Unit 1 Festivals around the world
Learning aims : 1.learn about festivals around the world.
2. learn about the kinds of festivals and the reason for celebrating them. 3. train reading skills such as skimming and summarizing. Difficult points : the reason for peopke’s celebrating festivals Step 1 Warming up
1. What other traditional festivals in China do you know ?
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2. What festivals of foreign countries do you know?
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Step 2 Reading I. Fasting reading fill in the chart Kinds of festivals II. Careful reading
Task 1 main ideas of each paragraph 1). Obon Cleaning______; lighting_______ and lamps; playing ______ The Day of the Dead Halloween Names of festivals Countries Eating food_______ skulls and Children _______ and cakes with ______ on them; ask for sweets. offering food, flowers and _____ to the dead 2). Festivals to Honour People (Match the person with the festival.) 1. Qu Yuan a. the Dragon Boat Festival
2. Christopher Columbus b. an Indian national festival on Oct. 2 3. Mohandas Gandhi c. Columbus Day 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 4.) Spring Festival Carnivals Eating good foods; giving children _____ _______; dancing in the streets; money; ________ ________ and carnivals loud music; ____________. Task 2 True or False
1. The ancient people needn’t worry about their food.
2. Halloween used to be a festival to honor the dead.
3. Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China. 4. Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn. 5. Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus. Task 3 Answer the questions
1.What are festivals of the dead usually for? 2. What makes autumn festivals happy events? 3. What do people usually do at spring festivals?
4. What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations? III. Free talking
What do most festivals seem to have in common ? Step 3 Discussing
? What is your favourite festival? Why?
? When is it? What is the festival about?
? How long can we have for holiday? What do we usually do in the festival? Step 4 Homework
Write a short passage about your favorite festival
