1、Unit1 Festivals around the world,Spring Festival,The 1st day of the first lunar month,Task 1 : Guess the name of the festival and tell when it takes place.,Lantern Festival,The fifteenth day of the first lunar month,Womens Day-March 8,The 1st day of May,Labour Day,The 1st day of June,Childrens Day,A
2、rmy Day-August 1st,The 15th day of the eighth lunar month,Mid-Autumn Festival,The 10th day of September,Teachers Day,The 1st day of October,National Day,Valentines DayFebruary 14,In February,Carnival (狂欢节),Easter 复活节,The first Sunday after a full moon on or after March 21,April Fools Day,April 1st,M
3、others Day,The second Sunday in May,Thanksgiving Day,The fourth Thursday in November,October 31st,Halloween 万圣节,Christmas December 25,Task 2: Ask and answer the following questions in pairs:What does the Spring Festival / the Mid-autumn Festival/ the Dragon Boat Festival celebrate?2. What do people
4、do at the festivals?,Task 3: Look at the title of the passage , the titles of the four parts of the passage and the pictures to tell what the passage is mainly about.,Task 4: Do Ex. 1 at page 3.,Task 5: Read the passage carefully and find the answer to the following questions. Then ask and answer th
5、e questions in pairs. What would most ancient festivals celebrate?2. Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and China. What things are similar ? What things are different? 3. What do people usually do at spring festivals?,Task 6: Group work: Do Ex. 3 at page 3. Work in groups of four to
6、list three common things at most festivals and tell the reasons why they are important to people everywhere.,Task 7: Suppose you are holding a TV programme called “ Festivals around the World”, try to introduce as many festivals to your audience as possible.,Homework: Write a short passage introducing the Spring Festival in China.,
