高一下学期Unit14Festivals共18页

on the shortest, darkest day of the winter, because many
people feel unhappy when it’s cold and the sun doesn’t
shine. People will celebrate by doing something that
makes another person happy, for example helping them
do something or giving them a card or a small gift . The
most important thing is that people should smile and
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Carnival 狂欢节
Carnival 狂欢节
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Listen to the tape and choose the correct answers:
Mardi Gras French and means “ Fat Tuesday”.
• Mardi Gras is celebrated on a Tuesday in the
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C. Easter Bunny, Easter egg
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Work together with your partner and describe one of your favourite festivals. I think the Spring Festival is my favourite festival because people celebrate it by visiting each other and getting together at home. It is the biggest festival in China. Families get together on New Year’s Eve and have a big meal. During the festival, we visit friends and have fun together. Most parents give their children a red envelope with some money in it . People celebrate the festival to welcome the new year and to show their love for their family and friends.
• Do you know which countries the festivals come from ?
The USA and Europe; Japan; Mexico.
2. 3. What are the people in the pictures doing ?
Trick or treat; floating paper lanterns; lightening candles for prayers to the dead.
month of __B___.
• A. April or May
B. February of March
• C. March of April
• 2. People celebrate Mardi Gras by dressing up and
watch _A___.
• A. parades来自B. games C. plays
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Lantern Festival
Mid-autumn Festival
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firecrackers
fireworks
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Clear and Bright Festival Tomb-sweeping Festival
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1. Do you know any other names of Chinese festivals? Lantern Festival Women’s Day
Fool’s Day Arbor Day
EasFteebrruary 18 春分月圆后第一个星期日 Mother’s Day
thFeatsheceor’nsdDFaryiday in May Independence Day
thlaebtohrirDdaSyunday in June September 1
• 3. The colours of Mardi Gras areA______ .
• A. purple, gold and green B. purple, red and blue
• C. purple, gold and red 10
Ramadan • Ramadan is celebrated in the __B___ month
I don’t think it is necessary to … I hope we can make a decision. I believe we should … We must decide …
If we do this, we can …
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Examples:
OK, I will begin. We need to decide what the new holiday will be. I think that the new holiday should be a Peace Day . On this day, no fighting or conflicts are allowed . People will learn and talk about peace. The holiday will be celebrated on the second Sunday in January. I think this is the best idea because nothing is more important than peace.
Arbor Day May Day
Clear and Bright Festival ( Tomb-sweeping Festival )
Chinese Youth Day Dragon Boat Festival
Children’s Day
the Army’s Day
Teachers’ Day
Mid-autumn Day
• of the Arabic calendar.
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A. eighth
B. ninth
C. tenth
• The word Ramadan is the name of _A____ .
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A. a month B. a town C. a holy
book
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• During Ramadan, people do not ____ during the
day.
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A. eat
B. sleep
C. talk 11
• Easter is usually celebrated in __B____.
• A. February or March
B. March of April
• C. April or May
• 2. In some countries , children will go oBn _____
What is your favourite festival and why ?
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speaking
Work in groups of four. Your group has been asked to decide what a new holiday should be about.
In my opinion, we should …
HaJlluolwy e4en
October 31
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
the first Sunday following the spring Equinox after the full moon
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Look at the pictures of the festivals and discuss the following questions with your partner. 1. Do you know the names of the festivals? Halloween; Obon; Day of the Dead.
during Easter.
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A. picnics B. egg hunts C. trips
• 3. The two main popular symbols of Easter are the
__C___ and _____.
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A. Easter Man, Easter egg
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B. Easter Bunny, Easter tree
That’s a good idea, but I think we should create a
Happiness Day instead. If people are happy, there won’t
be any wars or fights. We should celebrate Happiness Day
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Well, perhaps we shouldn’t be so selfish. Peace, happiness and friendship are important to us, to human beings, but what about the rest of the planet ? We mustn’t forget about nature, the environment and the animals. On this day, which we will celebrate on the first day of spring, people will not pollute and they will learn more about nature. We should also plant trees and do something for our animal friends. I think that we will be happier and more peaceful if we learn to take better care of our planet. Why not have a Nature Day ?
National Day
Double-ninth Day
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Halloween
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Do you know any festivals in the USA ?
New Year’s Day
Lincoln’s Birthday
Valentine’s Day
February 12 Washington’s Birthday
laugh a lot on Happiness Day.
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I like your ideas, but I would like to suggest something different. Why don’t we have a Friendship Day? If people have friend and are friendly to each other, they will be happy and they won’t fight . I think that we should celebrate Friendship Day the first of every month. If we do this, we will start each month in a friendly way. We can learn about how to make and keep friends and how to solve problems together. People will celebrate Friendship Day by making new friends and spending the day together with their friends.