Unit 1 Festivals around the world Reading 課件-高中英語人教新課標(biāo)必修三

Unit1

FestivalsaroundtheworldPeriod2

Pre-reading&ReadingFestivalsinChinaNewYear’sDaytheSpringFestivaltheLanternFestivalMayDay(InternationalLabour’sDay)theDragonBoatFestivalChildren’sDayArmy’sDayTeachers’DaytheMid-AutumnFestival

NationalDayTombsweepingDay(QingmingFestival)InternationalWomen’sDayDoubleSeventhFestivaltheTree-plantingDayYouthDayDoubleNinthDayChristmasDayAprilFool’s

DayValentine’s

DayCarnivalEasterThanksgivingDayMother’s

DayFather’s

DayHalloweenFestivalsinforeigncountriesthesecondSundayofMaythethirdSundayofJuneNewYear’sDaytheSpringFestivaltheLanternFestivalMayDay(InternationalLabour’sDay)theDragonBoatFestivalChildren’sDayArmy’sDayTeachers’DaytheMid-AutumnFestival

NationalDayTombsweepingDay(QingmingFestival)InternationalWomen’sDayDoubleSeventhFestivaltheTree-plantingDayYouthDayDoubleNinthDayChristmasDayAprilFool’s

DayValentine’s

DayCarnivalEasterThanksgivingDayMother’s

DayFather’s

DayHalloweenDoyouknowtheoriginsofthefollowingfestivals(thestorybehindthefestivals)?Valentine’s

Day

Easter

ThanksgivingDayValentine’sDayFebruary14thValentine'sDayisacelebrationobservedonFebruary14eachyear.ApopularaccountofSaintValentineofRomestatesthathewasimprisonedforperformingweddingsforsoldierswhowereforbiddentomarrybytheRomanEmpire.Accordingtolegend,duringhisimprisonment,hefellinlovewiththedaughterofhisjailer.Andbeforehisexecutionhewroteheralettersigned"FromYourValentine"asafarewell.EasterBunnyEastereggsInlateMarchorearlyAprilPopularsymbolsEasterEasterisafestivalandholidaycelebratingtheResurrection(復(fù)活)ofJesusChristfromthedead,describedintheNewTestamentashavingoccurredthreedaysafterhiscrucifixion(受難)byRomansatCalvary(骷髏地).ThanksgivingDayinAmericaisatimetoofferthanks,offamilygatheringsandholidaymeals.Thanksgivingiscelebratedonthe4thThursdayofNovember

ThanksgivingDayintheUSAwasfirstcelebratedin1621hanbyEnglishsettlersofthePlymouthcolony.In1620,thesettlerswhowerecalledPilgrimsarrivedonthenewland.Howeveritwastoolatetogrowmanycrops,andwithoutfreshfoodhalfthesettlersdiedfromdisease.ThefollowingspringtheIndianstaughtthemhowtogrowcorn,anewfoodforthesettlers.TothanktheIndiansfortheirhelpandfriendship,theyinvitedthemtohavedinnertogether.FestivalsandcelebrationsWhendidancientpeoplecelebrate?Theywouldcelebratetheendofthecoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestinautumnandhunters'catchinganimals.Para.1---ancientfestivalsPurposesTohonorthedeadorsatisfythe(1)__________Names(2)________TheDayoftheDead(9)__________CountriesJapan(6)__________WesterncountriesPara.2---festivalsofthedeadancestorsObonMexicoHalloweenOboninJapanTheDayoftheDeadinMexicopumpkinheadHalloweeninWesterncountriesmaskMatchthefestivalswiththeproperpeople.ColumbusDayNationalFestivalonOctober2TheDragonBoatFestivalChinaIndiaUSAPara.3---festivalstohonourpeopleWhatfestivalsorcelebrationscanyouthinkofthathonourfamouspeopleorimportantevents?

Whatmakesautumnfestivalshappyevents?Para.4---harvestfestivalsMeaningsTolookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspringNamesCherryBlossomFestivalCountriesChinasomeWesterncountriesPara.5---SpringFestivalstheSpringFestivalEasterandrelatedholidaysJapanDoyouknowthedateofJapan’sCherryBlossomFestival?March15-April15Para.6Whydopeoplehavefestivalsandcelebrations?enjoylifebeproudofourcustomsforgetourworkforalittlewhileFestivalscomefromlife,celebratelifeandperfectlife,whichbringushappiness,love,honor,thanks,memories,pride,harmony,respects…Festivalsbenefitusalot.Threecommonthingsmightbefromthefollowing:food,music,entertainment,beingwithfamilyandfriends,dance,lightsorfires,rememberingeventsorpeople.Period3

Review&LanguagepointsReviewReadingComprehension1.Theancientpeopleneedn’tworryabouttheirfood.FAtthattimepeoplewould______iffoodwas_________tofind,especiallyduringthe_________________.difficultstarvecoldwintermonthsToday'sfestivalsofallkindshavemany________:some________,some________,someforspecial_________________.originsreligious

seasonalpeopleoreventsThepassagelists_____kindsofmodernfestivalsnamely:(即)fourFestivalsoftheDeadFestivalstoHonorPeople

HarvestFestivalsSpringFestivals2.Whichofthefollowingarenotmentionedinthepassage?A.CarnivalandColumbusDay.B.HalloweenandSpringFestivals.C.ThanksgivingFestivalsandObon.D.Valentine’sDayandFool’s

Day.3.Whichofthefollowingisusedtohonorthedead?A.TheSpringFestival.B.TheMid-AutumnFestival.C.Obon.D.ThanksgivingDay.4.MatchthefestivalsandcountriesColumbusDayObontheDayoftheDeadCherryBlossomFestivalHalloweenEasterTheLunarNewYearCBFBEEAA.ChinaB.JapanC.theUSAD.IndiaE.WesterncountriesF.Mexico紀(jì)念亡人紀(jì)念先人點香/燈引導(dǎo)先人回到人間盛裝打扮搞惡作劇、開玩笑honourthedeadsatisfytheancestorslightincense/lampsleadtheancestorsbacktoearthdessupplayatrick/trickson清明節(jié)古代詩人到達新世界國慶節(jié)獲得獨立theDragonBoatFestivalancientpoetthearrivalinNewWorldNationalDaygainindependence賞月農(nóng)活用......裝飾因......而獲獎admirethemoonagriculturalworkdecorate...with...winawardsfor...5.Mid-AutumnFestivalisheldtocelebratetheendofsummer.F6.Whatkindoffestivalsisthemostenergeticandimportant?Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthat______________________________________________________.lookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.舞龍農(nóng)歷新年日夜、整天宗教節(jié)日好像玩的開心對......感到自豪dragondancestheLunarNewYeardayandnightreligiousfestivalasthough/asifhavefunwithbeproudofreligiondangerhumourcourageculturenationseasonoriginExercise1religiousdangeroushumourouscourageousculturalnationalseasonaloriginalLearningaboutLanguageproduceeducatecelebratepredictproductioneducationcelebrationpredictionLearningaboutLanguageExercise2celebrationreligiousChristiansorigincustomasthoughhavefunwithbeliefExercise3

1.Don'tlookforwardtothedayyoustopsuffering,becausewhenitcomesyouknowyou'llbedead.

舒服是留給死人的。

2.Adogstarvingathismaster'sgatepredictstheruinofthestate.

樹死先從葉子黃.

3.Iwouldratherhaveamindopenedbywonderthanoneclosedbycustom.

寧愿創(chuàng)新,不愿陳腐。Exercise3