1. Unit 1 Festival around the world

2. Tomb Sweeping Day What it cerebrates What people do
When it takes place
What it cerebrates
What people do
April4-6
in memory of the dead
clean graves (墓地）

3. Brainstorming traditional Chinese festivals What it cerebrates
The Double
ninth Festival
重阳节
The Double
Seventh Festival
七夕节
traditional Chinese festivals
Tomb Sweeping Day
The Lantern Festival
Spring Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival
Mid-autumn Festival
When it takes place
What it cerebrates
What people do

4. → Structure(结构) and main idea? general introduction
Skimming(略读，浏览)
Para 1 and sub-heading (副标题)
Structure(结构) and main idea?
1.Festivas of the dead
2.Festivals to honour
people
Today’s festivals have many________
origins
seasonal
(some________, some___________,
some for_____________________)
religious
special people or events
3.Harvest festivals.
4.Spring festivals
general introduction →
detailed information

5. Scanning:scan the passage and fill in the chart.P3
Kinds of Festivals
Names of Festivals
Countries
Festivals of
the Dead
Festivals to
Honor People
Harvest
Festivals
Spring
Festivals

6. Kinds of festivals
Names of Festivals
countries
Obon
Japan
Festivals of
the Dead
Day of the Dead
Mexico
some western
countries
Halloween
Dragon Boat Festival
China
Festivals to Honour
People
USA
Columbus Day
Festival to honor Gandhi
India
European and other countries
Harvest
Festivals
Thanksgiving festivals
Mid-Autumn Festivals
China and Japan
China
The Spring Festival
some western
countries
Spring
Festivals
Easter
Cherry Blossom Festival
Japan

7. Para2 Obon Day of the Dead Festivals of the Dead Halloween Obon:
Careful Reading
Obon
Day of the Dead
Halloween
Festivals of the Dead
Honour the dead
Satisfy the ancestors
In memory of the ancestors
Purpose:
Obon:
clean graves, light incense, light lamps ,play music
The Day of the Dead:
in the shape of skulls, cakes with “bones” on them,
offer food ,flowers and gifts
Halloween:
dress up, ask for, play a trick, trick or treat

8. Halloween（万圣节）is on the evening
of October 31 in Europe.
Pumpkins with candles insides (Pumpkin lights) is very popular in Halloween decorations.
Jack Lantern

9. Children dress in strange clothes to frighten people.
They may also ask people for sweets by saying “Trick or Treat!”
给糖果还是要捣蛋？

10. Tomb Sweeping Day Obon: The Day of the Dead: Halloween:
Honour the dead
Satisfy the ancestors
In memory of the ancestors
Purpose:
Obon:
clean graves, light incense, light lamps ,play music
The Day of the Dead:
in the shape of skulls, cakes with “bones” on them,
offer food ,flowers and gifts
Halloween:
dress up, ask for, play a trick, trick or treat

11. Para3:Festivals to Honour People Careful Reading
a famous ancient poet
National Festival
on October India
The leader who helped gain India’s independence from Britain.
Dragon Boat Festival
China
Columbus
Columbus Day
USA
He found the New World (新大陆）in 1492.
Gandhi

12. It’s ridiculous (可笑的，荒谬的 )of South Korea to make
the festival its own cultural heritage.

13. Para4 Mid-Autumn Festival Careful Reading Thanksgiving Day Feelings:
Harvest Festivals
Careful Reading
Thanksgiving Day
Feelings:
Happy, grateful (thankful)
decorate…with…
get together to …
win awards for …
Mid-Autumn Festival
turkey

14. Para5 Careful Reading Spring festival Easter Spring Festivals
Cherry Blossom Festival
Spring Festivals
What do these spring festivals celebrate?
The return of Jesus from the dead.
The end of winter and the coming of spring and new life.
The getting together of the families.

15. the Spring Festival in China
It’s the most _________(富有生气的) and
important festival in China, which falls on
the f______ day of the lunar year. Before the
festival, houses are cleaned and d_________.
At the festival , people eat ___________ and fish
and give children _____ ______ in red paper (red
packets). On the eve, people watch CCTV New
Year Gala and often set off __________.There are
______ dances and ________ (狂欢节) in the streets
energetic
first
ecorated
dumplings
lucky
money
fireworks
dragon
carnivals

16. Easter: 复活节
parades
dancing
carnivals
loud music
clothing of all kinds

17. Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival
The country,covered with cherry tree flowers ,looks
as though it is covered with pink snow.
(as if )

18. Discussion Is it important to have festivals and celebrations?
Give your reasons. (group discussion）
to enjoy life
to be proud of our customs
to forget our work for a little while
to get relaxed
to get educated
to enrich culture
to develop tourism
to promote economy …