and retell the text according to the summary. 2. Prepare for “discovering useful words and expressions” on Page 4. (Ex1, 2 and 3) 3. If possible try to find out as much information as possible about festivals around the world. You can surf the Internet or refer to the books. * 濮阳市一高 郭荣梅 The second period Reading 2. Look at the pictures and title of the passage below. What kind of information you think will be introduced in the passage. What festivals are mentioned in each paragraph? P1. celebrate the end of the cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn; celebrate when hunters catch animals. P 2. Festivals of the Dead Japan Obon MexicoDay of the Dead AmericaHalloween P 3. Festivals to Honour People Dragon Boat Festival Columbus Day (India)October 2 P 4. Harvest Festivals Harvest and Thanksgiving Festival Mid-Autumn festival P 5. Spring festival Carnival Easter Cheery Blossom Festival I. Read the passage and then fill in the following chart. Western countries 6_______ Japan Countries 9_________ The Day of the Dead 2______ Names To honor the dead or satisfy the 1________ Purposes