1、Unit 1,Festivals around the world,Warming up,Do you know these festivals? When do they take place? lunar calendar,Spring Festival January 1,dress in colorful clothing lucky money in red paper let off firecrackers a get-together feast ,(穿上盛裝),(壓歲錢),(放鞭炮),(團圓飯),Lantern Festival January 15,eat yuanxiao

2、 and rice cake guess lantern riddles watch fireworks,看煙火,元宵節習俗：,PK,Valentines Day,February 14th,Yuanxiao,眾里尋他千百度 驀然回首 那人卻在燈火闌珊處,辛棄疾,Womens Day,March 8th,Tomb-sweeping Festival (清明節),April 5th,Easter 復活節around March 22-April 25,復活節（Easter），是紀念耶穌基督復活的節日，西方信基督教的國家都過這個節。在西方教會傳統里，春分之后第一次滿月之后的第一個星期日即為復活節。

3、東方教會則規定，如果滿月恰逢星期日，則復活節再推遲一周。因此，節期大致在3月22日至4月25日之間。復活節是最古老最有意義的基督教節日之一，慶祝的是基督的復活，世界各地的基督徒每年都要舉行慶祝。復活節還象征重生和希望。你能算出2014年的復活節是jiyuejihao?,The 5th day of the 5th lunar month,Dragon-boat Festival,慈母手中線 游子身上衣 臨行密密縫 意恐遲遲歸 誰言寸草心 報得三春暉,Mothers Day,the second Sunday in May,Childrens Day June 1st,the third Sun

4、day in June,Qiqiao Festival,The Army Day,August 1st,Teachers Day September 10th,Middle-Autumn Day,the Double-Ninth Festival 重陽節 The 9th day of the 9th lunar month,National Day October 1st,October 31st,pumpkin head,Halloween in Western countries,mask,Thanks Giving Day 感恩節,the fourth thursday in Novem

5、ber,Christmas,December 25th,New words,1. take place 發生,happen 發生,break out 爆發,eg. The wedding will tomorrow. The Second World war in 1939. She is crying. What to her?,take place,happened,broke out,2. beauty n. 美，美人,beautiful adj. 美麗的,eg. Hepburn is a beauty.,Audrey Hepburn,Hepburn is beautiful.,3. h

6、arvest 收獲，收割,unexpected harvest,意外的收獲,the harvest season,收獲的季節,4. celebration n.,celebrate v.,慶祝某人的生日,celebrate ones birthday,congratulation n.,congratulate v.,congratulate sb. on sth. 因某事祝賀某人,5. starve v. starvation n.,starve to death starve oneself to lose weight die of starvation,6. origin n. 起源,

7、the origin of life,生命的起源,7. religious adj. religious belief,religion n. 宗教 the Christian religion,8. in memory of 紀念，追念 in honor of .為了紀念，尊敬,為了紀念周總理，人們寫下許多詩篇。 People wrote many poems in memory of Premier Zhou.,Fast reading,Origins of festivals Para.1,Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of

8、 the _ _, planting in _ and harvest in _. Todays festivals have many _, some _, some _and some for special _ or _.,events,cold weather,spring,autumn,origins,religious,people,seasonal,慶祝嚴寒結束，春播秋收,1.How do Japanese honor their ancestors?,They have a festival called Obon, when people should go to clean

9、_ and light _ to in memory of their_. They light_ and play _.,1.Festivals of the Dead Para.2,graves,incense,ancestors,lamps,music,Obon in Japan,Obon(盂蘭盆節) -is an annual Buddhist (佛教徒) festival , which takes place in July or August in Japan. People hang lanterns in front of their houses and float pap

10、er lanterns on the river in order to guide their ancestors spirits .,農歷七月十五的盂蘭盆會(中元節) 是佛教和漢族民俗化的宗教節日,中國 普陀寺 - 盂蘭盆會,2.What do people in Mexico do in memory of the dead?,They offer_,_and_ to the dead on the Day of the Dead. On that day, People eat food in the shape of _and cakes with _on them.,food fl

11、owers gifts,skulls,bones,The Day of the Dead in Mexico,3. What do people in Western countries do in memory of the dead?,They used to believe in the _of the_ of dead people. It is now a _festival, when they can _and go to their neighbors homes to ask for_.,return,spirits,childrens,dress up,sweets,2.F

12、estivals to Honor People Para.3,Match the festivals with the proper people.,Columbus Day,National Festival on October 2,The Dragon Boat Festival,China,India,USA,3.Harvest Festivals Para.4,People will _ on Thanksgiving festivals. 1. 2. 3.,decorate churches and town halls,get together to have meals,wi

13、n awards for their farm produce,Different from Thanksgiving festivals in Western countries, what activities do China and Japan have in mid-autumn festivals?,People _ the moon and in China, enjoy_.,admire,mooncakes,4.Spring Festivals,1.What do people usually do at Spring Festival?,Chinese People usua

14、lly eat _ and give children_. There are _and _,and families celebrate the _together. Some Western countries have _,including _ and dances in the streets _, loud music and colorful_.,dumplings,fish and meat,lucky money in red paper,dragon dances,carnivals,Lunar New Year,carnivals,parade,day and night

15、,clothing of all kinds,2.What does Easter celebrate? 3.Do you know the symbols(象征） of Easter?,It celebrates the return of_ from the dead and the coming of _ and_.,Easter eggs and Easter Bunnies(rabbits).,Jesus,spring,new life,4.What is most popular spring festival in Japan ?,Cherry Blossom Festival,The country were covered with cherry tree flowers,looks as though it is covered with pink snow.,5.What does Japan looks like in this Festival?,Obon,Halloween,Day of the Dead,Japan,Mexico,some western coun