高中英语课件高中英语《unit 1 Festivals around the world》4.pptVIP

Festivals What is your favourite holiday of the year? 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? Questions and answers:Ancient Festivals: 1.Why would people celebrate at these three times of the year? They would starve if food was difficult to find. Festivals of the Dead: 1.What kind of things are done to honour the dead? Go to clean the graves and light incense ,light lamps and play music,eat food in shape of skulls…offer food ,flowers and gifts to the dead 2.Why do you think we offer flowers to the dead? In memory of them. * * Conctinued What … do? What … celebrate? Time Festivals Spring Festival Jan./ Feb. The end of winter,arrival Of spring,lunar New Year With family and relatives Red money to children, See dragon dances, Eat fish,visit families Mid-Autumn Festivals Autumn/ fall The beauty of the full moon,harvest,time with families and friends Give/eat mooncakes Watch the full moon With family and friends National Day Oct.1 The Founding of the People’s Republic of China Off work,travel to Visit family ,to other Parts of China,shop- Dragon Boat Festival/Duan Wu Festival The fifth Day of May The memory of beloved Poet Qu Yuan who died in 278 BC Eat Zhongzi,watch Dragon boat races; throw rice wrapped In reed leaves into Water in memory Of Qu Yuan, Fast reading : What festivals are mentioned in each paragraph? P 1. Ancient festivals : celebrate the end of the cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn; celebrate when hunters catch animals. P 2. Festivals of the Dead Japan -----Obon Mexico------Day of the Dead America------Halloween P 3.Festivals to Honour People Dragon Boat Festival Columbus Day (India)October 2 P 4.Harvest Festivals Harvest and Thanksgiving Festival Mid-Autumn festival P 5. Spring festival Carnival Easter Cheery Blossom Festiv