1. Festivals around the world Unit 1 世界各地的节日

2. Christmas Jingle Bells is written to celebrate Christmas. Which festival does Jingle Bells celebrate( 庆祝 )? Celebrate:v. 庆祝 celebration:n. 庆典, 庆祝

3. Tree Planting Day

4. Discuss and talk about what people do to celebrate the following festivals （ 讨论人们在这些节日里都会做些什么 ）

5. Spring Festival (Lunar ( 阴历的 ) New Year) Set off firecrackers Fireworks visit relatives: have a big meal: get together and have fun with friends dumpling

6. Dragon Boat Day Dragon boat racing; eat zongzi

7. Mid-Autumn Day Eat mooncakes Admire the moon with family

8. Teachers’ Day Express thanks to teachers

9. Guess what festival it is. （猜猜看）

10. Quiz 1 Lovers send chocolates, roses and cards to each other. Valentine’s Day, February 14th

11. Quiz 2 Pumpkin lantern( 南瓜灯笼 ),lead the spirits back( 引导灵魂返回人间 ),play tricks on each other, dress up and ask for sweets Halloween ( 万圣节 ), October 31st

12. Quiz 3 Crazy activities, dancing and singing in the street,parade,colorful clothing Carnivals （狂欢节）, usually in February Parade 游行

13. Easter （复活节） Thanksgiving Day （感恩节）

14. Match the festivals with the dates Festivals Dates the Spring Festival the 1st day of the lunar month Women’s Day October 31st International Labor Day March 8th the dragon Boat Festival May 1st Mid-Autumn Festival the 5th day of the 5th lunar month Halloween the 15th day of the 8th lunar month Thanksgiving Day the 4th Thursday of November Tomb-sweeping day April 4th or 5th

15. Reading Festivals and Celebrations harvest 收获 Columbus day 哥伦布日 celebration 庆祝 Obon 盂兰盆节 starve 饿死 grave 坟墓 origin 来源 license 熏香 religious 宗教的 Jesus 耶稣 ancestor 祖先 cherry 樱桃 in memory of 纪念 blossom 花 belief 信任 admire 赞美，欣赏 dress up 盛装打扮 custom 习俗 play a trick on 搞恶作剧 gather 搜集

16. 1.Fast reading 1. How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage? 1)Festivals of the dead( 亡灵节 ) 2 ） festivals to honour people( 纪念名人的节日 ) 3 ） harvest festivals （庆祝丰收的节日） 4 ） spring festivals ( 春天的节日 ) 2.Which of the following festivals are not mentioned in the passage? A.Carnival and Columbus Day. B. Halloween and Spring Festivals. C. Thanksgiving Festivals and Obon. D. Valentine’s Day and April Fool’s Day.

17. FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunters had caught animals. At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. Today's festivals have many origins, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.

18. Careful reading Para1 ： origin( 起源 ) of the festivals the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn Most ancient festivals would celebrate

19. Festivals of the Dead Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November. On this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with“bones”on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. It is now a children's festival, when they can dress up and go to their neighbours' homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them.

20. Purpose s To honor the dead or satisfy the 1________ Names2_____ The Day of the Dead 4________ Countrie s Japan3_______Some western countries Para2. Festivals of the Dead. ancestors Obon Mexico Halloween

21. Activitie s Cleaning 5______; lighting 6_______ and lamps; playing 7______ Eating cakes with 8_____ on them;offer -ing food, flowers and 9____ to the dead Children 10 _______ and ask for sweets graves incense music bones gifts dress up Obon The Day of the Dead Halloween Festivals

22. Obon in Japan

23. The Day of the Dead in Mexico

24. Festivals to Honour People 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.

25. Para3.Festivals to Honor People Match the festivals with the proper people. Columbus Day National Festival on October 2 The Dragon Boat Festival ChinaIndiaUSA

26. Harvest Festivals Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events. People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over. In European countries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and will get together to have meals. Some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster. China and Japan have mid- autumn festivals, when people admire the moon and in China, enjoy mooncakes.

27. Para4.Harvest Festivals People will ________ on Thanksgiving festivals. 1. 2. 3. decorate churches and town halls get together to have meals win awards for their farm produce

28. Different from Thanksgiving festivals in Western countries, what activities do China and Japan have in mid-autumn festivals? People _______ the moon and in China, enjoy___________. admire mooncakes

29. Spring Festivals The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring. At the Spring Festival in China ， people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper. There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals, which take place forty days before Easter, usually in February. These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds. Easter is an important religious and social festival for Christians around the world. It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life. Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little later. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow.

30. People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while.

31. Para5.Spring Festivals Q1.What do people usually do at Spring Festival? Chinese People usually eat ____________________ and give children___________________________. There are ______________and __________,and families celebrate the _________________together. Some Western countries have _________,including ______ and dances in the streets _____________, loud music and colorful______________________. dumplings,fish and meat lucky money in red paper dragon dancescarnivals Lunar New Year carnivals paradeday and night clothing of all kinds

32. Q2.What is most popular spring festival in Japan ? Cherry Blossom Festival The country were covered with cherry tree flowers,looks as though it is covered with pink snow. Q3.What does Japan looks like in this Festival?

33. Q4. What does Easter celebrate? Q5.Do you know the symbols( 象征） of Easter? It celebrates the return of_____ from the dead and the coming of ______ and_________. Easter eggs and Easter Bunnies(rabbits). Jesus spring new life

34. There are all kinds of festivals and ___________ around the world, which are held for different reasons. The _______ ________ were mainly held at three times a year. Some festivals are held to ______ the dead or satisfy the _________ in case （以 免） they might return either to help or to ___ _____,while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods, such as celebrations harmdo ancestors honor festivals ancient 1.Retell the text by filling the following blanks.

35. _______ _____ ______ and Columbus Day. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _________ for the winter and the ___________work is over. And the most _________ and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the ______ of spring, such as the ______ New Year, at which people have a very good time. Some Western countries have very exciting ________. Festivals let us enjoy ____. agricultural gathered Lunarcoming Dragon Boat Festival energetic carnivals life

36. Homework Write a composition about one of your favorite festivals within 120 words.