人教版高中英语必修三第一单元阅读课件festivals-and-celebrations

Midautumn festival
autumn
What it celebrates
The beauty of the moon, harvest, time with family and friends
What people do
Give/eat moon cakes and watch the full moon with family and friends
Countries
China Western Mainly _J_ap_a_n__ countries religious countries
Harvest Festivals
Thanksgiving Festival Mid-Autumn Festival
1.Harvest Festivals are always happy events because people are _g_r_a_te_f_u_l (= thankful) that
Unit 1
Festivals and Celebrations
Some Chinese festivals
New Year’s Day the Spring Festival
the Dragon Boat Festival
the Lantern Festival Festivals of China
Festivals Activities
Obon
Cleaning _g_r_av_e_s; lighting _i_nc_e_n_s_e and lamps; playing __m_u_s_ic_
The Day of the Dead
Halloween
Eating
Children
cakes with _d_r_es_s_u_p
连线题
Obon Day of the Dead
Festivals of the Dead
Cherry Blossom Festival
Halloween
Dragon Boat Festival
Festivals to Honour People
Harvest Festivals
Columbus Day
Ch源自文库ldren’s Day
Tomb sweeping Day
the Double Seventh Festival
Army’s Day
the Mid-Autumn Festival the National Day
Discuss and fill in the chart
Festivals
Date
Festivals of the Dead
Purposes To honor the dead or satisfy the_a_nc_e_s_t_or_s_
Names
_O_b_o_n__
The Day _H_a_l_lo_w_e_en of the Dead
Countries Japan
_M__ex_i_c_o_ Western countries
food is gathered for the winter___th_e__a_gr_i_cu_l_tu_r_a_l _w_o_rk___ (农活) is over.
2. How do people celebrate the festivals?
In European countries:
• People will ________ on Thanksgiving festivals.
China, enjoy__m__o_o_n__c_a_k_e. s
Spring Festivals
Names of ___T_he__ _C_ar_n_iv_al_s festivals __S_p_ri_ng_
F_e_st_ival
_E_a_st_e_r _
Cherry Blossom Festival
• How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage?
• 1. Ancient Festivals
• 2. Festivals of the Dead • 3. Festivals to Honour People • 4. Harvest Festivals • 5. Spring Festivals
_b_o_ne_son them; offering
and ask for sweets
food,
flowers
and g_i_ft_s_
to the
dead
Festivals to Honor People
• Match the person with the festival. • 1. Qu Yuan a • 2. Christopher Columbus c • 3. Mohandas Gandhi b • a. the Dragon Boat Festival • b. an Indian national festival on Oct.2 • c. Columbus Day
• 1. decorate churches and town halls with… • 2. get together to have meals • 3. win awards for their farm produce
In China and Japan: People a__d_m__i_r_e the moon and in
Easter
Spring Festivals
Thanksgiving
• Para 1 What and when did ancient people celebrate ?
Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of _c_o_l_d_w__e_a_th_e_r_, _p_l_a_n_t_in_g__in__s_p_r_in_g_ and __h_a_rv_e_s_t_i_n__a_u_tu_m__n_. Sometimes celebrations would be held _a_ft_e_r _h_u_n_te_r_s_h_a_d_c_a_u_g_h_t_a_n_im_a_l_s_.