1. Unit 1 Festivals around the world段庆

2. What festivals do you know?
Brainstorming
What festivals do you know?
National Day
New Year
Christmas …
Father’s Day
Army Day
FESTIVAL
Mid-Autumn Day
May Day
Spring Festival
Children’s Day
Dragon Boat
Festival
Teachers’ Day
Mother’s Day

3. Spring Festival Lantern Festival January 1 January 15
Make a guess
Spring Festival
January 1
at lunar calendar
Lantern Festival
January 15
at lunar calendar

4. Dragon Boat Festival May 5
at lunar calendar
Mid-autumn Day
August 15
at lunar calendar

5. the last Thursday of November
Easter
around March 22 — April 25
Thanksgiving Day
the last Thursday of November

6. Halloween
October 31
Christmas Day
December 25

7. Pre-reading
Look at the pictures and title of the passage below. Guess what kind of information will
be introduced in the passage.

8. Reading: Skimming Read para 1, the headlines and the last para
1.How many kinds of festivals are mentioned? What are they?
2.What's the main idea of the text?
Beside the ancient festivals, ______________________________________
the author introduces some today's festivals.

9. Celebrations (verbs*)
Para.2
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

10. Paragraph 3: Festivals to Honor People
country
Name of festival
when
For whom
China
Dragon Boat
Festival
May5
in lunar
calendar
The second
Monday
of October
the
U.S.A.
Columbus
Day
India
Oct.2

11. Key word? happy China and Japan In European countries Enjoy mooncakes
Para.4
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

12. ( ) 2. Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.
Para.5
Spring Festivals
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
Lunar New Year F
return of Jesus
from the dead F
covered with cherry tree flowers, look as though... T

13. What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?
Para.6
What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?
Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our daily life for a little while.

14. T or F The ancient people needn’t worry about their food.
Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead.
Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China.
Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn.
Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus. F T T F F

15. Comprehending: Answer the questions
1. What makes autumn festivals happy events?
Food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over.

16. 2. What do Spring Festivals celebrate?
the end of the year
the coming of spring
the new year

17. 4. Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and China
4. Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and China. What things are similar? What things are different?
Similarities: to honor the dead.
go to clean their ancestors’ graves in China and Japan.
offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead in Mexico.
Differences:
The Mexicans eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with "bones" on them, but Chinese and Japanese do not .

18. Create your new festivals.
Discussion
Create your new festivals.
Name?
When?
What it celebrates?
What people do?

19. 1. Go over the text after class and try to write a summary of the.
Homework
1. Go over the text after class and try to write a summary of the.
2. Try to find out as much information as possible about festivals around the world.