Halloween
1.What are festivals of the dead usually held for?
Festivals of the dead are usually held to _h_o_n_o_u__r _ the dead or __s_a_t_is_f_y___the ancestors.
Careful reading(精读):
What and when did ancient people celebrate ?
Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of__c_o_l_d_w_e_a_t_h_e_r_p_la, n_t_in__g_i_n_s_p_r_in__g____and
China and Japan
(China)
(Easter)
Some Western countries
(Cherry Blossom Festival)
Japan
Careful reading(精读):
What and when did ancient people celebrate ?
Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of__c_o_l_d__w_e_a_t_h_e_r_, p_l_a_n_t_in_g__in__s_p_r_in_g__and
People eat food in the shape of skulls
and cakes with “bones” on them.
Obon 盂兰盆节
They also light lamps and play music because they think that
this will lead the ancestors back to the earth.
China (the USA)
festival to honor (Gandhi)
India
Harvest Festivals
Spring Festivals
harvest/ (Thanksgiving)
festivals
(mid-autumn festivals)
Spring Festival
European and other countries
ability and to let each student take part in the class
Unit 1
Festivals around the world
Learning aims:
1.To learn some important new words and expressions.
ha_r_v_e_s_t_in__a_u_t_u_m_n____. Sometimes celebrations would be held_af_t_er_h_u_n_t_e_rs__h_ad__c_a_u_g_h_t _an_i_m_a_ls__.
Festivals
Festivals of the Dead
2.The passage lists _____ kinds of modern festivals：
Festivals of the Dead Festivals to Honor People
Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals
Festivals
Festivals of the Dead
h_a_rv_e_s_t_i_n__a_u_tu_m__n___. Sometimes celebrations would be held_a_ft_e_r_h_u_n_te_r_s_h_a_d_c_a_u_g_h_t_a_n_im__a_ls_.
Obon Festivals of the Dead Day of the Dead
Match the festivals with the proper people.
National The Dragon BoatColumbus
Festival to
Festival
Day
honInodr iGa andhi
China
USA
thanksgiving festivals mid-autumn festivals
Ability aims
Emotion aims
to train students' reading and speaking ability
to encourage Ss to show positive and healthy attitude towards different festivals and customs.
3. the 7th day of the 7th month– Qiqiao
Festival 4.The 15th day of the 8th month --
the Mid-autumn Festival
5. the 9th day of the 9th month--
Chongyang Festival the Double Ninth Festival
2. How do people celebrate the festivals?
April 5th -- Tomb-sweeping Festival (清明节)
Skimming(略读，浏览) Para 1
1.Festivals of all kinds have some ________m, any________:
some ________, some for special _________________
Names of Festivals
Obon Day of the
Dead Halloween
Countries
(Japan) (Mexico)
some Weo Honor People
(Dragon Boat Festival)
Columbus Day
European and other countries
China and Japan
(China)
Some Western countries
(Cherry Blossom Festival)
Japan
Teaching aims
Knowledge aims
to grasp the important goals and difficult points ;to learn some useful words and expressions
2. To learn the passage by skimming, scanning and careful reading (reading skills).
3. To learn something about different festivals and celebrations around the world.
the festival of Halloween in some western countries
dress up, ask for sweets, play a trick on
play the “trick or treat “
Para 3 Festivals to Honour People
Names of Festivals
Obon Day of the
Dead Halloween
Countries
(Japan) (Mexico)
some Western countries
Festivals to Honor People
(Dragon Boat Festival)
Columbus Day
2. What do people do at each festival?
Obon（盂兰盆节） People should go to
in Japan
clean the graves and light incense in memory
of their ancestors.
The Day of the Dead In Mexico
1. Harvest festivals are always happy events because people are _g_r_a_te_f_u_l (=thankful) that food is gathered for the winter and _t_h_e_a_g_r_i_c_u_lt_u_r_a_l _w_o_r_k(农活) is over .
China (theUSA)
festival to honor (Gandhi)
India
Harvest Festivals
Spring Festivals
harvest/ (Thanksgiving)
festivals
(mid-autumn festivals)
Spring Festival
(Easter)
Teaching Important Points: to improve the students' speaking ability by talking about the festivals.
Teaching Difficult Points: how to further develop the Ss' speaking
Some Chinese traditional festivals
(of Chinese lunar calendar)
1. The 15th day of the 1st month--