高一英语必修UnitFestivalsaroundtheworldWarmingupandreading

高一英语必修UnitFestivalsaroundtheworldWarmingupandreading

Festivals around the world I. Brainstorming Brainstorming 1. What kinds of festivals in China do you know about? The Dragon Boat Festival The Double Ninth Festival The Spring Festival Tomb Sweeping Day The Lantern Festival The Middle Autumn Festival The Double Seventh Festival 3. What festivals of foreign countries do you know? Brainstorming Christmas Fool’s Day Valentine’s Day Carnival Easter Thanksgiving Day Mother’s Day Father’s Day Halloween What are these festivals about? Easter Christmas Valentine's Day Dragon Boat Festival Ching Ming Festival Mid-autumn Festival Mother's Day Chinese New Year II. Information Introducing In April It is the time when came back to life. Eat chocolate eggs Easter Christmas Day On December 25th It is the birthday of Jesus Christ Go to the parties and churches , give cards and presents to our friends and relatives Valentine’s Day In February People send roses and cards to the people they love. Dragon Boat Festival In June The day that the poet Qu Yuan died Eat rice dumplings and watch boat races Ching Ming Festival In April The day we remember our dead relatives Visit graves Mother’s Day In May We give flowers and presents to our mothers . Mid-autumn Festival In September The day we enjoy the full moon Play lanterns and eat moon cakes the Spring Festival Chinese New Year In February We celebrate the beginning of the lunar new year. We lift fireworks and get lucky money Warming-up Activity 1 What festivals can we find in each month? Calendar January February March Chinese New Year New Year Valentine's Day Women’s Day April May June Easter Ching Ming Festival Mother's Day Dragon Boat Festival Father's Day Calendar July August September Mid-Autumn festival Chong Yang Festival Calendar October November December Halloween's Day Christmas Thanksgiving Day Calendar Can you find out the right festival for the sentence? Warming-up Activity 2 It is the birthday of Jesus Christ. Easter Christmas New Year Next question It is the day that we remember the poet Qu Yuan. Dragon Boat Festival Ching Ming Festival Next question Chong Yang Festival People send roses and cards to the people they love. Valentine's Day Mother's Day Halloween's Day Next question It is on the third Sunday in June. Father's Day Mother's Day Dragon Boat Festival Next question We watch dragon dances and get lucky money. New Year Dragon Boat Festival Chinese New Year Festivals & Celebrations Reading Which festivals are mentioned in the passage? Listening & Skimming Festivals Countries Obon Japan the Day of the Dead Mexico Halloween the Dragon Boat Festival China Columbus Day USA Mahatma Gandhi Day India the Mid-autumn Festival China/Japan the Spring Festival China Carnival Easter Cherry Blossom Festival Japan Thanksgiving festivals Festivals of the dead Festivals to honour people Harvest festivals Spring festivals western countries western countries western countries European countries Scanning 1.Which three times of the year did people celebrate in Ancient Times? Answer the following questions: 2.What kind of things are done to celebrate the Obon Festival? 3. Why does Indian have a national festival on October 2? 4. How do Europeans celebrate Thanksgiving festivals ? 5. Name three things people do at Spring Festival. 1.Which three times of the year did people celebrate in Ancient Times? a. The end of The cold weather; b. planting in spring and harvest in autumn; c. When hunters could catch animals. 2.What kind of things are done to celebrate the Obon Festival? People should go to clean the graves, light incense, lamps and play music. 3. Why does Indian have a national festival on October 2? To honor Ganhdi who helped gain Indian’s independence from Britain. 4. How do Europeans celebrate Thanksgiving festivals ? Decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruits; people get together to have meals. 5. Name three things people do at Spring Festival. eat dumplings, fish, meat; give children lucky money; dragon dances; visit family members While reading Enjoy some pictures and get to know the festivals mentioned in the passage. in Japan Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to lead the ancestors back to home. Obon When the festival is over, thousands of lanterns are placed into the water and they drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world. The Day of the Dead in Mexico People offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. Toys, decorations, and candies in the shape of skulls, are sold in the market to honor ancestors. Halloween Parade Halloween In the US and Europe The jack-o’-lantern is the most common symbol of Halloween. children dress in costumes and go from house to house to ask for candy by saying “Trick or Treat!” DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL boat and beat drums to scare fish away to honour the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan threw glutinous rice dumplings into the sea to keep the fish from eating Qu Yuan's body. Columbus Day in the USA in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America October 2 is a national festival in India to honour Mahatma Candhi Mahatma Gandhi Day Gandhi is the leader who helped gain India’s independence from Britain Harvest Festivals People are grateful because their food is ________ for the winter, and because a season of __________ work is over. gathered agricultural Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday, falling on the fourth Thursday in November , to celebrate the harvest. The traditional Thanksgiving food---roasting turkey , corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream. The Mid-Autumn Festival late January or early February Time: couplets Spring Festivals Parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds. Carnival Easter is an important religious and social festival in Christian countries. It celebrates the return of Jesus for Christians and the coming of spring. Egg hunts Easter bunny Easter egg the Cherry Blossom Festival Every April when the country is covered with cherry flowers. Japanese go out with their friends or families, sit under the trees, sing and have a picnic. comprehending Read the passage again. Finish the following activities. Use the information from the passage to answer the questions. What are festivals of the dead usually for? What makes autumn festivals happy events? Festivals of the dead are for honouring or satisfying dead ancestors or others, who some people believe might return to help or harm living people. Autumn festivals are happy events because people are thankful that food is ready for winter and the hard farm work is finished. Use the information from the passage to answer the questions. 3. What do people usually do at spring festivals? 4. What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations? At spring festivals, people usually have dances, carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring. It is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life / be proud of our customs / forget our work for a little while. Use the information from the passage to answer the questions. 5. Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and China. What things are similar? 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 differences. The Mexicans eat special food that looks like bones, something the Chinese and Japanese do not do. Three common things Reasons why they are important to people everywhere 1 2 3 Based on the passage fill in the chart. ( give your own ideas.) Type of festival Example of festival Reasons for your choice Most important Most fun Based on the passage fill in the chart. ( give your own ideas.) Free talking Based on the reading passage, what do most festivals seem to have in common? food music entertainment being with family and friends lights or fire dance remembering events or people What is your favourite festival? Why? When is it? What is the festival about? How long can we have for holiday? What do we usually do in the festival? My favourite festival Discussing I like … festival best. It is celebrated on … to remember/ in memory of … It usually lasts … days. People do … suggested expressions: Homework Compose some short sentences to introduce your favourite festivals. Bye Bye!