1、Unit1 Festivalsaround the world,Reading,Sweeping Day,Festival around the world,May Day,dragon boat festival,Reading,You are given 5 minutes to read the passagequickly and try to remember different kinds offestivals mentioned in the text.,FESTIVALS,New Year,Spring Festival,Lantern Festival,May Day,Dr
2、agon Boat Festival,Childrens Day,Mothers Day,Fathers Day,Armys Day,Valentines Day,Teachers Day,Mid-Autumn Festival,National Day,Christmas Day,Can you name some Festivals in China?,Brainstorming:,Go through the passage quickly: How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage?,Ancient Festiva
3、ls Festivals of the Dead Festivals to Honor the People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals,Pre-reading,FESTIVALS,Carnivals,Obon,Halloween,Dragon Boat Festival,Columbus Day,National Festival in India,The Day of the dead,Mid-Autumn Festival,Easter,Find out what festivals are mentioned in the text?,Skim
4、ming,Festivals of all kinds have many_:some _,some _,some for special _.,origins,religious,seasonal,The passage lists _ kinds of modern festivals,four,Festivals of the Dead Festivals to Honor People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals,namely:(即),Skimming(略读，浏览)Para 1 and sub-heading (副标题),people or e
5、vents,Obon,Day of the Dead,Halloween,Dragon Boat Festival,Columbus Day,Thanksgiving,Easter,Cherry Blossom Festival,Festivals of the Dead,Festivals to Honour People,Harvest Festivals,Spring Festivals,Task 1,Fill in the following chart.,Obon,Halloween,Day of the Dead,Dragon Boat Festival,Columbus Day,
6、India,Detailed Reaing,Part1,When did ancient people celebrate?,They celebrated at the end of the cold weather/ when they had a good harvest / when the hunters caught animals for food,Part 2,What are festivals of the dead for?,They are to honour our ancestors / to satisfy our ancestors,Part 3,Why doe
7、s India have a national festival on October 2?,To honour Mahatma Gandhi, the leader who helped gain Indias independence from Britain.,2.Festivals to Honor People,Match the festivals with the proper people.,Columbus Day,National Festival on October 2,The Dragon Boat Festival,China,India,USA,3.Harvest
8、 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,Spring,Festival,Easter,Which of the following are not mentioned in the passage? A. Carnival and Columbus Day.B. Halloween and Spring Festivals.C.
9、 Thanksgiving Festivals and Obon.D. Valentines Day and Fools Day.,2. What can we learn from the passage? A. All festivals have been lasting for a long period. B. People like festivals just because they can eat a lot then. C. Different countries have different customs. D. People celebrate festivals i
10、n the same way.,C,Which of the following festivals is not celebrated in Japan?Easter B. Obon C. Cherry Blossom Festival D. Mid-autumn Festival,A,6. What do people do in Spring Festivals in China? Eat dumplings, fish and meat together B. Give children lucky money in red paper C. Watch dragon dance D.
11、 All the above.,D,The ancient people neednt worry about their food. Halloween used to be a festival intended to honour the dead. Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honour a lot in China. Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn. Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.,F,T,T,F,F,T or F,Homework:,1.Read the “reading passage” 2. Prepare the word dictation.,
