人教版高中英語必修三-Unit1-Warming up課件 (共28張PPT)

Guess who “I” am according to my self-introduction and the pictures. Game Spring FestivalIm the most important festival for the Chinese people. All family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. I fall on the first day of the first lunar (陰歷的) month. Christmas DayDecember 25 is my birthday, when people go to the parties and churches, give cards and presents to their friends and relatives. Teachers DayMy birthday is September the 10th. On this day students show their great love and respect to teachers. Valentines DayMy birthday comes on February 14.Lovers send chocolates, roses, cards or other gifts to each other. Festivals around the worldUnit 1 The Dragon Boat Festival The Double Ninth Festival The Spring FestivalTomb Sweeping Day The Lantern FestivalThe Mid-Autumn FestivalNational DayHow many Chinese festivals and public holidays do you know ?Task 1 Chinese festivalsBrainstorming festivals ChristmasApril Fools DayValentines Day Easter (Mar April )Thanksgiving Day NovemberMothers Day May Fathers Day JuneHalloween Oct.31 Do you know any foreign festivals? Different countries have different festivals. Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year. Here are several important festivals in China. Work in groups and discuss when they take place, what they celebrate and what people do at that time. The first one has been given.Task 2: Fill in the chart Discussion Introduce one of the festivals in the chart above. You can use the form you like. Oral practiceGroup work: writing and speaking take place in memory of poet arrivaladmire harvestcelebratebeautyVocabulary for your reference發(fā)生紀(jì)念n. 詩人n.到達(dá)vt.贊賞，欣賞v.收獲，收割vt. 慶祝 n. 美，美人 Read the following passages about the introduction of the four festivals in the chart.Reading Spring Festival is the most important of all the Chinese festivals. It usually takes place in January or February and it is held to celebrate the end of winter and the arrival of spring. It is a time when people get reunion with their family members and relatives. On this special day, they wear new clothes and shoes. Besides, they usually have very delicious fish and dumplings for meals . Parents give lucky money in red paper to their children. And they wish good luck to each other in the future. The Dragon Boat Festival comes on the fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendar(陰歷). It is one of the important traditional festivals in China. It is held in memory of the death of Qu Yuan, a famous poet in ancient China. According to the tradition, people usually eat zongzi and watch dragon boat races on this day. The Mid-Autumn Festival or Chinese Moon Festival is one of the most important festivals in China . It is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month in Chinese lunar calendar. The Mid-Autumn day is a time when people celebrate the harvest, enjoy the getting-together with family members, taste good food and appreciate the beauty of the full moon. It is a happy event. National Day is held on the first day of October to celebrate the founding of the Peoples Republic of China, the birthday of our great motherland. People usually have a seven-day holiday, during which they often relax themselves in different ways, such as travelling, visiting family members and friends or go shopping. It is a public holiday that many people look forward to. Homework Preview the Reading: FESTIVALS ANDCELEBRATIONS So far we have talked much about the festivals. Can you try to divide the festivals both in and out of China into several kinds? Scan the whole passage quickly and find out how many kinds of festivals are mentioned in the passage?1. Ancient festivals2. Festivals of the Dead3. Festivals to Honor People4. Harvest Festivals5. Spring FestivalsReading What festivals are mentioned in each paragraph?P1. Ancient festivalscelebrate the end of the cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn; celebrate when hunters catch animals. Para 2. Festivals of the DeadJapan -ObonMexico-Day of the DeadAmerica-HalloweenPara3. Festivals to Honour PeopleDragon Boat FestivalColumbus Day(India)October 2 P 4. Harvest FestivalsHarvest and Thanksgiving FestivalMid-Autumn festivalP 5. Spring FestivalsSpring festivalCarnivalEaster Cheery Blossom Festival 1. The ancient people neednt worry about their food. 2. Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead. F TTrue or False3. Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China. 4. Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn. 5. Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus. TF F