人教课标英语必修三 Unit 1 Festivals around the world Warming Up 课件.pptVIP

Unit 1 Festivals around the world Warming up;What kind of festival did we just celebrate?;;Spring Festival;According to the Chinese legends, there was a giant beast Nian who used to swallow humans in a single bite. Relief from the horrifying beast came only when people realized that Nian was scared of red color and loud noises. They started bursting crackers and used red color to scare the beast. Since then, this day was named as Guo Nian meaning “Pass over the Nian”. Chinese considered the day an auspicious one as it brought new life for them and celebrated it.;Customs ;年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on New Year’s Eve 饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli 八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding 汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice 糖果盘 candy tray; 恭贺新禧！ Best wishes for the year to come! 恭喜发财！ May you come into a good fortune! 心想事成 May all your wishes come true. 愿你健康长寿！ I want to wish you longevity and health! ;Festival of lanterns;yuanxiao;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;festivals;the Cherry Blossom Festival;Valentine’s Day;In February;Carnival Parade and dance in the streets day and night, with loud music and colorful clothing of all kinds. The Brazilian Carnival is one of the best-known celebrations.;The first Sunday after a full moon on or after March 21;Easter is an important religious and social festival in Christian countries. It celebrates the return of Jesus for Christians and the coming of spring.;Fool’s?Day;Mother’s Day;Thanksgiving Day;Thanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday, falling on the fourth Thursday in November, to celebrate the harvest. The traditional food are roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream.;November 31st;Christmas;; ;Which part of a festival do you like best— the activities, the music, the sights, the food or the peo