人教版高中英语必修3Unit 1“Festivals around the world”（period 1）课件.pptVIP

* Period 1 How many festivals do you know both in and out of China? Warming Up The Chinese festivals Spring Festival Festival of lanterns Mid- Autumn Festival Holidays Brainstorming Chinese public holidays International Women’s Day New Year’s Day Children’s Day National Day The Youth?Day International Labour Day Festivals in foreign countries Happy Valentine’s Day Halloween Parade Christmas Carnival festivals Brainstorming festivals of foreign countries Christmas Fool’s?Day Valentine’s?Day Carnival Easter Thanksgiving Day Mother’s?Day Father’s?Day Halloween starve: 饥饿 origin: 起源 ancestor: 祖先 Obon: 盂兰盆节(日本) grave: 坟墓；墓地 incense: 熏香 in memory of: 纪念 feast: 节日；盛宴 Presentation New words skull: 头骨 dress up: 打扮；盛装 play a trick on: 搞恶作剧 award: 奖品 rooster: 公鸡 energetic: 充满活力的 carnival: 狂欢节 parade: 游行 Pre-reading 1. What festivals or celebrations do you have in your city or town? What part of a festival do you like best—the activities, the music, the sights, the food or the people who visit? 2. Look at the pictures and title of the passage below. Discuss in pairs what kind of information you think will be introduced in the passage. What festivals are mentioned in each paragraph? P1. celebrate the end of the cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn; celebrate when hunters catch animals. P 2. Festivals of the Dead Japan —Obon Mexico—Day of the Dead America—Halloween P 3. Festivals to Honour People Dragon Boat Festival Columbus Day (India)October 2 P 4. Harvest Festivals Harvest and Thanksgiving Festival Mid-Autumn festival P 5. Spring festival Carnival Easter Cheery Blossom Festival Language points 1. mean的用法 mean to do意欲做 mean doing意味着做 What do you mean to do with it? This means staying here longer. mean意欲,计划,意指 Is this figure(数字) meant to a 1 or a 7? Festivals are meant to celebrate important events. 2. celebrate vt. (1)??庆祝；祝贺 celebrate Christmas / one’s birthday / a victory (2)???赞扬；称颂 The names of many