module3-unit1-reading课件.pptVIP

Module 3 华南师范大学 张蓉 Unit 1 Festivals around the World Warming up What festivals are they? When do they take place? Spring Festival January 1 Lantern Festival January 15 Dragon Boat Festival May 5 Mid-autumn Day August 15 (lunar calendar) Easter around March 22---April 25 Thanksgiving Day the last Thursday of November Halloween October 31 Christmas Day December 25 Go through the passage quickly: How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage? Ancient Festivals Festivals of the Dead Festivals to Honor the People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals Pre-reading Pre-reading 1.When did ancient people celebrate? 2.What are festivals of the dead for? 3.Why are autumn festivals happy events? Guess First- Reading 1.When did ancient people celebrate? 2.What are festivals of the dead for? 3.Why are autumn festivals happy events? The end of the cold weather planting in spring harvest in autumn To honor the dead, or satisfy and please the ancestors, who could return either to help or to do harm. Because food is gathered for the winter, and because a season of agricultural work is over. Detail reading Paragraph 2: Festivals of the Dead Country Name of Festival When? How? Mexico the Day of the Dead Early November western countries Halloween (October 31) Japan Obon Mid July/August Paragraph 3: Festivals to Honor People country Name of festival when For whom China Dragon Boat Festival May5 in lunar calendar The famous ancient poet, Qu yuan The second Monday of October the U.S.A. Columbus Day Christopher Columbus India Oct.2 Mahatma Gandhi Harvest Festivals European countries China Japan How to celebrate Thanksgiving Day Mid-autumn festival 1) 2) 3) and Paragraph 4 Decorate…with… Get together to… Some people might win awards for… Admire the moon give gifts of mooncakes Paragraph 5: Spring Festivals China Western countries Japan Food What people do Spring Festival carnivals For what? Du