1、Unit 1,Festivals and Celebrations,Reading Tips,在閱讀每個段落時(shí)，要注意 綜合運(yùn)用略讀(skimming) 與掃讀(scanning)這兩種方法。,Skimming,Reading Comprehension I,How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. 2. The beginning of festivals of the dead is related to _. A. religion B. se

2、asons C. special people D. hunting,Dont forget “Ancient festival”,3. 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,4. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? A. Carn

3、ival and Columbus Day. B. Halloween and Spring Festivals. C. Thanksgiving Festivals and Obon. D. Valentines Day and FoolsDay.,A. The ancient people always worry about their food. B. Halloween is a festival intended to honour the hero. C. To honor the great poet Qu Yuan, people celebrate the Dragon B

4、oat Festival. D. Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.,5. Which of the following is right?,Fill in the following chart.,scanning,Reading Comprehension II,Detailed Reading,Ancient Festivals,Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of the _ _, planting in _ and harvest in _. Todays festivals hav

5、e many _, some _, some seasonal and some for special _ or _.,events,cold weather,spring,autumn,origins,religious,people,How do Japanese honour their ancestors?,They have a festival called Obon, when people should go to clean the graves and light incense to honour their ancestors. They light lamps an

6、d play music.,Festivals of the Dead,Obon in Japan,What do people in Mexico do in memory of the dead?,They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead on the Day of the Dead. People eat certain food on that day.,The Day of the Dead in Mexico,What do people in Western countries do in memory of the dead?

7、,They used to believe in the return of the spirits of dead people. It is now a childrens festival, when they dress as witches and ghosts and go to their neighbours homes to ask for sweets.,pumpkin head,Halloween in Western countries,mask,Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and China.

8、What things are similar and 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, flowers and gifts to the dead. However, there are some differe

9、nces. The Mexicans eat special food that looks like bones, something the Chinese and Japanese do not do.,Festivals to Honour People,Match the festivals with the proper people.,Columbus Day,National Festival on October 2,The Dragon Boat Festival,China,India,USA,Harvest Festivals,People will _ on Than

10、ksgiving festivals. 1. 2. 3.,decorate churches and town halls,get together to have meals,win awards for their farm produce,Compared with Thanksgiving festivals in Western countries, what different activities do China and Japan have in mid-autumn festivals?,People admire the moon and in China, enjoy

11、mooncakes.,Spring Festivals,At spring festivals, people usually have dances, carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring.,How did you spend your Spring Festival this year?,What does Easter celebrate? Do you know the symbols of Easter?,It celebrates the retu

12、rn of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life.,Easter eggs and Easter Bunnies.,Do you know the date of Japans Cherry Blossom Festival?,March 15- April 15,Based on the reading passage, what do most festivals seem to have in common? Talk with your partner and fill in the chart below.

13、,Three common things might be from the following: food, music, entertainment, being with family and friends, dance, lights or fires, remembering events or people.,Discussion,Discuss in pairs which festivals you think are the most important and which are the most fun. Then fill in the chart below wit

14、h your ideas.,Group Work,Work in groups and create your own festival and then report it to the class.,Name of the festivals: Date: Meaning: Why it is celebrated: How it is celebrated:,Quiz,There are all kinds of festivals and _ around the world, which are held for different reasons. The _ _ were mai

15、nly held at three times a year. Some festivals are held to _ the dead or satisfy the _ in case they might return either to help or to _ _, while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods, such as,celebrations,harm,do,ancestors,honor,festivals,ancient,Answer:,_ _ _ and Columbus Day.

16、 Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _ for the winter and the _work is over. And the most _ and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the _ of spring, such as the _ New Year, at which people have a very good time. Some West

17、ern countries have very exciting _. Festivals let us enjoy _.,agricultural,gathered,Lunar,coming,Dragon Boat Festival,energetic,carnivals,life,Translation,Quiz II,At that time _ (人們就 會挨餓) if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. 2. For the Japanese festival Obon, _ _(人們要掃墓) and light incense _ (紀(jì)念) their ancestors. 3. At the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may _ _ (給孩子們壓歲錢).,people would starve,sho