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横 山 四 中 刘晓. Unit 1 Festivals around the world. Lead in. Festivals. name of festivals Date New Year 1.1
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Unit 1 Festivals around the world
Lead in Festivals • name of festivals Date • New Year 1.1 • Chinese New Year 1.1 • Spring Festival 1.1--1.15 • Lantern Festival 1.15 • Valentine’s Day (solar calendar) 2.14 • Planting Trees Day 3.12 • Qingming Festival /Tomb Sweeping Day 4月 • April Fool’s Day 4.1 • Labor Day /May Day 5.1
Mother’s Day 5月第二个星期日 • Children’s Day 6.1 • Father’s Day 6月第三个星期日 • Dragon Boat Festival 5.5 • Party’s Day /Party-founding Day 7.1 • Army Day 8.1 • Qiqiao Festival /Double Seven Festival (lunar calendar) 7.7 • Teachers’ Day 9.10 • National Day 10.1 • Halloween 10.31
Mid-Autumn Day 8.15 • Chongyang Festival 9.9 • Christmas Day 12.25 • Easter春分月圆后的第一个星期天 • Obon 8.13 • Columbus Day10月的第二个星期一 • Thanksgiving Day 11.24
Spring Festival • Now let’s say something about Spring Festival. Can you have a try? • When ? • What does it celebrate? • What do people do ?
Christmas Day • Now let’s say something about Christmas Day. Can you tell us? • Have a try. • When ? • What does it celebrate? • What do people do ?
Why are there so many festivals around the world? Festivals are meant to celebrate important events or persons.
Warming up Do you know these festivals? When do theytake place?lunar calendar Spring Festival January 1 Lantern Festival January 15
Dragon Boat Festival May 5 Mid-autumn Day August 15
Do you know these festivals? When do they take place?solar calendar Easter around March 22---April 25 Thanksgiving Day the last Thursday of November
Halloween October 31 Christmas Day December 25
Lead-in Spring – new life and planting, and hope for the future Summer – enjoyment of good weather and hope for a good harvest Autumn – harvest and preparing for cold weather Winter – safety, shelter and families
Reading Festivals and Celebrations
Scanning How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage? 1. Ancient festivals 2. Festivals of the Dead 3. Festivals to Honor the People 4. Harvest Festivals 5. Spring Festivals
Skimming What festivals are mentioned in each paragraph? 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
P 4. Harvest Festivals Harvest and Thanksgiving Festival Mid-Autumn festival P 5. Spring festival Carnival Easter Cherry Blossom Festival
Careful reading:listen to the tape and fill in the following chart! Day of the dead.Obon . Halloween Japan. Maxico Some western countries China USA India Dragon boat festiva. columbus day. Festival to honour Gandni European and other countries. China and Japan. Harvest/Thinksgiving festivals. Mid-autumn festivals China . Some western countries. Japan Spring festival. easter and related holidays. Cherry blossom festival
DISCUSSION What is your favorite festival? What part of the festival do you like best--- the music, the things to see, the visitors or the food?
Guess the names of the festivals and activities according to some pictures .
