Unit 1Festivals around the world-reading
The Day of the Dead In Mexico
People eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them.
dress up, ask for sweets, play a trick on
Para 3 Festivals to Honour People Match the festivals with the proper people.
Summary
There are many kinds of festivals all around the world. Dead For example, the The first one, festivals of the______. Japanese festival Obon. People should go to clean graves and light _____incense in _________of memory their ancestor. The western holiday Halloween, now it’s a children’s festival, when they can dress _____up and ask for________. sweets If they don’t give any sweets, the children might play tric a k _______on them. honour The second one, festivals to ________people. For example, the Dragon Boat Festival.
…looks _________ as though (as if ) it is covered with pink snow _____________
Easter An important religious and social festival …; Celebrate the return…， the coming …
Careful reading:
What and when did ancient people celebrate ? weather Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold ____________, planting in spring ________________and _________________. harvest in autumn Sometimes
National Festival to honor Gandhi
The Dragon Boat Festival
Columbus Day
India
China
USA
thanksgiving festivals mid-autumn festivals
1. Harvest festivals are always happy events because people are grateful _______ (=thankful) that food is gathered for the winter and the __________________( 农活) is agricultural work over .
Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals
Thanksgiving festivals European countries China and Japan mid-autumn festivals China Spring Festival some Western countries Easter Japan Cherry Blossom Festival
Festivals of the Dead Festivals to Honor People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals
Festivals
Names of Festivals
Countries
Obon Japan Day of the Dead Mexico Festivals of the Dead Halloween some Western countries Dragon Boat Festival China Festivals to Honor People the USA Columbus Day festival to honor Gandhi India
In China and Japan:
admire the moon and in China, People _______ mooncakes enjoy___________.
Spring Festivals
Spriossom Festival
2. How do people celebrate the festivals?
In European countries: People will ________ on Thanksgiving festivals.
1. decorate churches and town halls with… 2. get together to have meals 3. win awards for their farm produce
Unit 1
Festivals around the world
harvest 1. 丰收 n& v 2. 饿死 v. starve 3. 起源，由来 n. origin 4. 祖先，祖宗 n. ancestor belief 5. 信仰，信任 n. 6. 宗教上的，信奉宗教的 adj. religious 7. 纪念，追念 (phr) in memory of 8. 搞恶作剧，开玩笑 (phr) play a trick on … gather 9. 搜集；集合；聚集 ( v.) 10.奖品；授予 n. & vt. award 11. 赞美；钦佩；羡慕 v. admire dress up 12. 盛装；打扮；装饰(phr) 13. 玩得开心(phr) have fun with
The third is Harvest and Thanksgiving ___________Festivals. China and Japan have Mid-autumn festivals, when people ________the moon. admire The last one is Spring Festivals. They are the most look forward to energetic and important festivals that ______________the end of winter and to the coming of spring. In China, people eat dumplings ________ and give the children _______money. In lucky Japan ,the country, covered with ________tree cherry flowers ,looks as though it is covered with pink snow.
Easter eggs
the Spring Festival in China
energetic It’s the most _________(富有生气的) and important festival in China, which falls on the f______ day of the irst lunar year. Before the festival, houses are cleaned and d_________( ___________ ecorated 装饰). At the festival , people eat dumplings and fish and give children lucky _____ money ______ in red paper . On the eve, people watch CCTV New Year Gala and often fireworks 烟花).There are dragon set off ________( ______ dances and ________ carnivals (狂欢节) in the streets
Festivals of the dead are usually held to honour the dead or __________the satisfy __________ ancestors. 2. What do people do at each festival?
Obon（盂兰盆节） in Japan
Skimming Para 1 and sub-title (副标题)
Festivals of all kinds have many________: origins religious • some ________, seasonal • some ________, people or events • some for special _________________. four kinds of modern festivals: The passage lists _____
People should go to clean the graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.
Obon 盂兰盆节
They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to the earth.
高中英语必修三 Unit 1 Festivals around the world Reading
The Day of the Dead in Mexico
The Day of the Dead in Mexico
• The best way to describe this Mexican holiday is to say that it is a time when Mexican families remember their dead, and the continuity of life. The celebration usually begins as early as October 18 and continues until November 9. • In this picture, we can see a lady is visiting the resting place of the dead. She has lit some candles and is now placing a bunch of flowers in front of the monument to show her respect and in memory of the dead.
What do people in Western countries do in memory of the dead? They used to believe in the _______of return spirits the_______ of dead people. It is now a _________festival, when they can children’s dress up _________and go to their neighbor’s homes to ask for______. sweets
Festivals around the world Reading and Writing(课件)
Listen to Miss Li's introduction and complete the chart below.
A1
Basic information
the film’s setting and storyline
Your opinion
A At the school Film Festival, Miss Li, the organizer, is talking about how to write a film review. Listen and finish the exercises below.
背景简介。对电影的名称、导演等作简单介绍。 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a fantasy film, which is adapted from the
novel written by the English writer J. K. Rowling and directed by Chris Columbus.
music and special effects.) • Who do you think would be like the film?
电影《哈利·波特与魔法石》是根据英国作家 J. K. Rowling的小说改编而成的。请根据下表中 的提示写一篇80词左右的影评。
片名 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
It is a(n) sad/romantic/adventure/...film directed by... Based on a true story,... The film is set in... The movie mainly tells us a story that...
20版：(步步高) (全国) Unit 1 Festivals around the world
Book 3Unit 1Festivals around the worldⅠ.阅读理解话题：节假日活动难度星级：☆There are many unique festivals around the world.Here are some of them.Las Fallas，SpainLas Fallas is one of Spain’s strangest and craziest festivals.The focus of this festival is to create and destroy dolls.These dolls are lifelike and usually make fun of dishonest politicians and famous people in Spain.Many dolls are several feet tall.They remain complete until March 19th，after which men fill them with fireworks.All the streetlights are turned off and the dolls are set on fire on March 19th.Day of the Dead，MexicoDay of the Dead is traditionally celebrated on the 1st and 2nd of November in Mexico.This festival celebrates the lives of loved ones around you who have died.Celebrations can take a humorous tone as celebrants remember funny events about the dead.Toys are brought for the dead children and bottles of wine for adults.Mardi Gras，U.S.A.This day can occur anytime between February 3rd and March 9th，depending on when Easter is held that year.It is also called Fat Tuesday，reflecting the practice of eating richer and fatty foods.Other practices include wearing masks and parades，etc.Night of the Radishes，MexicoIt’s one of the most colorful and unique festivals of Mexico.It is celebrated on December 23rd.As crazy as it sounds，the festival lasts only a few hours due to the limited lifetime of vegetables as folk art.语篇解读本文主要介绍了世界上比较特殊的四个节日：西班牙的法雅节、墨西哥的亡灵节、美国的狂欢节和墨西哥的萝卜节，并对这四个节日的意义以及活动内容作了简要介绍。
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.
Unit-1-Festivals-around-the-world-课文知识点解析1
7....when people should go to clean the graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.
……这时候，人们去扫墓，点上香火祭祀祖先。
memory[ C usually plura] n. 表示所记住的事情，记忆
starve vt.&vi. 挨饿，饿死
e.g. Thousands of people will starve if food doesn’t reach the stricken city.
假如食物无法到达这座受灾的城市，成千上万的人将会饿死。
5.They lit fire and made music because they thought these festivals would bring a year of plenty.
他们把食物, 鲜花和礼物献给死者。
offer sth. to sb.= offer sb.sth.供应某物给某人
e.g. He offered me 300 dollars for that television.
他出300美元向我买那部电视机。
12.The festival of Halloween had its origin as an event in memory of the dead.
万圣节起源于纪念已逝的人们。
had its origin as an event 起源于某事
have your or its origin=begin 开始
e.g.Many of the problems had their origin in post-war Europe.
Festivals around world阅读
Unit 1 Festivals around the worldThe third period ReadingI.Teaching Aims:1. Train students’ reading and speaking ability.2. Enable the students to know something about festivals around the world andhow people celebrate these different festivals.II. Teaching Important Points:1. Enable the Ss to know something about festivals around the world and howpeople celebrate these festivals.2. How to help students improve their reading skills and understand thepassage fully.III. Teaching Difficult Points:1. Master the important language points in the passage.2.How to help students improve their reading skills and understand the passage fully.IV. Teaching aidA computer, a projector and a tape recorderV. Teaching Procedures:Step one. Pre-reading : Review the names of the festivals and talk about them.Step two. While-reading1.skimming. Skim the passage and try to answer.1) What's the main idea of the text?This reading briefly introduces the earliest kinds of festivals with the reasons for them, thenfour different kinds of festivals that occur in most parts of the world.2) How many parts can the text divide into? (5 parts)2. Let the Ss look at the pictures and the heading of each section, then ask questions to help them understand what the text might be about.2. Scanning. Scan the text and then finish Ex. 1, on page3.3. Detailed reading1)Read the text carefully and answer the questions in Ex. 2, Page 3 to help Ss understand the text better.2) Read the text again and finish the following chart.Step three: Post-ReadingDiscussion: students discuss in pairs which festivals do they think are the most important and which are the most fun .Step VI Assignment1. Do Exercise 1-3 on page 4.2. Review the text carefully and learn the important points by heart.3. Preview using language.课后反思：本节课festivals为话题展开，通过阅读的几个步骤，培养学生的阅读能力，以及获取信息的能力。
人教版高中英语必修三《Unit 1 Festivals around the world》 reading课件(结构明晰,制作精美)
India
Para.4
Harvest Festivals
People will ________ on Thanksgiving festivals. 1. decorate churches and town halls 2. get together to have meals 3. win awards for their farm produce
May Day
Spring Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
New Year
Festivals of China
Children’s Day
Christmas Day National Day
Army’s Day Mid-Autumn Teachers’ Festival Day
Unit 1 Festivals around the world
Festivals and celebrations
The Spring Festival
The Spring Festival is in January or
February, it is very important for the
festivals around the world
Valentine’s Day
Christmas
2. Do you know these festivals?
Chinese Festivals
Spring Festival
Lantern Festival January 15
Dragon boat race
It’s held to honour a famous poet--Qu Yuan . Rice dumpling s
China USA India
Harvest Festivals
Harvest and Thanksgiving Festivals Mid-autumn Festival
European countries China and Japan
Spring Festivals
Spring Festival Easter and related holidays Cherry Blossom Festival
Obon Day of the Dead Halloween
Countries Japan Mexico some Western countries
Festivals to Honour People
Dragon Boat Festival Columbus Day Festival to honour Gandhi
China some Western countries Japan
Comprehending
Let’s check the answers to the questions on P3 now.
1. What are festivals of the dead usually for? Festivals of the dead are for honoring or satisfying dead ancestors or others, who some people believe might return to help or harm living people. 2. What makes autumn festivals happy events? Autumn festivals are happy events because people are thankful that food is ready for winter and the hard farm work is finished.
人教新课标必修3 Unit 1 Festivals around the world Reading 课件(共38张PPT)
1)How do Japanese honour their ancestors?
They have a festival called Obon, when people should go to clean graves and light incense to honour their ancestors. They light lamps and play music.
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Words Review
grave incense in memory of Mexico
feast skull bone Halloween belief dress up
n. 坟墓；墓地 n. 熏香；熏香的烟
纪念；追念
n.墨西哥(拉丁美洲国家) n. 节日；盛宴 n. 头脑；头骨 n. 骨；骨头 n. 万圣节前夕；诸圣日前夕 n. 信任；信心；信仰
4) Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and China. which aspects are similar and which are different?
The Chinese, Japanese and Mexican festivals of the dead all have customs to honour the dead. The Chinese and Japanese go to clean their ancestors’ graves, and the Mexicans offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. However, there are some dpecial food that looks like bones, something the Chinese and Japanese do not do.
Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld（新课标版高一英语必修三教案教学设计）
Unit 1 Festivals around the world(新课标版高一英语必修三教案教学设计)Unit 1 Festivals around the worldThe First Period (Warming up & Pre-reading)Step One: Lead-inFree Talk: Did you have a good time in your winter holidays?When did you feel most happy and excited? Why?( At the Spring Festival. Because it's the most important festival in our country....)Step Two: Warming up1. Let the Ss think about the other Chinese festivals.( Lantern Festival, Pure Brightness Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, New Year's Day, Chung Yeung Festival....)2. Discussion One1)Let the Ss look at the information about Chinese festivals and discuss another four Chinese festivals according to the example in warming up: When does the festival come?What do people celebrate?What do people do?Festivals Date festivals DateNew Year January1st Teachers' Day September 10thInternational Women's Day March 8 National Day October 1stArbor Day March 12th The Spring Festival Lunar New Year International labor Day May 1st Dragon Boat Festival the fifth day of the fifth lunar monthInternational Children's Day June 1st Mid-Autumn Festivalthe 15th day of the 8th lunar monthArmy Day August 1st Lantern Festival the 15th day of the 1st lunar monthChinese Youth Day May 4th Pure Brightness Day April the fifth2) Let the Ss fill in the form in the warming up and ask some to share their opinions with the whole class.3 Discussion TwoTalk about some foreign festivals.( Christmas, April Fools Day, Easter Day, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Obon...)Step three: Pre-readingLet students think about the questions:1) What is your favourate holiday of the year? Why?2)What festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in your city or town? Do you like spending festivals with your family or with friends? What part of a festival do you like best- the music, the things to see, the visits or the food?Step Four: Language Points1.mean to do 打算做某事mean doing 意味着….I never meant him to work for us.Passing the entrance examination means being admitted into college.2. celebrate vt.(1) do sth to show that a day or an event is important 庆祝；祝贺celebrate Christmas / one’s birthday / a wedding anniversary / a victory(2) praise and honor 赞扬；称颂The names of many heroes are celebrated by the poets.词语辨析：celebrate, congratulatecelebrate后常接日期、事情或场合。