高一英语Unit1《Festivals around the world》Reading课件

3. Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. 万圣节也源自人们古老的信念，认为 亡者的灵魂会返回人间。
origin (n.) : the place or situation in which something begins to exist 起源；由来，可 用做可数名词或不可数名词，通常用作 复数形式
Obon（盂兰盆） in Japan
Halloween (万圣节)
Dragon Boat Festival
Columbus Day
P 4. Harvest FestivalBaidu Nhomakorabea Harvest and Thanksgiving Festival Mid-Autumn festival
P 5. Spring festival Carnival Easter Cheery Blossom Festival
Unit1 Festivals around the world Reading
Warming up
Do you know these festivals? When do they take place? lunar calendar
Spring Festival January 1
Lantern Festival January 15
The tradition has its origins in the Middle Ages . 这个传统发源于中世纪。
belief (n.): an idea that you believe to be
true, especially one that forms part of a system of ideas 信任；信心；信仰。 注意： belief 通常用作不可数名词，当作可数名 词时，词义略不同于用作不可数名词时
do harm to sb (习俗) = harm sb 伤害某人 come to harm: I’ll go with her to make sure she comes to no harm. 我要和她一同去以免她受到伤害。
do more harm than good: have an effect which is more damaging than helpful 弊大于利
Dragon Boat Festival Mid-autumn Day
May 5
August 15
Easter
Thanksgiving Day
around March 22- the last Thursday of
--April 25
November
Halloween October 31
Christmas Day December 25
2. Look at the pictures and title of the passage below. What kind of information you think will be introduced in the passage.
Scanning
How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage?
Pre-reading
1. What festivals or celebrations do you have in your city or town? What part of a festival do you like best- the activities, the music, the sights, the food or the people who visit?
1. Ancient festivals 2. Festivals of the Dead 3. Festivals to Honor the People 4. Harvest Festivals 5. Spring Festivals
What festivals are mentioned in each paragraph?
Harvest Festivals
长句难句： （supplementary reference materials） 一·补充注释
1 . At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find，especially during the clod winter months .在那个 时代，如果食物难以找到，特别是在 寒冷的冬月，人们就会挨饿。
2. …or satisfy the ancestors , who could return either to help or to do harm. ……或使祖先得到满足，因为祖先 们有可能回到世上（给人们）提供帮 助，也可能带来危害。
harm (n.): damage, injury 损害； 伤害
religious beliefs 宗教信仰 Several members hold very strong political beliefs. 有些成员有着强烈的政治理念。 4. It is now a children’s festival, when they can dress up and go to their neighbours’ homes to ask for sweets. 万圣节如今成了孩子们的节目，这天他 们可以乔装打扮上邻居家要糖吃。
P1.
celebrate the end of the cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn; celebrate when hunters catch animals.
P 2. Festivals of the Dead Japan -----Obon Mexico------Day of the Dead America------Halloween P 3. Festivals to Honour People Dragon Boat Festival Columbus Day (India)October 2