人教版必修三英语第一单元阅读精品课件

What's the Spring Festival in Japan?
Cherry Blossom Festival
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The Day of the Dead
Halloween
Mexico
western
Obon
in Japan
Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to lead the ancestors back to home.
When the festival is over, thousands of lanterns are placed into the water and they drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the
Dragon dances and carnivals
Easter
What is Easter? What does it celebrate?
• a religious and social festival • A celebration of Spring and new life • Celebrate the return of Jesus
Obon (Japan)
The Day of the Dead (Mexico)
Halloween
Festivals of the dead Festivals Obon Where Japan How to celebrate
Clean the graves, light incense and lamps, play music Eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with bones on them; offer a lot to the dead. Go to neighbors’ homes to ask for sweets or play a trick on them.
Ancient Festival Festivals of the De来自百度文库d
Spring Festivals
festivals Harvest Festivals
Festivals to honour people
Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of planting ______________, the cold weather ______ in spring __________and ________ harvest in Today’s festivals autumn ______. Other celebrations They have many origins ______, were held ___________ after hunters some_______, religious some had caught animals _____________________. _______, seasonal and some for special people or events _________________.
What do Chinese people do at the mid-autumn festival?
They admire the moon and enjoy mooncakes.
What do Chinese people do at the Spring Festival? People eat dumplings, fish and meat Lucky money in red paper
3. Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honour 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
other world.
The Day of the Dead in Mexico
Pumpkin head
Halloween
The night of October 31st, when it was believed that the spirits of dead people appeared, and which is now celebrated in the US by children, who dress as witches and ghosts. Halloween Masks
To honor famous people
To be grateful for harvest and the agricultural work is over
To look forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring
Why
They are held to_______________, honour the dead or ______ satisfy the ancestors, who could return either to ______or help to__________. do harm What festivals are mentioned in this part?
What festivals are mentioned in this part? Dragon Boat Festival Columbus Day
A national festival to honour Mahatma Gandhi
In European countries, people will usually decorate flowers and fruit and will churches and town halls with_________________, get together to have meals _____________________.
Unit1 Festivals around the world
Warming-up and Reading
Discussion
What have you done in Spring Festival?
Skimming What festivals are mentioned in the text?
Fast Reading
Kinds of Festivals Aim / Reasons
Festivals of the Dead Festivals to Honor People Harvest Festivals
Spring Festivals
To honor the dead, or satisfy the ancestors