bx3u1公開課WarmingupandReading

1、Festivals around the worldWarming Up and ReadingUnit 1Warming UpfestivalWhat words can you think of when you see the word ?Which festival is your favorite, and why?Look at the photos and guess : What festivals are they? What do they celebrate? What do people do?It celebrates the end of _ and the com

2、ing of _.The Spring Festivalwinterspringsee dragon dancesset off firecrackerseat dumplings and fishcelebrate the Lunar New Year togetherwatch the Spring Festival Gala give children lucky money in red paperMid-Autumn FestivalIt celebrates _.the harvestenjoy mooncakesadmire the moon with family and fr

3、iendsDuanwu Festival (Dragon Boat Festival)It is held to honour _.the Chinese famous ancient poet, QuYuaneat zongziwatch dragon boat racesput herbs on doorways for good healthhold the military parade National DayIt celebrates _.the founding of the Peoples Republic of Chinatake time off workgo travel

4、linggo shoppingPre-readingCan you name some other festivals in China?Can you name some other festivals in China?New Years DayWomens DayTree-planting DayMay DayMothers DayChildrens DayFathers DayLantern FestivalTomb Sweeping DayDouble Seventh FestivalTeachers DayDouble Ninth FestivalArmy Day元旦元宵節(jié)婦女節(jié)植

5、樹節(jié)清明節(jié)勞動節(jié)建軍節(jié)母親節(jié)兒童節(jié)父親節(jié)乞巧節(jié)教師節(jié)重陽節(jié)the Youth Day青年節(jié)元旦元宵節(jié)婦女節(jié)元旦元宵節(jié)植樹節(jié)婦女節(jié)元旦元宵節(jié)清明節(jié)植樹節(jié)婦女節(jié)元旦元宵節(jié)勞動節(jié)清明節(jié)植樹節(jié)婦女節(jié)元旦元宵節(jié)建軍節(jié)勞動節(jié)清明節(jié)植樹節(jié)婦女節(jié)元旦元宵節(jié)母親節(jié)建軍節(jié)勞動節(jié)清明節(jié)植樹節(jié)婦女節(jié)元旦元宵節(jié)兒童節(jié)母親節(jié)勞動節(jié)清明節(jié)植樹節(jié)婦女節(jié)元旦元宵節(jié)父親節(jié)兒童節(jié)母親節(jié)勞動節(jié)清明節(jié)植樹節(jié)婦女節(jié)元旦元宵節(jié)乞巧節(jié)父親節(jié)兒童節(jié)母親節(jié)勞動節(jié)清明節(jié)植樹節(jié)婦女節(jié)元旦元宵節(jié)教師節(jié)乞巧節(jié)父親節(jié)兒童節(jié)母親節(jié)勞動節(jié)清明節(jié)植樹節(jié)婦女節(jié)元旦元宵節(jié)重陽節(jié)教師節(jié)乞巧節(jié)父親節(jié)兒童節(jié)母親節(jié)勞動節(jié)清明節(jié)植樹節(jié)婦女節(jié)元旦元宵節(jié)重陽節(jié)教師節(jié)乞巧節(jié)父親節(jié)

6、兒童節(jié)母親節(jié)勞動節(jié)清明節(jié)植樹節(jié)婦女節(jié)元旦元宵節(jié)Can you name some foreign festivals?Christmas DayApril Fools DayHalloweenThanksgiving DayEasterValentines DayObonDay of the DeathColumbus DayFestival to honour GandhiCherry Blossom Festival圣誕節(jié)萬圣節(jié)復(fù)活節(jié)亡靈節(jié)甘地紀(jì)念日愚人節(jié)感恩節(jié)情人節(jié)櫻花節(jié)盂蘭盆節(jié)哥倫布日Carnival狂歡節(jié)Festivalsand CelebrationsReadingReadingB

7、efore reading ,lets get to know some foreign festivals mentioned in the passage. Cherry Blossom FestivalEvery April when the country is covered with cherry tree flowers,Japanese go out with their friends or families, sit under the trees, sing and have a picnic. Parades and dances in the streets day

8、and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds.Carnival It is an important religious and social festival for Christians around the world. It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life.Hunting for eggsEasterThanksgiving DayPeople usually decorate chu

9、rches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and get together to have meals. The traditional food are roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream. It is now a childrens festival.Children dress up as frightening and ugly ghosts or witches to their neighbours homes to ask for sweets.If the n

10、eighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them.HalloweenIt had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the sprits of dead peopleFast readingHow many types of todays festivals are mentioned in the passage? What are they?Four. Festivals of the Dead / Festivals to Honou

11、r People / Harvest Festivals / Spring FestivalsWhat is the main idea of the passage?The text tells us the kinds of_. They have many _,some _,some seasonal and some for _ or events.originsreligiousspecial peopletodays festivalsFestivalsCountries Obon Japanthe Day of the DeadMexico Halloweenthe Dragon

12、 Boat FestivalChinaColumbus DayUSAMohandas Gandhi DayIndiaMid-autumn FestivalChina/Japanthe Spring FestivalChinaCarnivalEasterCherry Blossom FestivalJapanThanksgiving festivalsFestivals to Honour PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsWestern countriesWestern countriesWestern countriesEuropean count

13、riesFestivals of the DeathT or FCareful reading The ancient people neednt worry about their food.Halloween used to be a festival intended to honour the dead.The Dragon Boat Festival and Columbus Day are held to honour the dead.Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn.Obon and Cherr

14、y Blossom Festival are the same countrys festivals.FTFFTWhat are festivals of the dead usually for?Answer the questions.Careful reading They are held to honour the dead or satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm.The Chinese, Japanese and Mexican festivals of the dead all

15、 have customs to _ _ _. The Chinese and Japanese _ _ _ their ancestors _, and Mexicans offer _, _ and _ to _ _. _,there are some differences. The Mexicans eat special food that looks like _,something the Chinese and Japanese _ _ do.honourthedeadgotocleangravesfoodflowersgiftsthedeadHoweverbonesdonot

16、2. Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and China. What things are similar? What things are different?3.What makes harvest festivals happy events? People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over.DiscussionDiscuss in groups of four: Wh

17、y do we have festivals and celebrations?Write a short passage about “my favorite festival”.Revise the reading passage and learn the important words and expressions.Homework My favorite festival is Spring Festival, which takes place/falls on the first day of the first lunar month in China. It is a time when people look forward to the end of the winter and to the coming of spring. While celebrating the festival, people past