人教課標(biāo)高一 必修 3Unit 1第1頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)第2頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)FESTIVALNew YearNational DayChristmasFathers DayChildrens DayMothers DayDragon BoatFestivalTeachers DaySpring FestivalMay DayArmy DayMid-Autumn DayWhat festivals do you know?第3頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)When do they take place? Spring FestivalJanuary 1 at lunar calendar Lantern FestivalJanuary 15 at lunar calendar 第4頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)Dragon Boat Festival May 5 at lunar calendar Mid-autumn DayAugust 15 at lunar calendar 第5頁(yè)/共42頁(yè) Easter around March 22 April 25 Thanksgiving Daythe last Thursday of November第6頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)Halloween October 31Christmas DayDecember 25 第7頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)Choose one of the festivals, and think about:What people should do or not do.What it celebrates.FESTIVALSFoodWorkVisitDress upSingingDancingWatching TVMemoryFunJiaoziFruitDate第8頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)Spring Festival We celebrate the end of winter, arrival of spring, Lunar New Year, reunion with family and relatives. During Spring Festival, people give money in red paper to children; see dragon dances; eat fish, prawns and dumplings; visit family member.Sample:第9頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)1. What festivals or celebrations do you have in your city or town? What part of a festival do you like best- the activities, the music, the sights, the food or the people who visit?Work in groups of four and talk about the two questions.第10頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)2. Look at the pictures and title of the passage below. Discuss what kind of information you think will be introduced in the passage.第11頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)第12頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)Read through the passage and find out how many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage?1. Ancient festivals2. Festivals of the Dead3. Festivals to Honor the People4. Harvest Festivals5. Spring Festivals第13頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)Whats the main idea of the text? How many kinds of festival are mentioned? What are they?Read the text quickly and answer the following question.第14頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)The text mainly tells us about some of todays festivals. There are three kinds of festival. Some are religious, some are seasonal and some are for special people or events.第15頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)What festivals are mentioned in each paragraph and what do the ancient festivals celebrate?Para. 1 Ancient Festivalcelebrate the end of the cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn; celebrate when hunters catch animals.第16頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)P(yáng)ara. 2 Festivals of the DeadJapan - ObonMexico - Day of the DeadAmerica - HalloweenPara. 3 Festivals to Honour PeopleChina - Dragon Boat Festival USA - Columbus DayIndia - festival to honour Gandhi第17頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)Obon（盂蘭盆） in Japan第18頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)Dragon Boat Festival第19頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)Columbus Day第20頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)P(yáng)ara. 4 Harvest FestivalsEuropean and other countries - Harvest and Thanksgiving FestivalChina and Japan - Mid-Autumn festivalPara. 5China - Spring festivalSome Western countries - Easter and related holidaysJapan - Cheery Blossom Festival第21頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)Harvest Festivals 第22頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)Halloween (萬(wàn)圣節(jié))第23頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)Read the passage carefully and answer the questions with the help of the pictures.第24頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)What would people celebrate at these three times of a year?Why do you think music and fire or light are used in festivals?Ancient Festivals第25頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)What kind of things are done to honour the dead?Why do you think about the Mexican practice of making cakes with skulls and bones?Mexican Day of the Dead第26頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)Obon (日本盂蘭盆節(jié)) 第27頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)What do you know about Halloween? Halloween第28頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)What festivals or celebrations can you think of that honour famous people or important events? the Dragon Boat Festival 第29頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)Who do you think should have a festival to honour them? Why?Columbus Day第30頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)Harvest Festival Thanksgiving DayDo you know any harvest celebrations in China?第31頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)1. Why did ancient people celebrate after hunters had caught animals?A. Because they had no food to eat except animals.B. Because they wouldnt go hungry when food was found.C. Because animals were their favourite food at that time.D. Because they wanted to show their admiration for the hunters.Choose the best answer.第32頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)2. Whats the right time order of the following festivals?a.Easter b. Cherry Blossom Festival c. Western carnivalsA. c; a; b B. c; b; a C. a; b; c D. a; c; b第33頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)1) What are festivals of the dead usually for? Festivals of the dead are for honouring or satisfying dead ancestors or others, who some people believe might return to help or harm living people. Use the information from the reading passage to answer the following questions.第34頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)2) What makes autumn festivals happy events? Autumn festivals are happy events because people are thankful that food is ready for winter and the hard farm work is finished.第35頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)3) What do people usually do at spring festivals? At spring festivals, people usually have dances, carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring.第36頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)4) What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations? It is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life/ be proud of our customs/ forget our work for a little while.第37頁(yè)/共42頁(yè) Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and China. What things are similar? What things are different? The Chinese, Japanese and Mexican festivals of the dead all have customs to honour the dead. The Chinese and Japanese go to clean their ancestors graves, and the Mexicans offer food, 第38頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)flowers and gifts to the dead. However, there are some difference. The Mexicans eat special food that looks like bones, something the Chinese and Japanese do not do.第39頁(yè)/共42頁(yè) True or False1. The ancient people neednt worry about their food. 2. Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead. 3. Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China. 4. Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn. 5. Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus. FTTFF第40頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)1. Go over the text after class and try to write a summary of the text (about 100 words) and retell the text according to the summary.2. If possible try to find out as much information as possible about festivals around the world. You can surf the Internet or refer to the books.第41頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)感謝您的觀看！第42頁(yè)/共42頁(yè)