Festivals and Celebrations阅读课教学课件.ppt

Unit1 Festivals around the world;Spring Festival;Lantern Festival;Women’s Day-March 8;The 1st day of May;The 1st day of June;Army Day-August 1st;The 15th day of the eighth lunar month;The 10th day of September ;The 1st day of October;Valentine’s Day——February 14;In February;Easter 复活节;April Fool’s?Day;Mother’s Day;Thanksgiving Day;October 31st;Christmas—— December 25;Task 2: Ask and answer the following questions in pairs: What does the Spring Festival / the Mid-autumn Festival/ the Dragon Boat Festival celebrate? 2. What do people do at the festivals? ;Task 3: Look at the title of the passage , the titles of the four parts of the passage and the pictures to tell what the passage is mainly about. ;Task 4: Do Ex. 1 at page 3. ;Task 5: Read the passage carefully and find the answer to the following questions. Then ask and answer the questions in pairs. What would most ancient festivals celebrate? 2. Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and China. What things are similar ? What things are different? 3. What do people usually do at spring festivals? ;Task 6: Group work: Do Ex. 3 at page 3. Work in groups of four to list three common things at most festivals and tell the reasons why they are important to people everywhere. ;Task 7: Suppose you are holding a TV programme called “ Festivals around the World”, try to introduce as many festivals to your audience as possible. ;Homework: Write a short passage introducing the Spring Festival in China. ;