FestivalsandCelebrationsUnit1FestivalsaroundtheworldNewYear’sDayLanternFestivalWomen’sDayMayDayChildren’sDayDragonBoatFestivalMid-autumnFestivalNationalDayArmyDayChinesefestivalsandholidaysStep1.Brain-stormingAcompetition(NameChinesefestivals)ForeignfestivalsChristmasDayThanksgivingDayMother’sDayFather’sDayAprilFool’sDayValentine’sDayEasterHalloweenNamesomeforeignfestivals

Step3.ReadingA.Skimming

Howmanykindsoffestivalsarementionedinthetext?Whatarethey?AncientFestivalsFestivalsoftheDeadFestivalstohonourPeopleHarvestFestivalsSpringFestivalsFive

B.Scanning:1.Fillinthefollowingtable.

KindsofFestivalsNamesoffestivalsCountriesFestivalsoftheDeadFestivalstohonourPeopleHarvestFestivalsSpringFestivalsObonJapanTheDayoftheDeadMexicoHalloweensomeWesterncountriesTheDragonBoatFestivalChinaColumbusDayUSAfestivaltohonourGandhiIndiaHarvest/ThanksgivingfestivalsEuropeancountriesMid-autumnFestivalChinaandJapanSpringFestivalsChinaCarnivalsandEastersomeEuropeancountriesTheCherryBlossomFestivalJapanPart11.Whatdidancientfestivalsandcelebrationscelebrate?

2.Whatoriginsdotoday’sfestivalshave?Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheend_______________,____________________and______________.Othercelebrationswereheld_____________________________.thecoldweatherplantinginspringharvestinautumnwhenhuntershadcaughtanimals2.Answerthefollowingquestions:somereligioussomeseasonalsomeforspecialpeopleoreventsPart21.Whyarefestivalsofthedeadheld?Tohonourthedeadortosatisfytheancestors,whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm.TheyhaveafestivalcalledObon,whenpeopleshouldgotocleanthegravesandlightincensetohonourtheirancestors.Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusic.Theyofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedeadontheDayoftheDead.Peoplemighteatcertainfoodonthatday.2.HowdoJapanesehonourtheirancestors?2.WhatdopeopleinMexicodoontheDayoftheDead?PumpkinheadHalloweenMasksThenightofOctober31st,whenitwasbelievedthatthespiritsofdeadpeopleappeared,andwhichisnowcelebratedintheUSbychildren,whodressaswitchesandghosts.HalloweenPart31.WhydoesIndiahaveanationalfestivalonOctober2?TohonourMahatmaGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia’sindependencefromBritain.2.WhydotheChinesehavetheDragonBoatFestival?3.Whatdopeopledoonthisday?Why?TohonourtheancientpoetQuYuan.TheyhavearowingcompetitionontheboatswhicharedecoratedasdragonsandtheyeatZongzi.ItissaidthatpeoplewantedtosaveQuYuanbyboat.Theyofferzongzitohimwithoutworryingthathewouldbeeatenbyfish.Part41.Whyareautumnfestivalshappyevents?Becausethefoodisgatheredforthewinterandtheagriculturalworkisover.2.WhatdopeopledoonThanksgiving?

decoratechurchesandtownhalls.

gettogethertohavemeals.

winawardsfortheirfarmproduce.Part51.Namethreethingspeopledoatspringfestival.2.Whatisoneimportantreasontohavefestivalsandcelebrations?Tohaveabreak(休息)fromdailylife,tocelebrateourcustoms/ourhistory/ourheroes,toenjoymeetingfamilyandfriends,toeatspecialfood,tohavefunwitheachother.

eatdumplings,fishandmeatgivechildrenluckymoneyinredpaperwatchdragondances.3.WhatdoesEastercelebrate?4.DoyouknowthesymbolsofEaster?ItcelebratesthereturnofJesusfromthedeadandthecomingofspring.EastereggsandEasterBunnies.Retellthetextbyfillinginthefollowingblanks:Thereareallkindsoffestivalsand__________aroundtheworld,whichareheldfordifferentreasons.The________________weremainlyheldatthreetimesayear---theendofthecoldwinter,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn.Somefestivalsareheldto_____thedeadorsatisfythe_________incasetheymight____________,whileotherfestivalsareheldtohonorfamouspeople,suchas______________________andColumbusDay.celebrationsBoatFestivalDragonharmdoancestorshonorfestivalsancientStepIV.SummaryHarvestandThanksgivingfestivalsarehappyeventsbecausethefoodis_________forthewinterandbecauseaseasonof___________workisover,towhichMidautumnfestivalbelongs.Andthemostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothe______ofspring,suchasthe______NewYear,atwhichpeoplehaveaverygoodtime.agriculturalgatheredlunarcoming

Easter

Themostimportantholidayinspring,especiallyforChristians(n.基督徒),isEaster.ThisChristianholidayisnotonthesamedateeveryyear,butit’salwaysonaSunday.ItcanbeanySundaybetweenMarch22andApril25.Thepassageismainlyaboutdifferentfestivalsandthewaysofcelebrationsandalsothereasonswhypeoplecelebratethemallovertheworld.

1.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

Giveonesentencetodescribeit.C.Post-readingA.Questions2.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?B.DiscussionWhichkindoffestivalsdoyouthinkisthemostimportantandwhichisthemostfun?FestivalsandcelebrationsAncientFestivalswhyhowFestivalsofthedeadwhyhowFestivalstohonourpeoplewhyhowHarvestFestivalswhyhowSpringFestivalswhyhowtheendofthecoldwinter;plantinginspringandharvestinautumnlightfireandmakemusictohonourthedeadorsatisfyandpleasetheancestorslightlamps,playmusic,eatfoodintheshapesofskullsandcakeswithbones,gototheirneighborstoaskforsweets,dressupfortheirgreatcontributionstothesocietyorthecountryDragonboatracing,eatzongziFoodisgatheredforthewinter.Aseasonofagriculturalworkisover.decoratechurchesandtownhalls,gettogethertohavebigmeals,admirethemoonandeatmooncakescelebratetheendofwinterandthecomingofspringeatdeliciousfood;haveexcitingcarnivalsStep4.Output:(groupwork)Workingr