1. WELCOME

2. Unit 1
Festivals
around the world

3. Guessing

4. This Festival celebrate the birth of Jesus
This Festival celebrate the birth of Jesus. In western countries, around the festival, people will stop working and have a week off. People will decorate their house with some trees and other decorations. Family members may get together to have a big dinner. Children can get gifts in stockings on that day and friends may sent cards to each other.
Christmas
December 25th

5. The fourth Thursday in November
It is an American Festival. It was first celebrated to thank for a good harvest. Nowadays, on this festival, family members will get together to have a meal and give thanks together for the good things they have . Turkey and corn are usually symbols of this festival.
Thanksgiving Day
The fourth Thursday in November

6. Halloween The night of Oct.31st
It was first celebrated in honour of the dead. Now it becomes a festival of children. On this festival, children will dress up and play trick or treat.
Halloween
The night of Oct.31st

7. A Sunday in March or April between March 21st and April 25th
It celebrates Jesus’ coming back to life. On this festival, people often go to church to sing songs and hear about Jesus. Lilies, rabbits and colored eggs are the symbol of the festival.
A Sunday in March or April between March 21st and April 25th
Easter

8. It is a western festival for lovers.
Valentine’s Day
February 14th

9. It is acceptable to play tricks on your friends on this day.
April Fool’s Day
April 1st

10. The second Sunday in May The third Sunday in June
It is a day you should say thanks to your mother.
Mother’s Day
The second Sunday in May
Father’s Day
The third Sunday in June

11. Foreign festivals Mother’s Day Thanksgiving Day Father’s Day
Christmas Day
April Fool’s Day
Valentine’s Day
Halloween
Easter

12. What kinds of Chinese festivals or holiday do you know?
Brainstorm
What kinds of Chinese festivals or holiday do you know?
The Dragon Boat Day
Double-ninth Day
Tomb Sweeping Day
Teachers’ Day
Lantern Festival
Chinese festivals or
holiday
The Spring Festival
Army Day
National Day
Mid-Autumn
Festival
Children’s Day
New Year’s Day
International Labor Day
Women’s Day
Tree-Planting Day

13. Discussion what is your favorite festival? What does it celebrate?
What do people do at that time?
Why do you like it best?
My favorite festival is __________. It takes place on__________. It celebrates___________. People often __________________.

14. To celebrate the coming of the spring
Spring Festival
To celebrate the coming of the spring
dress in new clothes/ dress up (穿上盛装)
lucky money in red paper(压岁钱)
set off firecrackers(放鞭炮) and fire workers
Lion/Dragon dances
a get-together feast (团圆饭)
pay visits to relatives

16. what kind of origins do today’s festivals have?
Read Para 1 and answer the following question.
what kind of origins do today’s festivals have?

17. How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage?
scanning
How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage?
1. Festivals of the Dead
2. Festivals to Honor the People
3. Harvest Festivals
4. Spring Festivals

18. Why are festivals important to people?
Read the last paragraph and answer the following question.
Why are festivals important to people?

19. EX1 Fill in the following chart according to the passage
kinds of fstivals
names of fstivals
countries
Festivals of dead
Festivals to Honour People
Harvest Festivals
Spring Festivals
Obon
Japan
Day of the Dead
Mexico
Halloween
Western countries
Dragon Boat Festival
Columbus Day
Mahatma Gandhi Day
China
USA
India
Thanksgiving Festival
Mid-Autumn festival
USA
China
Spring festival
Carnival
Easter
Cherry Blossom Festival
China
Western
countries
Japan

20. 1、What's the purpose of this kind of festivals?
2、How do peopole celebrate the festivals?

21. Type 1 Festivals of the dead to honour the dead
Purpose:
to honour the dead
to satisfy the ancestors.

22. Obon 盂兰盆节
clean the graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.
Light lamps and play music to lead the ancestors back to earth.

23. The Day of the Dead 亡灵节
Food in shape of skull and cakes with "bone" on them
Offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead

24. Halloween 万圣节 old beliefs dress up and ask for sweets
the return of the spirits of dead people
dress up and ask for sweets
play a trick on…

25. Type 2 Festivals to Honour People Purpose:
be held to honour famous people

26. Dragon Boat Festival
China
Columbus Day
USA
National Festival
India

27. Type 3 Harvest Festivals People are grateful for the harvest /
Purpose:
People are grateful for the harvest /
for the end of the agricultural work /
award for farm produce
Harvest Fstivals

28. Thanksgiving Day decorate churches and town hall. rooster/cock
get together to have meals.

29. Mid-Autumn festival
people admire the moon and enjoy the mooncake

30. Type 4 Spring Festivals purpose：
the most energetic and important festivals / look forward to the end of winter/
to the coming of spring

31. the spring Festival 春节 people eat dumplings, meat, fish
dragon dances/carnivals
children may get lucky money
families celebration the lunar New Year together.

32. Carnivals and Easter dancing day and night colourful clothing
religious and social festival for Christians
return of Jesus

33. Cherry Blossom Festival
is covered with cherry tree flowers /
looks as though it might be the sea of pink snow.

34. Discussing
Many pepole today would like to celebrate foreigh festivals rather than Chinese traditional festivals.what's your opinion about this situation?
For example: Valentine’s Day Vs. Qiqiao Festival
The Spring Festival Vs. Christmas
which one do you prefer?
why?

35. Home Work
Work in groups and create your own festival and then report it to the class.
Name of the festivals:
Date:
Meaning:
Why it is celebrated:
How it is celebrated:

36. Examples: 
1.Peace Day no fighting or conflicts are allowed. People learn and talk about peace.
2.Happiness Day People must only do things that will make others happy.
People Learn about happiness.
3.Friendship Day No arguments or fights are allowed. People learn about friendship.
4.Nature Day No pollution or destruction of nature is allowed. People learn and talk about nature.

37. Retell the text by filling the following blanks:
Retelling
Retell the text by filling the following blanks:
There are all kinds of festivals and ___________ around the world ,which are held for different reasons . The were mainly held at three times a year---the end of the cold winter, planting in spring and harvest in autumn .Some festivals are held to _______ the dead or _______ the ancestors in case they might __________ ,while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods such as _____________________and Columbus Day.
celebrations
satisfy
honor
do harm
Dragon Boat Festival

38. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy
events because the food is _________ for the
winter and because a season of ____________
work is over ,to which Mid autumn festival
belongs .And the most energetic and important
festivals are the ones that look forward to the
end of winter and to the _______ to spring such
as the _______ New Year ,at which people have a very good day .
gathered
agricultural
coming
lunar