Festivals and Celebrations

1. Festivals and Celebrations 高一必修三 Unit 1

2. Free talk Brainstorm some Chinese festivals The Spring Festival The Double Seventh Festival 七夕节 The Double Ninth Festival 重阳节 festivals The Lantern Festival 元宵节 Tomb Sweeping Day 清明节 The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 The Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节

3. What it celebrates？ What people do？ set off firecrackers Origin of the festivals staying-up /day and night belief dress up/ clothing agricultural FESTIVALS ancestor fun/feast celrbration gather custom visit

4. Brainstorm some festivals in foreign countries. Mother’s Day Carnival Easter Festivals of foreign countries Fool’s Day Father’s Day Halloween Thanksgiving Day Valentine’s Day Christmas

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?Give one sentence to describe it. festivals a.The passage is mainly about different _______ and the ways of ____________ and also the reasons why people celebrate them all over the world. celrbrations four b.The passage lists _____ kinds of modern festivals namely: Festivals _________ (即) Festivals _____________ Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals of the dead to honour people

6. Para 1 Ancient Festivals festivals Most ancient _________(festival) would celebrate the end of the cold weather , _________(plant) in spring and harvest _____autumn. Today’s festivals have many ______ (religion) , some ________(origin), some seasonal and some for special people_____enents. planting religious in origins or

7. Para 2 Festivals of the Dead ancestors Halloween Obon Mexico

8. graves bones dress up incense gifts music

9. Para 3 Festivals to Honour People Match the festivals with the proper people. National Festival on October 2 The Dragon Boat Festival Columbus Day India China USA

10. Para 4 Harvest Festivals Thanksgiving Festival Mid-Autumn Festival Harvest Festivals are always happy events because people are _______ (= thankful) that food is gathered for the winter____________________ (农活) is over. grateful the agricultural work

11. People will ________ on Thanksgiving festivals. A. B. C. D.all the above In European countries: decorate churches and town halls with… get together to have meals win awards for their farm produce

12. In China and Japan: People _______ the moon and in China, enjoy___________. admire mooncakes

13. Para 5 Spring Festivals 1. At festivals people can do all the following except _______. A. forget their work for a little while B. enjoy life C. travel around the world D. be proud of their customs 2. What do people not do in Spring Festivals in China? Eat dumplings, fish and meat together Give children lucky money in red paper Watch dragon dance D. Eat eggs and chocolates.

14. summing up The passage is mainly about different festivals and the ways of celebrations and also the reasons why people celebrate them all over the world.

15. Match Obon Festivals of the Dead Day of the Dead Cherry Blossom Festival Festivals to Honour People Halloween Dragon Boat Festival Harvest Festivals Columbus Day Easter Spring Festivals Thanksgiving

16. Group work suppose you make a phone call to invite your friends to a Chinese festivas ..In pairs make a conversation at least five turns each.(you can refer to the sentences at page 6) 1)How can you invite your friends to this Chinese festivals by making a phone call ? 2)If your friends know nothing about the festivals and don't want to go ,how can you persuade them to join you ? 3)How do you start a phone call to a friend ?How can you finish a phone call to a friend?

17. watch fireworks 看烟火 放鞭炮 农历 许多的 亲戚 和某人玩的开心 盼望,期望 发生 盛妆打扮 停车场 游行 set off firecrackers Lunarcalendar plenty of relatives have fun with sb look forward to takeplace dress up Parkinglot Parade

18. Retell the text and write down on your paper • Name some other festivals, like Peace Day, Friendship Day,…Day…… and note down your reason Homework

19. Thank you !