单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,*,Unit 1,Festivals around the world,1,Can you name,these festivals?,2,Valentines Day:February 14th,?,solar calendar（阳历）,lunar calendar（阴历）,3,the Double Seventh Day,Chinese Valentines Day,the seventh day of the seventh lunar month,4,Spring Festival,5,Christmas,6,Mid-Autumn Festival,7,Halloween,8,Easter,9,Dragon Boat Festival,10,Skim the reading passage and then,fill in the following chart.,Skimming,11,Kinds of,Festivals,Festivals of the Dead,Festivals,to Honour,People,Harvest,Festivals,Spring,Festivals,12,Kinds of Festivals,Names of Festivals,Countries,Festivals of the Dead,Festivals to Honour People,Harvest Festivals,Spring Festivals,Skimming,13,Obon,(Japan),Halloween,(western countries),Festivals of the Dead,Day of the Dead,(Mexico),14,Festivals,to Honor,People,Dragon Boat Festival,(China),Columbus Day,(USA),Festival to Honor,Gandhi,(India),15,Harvest,Festivals,Thanksgiving Day,(European countries,),Mid-Autumn Festivals,(China and Japan),16,Spring,Festivals,Spring Festival,(China),Easter,(western countries),Cherry Blossom,Festival,(Japan),17,Kinds of Festivals,Names of Festivals,Countries,Festivals of the Dead,Festivals to Honor People,Harvest Festivals,Spring Festivals,Obon,Day of the Dead,Halloween,Dragon Boat Festival,Japan,Columbus Day,Mexico,Mahatma Gandhi Day,India,China,Thanksgiving Day,Mid-autumn festival,Spring festival,Easter,Cherry Blossom Festival,Japan,China,China and Japan,western countries,European,USA,western countries,18,Scan the reading passage and then,answer the following questions.,Scanning,19,Festivals of the dead:,What kind of things are done to celebrate the festival Obon?,What is the origin of Halloween?,Clean the graves and light incense,light lamps and play music.,The Halloween had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of the dead people.,20,Festivals to honour people or Events:,Who does the Dragon Boat Festival honours?,Why does the India honour Mohandas Gandhi?,Because he was the leader who helped gain Indias independence from Britain.,The famous ancient poet,Qu Yuan.,21,Harvest festivals:,1.Why are autumn festivals happy events?,Because the food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over.,22,Spring festivals:,When do the carnivals take place?,Why is Easter an important festival for the Christians?,The carnivals take place forty days before Easter,usually in February.,Because it celebrates the return of the Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life.,23,Group Discussion,Discuss with your group members to,create a new,festival,.Prepare a short report and present it to the class.,Points to discuss:,When the festival takes place,Whats the purpose of the festival,What people do at the festival,What people eat at he festival,24,Do the EX3.EX4.on page 3,Collect information about festivals around the world from the Internet.,HOMEWORK,25,The ancient people neednt worry about their food.,Halloween used to be a festival intended to honour the dead.,Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honour a lot in China.,Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn.,Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.,F,T,T,F,F,T or F,Consolidation,26,When did ancient people celebrate?,What are festivals of the dead for?,3.Why does India have a national festivals on October 2?,Answer questions:,They celebrated at the end of winter.,They are to honour the dead,or satisfy and please the ancestors.,To honour the memory of Mahatma Gandhi.,27,4.Why are autumn festivals happy events?,5.Name three things people do at spring festivals?,6.What it one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?,People are grateful for the harvest/for the end of the hard work on the farms.,People eat,dance,play and listen to music,visit family members,have parades,give and receive gifts.,To have a break from daily life,to celebrate our customs/history/heroes,to enjoy meeting family.,28,Ancient Festivals:,The festivals were associated with seasons of the year,fertility,survival and fear of the unknown.,How many times would people celebrate the most ancient festivals in a year?,2.Why do you think music and fire or light were used in festivals?,Three times.,Because they thought theses festivals would bring a year of plenty.,29,1.,Which three times of the year did people celebrate in Ancient Times?,2.,Why do you think music,fire or light are used in festivals?,3.,What kind of things are done to,celebrate the Obon Festival?,30,4.,Why does India have a national festival,on October 2?,31,5.,Why are autumn festivals happy events?,32,6.,Name three things people do at spring,festivals,33,Ancient Festivals,why,how,Festivals of the dead,why,how,Festivals to honour people,why,how,Harvest Festivals,why,how,Spring Festivals,why,how,the end of the cold winter;planting in spring and harvest in autumn,light fire and make music,to honour the dead or satisfy and please the ancestors,light lamps,play music,eat food in the shapes of skulls and ca