1、to studyto enjoyWelcomeWrite the correct word for each of the following meaningsa person related to you who lived a long time ago starvevi. & vt. (使）餓死；餓得要死to (cause to) become very weak or die because there is not enough food to eat ancestorn. 祖先；祖宗 trickn. 詭計(jì)；惡作??；竅門vt. 欺騙；詐騙an action which is inte

2、nded to deceive, either as a way of cheating someone, or as a joke or form of entertainment poeta person who writes poems n. 詩人gather vt. & vi. & n. 搜集；聚集 custom n. 習(xí)慣；風(fēng)俗 admire vt. 贊美；欽佩；羨慕to collect several things, often from different places or people a way of behaving or a belief which has been

3、established for a long time to respect and approve of someone or their behaviour, or to find someone or something attractive and pleasant to look at the feeling of being certain that something exists or is true beliefn. 信任；信心；信仰agriculturen. 農(nóng)業(yè)；農(nóng)學(xué)feastn. 節(jié)日；盛宴agriculturaladj. 農(nóng)業(yè)的；農(nóng)藝的farming energeti

4、cadj. 充滿活力的；積極的having or involving a lot of energy a day on which a religious event or person is remembered and celebrated originn. 起源；由來；起因the beginning or cause of something in memory of dress up play a trick on look forward to day and night as though have fun with期盼；期待；盼望搞惡作??；開玩笑 紀(jì)念；追念盛裝；打扮；裝飾好像玩

5、得開心日夜；晝夜；整天Matchingput up Spring Festival coupletshave family dinner watch Spring Festival Galareceive red packetsFebruary _Dec. _January _FESTIVALSNational DayChristmasDragon BoatFestivalMid-Autumn FestivalSpring FestivalArmy DayWhat festivals do you know?New YearMarch _April _May _June _July _Augu

6、st _Sep. _Oct. _Nov. _Thanksgiving DayWomens DayApril Fools DayFound a party saving Labour DayFESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONSSkimming 1.Whats the main idea of the passage?2.Whats the structure of the passage?1. What is the main idea of the passage? A. All festivals have been lasting for a long period. B.

7、 People like festivals just because they can eat a lot then.C. Different countries have different customs. D. People celebrate festivals in the same way.C2.APara.1How many origins of festivals are mentioned in paragraph 1? Kinds of FestivalsFestivals to Honor PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsF

8、estivals of the DeadObonJapanThe Day of the DeadMexicoHalloweenWestern countriesKinds of festivals Names of festivalsCountriesPara.2Festivals of the DeadFill in the chart.ObonClean gravesLight incenseLight lampsPlay musicClean gravesLight incense Qingming FestivalObon (日本盂蘭盆節(jié)) light lamps and incens

9、eclean graves The Day of the DeadEat special food.Offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead.Play musicOffer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. Qingming FestivalFestivals to Honor PeopleMatch the festivals with the proper people.Columbus DayNational Festival on October 2The Dragon Boat FestivalChin

10、aIndiaUSAPara.3Para.3Why do we hold festivals to honor these people?We hold festivals for memorizing some great people who helped and influenced human beings and society a lot.Festivals to Honor PeoplePara2-3Festivals of the DeadWhat do these two kinds of festivals have in common?Memorial festivalsP

11、ara.4Harvest Festivals What makes autumn festivals happy events? If you were a farmer at the Harvest Festival, what would you expect to get? Para.5Spring Festivals 1. Easter usually falls in February. 2. Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus. 3. When the Cherry Blossom Festival comes, Japan is covere

12、d with pink snow. 4. Both China and western countries have carnivals to celebrate the spring festivals. FTrue or FalseT F FPara.6 Why do we need festivals?DiscussionWhat else do festivals mean to us, besides entertainment and happiness?Group work: Create a new festival. Our class is going to celebrate a festival