1、Unit14 Festivals2021/8/7 星期六1Chinese festivalsForeign festivalsMake a list of festivals:2021/8/7 星期六2Dragon Boat FestivalLantern FestivalMid-Autumn Festival Spring FestivalFestivals in China2021/8/7 星期六3Double Ninth FestivalChildrens Day2021/8/7 星期六4Festivals in the USA Christmas New Years Day Valen

2、tines Day Mothers Day Thanksgiving Day Independence Day December 25thJanuary 1stFebruary 14thSecond Sunday in MayFourth Thursday in NovemberJuly 4th2021/8/7 星期六5The most important festivals in China and in America:Christmas DaySpring Festival2021/8/7 星期六6Lion dancing set off firecrackerspay a New Ye

3、ar callred packets2021/8/7 星期六7A celebration of a religious ceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth（萬物）,the gods of the household and the family ancestors. Spring festival is a time for families and fun!A time of family gatherings and holiday meals.2021/8/7 星期六8Christmas treeChristmas lampsJingl

4、e bellsChristmas DayChristmas presentsdelicious food2021/8/7 星期六9Christmas is a time for families and fun! A time of family gatherings and holiday meals. A celebration of the birth of the Christ child. 2021/8/7 星期六10Please choose the right festivals according to the music you hear1234567Spring Festi

5、valChildrens DayMid-Autumn DayChristmas DayMardi GrasHalloweenNational DayABCDEFG2021/8/7 星期六11The Birth of A Festivalreading2021/8/7 星期六12Then, please listening to the tape and answer this questions.2021/8/7 星期六13From the text we can draw a conclusion that_.A.the African-Americans dont like Kwanzaa

6、 at allB. the African-Americans have a strong feeling for their own history and cultureC. Kwanzaa is celebrated from December 25 to January 1D Kwanzaa was created to celebrate the American culture and historyQ：2021/8/7 星期六14Read the text as quickly as you can and find out the answers to the followin

7、g questions. Who celebrates Kwanzaa? How many principles does the festival have?When is Kwanzaa celebrated? Do you think Kwanzaa is a big important holiday in African American culture? African-AmericansSevenFrom Dec.26 to New Years DayYes2021/8/7 星期六15OK, please read the text again more careful and

8、decide if the sentences are true or false.1 ( )Kwanzaa is a very old festival.2 ( )The word Kwanzaa means first fruit in Swahili.3 ( )Kwanzaa is based on old African festivals.4 ( )People created Kwanzaa to celebrate American culture.5 ( )Kwanzaa is celebrated on Christmas Day.6 ( )People who celebr

9、ate Kwanzaa light a candle for each of the seven principle.FTTFFTyoung(It began in 1966)after(the week following Christmas Day)African-American2021/8/7 星期六16True or false statements:( )7.Kwanzaa is a festival with a long his- tory, celebrating the history and culture of Asian Americans. ( )8.The sev

10、en principles of Kwanzaa are: unity, self-determination,living together hardworking, purpose, loving others and faith.( )9.People celebrate Kwanzaa from Dec 25 to Dec 31, lighting candles and dis- cussing the seven principles every day.( )10.Each time we celebrate a festival it hardly changes and in

11、 that way we keep our culture alive.FshortAfricanFworking together creativity F26Jan 1 a candleone of the 7 Fchanges a little 2021/8/7 星期六17Please answer these questions by using the sentences from the text.Lets go for more details.2021/8/7 星期六18A.What is Kwanzaa?B.Why did people create Kwanzaa?C.Wh

12、y did they choose the word Kwanzaa?D.How do people celebrate Kwanzaa?E.In what way do we keep our culture alive according to the writers opinion?F.What are the 7 principles of Kwanzaa?Questions:2021/8/7 星期六19A.What is Kwanzaa? Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of Af

13、rican-Americans. Lets do more exercises about Kwanzaa together-2021/8/7 星期六20B.Why did people create Kwanzaa? Kwanzaa was born in 1966when people created Kwanzaa so that African-Americanswould be able to celebrate their history and culture. 2021/8/7 星期六21C.Why did they choose the word Kwanzaa?They c

14、hose the word because there are many festivals in Africa called “first-fruit” festivals. Kwanzaa is the word for “first-fruit” in Swahili.2021/8/7 星期六22D.How do people celebrate Kwanzaa?People celebrate it by lighting a candle each day and discussing one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa. /On the l

15、ast day, family and friends gather to enjoy a large meal and celebrate the new year.2021/8/7 星期六23E.In what way do we keep our culture alive according to the writers opinion? Each time we celebrate a festival, it changes a little, and in that way we keep our culture alive.2021/8/7 星期六24F.What are th

16、e 7 principles of Kwanzaa? 2021/8/7 星期六25The seven principles of Kwanzaa?Unity.Self-determination.Living togetherPurposeCreativityWorking togetherFaith2021/8/7 星期六26Pair work Suppose you are the reporter of Overseas Wind Program. Now you are chosen to interview a foreigner- John about the festival o

17、f Kwanzaa. Make up a dialogue with your partner. One acts the role of the reporter, and the other acts the role of John. 2021/8/7 星期六27Sample dialogue:Reporter : Good morning, everyone. Today, we have a foreign guest in our program. He is John. Hello, John.John : Hello.R: We have a topic about the f

18、estival of Kwanzaa. So would you like to introduce Kwanzaa to us? J: Yes. R: Thank you. Can you tell us what is Kwanzaa ? 2021/8/7 星期六28There are some questions that you can use in your dialogues.A.What is Kwanzaa?B.Why did people create Kwanzaa?C.Why did they choose the word Kwanzaa?D.How do people

19、 celebrate Kwanzaa?E.In what way do we keep our culture alive according to the writers opinion?F.What are the 7 principles of Kwanzaa?2021/8/7 星期六29 Whats the meaning of celebrating festivals?Discussion :2021/8/7 星期六30All the festivals help us understand who we are, remember where we come from, and

20、share our hopes for a happy future.2021/8/7 星期六31Name_Date_Meaning_Principles_Celebration_KwanzaaThe week following Christmas Day(December26 to January1)Unity ; Self-determination;Living together;Working together;Purpose;Creativity;FaithLighting a candle each day and discussing one of the principles

21、To celebrate the culture and history of African Americans c o n c l u s i o n2021/8/7 星期六32KwanzaaHOW?WHEN?WHY?WHO?WHERE?c o n c l u s i o n2021/8/7 星期六33Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the _ and _ of African Americans. Families and friends _ _ to celebrate the new year and think about _

22、 _. Kwanzaa is a time for _ as well as _. People celebrate it by _ a candle each day and _ one of the seven _. The candle is _ by the _ child in the family.culturehistorygettogetherthepastlearningjoylightingdiscussingprincipleslityoungestBlank Filling2021/8/7 星期六34The festival Kwanzaa is a _ holiday

23、. It was _ by Dr Maulana Karenga, who used the word “_ _” in Swahili, the largest _ in Africa. The African first fruit festivals have many things _ _; People would celebrate it to _ their ancestors, give _ for their harvest and so on. Because of their _, Dr Karenga wrote the seven principles: unity,

24、 _, living together, working together, _, creativity and _.youngcreatedfirstfruitlanguageincommonhonourthankscharacteristicsself-determinationpurposefaith2021/8/7 星期六35Reading comprehensionWhich of the following is not true according to the text? A. Kwanzaa is a young holiday. B. The word Kwanzaa me

25、ans first fruit in Swahili. C. Dr Karenga created Kwanzaa to celebrate American culture and history. D. Kwanzaa is based on old African festivals.C2021/8/7 星期六362. The celebration of Kwanzaa lasts _. A. 7 days B. 5 days C. 6 days D. 11 days3. Why did Dr Karenga create the festival? A. Because therer

26、 were no festivals in Africa. B. The African history and culture can be kept alive in African- American. C. Because he thought African festivals were better than American ones. D. He wanted to be remembered by Africans.AB2021/8/7 星期六374. Which is the main idea of the passage? A. How Karenga created

27、Kwanzaa. B. What the seven principle of Kwanzaa are. C. Why Karenga created Kwanzaa? D. How Karenga got the idea of creating Kwanzaa.C2021/8/7 星期六385. From the text we can draw a conclusion that _. A. the African- Americans dont like Kwanzaa at all. B. The African-Americans have a strong feeling for their own history and culture.C. Kwanzaa is celebrated from December 26 to January 1.D. Kwanzaa was created to