Unit 1 Festivals around the world

Lead in: News about a festival The Corban Festival (古尔邦节） Which festival is the news about? YINCHUAN, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Millions of Muslims across China and the world celebrated ________ on Tuesday, its origin also known as day of sacrifice, when lambs and other animals are slaughtered. Early on Tuesday morning, Muslims from northwest China like Xinjiang and other areas dressed up and attended mosques.

Reading FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS Pre-reading: discuss in pairs How did you celebrate the Corban Festival this year? Reading FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS

Tick out the festivals mentioned in the passage. Fast Reading Festivals & Celebrations Tick out the festivals mentioned in the passage. √ Ancient festivals Obon Day of the Dead Halloween Qing Ming Festival Duanwu Festival Columbus Day Indian national festival on Oct.2nd May Day Thanksgiving Day Mid-autumn festivals Christmas Spring Festival Easter Cherry Blossom Festival √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Dragon Boat Festival √ √ √

para1 GUESSING What do ancient festivals celebrate for? Careful Reading para1 Which will be talked about in the following passage? GUESSING What do ancient festivals celebrate for? _______festivals Ancient the end of cold weather, planting in spring, harvest in autumn, hunting of animals Time ______festivals Today’s Origins: some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.

Celebrations (verbs*) Careful Reading Festivals of the Dead in the shape of skulls with “bones ” on them Festival Country Celebrations (verbs*) clean graves, light incense, light lamps , play music Obon Japan The Day of Mexico the Dead eat food and cakes, offer food, flowers and gift Halloween Western countries dress up, ask for sweets, play a trick

Festivals to honor People Careful Reading Festivals to honor People Mark the festivals, countries, and the people mentioned in the passage. Festivals can also be held to honour famous people. The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s independence from Britain. ?

Key word? happy Harvest Festivals China and Japan Careful Reading Harvest Festivals China and Japan In European countries Enjoy mooncakes decorate…with Key word? happy get together have meals Diligent, intelligent ,ambitious, confident, responsible, open-minded, resourceful, tolerant, active, persistent, Admire the moon win awards

Spring Festivals F F F T What can support the idea in this paragraph? Careful Reading Spring Festivals What can support the idea in this paragraph? True or False? ( ) 1. At the Spring Festival in China, families gather to celebrate the New Year on January 1st. ( ) 2. Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus. ( ) 3. When Cherry Blossom Festival comes, the country will be covered by pink snow. ( ) 4. Spring Festivals are the most energetic and important festivals. F Exciting carnivals/ parades/ dancing/day and night/loud music/ colorful clothing of all kinds… Lunar New Year F return of Jesus from the dead F covered with cherry tree flowers, look as though... T

What are the meanings of festivals in our life? Festivals let us: enjoy life be proud of our customs forget our work for a little while

Group Discussion : Corban Festival and its celebrations In the English corner, you are going to use English to introduce the Corban Festival to the students from Wenzhou Middle School.

HOMEWORK Write a description of the Corban Festival. Find more information about the festivals around the world.*

Useful Expression 按理应该 发生 使祖先得到满足 给…带来危害 扫墓 纪念，追念 把……引到 以……的形状 盛装，打扮 搞恶作剧 be meant to do take place satisfy the ancestors do harm to clean the graves in memory of lead sb. to in the shape of… dress up play a trick on = play jokes on

Useful Expression 赢得独立 因为…获得奖赏 赏月 期望，期待 压岁钱 日日夜夜，昼夜 宗教和社会节日 似乎，好像 玩的开心 对……感到骄傲 gain independence win awards for admire the moon look forward to lucky money day and night religious and social festival as though/if have fun with be proud of