b3u1Unit 1 Festivals around the world-Warming-up精品.ppt

Unit 1 Festivals Around the World Period 1: Warming up Reading What kind of festival did we celebrate? Chinese festivals International festivals New Years Day International Womens Day Labors day National Childrens Day … Festivals are meant to celebrate times of year. Discuss: when they take place, what they celebrate and what people do at that time. Spring Festival January / February The end of winter, arrival of spring, Lunar New Year, reunion with family and relatives red paper; dragon dances; eat dumplings; New Year’s visit National Day October 1 The founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949 Take time off work; travel to visit family or to see other parts of China; go shopping Dragon Boat Festival The fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendar The memory of poet Qu Yuan Eat Zhongzi; watch dragon boat races; put herbs on doorways for good health Festivals Nowadays, foreign festivals are more and more popular in China. Can you list some? Let’s see some picture and guess. Obon Festival Cherry Blossom Festival Thanksgiving Day Easter Festival and Celebrations How do people around the world celebrate their festivals? Fast Reading Careful Reading The ancient people needn’t worry about their food. People celebrate Halloween with a different purpose from the past. Gandhi was a great leader who Indian people honour a lot. China and Japan share the same custom of celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival. Easter just celebrates the rebirth of Jesus. Comprehending 1. to satisfy 2. Obon 3. lamps 4. skulls and cakes 5. the dead 6. Halloween 7. sweets 8. famous people 9. In memory of 10. gathered Comprehending 11. Thanksgiving Day 12. mooncakes 13. coming of spring 14. Easter 15. cherry tree flowers Homework 1. Finish Ex 2. on Page 4. 2. 学英语报完形和阅读。(第二节下课交) *3. 看超级练1-5页的语言点。 * * the Spring Festival Lantern Festival 元宵节 Tomb-sweeping Day清明节 Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 The Double Ninth Day 重阳节 the National Day Youth Day Valentine’s Day Halloween Christmas Skim the reading