unit 1 Festivals reading
新人教必修三 Unit 1 Festivals around the world-Reading
European Harvest and and other Harvest Festivals Thanksgiving Festival countries China and Mid-autumn festivals Japan China Spring Festival Some Western Spring Festival Easter countries Cherry Blossom Festivals Japan
4).What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?
It is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life, be proud of our customs,forget our work for a little while.
3). What do people usually do at spring festivals? At spring festivals, people usually have dances, carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring.
Skim the reading passage and then fill in the following chart:
Kinds of festivals Festivals of the Dead
Names of Festivals
Counties
Festivals to Honour People
M3 Unit1 festivals around the world reading
… to dress up … go to neighbours’ – ask for…; play a trick on
Festivals To honour to honour famous people people
Careful reading
Kind Harvest festivals Purposes
= which is covered with…
这个卧室被粉刷成了粉色，看起来好像新的一样。 这个卧室被粉刷成了粉色，看起来好像新的一样。 The bed room, painted pink, looks as though it is a new one.
Fill in the blanks
There are all kinds of festivals and celebrations around the world, which are held for different reasons. The ancient festivals _________ took place three times a year --- the end of the cold winter, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Some festivals are held ____________ the in memory of dead or to ______ the ancestors, while other satisfy festivals are held to _______ the famous people, honour such as the Dragon Boat Festival and Columbus Day.
新人教必修三 Unit 1 Festivals around the world-Reading
Clean the house Post couplets and hang papercuts. set off fireworks, reunite with family members. give money in red paper to children; see dragon dances; eat fish, prawns and dumplings; visit relatives.
• on April 5 • (the Gregorian calendar) The day we remember our dead relatives • Visit graves
Mid-autumn Festival
August 15 (lunar calendar)
The day we enjoy the full moon
People usually celebrate it together with their family members. A kind-hearted old man put the gifts in the stockings for children secretly at night. People send cards or gifts to others.
Careful - Reading
Answer the following questions:
1.Which three times of the year did people celebrate in Ancient Times? 2.What kind of things are done to celebrate the Obon Festival? 3. What makes autumn festivals happy events? 4. How do Europeans celebrate Thanksgiving festivals? 5. Name three things people do at Spring Festival. 6.What is one important reason to have festivals
《Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Reading and Thinking》同步练习及答案
Unit 1 Festivals and CelebrationsReading and Thinking课时检测Ⅰ. 语段填词1. Armed with the information you have gathered(搜集), you can set out making a lantern (灯笼) by yourself. I think it will be full of joy (高兴).2. As the people marched(行进) into the church(教堂), they heard a religious (宗教的) song being played.3. It is typical (典型的) of him to decorate (装饰)a room with different colors, which range (包括) from red to yellow.4. I figured (认为) that I would congratulate (祝贺) him on his success at the ceremony (典礼). However, the event was cancelled.5. The harvest (收获) festival, an important agricultural (农业的) festival, is celebrated by people after all the crops(农作物)have been gathered in. It shows that people are grateful (感激的)for the food they are given.6. The exhibition which is regarded as significant(有重大意义的) features (以……为特色)paintings by contemporary artists. Their works reflect (反映)their beliefs/faith (信任)in future life.Ⅱ. 完成句子1. He dressed up and went to the party yesterday as if he had been invited.昨天, 他打扮得漂漂亮亮地去参加聚会, 好像已经被邀请过似的。
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in/for fun :开玩笑地,为了好玩 make fun of := laugh at 嘲笑,讥笑 have fun with : 和...玩的快乐/ 开心 We had fun with each other at the party held last Sunday. We are playing cards just for fun. fun : n [u] What fun it is to swim in summer!
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in memory of : 纪念,作为…的纪念 = to the memory of sb The museum was built in memory of the famous scientist. 类似短语有： in honor of in favor of in search of in charge of in need of
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award [ə'wɔːd]
n. 奖品，奖项，奖金, 助学金 ……
vt. 授予……裁定……奖励...... award sb sth = award sth to sb Mary got an award and was able to finish her study. She won the best actress award. reward n ,v 报酬，奖金，酬劳，奖赏
Unit1FestivalsandCelebrationsReadingandThinking教学设
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Lead in
Activity 1: Showsome pictures
1.Show Ss some pictures of different festivals and ask students what festivals they are. ThenT asksSstoanswerthe questionand list some activities they have done:
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1.引入本课主题 并带领学生深层次理解题目。其次是对课文内容进行预测并根据所给插图辨别相应的节日。
While
reading
（thestep is designed to prepare for Aim2/3/4and difficult point）
Skimming
1.T guides Ss tounderstand how to findthe “topic sentence”in a passage.
2. Show the pictures given in the textbook and ask students what festivals are the two pictures about.
3. Ask students make a prediction about what the passage will talk about
What dopeopleusually do in the festival?
2.Beforereading,brainstormthetwo questionsingroups
人教版高中英语必修三《Unit 1 Festivals around the world》 reading课件(课文重点词句讲解)
7. The festival of Halloween had its origin as an event in memory of the dead. 万圣节前夕的盛会也是源自纪念亡 者的祭事。 origin n. 起源；源头 the origins of the life on earth 地球上生命的起源。
讨论它们（中国节日）什么时间进行， 庆祝的是什么事件，并说出人们在那天 所做的一件事。
take place 发生；举行
① The performance didn’t take place after all.
演出终于没有进行。
② Was there anybody passing by when the accident took place?
4). mean 后接名词、副词或从句 mean 后接名词或副词，意为“表
示；打算；存心”等意思；后接that 从句，意为“表示……”。
5). be meant for 该短语的意思是“打算给予；打算
作……用”。
In some parts of London, missing a
bus means _____ for another hour.
= You can see animals of different kinds in the zoo. 你在动物园可以看见不同种类的动物。
Practice （用动词的适当形式填空）
① Books of this kind _s_e_ll_ (sell) well in the bookstore. ② This kind of books _s_el_ls_ (sell) well in the bookstore. ①句中谓语动词的单复数由“books”确 定。②句中的谓语动词由“kind”确定。
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知识点： 1.drive away 驱逐 2. give up 放弃 3. in order to 为了。。。
在所有的传统节日中，丰收节几乎可见于每一种文化之中。这 一重大的农业节日在所有农作物收成后来临。人们举行庆祝活 动，对这一年收获的食物表达感恩。在古埃及，人们于春季庆 祝丰收节——即埃及的丰收季。
知识点： 1. take place 发生 2. have been gathered in 现在完成时的被动语态 3. show that... 宾语从句的用法 4.be celebrated ...被庆祝。。。
● 1. Festivals are celebrated all around the world. They have a wide range of origins, such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures, and impor tant events. Ever y festival has its different customs and unique charms. However, no matter how different they may seem, all over the world, the spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love, or peace is common in all festivals.
Thanks
4. Another example is halloween, which...
人教版高中英语 必修三 Unit1《Festivals around the world ---Reading》 课件 (共37张PPT)
dragon dances.
Western countries
Parades, dancing , music, coloful
clothing.
Japan
Admire cherry tree flowers.
dragon dalnucceky money the Spring Festival
carnivals
1. Ancient festivals 2. Festivals of the Dead 3. Festivals to Honor People 4. Harvest Festivals 5. Spring Festivals
What festivals are mention in each paragraph?
Discussion :
Should we, Chinese students, celebrate western festivals like Christmas? Why or why not ?tival.
Unit 1 Reading Festivals And Celebrations
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Labour Day
Tombsweeping
Day
Dragon Boat Festival
(The fifth day of the fifth lunar month)
Mid-autumn Festival
Day of the Dead
Eat food in the shape of
skulls and cakes with
Offer food, flowers
“_b_o_n_es_”_o_n__th_e_m____ _a_n_d_g_i_ft_s _to__th_e_d_e_a_d.
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人教新课标英语必修三第一单元教案Unit 1Festivals around the WorldReading 教案Teaching goals1.To get the students to talk about festivals2.To learn about how festivals begin and how to celebrate festivals so as to enable them to learn more about different cultures while learning different language3.To develop the students’ reading skills : skimming, scanning, summarizing, and finding out details.4.To arouse the students’ interest in festivals, cultures, especially those in China，thus promote their culture awareness.Important pointsprehension of the reading part.2.Knowledge accumulation of festivals and cultures.eful words and expressions concerning festivals.Teaching aidsA computer, a projector, courseware, a tape-recorderTeaching proceduresStep 1 revisionRevise the festivals.Step 2 pre-readingWhat is your favourite holiday of the year? Why?Step 3 fast reading1.How many kinds of festivals are mentioned in the text? What are they?2. let’s get to know more about these festivals and fill in the form on P3.Ex1Step 4 careful readingParagraph 1:When did ancient people celebrate ?•at the end of winter•When good weather returned• a good harvest•animals caughtParagraph 2: Festivals of the dead1.What are festivals of the dead for?2. How do Japanese honour their ancestors?3. What do the people in Mexico do in memory of the dead?*Are there any similar festivals in China? What do do? What to eat?The Qingming FestivalParagraph 3: Festivals to honour peopleParagraph 4:Harvest Festivals1) Why are autumn festivals happy events?Because people are grateful and happy and a season of agricultural work is over.2) What do people do to celebrate it?In European countries, it is the custom to decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit; get together to have meals, win awards for their animals, flowers, fruit and vegetables; admire the moon Paragraph 5: Spring FestivalsParagraph 6: What are the purposes of festivals?Festivals: To have fun with each other / To let us enjoy life/ To be proud of our custom/ To forget our daily life for a little while/To honour the dead/To honour famous people/To celebrate harvest/To welcome a new year and look forward to the future/To ask people to pay attention to somethingStep 5 post readingDo T or F(1). The ancient people needn’t worry about their food. F(2). Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead. T(3). Qu Y uan was a great poet whom 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(6). There is pink snow in spring in Japan. FStep 6 Group workFestivals are created. Now you’ve got the chance to create a new festival. Discuss in groups, make a plan:When the festival takes placeWhat the festival is forWhat people do at the festivalWhat people eat at the festivalSample: Peace DayIt takes place every year on January 2, the day after the New Year’s Day. At the beginning of a new year, we create such a festival in order to call for peace, to make the world a better place for everyone. People have to learn about foreign countries on that day. The TVs and newspapers will be all about foreign countries. And people are asked to eat foreign food on that day. And they are asked to talk about peace with their families, friends, and so on.HomeworkWrite an introduction of the festival your group have created.。
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•The Spring Festival
Spring Festivals
•Easter
•Cherry Blossom Festival
Scanning to get detail information
Festivals of the Dead: Fill in the blanks.
Obon clean_______; graves light_______ incense and lamps; play ______ music
•Dragon Boat Festival •Columbus Day •Festival to honor Gandhi •Thanksgiving festivals •Mid-Autumn Festivals
• Japan • Mexico • some western countries
•China •the USA •India •European countries •China and Japan •China •Christian countries •Japan
B. decorate churchesand town halls
C. win awards for their farm produce
D. enjoy mooncakes and admire the
moon
Spring Festivals: Fill in the blanks.
Spring Festival eat good foods; give children _____ money; lucky dragon dances ________ ________ and carnivals Carnivals parades include________; dancing in the streets; loud music;___________ colourful ________. clothing
Example
I think that the new holiday should be a Peace Day. On this day, no fighting or conflicts are allowed. People will learn and talk about peace. The holiday will celebrates on ____________and people will celebrate it by_____________ . I think this is the best idea because _____________________________.
The Day of the Dead in the eat food______ shape of _______skulls and cakes with bones ______ on them; offer food, flowers and gifts _____ to the dead
Halloween
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Match
露面；把…开大；发生 屏息 出发；燃放；引起 使某人回忆起。。 扔掉 期盼 借酒消愁
Turn up hold one’s breath Set off Remind sb of sth throw away look forward to drown the sadness in drink
Cherry Blossom Festival
The country is covered with tree __________cherry as though flowers, looks _________it is covered with pink_____. ____ snow
• Work in groups. Imagine that your class and yourself are going to set and celebrate a new festival together: • 1. What kind of day will you set to celebrate ? • 2. When and why do you decide to celebrate the day ? • 3.what you will do at that day ?
mask
Halloween in Western countries
Festivals to Honour People Match the festivals with the proper people.
National Festival The Dragon Boat Columbus on October 2 Festival Day
Harvest Festivals
Kinds of festivals Festivals of the Dead Festivals to honour People Harvest Festivals
Names of Festivals
countries
• Obon • Day of the Dead • Halloween
Harvest Festivals
Spring Festivals
Skimming to get general ideas
Spring Festivals
Festivals of the Dead
Kinds of Festivals
Festivals to Honour People or Events
Group work:
Examples:
• 1.Peace Day no fighting or conflicts are allowed. People learn and talk about peace. • 2.Happiness Day People must only do things that will make others happy. People Learn about happiness. • 3.Friendship Day No arguments or fights are allowed. People learn about friendship. • 4.Nature Day No pollution or destruction of nature is allowed. People learn and talk about nature.
Pre-reading
Look at the title and sub-titles (副标题) of the passage!
Which festivals are mentioned in the passage? Festivals of the Dead
Festivals to Honour People
Children dress up and _______ ask for sweets from their neighbours or play a trick on ____________ _them.
Obon in Japan
The Day of the Dead in Mexico
pumpkin head
India
China
USA
Harvest Festivals
Choose the best answer.
Many activities can be held in harvest D festivals EXCEPT that people ___. A. get together to have meals
Spring Festivals: Fill in the blanks.
Easter
religious an important_______ social and_______ festival, celebrates thereturn _____ of
Jesus and the coming spri___.