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1、Festivals around the worldI.BrainstormingI.BrainstormingBrainstormingBrainstorming1.What kinds of festivals in China do you know about?The Dragon Boat FestivalThe Double Ninth FestivalThe Spring FestivalTomb Sweeping DayThe Lantern FestivalThe Middle Autumn Festival The Double Seventh Festival2.What
2、 Chinese public holidays do you know?BrainstormingBrainstormingInternational Womens DayNew Years DayChildrens DayNational DayThe YouthDayInternational Labour Day3.What festivals of foreign countries do you know?BrainstormingBrainstormingChristmasFoolsDayValentinesDayCarnivalEasterThanksgiving DayMot
3、hersDayFathersDayHalloween II.Information IntroducingIn AprilIt is the time when Jesus Christ died and came back to life.Eat chocolate eggsEasterChristmas DayOn December 25thIt is the birthday of Jesus ChristGo to the parties and churches,give cards and presents to our friends and relatives Valentin
4、es DayIn FebruaryPeople send roses and cards to the people they love.Dragon Boat FestivalIn JuneThe day that the poet Qu Yuan diedEat rice dumplings and watch boat racesQing Ming FestivalIn AprilThe day we remember our dead relativesVisit gravesMothers DayMothers DayIn MayWe give flowers and present
5、s to our mothers.Mid-autumn FestivalIn SeptemberThe day we enjoy the full moonPlay lanterns and eat moon cakes the Spring Festival Chinese New YearIn FebruaryWe celebrate the beginning of the lunar new year.We lift fireworks and get lucky money Warming-up Activity 1What festivals can we find in each
6、 month?Calendar Calendar JanuaryFebruaryMarchWomens DayAprilMayJuneCalendar Calendar July AugustSeptemberCalendar Calendar OctoberNovemberDecemberCalendar Calendar Can you find out the right festival for the sentence?Warming-up Activity 2It is the birthday of Jesus Christ.Next questionIt is the day
7、that we remember the poet Qu Yuan.Next questionPeople send roses and cards to the people they love.Next questionIt is on the third Sunday in June.Next questionWe watch dragon dances and get lucky money.ReadingWhich festivals are mentioned in the passage?Listening&Skimming FestivalsCountries Obon Jap
8、anthe Day of the DeadMexico Halloweenthe Dragon Boat FestivalChinaColumbus DayUSAMahatma Gandhi DayIndiathe Mid-autumn Festival China/Japanthe Spring FestivalChinaCarnivalEasterCherry Blossom FestivalJapanThanksgiving festivalsFestivals of the deadFestivals to honour peopleHarvest festivalsSpring fe
9、stivalswestern countrieswestern countrieswestern countriesEuropean countriesScanning 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 Octobe
10、r 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 th
11、ings 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 Indians independence from Britain.4.How do Europeans celebrate Thanksgiving festivals?Decorate
12、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 membersWhile reading Enjoy some pictures Enjoy some pictures and get to know the and get to
13、know the festivals mentioned festivals mentioned in the passage.in the passage.in JapanSpecially-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 t
14、heir return journey to the other world.The Day of the Dead in MexicoPeople offer food,flowers and gifts to the dead.Toys,decorations,and candies in the shape of skulls,are sold in the market-places to honor ancestors.Halloween ParadeHalloween In the US and EuropeThe jack-o-lantern is the most common
15、 symbol of Halloween.children dress in costumes and go from house to house to ask for candy by saying “Trick or Treat!”DRAGON BOAT FESTIVALboat and beat drums to scare fish awayto honour the famous ancient poet,Qu Yuanthrew glutinous rice dumplings into the sea to keep the fish from eating Qu Yuans
16、body.Columbus Day in the USAColumbus Day in the USAin memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in AmericaOctober 2 is a national festival in India to honour Mahatma CandhiMahatma Gandhi DayGandhi is the leader who helped gain Indias independence from BritainPeople are grateful because their foo
17、d is _for the winter,and because a season of _work is over.gatheredagriculturalThanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday,falling on the fourth Thursday in November,to commemorate the harvest.The traditional Thanksgiving food-roasting turkey,corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream.The Mid-Autu
18、mn Festival late January or early FebruaryTime:coupletsParades,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 s
19、pring.Egg huntsEaster bunnyEaster eggthe Cherry Blossom Festivalthe Cherry Blossom FestivalEvery 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 prehendingRead the passage again.Finish the following activities.U
20、se the information from the passage to answer the questions.1.What are festivals of the dead usually for?2.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
21、 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 s
22、pring 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
23、 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 Mexican
24、s 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 thingsReasons why they are important to people everywhere1 food2music3entertainmentBased on the passage fill in
25、the chart.(give your own ideas.)Type of festival Example of festivalReasons for your choiceMost importantMost funBased on the passage fill in the chart.(give your own ideas.)Festival Time of year/date What it celebratesWhat people doSpring FestivalJanuary/Februarythe end of winter,arrival of spring,
26、Lunar New Year,reunion with family and relatives give money in red envelopes to children;see dragon dances;eat fish,prawns and dumplings;visit family membersFestival Time of year/date What it celebratesWhat people dothe founding of the Peoples Republic of China in1949October1stNational Dayvisit fami
27、ly or go to other parts of China;go shoppingFestival Time of year/date What it celebratesWhat people doDragon Boat Festival/Duanwu Festivalthe fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendarin memory of the beloved poet Qu Yuan who died in 278 BCeat zongzi;watch dragon-boatraces;throw rice wrapped in
28、 reed leaves into water in memory of Qu Yuan;put herbs on doorways for good healthFestivalTime of year/date What it celebratesWhat people dosweep the tombs;give flowersTomb Sweeping Day5th Aprilhonour the dead and satisfy the ancestorsFree talking Based on the reading passage,what do Based on the re
29、ading passage,what do most festivals seem to have in common?most festivals seem to have in common?foodmusicentertainmentbeing with family and friendslights or firedanceremembering events or peopleuWhat is your favourite festival?Why?uWhen is it?uWhat is the festival about?uHow long can we have for holiday?uWhat do we usually do in the festival?My favourite festivalDiscussing I like festival best.It is celebrated on to remember/in memory of It usually lasts days.People do suggested expressions:Compose some short sentences to introduce your favourite festivals.