[中学联盟]浙江省杭州市塘栖中学高中英语必修三教学课件：unit 1 Reading.pptVIP

Unit 1 Festivals around the world Reading Festivals of the Dead Festivals to Honor People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals Part1 What did ancient people celebrate? Part 2 What are festivals of the dead for? Part 3 How many festivals are celebrated to honor people? Part 4 Why are autumn festivals happy events? Discussion: What are the purposes of festivals? Festivals * * * * * What is the main idea of the text? A. An introduction to four kinds of festivals. B. The differences among four festivals. C. How to celebrate four festivals? D. Festivals have different origins. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph? Which is the topic sentence in Paragraph 1? skimming Part 1 :Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. Part 3:It is important to have festivals and celebrations. Part 2: Four kinds of festivals Festivals of the Dead Festivals to Honour People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals Kinds of Festivals Day of the Dead (Mexico) Obon (Japan) Halloween (some western countries) Festivals of the Dead Festivals to Honour People Dragon Boat Festival (China) Columbus Day (USA) Festival to Honour Gandhi (India) Thanksgiving Day (European and other countries) Mid-Autumn Festivals (China and Japan) Harvest Festivals Easter and related holidays Cherry Blossom Festival Spring Festivals Spring Festival (China) (some western countries) (Japan) They celebrated the end of the cold weather, planting in spring. harvest in autumn. They are to honour our ancestors to satisfy our ancestors. Who might return either to help or to do harm. Obon 盂兰盆节 People go to clean the graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. In Japan Light lamps and play music to lead the ancestors back to earth. The Day of the Dead 亡灵节 In Mexico Offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead skeleton Food in shape of skull pumpkin head Halloween in Western countries mask Pumpkin head Halloween