新人教必修3 Unit 1 Festivals around the world-Warming-upReading[课件].ppt

Unit 1 Festivals Around the World Period 1: Warming up Reading What kind of festival did we just celebrate? Chinese festivals Chinese Festival Spring Festival Lantern Festival Pure and Brightness Festival Dragon Boat Festival National Day Youth Day … The Double Ninth 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 Valentine’s Day Halloween Christmas Thanksgiving Day Easter Festival and Celebrations How do people around the world celebrate their festivals? Fast Reading Skim the reading passage and then fill in the following chart. Festivals Names of Festival 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 Careful Reading The ancient people needn’t worry about their food. People celebrate