高中英语（M3U1）教学资料 M3U1 warming up and reading.pptVIP

Retell the text by filling the following blanks: There are all kinds of festivals and __________ around the world, which are held for different reasons. The _______ _________ were mainly held at three times a year--- the end of the cold winter, planting in spring and harvest in autumn.Some festivals are held to _____ the dead ______ the _________ in case they might _____ _______, while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods, such as _________ _______ ______ and Columbus Day. celebrations Boat Festival Dragon harm do ancestors satisfy honor festivals ancient Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _________ for the winter and because a season of ___________work is over,to which Mid autumn festival belongs.And the most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the ______ of spring, such as the ______ New Year, at which people have a very good time. agricultural gathered lunar coming Purposes To honor the dead or satisfy the 1________ Names 2______ The Day of the Dead 9_________ Countries Japan 6_______ Western countries 1. Festivals of the Dead Fill in the blanks. ancestors Obon Mexico Halloween Activities Cleaning 3______; lighting 4_______ and lamps; playing 5______ Eating cakes with 7_____ on them; offering food, flowers and 8____ to the dead Children 10 _______ and ask for sweets graves incense music bones gifts dress up 2. Festivals to Honour People Match the person with the festival. 1. Qu Yuan 2. Christopher Columbus 3. Mohandas Gandhi a. the Dragon Boat Festival b. an Indian national festival on Oct. 2 c. Columbus Day a c b 3. Harvest Festivals Choose the best answer. Many activities can be held in harvest festivals EXCEPT that people ___. A. get together to have meals B. decorate houses to admire the moon C. win awards for their farm produce D. enjoy mooncakes B 4. Spring Festivals Fill in the blanks. Meanings