高一英语必修3-unit1-reading-课件.ppt

Can you name some festivals in China ? Spring Festival On this day, people can remember their dead relatives and visit their graves on this day. Comprehending Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to lead the ancestors back to home. All night long, people dance and sing. 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.  In Mexico, day of the dead is a joyful annual celebration to honor the dead. It is believed that, on this day, the spirits of the dead return home to visit their families. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. Skeleton Costume On Halloween many children dress in costumes and go from house to house to ask for candy by saying ”Trick or Treat!” The saying implies that the children will play a trick on their neighbors if they are not given a treat. 1. The ancient people needn’t worry about their food. 2. Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead. Find important sentences 1.多数古老的节日总是庆祝严寒的结束，春季的种植和秋天的收割。 2.有些节日是为了纪念死者或使祖先得到满足，因为（祖先）可能回到世上帮助他们，也可能带来危害。 3.西方的万圣节前夕也有自己的起源，源自人们古老信念中望着返回世上的思想。 4.有些节日是纪念名人的。 5.在中国和日本都有中秋节，这时，人们会赏月，在中国，人们品尝月饼。 6.整个国家到处都是盛开的樱花，看上去就像罩上了一层粉红色的雪。 Useful expressions 1.自古以来 2.在那时 3.在寒冷的冬季 4.纪念死者 5.为了纪念 6.通向；导致 7.以…的形式 8.盛装打扮 9.捉弄 10.用…装饰 11.期盼；盼望 12.日夜；整天 13.好像 14.被…覆盖 15.玩得开心 16.以…自豪 Homework 1. Go over the text after class and find the sentences that you don’t understand 2. Finish exercise “discovering useful words and expressions” on Page 4. (Ex1, 2 and 3) 3. Find out as much information as possible about festivals around the world. Toys, decorations, and candies in the shape of skulls, are sold in the market-places at this time every year to honor ancestors. Halloween In the US and Europe Parade in the street trick or treat Pumpkin head Halloween Masks The night of October 31st, when it was believed that the spirits of dead people appeared, and whi