1、Unit 1 Festivals around the worldWARMING UP AND READING吴川一中 蔡景娣Teaching aims:1) 让学生理解世界各国各种节日的基本知识。2) 学会略读scanning和跳读（skimming） ，并掌握其它阅读技巧。Teaching important and difficult points:1) 引导学生谈论世界各国各种节日2) 掌握阅读技巧略读scanning和跳读（skimming）Teaching methods:Discussion see dragon dances; eat dumplings;visit frien
2、ds and relativesSuggested answers:Festival Time of year/date What it celebrates What people doMid-AutumnFestivalautumn/fallthe beauty of the full moon, harvest, time with family and friendsgive/eat moon cakes; watch the full moon with family and friendsSpring FestivalJanuary / Februarythe end of win
3、ter, arrival of spring, lunar new year, reunion with family and relativesgive money in red envelopes to children; see dragon dances; eat fish, dumplings; visit family members National DayOctober 1stthe founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949visit family or go to other parts of China; go sh
4、oppingDragon Boat Festival/ Duanwu FestivalThe fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendarthe memory of the beloved poet Qu Yuan who died in 278BCeat zongzi; watch dragon boat races; throw rice wrapped in reed leaves into water in memory of Qu Yuan; put herbs on doorways for good healthTomb Sweep
5、ing Day5th Aprilhonour the dead and satisfy the ancestorssweep the tombs; give flowers2 Talk something about western festivalsThanksgiving Day ; Christmas; Halloween ; April Fools Day ; Valentines Day ; Carnival ; Easter3 Share your idea .(Practice students oral English)Ask Ss which festival do they
6、 like best? Why?The students can use the following structures:I likebest.BecauseI prefer to The reason is that Since ,is my favorite.Step 3 Reading1 Let the Ss read the title and predict the content of the passage.Answer: 1 The names of the festivals and celebrations in the world2 The times when the
7、 festivals take place3 What people celebrate4 What people do in the festivals2 Fast reading: read the text quickly and tell the teacher what festivals are mentioned in each paragraph?P1: Ancient festivals-celebrate the end of the cold weather, planting in Spring and harvest in autumn; celebrate when
8、 hunters catch animalsP2: Festivals of the DeadJapan-Obon Mexico- Day of the Dead America-HalloweenP3: Festivals to Honor PeopleDragon Boat Festival Columbus Day (India) October 2P4: Harvest FestivalsHarvest and Thanksgiving Festival Mid-autumn FestivalP5: Spring FestivalsSpring Festival , Carnival,
9、 Easter , Cherry Blossom Fest3 Careful reading1 )When did ancient people celebrate?They would celebrate the end of the cold weather,planting in spring and harvest in autumn and hunters catching animals2 )What are festivals of the dead for?They are held to honor the dead, or satisfy and please the an
10、cestors.3) Why does India have a national festival on October 2 ? India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mahatma Gandhi, the leader who helped gain Indias independence from Britain.4)Why are autumn festivals happy events?5)What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?
11、4 Intensive readingTrue or false1 The ancient people neednt worry about their food. (F)2 Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead. (T)3 Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China. (T)4 Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn . (F)5 Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus. (F)Homework: Summarize the text .Read the text again and find out the key phrases and sentences
