高一英語必修三Unit1ReadingFestivalsandcelebrations精品課件

1、festivals around the world unit 1 festivals of all kinds have many_: some _, some _, some for special _. origins religious seasonal the passage lists _ kinds of modern festivalsfour festivals for the dead festivals to honor people harvest festivals spring festivals namely: (即) skimming(略讀，瀏覽) para 1

2、 and sub-heading (副標(biāo)題) people or events festivals of the dead ancient festivals festivals to honour people harvest festivals spring festivals kinds of festivals names of festivalscountries festivals of the dead festivals to honour people harvest festivals spring festivals obon japan day of the dead

3、mexico halloween some western countries dragon boat festivalchina columbus day the usa festival on october2 india thanksgiving festivals european countries mid-autumn festivals china and japan the spring festival china easter christian countries cherry blossom festivaljapan what and when did ancient

4、 people celebrate ? most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of_, _and _. sometimes celebrations were held _. cold weather planting in spring harvest in autumn after hunters had caught animals. people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. festiva

5、ls of the dead 1. why are festivals of the dead held? to honor the dead or satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. 2. of the three festivals of the dead, halloween has a lot in common with the chinese festival: tomb-sweeping festival. (t/f) obon day of the dead hallowee

6、n f compare the festivals of the dead in mexico, japan and china. what things are similar? what things are different? the chinese, japanese and mexico festivals of dead all have customs to honour the dead. the chinese and japanese go to clean their ancestors graves, and the mexicans offer food, flow

7、ers and gifts to the dead. however, there are some differences. the mexicans eat special food that looks like bones, something the chinese and japanese do not do. obon in japan obon(盂蘭盆節(jié)盂蘭盆節(jié)) -is an annual buddhist (佛教徒佛教徒) festival , which takes place in july or august in japan. people hang lantern

8、s in front of their houses and float paper lanterns on the river in order to guide their ancestors spirits . why do you think music and fire or lamps are used in festivals? the day of the dead in mexicoin mexico festivals to honor people match the festivals with the proper people. columbus day natio

9、nal festival on october 2 the dragon boat festival chinaindiausa are harvest festivals always happy events? why or why not ? harvest festivals are always happy events because how do people celebrate the festivals (key verbs)? people are _ (thankful) that food is gathered for the winter and _ (農(nóng)活) is

10、 over . grateful the agricultural work thanksgiving festivals mid-autumn festivals decoratewith get together to win awards for admire enjoy spring festivals spring festival easter cherry blossom festival what do these spring festivals celebrate? a.the return of jesus from the dead. b.the end of wint

11、er and the coming of spring and new life. c.the getting together of the families. looks _ (as if ) it is covered with _ as though pink snow there are all kinds of festivals and celebrations around the world, which are held for different reasons. the ancient festivals _ three times a year - the end o

12、f the cold winter, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. some festivals are held _ the dead or to _ the ancestors, while other festivals are held to _ the famous people, such as the dragon boat festival and columbus day. took place honour satisfy fill in the blanks in memory of harvest and thank

13、sgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _ for the winter and because a season of _ work is over, to which mid-autumn festival belongs. and the most _and important festivals are the ones that _ the end of winter and to the coming of spring. now, people love to _ for the family reunions

14、, and _ each other. festivals let us _ our customs. agricultural gathered get together energetic look forward to fill in the blanks have fun with be proud of is it important to have festivals and celebrations? give your reasons. (group discussion） to enjoy life to be proud of our customs to forget o

15、ur work for a little while to get relaxed to get educated to enrich culture to develop tourism to promote economy work in groups. imagine that your class are going to set and celebrate a new holiday together: 1. what kind of day will you set to celebrate ? 2. when and why do you decide to celebrate the day ? 3.what you will do at that day ? peace dayfriendship day no fight no argument happiness day nature day no sorrowno pollution/destruction n1.peace day no fighting or conflicts are allowed. people learn and talk about peace. n2.happiness day people must only do things th