新人教版高中英语必修三unit1 Festivals around the world （warming up ＆ reading）.pptx

M3 U1 Festivals around the world Festivals and celebrations By Ellen Halloween Do you know any other festivals? Spring Festival Lantern Festival Valentines Day Easter April Fools Day Dragon Boat Festival Mid-Autumn Festival Thanksgiving Day Christmas Which festival do you like best? Whats the structure of the passage? Festivals Names of Festivals Countries Festivals of the Dead Festivals to Honour People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals Festivals Names of Festivals Countries Festivals of the Dead Obon Day of the Dead Halloween Japan Mexico some Western countries Festivals to Honour People Dragon Boat Festival Columbus Day festival to honor Gandhi China USA India Harvest Festivals harvest/ Thanksgiving festivals mid-autumn festivals European and other countries China and Japan Spring Festivals Spring Festival Easter and related holidays Cherry Blossom Festival China Some Western countries Japan To honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors Purpose: Festivals of the dead To honour famous people Purpose: Festivals to honour people To express thanks Purpose: Harvrst Festivals To look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring Purpose: Spring Festivals What did ancient people celebrate? What origins do todays festivals have? The end of cold winter, planting in spring and harvest in autumn, after hunters had caught animals Religious, seasonal, for special people or event 1. The ancient people needn t worry about their food. 2. People celebrate Halloween with a same purpose from the past. 3. Gandhi was a great leader who Indian people honour a lot. 4. China and Japan have the same activities of celebrating Mid- Autumn Festival. 5. Easter just celebrates the rebirth of Jesus. True or false Why do people celebrate those festivals?