广东省廉江市实验学校人教版高一英语必修3-Unit 1 Reading.ppt

* February ____________ Dec. ________ January ________ FESTIVALS National Day Christmas Dragon Boat Festival Mid-Autumn Festival Spring Festival Army Day What festivals do you know? New Year March ___________ April __________ May ________ June ______________ July ________ August ________ Sep. ________ Oct. ________ Nov. ________ Thanksgiving Day Women’s Day April Fools’ Day Found a party saving Labour Day When do they celebrate? Spring Festival Lantern Festival Dragon Boat Festival Mid-autumn Day Easter Halloween Christmas Day a. October 31 b. May 5 at lunar calendar c. December 25 d. August 15 at lunar calendar e. January 15 at lunar calendar f. January 1 at lunar calendar g. around March 22— April 25 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? Work in groups and talk about the two questions. 2. Look at the pictures and title of the passage. Discuss in pairs what kind of information you think will be introduced in the passage. Read through the passage and find out how many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage? 1. Ancient festivals 2. Festivals of the Dead 3. Festivals to Honor People 4. Harvest Festivals 5. Spring Festivals Read the text quickly and fill in the blanks. The text mainly tells us about some of today’s festivals. There are ____ kinds of festivals. Some are ________, some are ________ and some are for special people or events. seasonal 4 religious What festivals are mentioned in each paragraph? Para. 1 Ancient Festivals What did the ancient festivals celebrate? Ancient festivals celebrated ______________________, _________________ and ________________; celebrated when hunters had caught animals. the end of cold weather planting in spring harvest in autumn Para. 2 Festivals of the Dead Japan ----- ______ _______------ the Day of the Dead America ------ _________ Para