人教版必修三英语第一单元阅读精品课件.pptVIP

Unit1 Festivals around the world Warming-up and Reading Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to lead the ancestors back to home. When the festival is over, thousands of lanterns are placed into the water and they drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.  What do Chinese people do at the mid-autumn festival? They admire the moon and enjoy mooncakes. * What have you done in Spring Festival? Discussion festivals Festivals to honour people Ancient Festival Harvest Festivals Festivals of the Dead Skimming What festivals are mentioned in the text? Spring Festivals Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of ______________, ______ __________and ________ ______. Other celebrations were held ___________ _____________________. They have many ______, some_______, some _______, and some for _________________. Today’s festivals the cold weather planting in spring harvest in autumn after hunters had caught animals origins religious seasonal special people or events Fast Reading Spring Festivals Harvest Festivals Festivals to Honor People To honor the dead, or satisfy the ancestors Festivals of the Dead Aim / Reasons Kinds of Festivals To honor famous people To be grateful for harvest and the agricultural work is over To look forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring Why They are held to_______________, or ______ the ancestors, who could return either to ______or to__________. What festivals are mentioned in this part? Obon (Japan) The Day of the Dead (Mexico) Halloween honour the dead satisfy help do harm How to celebrate Where Festivals Japan Obon Festivals of the dead Clean the graves, light incense and lamps, play music The Day of the Dead Mexico Eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with bones on them; offer a lot to the dead. Halloween Go to neighbors’ homes to ask for sweets or play a trick on them. western Obon in Japan The Day of the Dead in Mexico Pumpkin head Halloween Masks The ni