高中英语教学课件：B3U1Reading-.ppt

Festivals and Celebrations By the end of the period:Ss will discover the reasons for festivals and celebrations.Ss will learn to introduce a Chinese traditional festival. Tomb Sweeping Day / the Qingming Festivalsweep the tomb of our ancestorsoffer them food and drinksburn paper money for thempray to our ancestors for blessinggo for a spring outing...to honor the deadto show respect for our ancestorsIt is a special occasion that allows us to honor the dead or show respect for our ancestors. This deeply rooted tradition has been an important part of Chinese culture for a very long time, and will continue to live forever in the hearts of the Chinese people.On Tomb Sweeping Day, we usually come back and sweep the tomb of our ancestors. We also offer them food and drinks and burn paper money for them, praying to our ancestors for blessing. Besides, it’s the best time to go for a spring outing for it is believed that everything in the nature takes on a new look on that day.Tomb Sweeping Day, one of the most significant Chinese traditional festivals, falls / takes place / occurs on April 4th this year. Basic paragraph structureTopic sentence (Main idea) + Supporting details (Specific information)topic sentenceWhy do we celebrate festivals? Para1:Topic sentence: Supporting details:Festivals are celebrated all around the world.origins of festivalsseasons of the yearreligionsfamous figuresimportant events…spirit of festivalssharing joy, gratitude, love or peaceDespite different _____, festivals celebrated all around the world have the common _____ of sharing joy, gratitude, love or peace.originsspirit Para2:Topic sentence: Supporting details:Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture.Purpose:Examples:The harvest festival popular in almost every culture is celebrated to ________________________ for the year’s good harvest.to show that they are grateful for …placetimecustomsancient EgyptEuropean countries /Chi