Unit 1 Festival around the world

What kinds of traditional Chinese festivals do you know? Brainstorming What kinds of traditional Chinese festivals do you know?

Spring Festival lucky money fireworks

The Lantern Festival

Tomb Sweeping Day

The Dragon Boat Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival

The Double Seventh Festival The Double ninth Festival 七夕节 (the Chinese Valentine’s day) The Double ninth Festival 重阳节

Para 1 and sub-heading (副标题) Skimming(略读，浏览) Para 1 and sub-heading (副标题) Festivals of all kinds have ________________: some ________(宗教的), some ________(季节性的) some for special _________________. different origins religious seasonal people or events The passage lists _____ kinds of modern festivals four Festivals for the Dead Festivals to Honor People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals namely: (即) 亡灵节 纪念名人的节日 庆丰收的节日 春天的节日

Scan(扫读) the passage and fill in the chart. (Ex 1) Kinds of Festivals Names of Festivals Countries Festivals of the Dead Festivals to Honor People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals

Kinds of festivals Names of Festivals countries Obon Japan Festivals of the Dead Day of the Dead Mexico some western countries Halloween Dragon Boat Festival China Festivals to Honour People USA Columbus Day Festival to honor Gandhi India European and other countries Harvest Festivals Thanksgiving festivals Mid-Autumn Festivals China and Japan China The Spring Festival some western countries Spring Festivals Easter Cherry Blossom Festival Japan

Para2 Obon Day of the Dead Festivals of the Dead Halloween 1. What are festivals of the dead usually for? Festivals of the dead are usually for honoring the dead or satisfying the ancestors, who (some people believe) might return either to help or to do harm. 2. Of the three festivals of the dead, Halloween has a lot in common with the Chinese festival: Tomb-sweeping Festival. (T/F) F

Halloween（万圣节）is on the evening of October 31 in Europe. Pumpkins with candles insides (Pumpkin lights) is so popular in Halloween decorations. Jack Lantern

Children dress in strange clothes to frighten people. They may also ask people for sweets by saying “Trick or Treat!” 给糖果还是要捣蛋？

Festivals to Honour People National Festival on October 2 India a famous ancient poet The leader who helped gain India’s independence from Britain. Dragon Boat Festival China Columbus Columbus Day USA He found the New World (新大陆）in 1492. Gandhi

Harvest Festivals Para4 thanksgiving festivals mid-autumn festivals Harvest Festivals Para4 Are harvest festivals always happy events? Why or why not ? Harvest festivals are always happy events because people are _______ (thankful) that food is gathered for the winter and __________________ (农活) is over . grateful the agricultural work

Thanksgiving Day (in European countries) How do people celebrate the festivals (key verbs)? decorate…with… get together to … win awards for … turkey

Mid-Autumn Festival How do people celebrate the festivals? (in China and Japan ) How do people celebrate the festivals? admire the moon and enjoy mooncakes ◆

Para5 Spring festival Easter Cherry Blossom Festival Spring Festivals What do these spring festivals celebrate? The return of Jesus from the dead. The end of winter and the coming of spring and new life. The getting together of the families. …looks _________ (as if ) it is covered with _____________ as though pink snow

the Spring Festival in China It’s the most _________(富有生气的) and important festival in China, which falls on the f______ day of the lunar year. Before the festival, houses are cleaned and d_________. At the festival , people eat ___________ and fish and give children _____ ______ in red paper (red packets). On the eve, people watch CCTV New Year Gala and often set off __________.There are ______ dances and ________ (狂欢节) in the streets energetic first ecorated dumplings lucky money fireworks dragon carnivals

Discussion Is it important to have festivals and celebrations? Give your reasons. (group discussion） to enjoy life to be proud of our customs to forget our work for a little while to get relaxed to get educated to enrich culture to develop tourism to promote economy …