九年级英语课件u1sectionA1.ppt

When is Clara going to Chiang Mai? Why is she going at that time? Check your answers. Clara is going to Chiang Mai in April because there’s a water festival there from April 13th to 15th. 2. Why are the Dai people mentioned in the dialogue? Because a water festival in Chiang Mai is similar to the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province. n. 清迈，泰国城市 3. When is the Water Festival in Thailand? And what do people always do? The Water Festival in Thailand is in April. People always go on the streets to throw water at each other. 4. Why do people throw water at each other? Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things. Then you will have good luck in the new year. Read and try to recite the conversations in 5-10 minutes. Role-play 1. Role play the conversation in groups; 2. Role play the conversation in front of the class We’ll see which group does the best. 2d Clara is going to Chiang Mai in two weeks. Though the April is ____________ month of the year there, Clara still wants to go there at that moment. Because there’s a ___________ there from April 13th to 15th. It’s __________ the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province. This is the time of the Thai New Year. People _______ the streets to ________ water at each other. The year is a time for cleaning and ___________ bad things. Then you’ll ________________ in the new year. Fill in the blanks According to the conversation. the hottest water festival similar to go on throw washing away have good luck 知识拓展 泰国泼水节 泰国泼水节又称“宋干节”，在每年的4月13日，历时三天，是泰国的重要节日。泰国泼水节代表着清除所有的邪恶、不幸和罪恶，并怀着一切美好和纯净开始新的一年。 每年4月13日到15日连续三天是泰国的宋干节，The Songkran Festival，又称“泼水节”。宋干是梵文，意为“太阳运行到白羊座，既新的太阳年开始”，这也是泰国一年中最热的时候。宋干节(泼水节)当天会一连举行三天的庆祝活动：从4月13日的宋干节或是除夕，到4月14日的新年暖身(Wan Klang或Wan Nao)及4月15日新年(Wan Taleung)。 在节日来临之前，人们要清扫家内外，焚烧旧衣服，以避晦气；节日期间人们则互相泼水祝福，还会举办布施法会、选美大赛、花车游行、美食展览、文化艺术表演等一系列庆祝活动。按照习俗，这期间人们白天要到寺庙中堆沙塔，插彩旗献花，祈求五谷丰登；晚上将浸有花瓣的香水洒在长辈的手臂上、背上，表示对长辈的美好祝福，此后长辈再将水淋在晚辈的头上，表示来自长辈的赐福。 泼水节的根本意义在于其清理和净化的过程——清除所有的