高中英语课件：高一第14单元阅读课.pptxVIP

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark. ----Tagore(泰戈尔)What is your favorite festival memory?Lets readRead the text again, divide it into 4 parts and find the main ideas.Part 1ParagraphMain idea1234Background information of creating Kwanzaa7 principlesHow people celebrate it / detail information about it.Effects of creating festivals1 2345FFTFFTFRead Para1 carefully and answer the questions.1. What’s Kwanzaa?It is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of African Americans.2.When do people celebrate Kwanzaa?The week following Christmas Day. Read Para2 carefully and answer the questions.1. When was Kwanzaa born?In 19662.Why did people create Kwanzaa?People created the festival so that African Americans would be able to celebrate their history and culture.Read Para2 carefully and answer the questions.3.What did the African first-fruit festivals have in common?1.People would get together to celebrate their harvest;2.They used to give thanks for their harvests and for life;3.They used to honour their ancestors, celebrate their past, and the group or society they live in.Read Para3 carefully and answer the questions.1.What are the principles of Kwanzaa?1.Unity 2.Self-determination3.Living together 4.Working together5.Purpose 6.Creativity7.FaithRead Para4 carefully and answer the questions.1.When does Kwanzaa begin and end?It begins the day after Christmas Day and ends on New Year’s Day.2.Why did people choose that dates?Because people who celebrate Kwanzaa can enjoy the spirit of the holidays without all the commercial activities of Christmas.Read Para4 carefully and answer the questions.3.How do people celebrate Kwanzaa? People celebrate it by lighting a candle each day and discussing one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa. On the last day of Kwanzaa, family and friends gather to enjoy a large meal and to celebrate the new year.Kwanzaa is a ______-day festival celebrating the _______ and ________ of African American