人教新课标版高一必修 3 Unit1 festivals around the world

Did you have a good time during the Spring Festival? What did you do?

FESTIVALS Food Work Visit Dress up Singing Dancing Watching TV Memory Fun Jiaozi Fruit Date When we talk about festivals, what do we often mention? Warming up-I Brainstorming

Spring Festival on the first day of the lunar year last fifteen days do spring cleaning, decorate their houses On New Year’s Eve, dinner, watch the Spring Festival programme, watch fireworks, set off firecrackers get lucky money Lantern Festival

Festivals in China

festivals The Dragon Boat Festival The Double Ninth Festival The Spring Festival Qingming The Lantern Festival The Middle Autumn Festival The Double Seventh Festival Traditional Chinese Festivals Dong Zhi 春节 七夕节 重阳节 冬至 清明 端午节 中秋节 元宵节

Festivals around the world

Festivals in China?

Spring Festival

late January and early February Time: Couplets ( 对联）

Festival of lanterns

Time: The 15th day of the first lunar month Lantern show Lion dancing Guessing riddles Dumpling ball

Mid- Autumn Festival

Time: on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month

Dragon boat festival

Time: on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month

Festivals in foreign countries

festivals Brainstorming festivals of foreign countries Christmas Fool’s Day Valentine’s Day Carnival Easter Thanksgiving Day Mother’s Day Father’s Day Halloween

Merry Christmas

Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November. Thanksgiving Day

Halloween is one of the oldest holidays with origins going back thousands of years. On October 31 children in countries like the US and Canada celebrate Halloween. All Hallows All Saints’ Day November 1 Halloween Festival

Easter Bunny Easter eggs In late March or early April Popular symbols

1) What is your favourate holiday of the year? Why? 2)What festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in your city or town? Do you like spending festivals with your family or with friends? What part of a festival do you like best- the music, the things to see, the visits or the food? Discussion

Warming Up 1.Festivals are meant to celebrate important events. 此句改为主动语态为： People mean festivals to celebrate important events. 注意： mean to do something ; meaning doing something 辨析 : celebrate congratulate celebrate 表示 “ 庆祝 ” 时，宾语是事， celebrate sth. 其名词 celebration 常构 成词组 have/hold a celebration( 举行庆祝会 ) ， in celebration of( 为了庆祝 ) 。 congratulate “ 向某人表示祝贺，向某人道贺 ” ，其宾语是受到祝贺的人， 可构成短语 congratulate sb on sth/doing… 名词 congratulation 可构成短语 congratulations to sb on sth/doing…

2. mean 的用法 mean to do 意欲做 mean doing 意味着做 What do you mean to do with it? This means staying here longer. mean 意欲, 计划, 意指 Is this figure( 数字 ) meant to a 1 or a 7? Festivals are meant to celebrate important events.

---You should have thanked her before you left. ---I meant _____, but when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere. A. to do B. to C. doing D. doing so B

3. take place, happen, break out 的比较 (1)take place 发生, 举行 ; 侧重于安排或计划而发生的事 The wedding will take place tomorrow. (2)happen 指具体的客观事物或情况的 “ 发生 ” ，用于有明显起因或 偶然发生的事 happen to 碰巧，恰好 What has happened to her ？ (3)break out ( 火灾、战争、疾病 ) 突然发生、爆发 The Second World War broke out in 1939.

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