Festivals and Celebrations,Festivals are meant to(是被用来) celebrate important times of year.Different countries have different festivals.,The Chinese festivals,List three more important Chinese festivals on Page 1.,Spring,Festival,late January and early February,Time:,Couplets Lucky money in red bag Dumplings Monster fish,Lantern Festival元宵节,Time:,The fifteenth day of the first lunar month,Lantern show,Lion dancing,Guessing riddles,Dumpling ball,Ching Ming Festival,In April The day we remember our dead relatives Visit graves,(Tomb Sweeping Day),Dragon Boat Festival,Time:,on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month,Mid- Autumn Festival,Time:,on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month,Mooncakes,Reading:Festivals And Celebrations,The passage is mainly about different _ and the _ and also the _why people celebrate them.,Whats the main idea of the passage?,Read for general idea:,festivals,ways of celebrations,reasons,1. How many kinds of festivals are mentioned in the text, What are they?,Task 2,2. Can you list the festivals mentioned in the passage? (Exx1 P3),Four. Festivals of the Dead, Festivals to Honour People, Harvest Festivals, Spring Festivals.,Fast- Reading:,Obon,Japan,Day of the Dead,Mexico,Halloween,Dragon Boat Festival,China,Columbus Day,USA,Festival to honor Gandhi,India,Mid-autumn Festival,China,Spring Festival,China,Carnival,Easter,Cherry Blossom Festival,Japan,Thanksgiving festivals,western countries,western countries,western countries,many countries,Obon,Day of the Dead,Halloween,Dragon Boat Festival,Columbus Day,Thanksgiving,Easter,Cherry Blossom Festival,Festivals of the Dead,Festivals to Honor People,Harvest Festivals,Spring Festivals,Ex 1 (page 3),Detailed Reaing,Questions:,1.What are festivals of the dead usually for? 2.What makes harvest /autumn festivals happy events? 3.What do people do at spring festivals? 4.Why do people enjoy festivals and celebrations?,Part 2,1.What are festivals of the dead for?,They are held to honor the dead, or satisfy (使满意） the ancestors, who could return either to help or to do harm.,What do people do to celebrate it?,1.Go to clean the graves and light incense 2.Offer food, flowers and gifts 3.Eat some special food,Japan,China,Mexico,Pumpkin head,Halloween Masks,The night of October 31st, when it was believed that the spirits of dead people appeared, and which is now celebrated in the USA by children, who dress up as witches and ghosts.,Halloween,Which classes did you take in your middle school?,mathematics social studies: Chinese science: English sports/PE painting singing,history politics geography,physics chemistry biology,Halloween(万圣节),On October 31 children in countries like the US and Canada celebrate Halloween.,Halloween is one of the oldest holidays with origins going back thousands of years.,On October 31 children in countries like the US and Canada celebrate Halloween.,November 1,Part 4,2.Why are harvest festivals happy events?,Because people can gather their food for the winter, and a season of agricultural work is over. People can have a rest.,Harvest Festivals: What do people do?,decorate churches and town hall.,get together to have meals.,win awards for crops and animals.,church,rooster watermelon,3. What do people usually do at spring festival?,People eat, dance, play and listen to music, visit family members ,have parades ,give and receive gifts.,Part 5,Cherry Blossom Festival (March 15- April 15),Part 5,4.Why do people enjoy festivals and celebrations?,To have a break from daily life, To celebrate our customs / our history / our heroes To enjoy meeting family and friends, To eat special food To have fun with each other,Part 6,Underline some phrases,1.be meant to do sth 2. take place 3.enjoy/watch/admire the beauty of the full moon 4.hold celebrations 5.honour the dead 6.go to clean graves 7.light incense 8.in memory of = in honor of 9.in the shape of 10.dress up,11.play a trick on sb / play tricks on sb 12.a national festival 13.gain ones independence from 14.in European countries 15.decorate sth with sb. 16.win awards for 17.admire the moon 18.look forward to 19.at the Spring Festival 20.lucky money in red paper 21.day and night,21.as though / as if 22.have fun with sb./ sth.,Homework,1.听写单词 Mexico independence 2.Search for a festival and write an introduction. 1)which day does it fall on? 2)In which country or countries do people celebrate it? 3)what do people do on the festival? 3.练习卷2,Festivals in foreign countries,Happy Valentines Day,Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals.,Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November.,Christmas,Which classes did you take in your middle school?,mathematics social studies: Chinese science: English sports/PE painting singing,history politics geography,physics chemistry biology,Halloween(万圣节),On October 31