人教版高中英语 必修三 Unit1Festivals around the world Warming up andReading共37张.ppt

Festivals around the world Unit 1 Words and expressions Guess who “ I ” am according to my self- introduction and the pictures. Game Spring Festival I ' m the most important holiday in China. I always come on the eve of the lunar( 农 历 )New Year and go on the fifth day of the first lunar month. Colorful lanterns and delicious yuanxiao are my favorites. I ' ve got two names, both of which express my wish for good fortune, happiness and health. Lantern Festival Valentine ' s Day My birthday comes on February 14. Lovers send chocolates, roses and cards to each other. I ' m kind of sad not that it is rainy, but that people remember their dead relatives and visit their graves on my birthday. Tomb-sweeping Day Dragon Boat Festival Love the great poet Qu Yuan, love me. People eat rice dumplings and watch boat races in memory of Qu Yuan. Christmas Day December 25 is my birthday, when people go to the parties and churches, give cards and presents to their friends and relatives. Chinese public holidays International Women ' s Day New Year ' s Day Children ' s Day National Day Labour Day Brainstorming festivals Teacher's Day Chinese Festivals & Celebrations Labour Day 1st day of May Guess and say something about the festival according to the pictures below. Children ' s Day 1st day of June Mid-Autumn Festival 15th day of the eighth lunar month National Day 1st day of October Teachers ' Day 10th day of September festivals Christmas Fool ' s Day Valentine ' s Day Carnival Easter Thanksgiving Day Mother ' s Day Halloween Brainstorming Foreign Festivals &Celebrations Foreign Festivals &Celebrations Carnival ( 狂欢节 ) February 21-23 Guess and say something about these festivals according to the pictures below. Easter the first Sunday after a full moon on or after March 21 Halloween ( 万圣节 ) November 31st Thanksgiving Day the fourth Thursday in November Fool ' s Da y April 1st Mother ' s Day the second Sunday in May 1. What ' s your favourite h