Festivals-and-Celebration-阅读课

1ReadingclassBook3Unit1(thePEPedition)24567832011st.June4InNovember1949,WomenInternationalDemocraticFederation(WIDF国际民主妇女联合会)heldacouncilmeetinginMoscow,whichdecidedtotakeJune1stofeachyearastheInternationalchildren’sday.Itistomourn(悼念）Lidicemassacre(利迪策惨案）ofJune10th,1942,andallthechildrenintheworldwhodiedinthewar.Thisfestivalissetuptoprotectthechildren’srightoflife,healthcare,improvetheirlivesandtoopposethekillingofchildren.1942年6月，德国法西斯枪杀了捷克利迪策村16岁以上的男性公民140余人和全部婴儿，并把妇女和90名儿童押往集中营。村里的房舍、建筑物均被烧毁，好端端的一个村庄就这样被德国法西斯给毁了。第二次世界大战结束后，世界各地经济萧条，成千上万的工人失业，过着饥寒交迫的生活。儿童的处境更糟，有的得了传染病，一批批地死去；有的则被迫当童工，受尽折磨，生活和生命得不到保障。为了悼念利迪策村和全世界所有在法西斯侵略战争中死难的儿童，1949年11月，国际民主妇女联合会在莫斯科举行理事会议。为了保障世界各国儿童的生存权、保健权和受教育权，为了改善儿童的生活，会议决定以利迪策村屠杀时的6月的第一天为国际儿童节。Internationalchildren’sdayThanks-givingDayMid-AutumnFestivalSpringFestivalFool’sDayCarnivalDragonBoatFestivalLanternFestivalMother’sDayChristmasDayNationalDayEasterFather’sDayWhatfestivalsdoyouknowintheworld?6Workingroupsoffour,listoneofyourfavoritefestivalsamongwetalkedabout,anddiscusswhydoyoulikethefestivalbest,whentheytakeplace,whattheycelebrateandwhatpeopledoatthattime,whatpartofthefestivaldoyoulikebest.MyfavoritefestivalisNationalDay,thereasonwhyIlikethisfestivalbestisbecauseithasalongholiday,andIcanhaveabreakfrommybusywork.Thisfestivaltakesplace/fallsonOctober1st,ItisatimewhenpeoplecelebratethebirthofNewChina.Whilecelebratingthefestival,peopleusuallywatchsomemoviesthatrelatedtoourcountry’shistory,playmusicorvisittheirrelatives.Mybestpartofthefestivalisit’slongvocation,becauseIcanstayathomewithmyfamilyandplaywithmygoodfriends.HappyNationalDay!Pre-readingS1S2S3S47S1:Myfavoritefestivalis…,thereasonwhyIlikethisfestivalbestisbecause…S2:Thisfestivaltakesplace/fallson…,Itisatimewhen…S3:Whilecelebratingthefestival,peopleusuallydo…S4:Mybestpartofthefestivalis…,becauseIcan…Pre-readingTogether:Happy…Day!8Reading:FestivalsandcelebrationsPredictionLookatthetitleandpictures,andpredictwhatkindofinformationwillbeintroducedinthepassage.9Reading:FestivalsandcelebrationsFestivalsABCDFestivalstohonourpeopleHarvestfestivalsWhat’sthemainideaofthepassage?Howmanytypesoffestivalsarementionedinthepassage?FestivalsofthedeadSpringfestivalsskimmingThispassageismainlyaboutdifferenttypesoffestivalsandthewaysofcelebration.10Reading:FestivalsandcelebrationsFestivalsofallkindshavemany________:Some_________,Some_________,Someforspecial___________________.Mostancientfestivalscelebrate______________________,_________________,and________________.originsreligiousseasonalpeopleoreventstheendofcoldweatherplantinginspringharvestinautumnscanning11Reading:FestivalsandcelebrationsKindsoffestivalsNamesoffestivalscountriesFestivalsofthedeadFestivalstohonourpeopleHarvestfestivalsSpringfestivalsscanning•Obon•Dayofthedead•Halloween•DragonBoatFestival•ColumbusDay•NationalDay•Thanksgivingday•Mid-AutumnFestival•Thespringfestival•Easter•CherryBlossomFestival•Japan•Mexico•Somewesterncountries•China•TheUSA•India•Europeancountries•ChinaandJapan•China•Christiancountries•Japan12Reading:FestivalsandcelebrationscarefulreadingListthecorrectorder①TheDayoftheDead②Obon③Halloween④TheDragonBoatFestival⑤ColumbusDay⑥Indian’sNationalfestival⑦SpringFestival⑧Easter⑨CherryBlossomFestivalA.CelebratethereturnofJesusfromthedeadandthecomingofspring.B.GivechildrenluckymoneyinredpaperC.Tohonourthefamousancientpoet,QuYuan.D.Peopleofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.E.TocelebratethearrivalofChristopherColumbusinthenewworld.F.TohonourMohandasGandhi.G.Peoplegotocleangravesandlightlamps.H.Tocelebratethecomingofspring,andcherryflowers.I.Childrendressupandgototheirneighbours’homestoaskforsweets.DGICEFBAH13Reading:FestivalsandcelebrationscarefulreadingTrueorFalse:1.Sometimestoday’scelebrationswouldbeheldafterhuntershadcaughtanimals.2.InMexico,peoplegotocleangraves,lightlampsandplaymusictocelebratetheDayoftheDead.3.October2ndisIndia'snationalfestivaltohonorGandhi.4.Thanksgivingisahappyevent,peoplearegratefulbecausetheagriculturalworkisbeginning.5.TheexcitingcarnivalsinwesterncountriestakesplacefourteendaysbeforeEaster.ancientEatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith“bones”onthemoverforty14Reading:FestivalsandcelebrationsRoleplayWorkingroups,supposeonestudentisareporterandtheothersinthegroupareforeignersfromdifferentcountries,talkaboutthefestivalsandactitout.PeaceDayNaturedayFriendshipDayHappinessDayIthinkthatthenewholidayshouldbea.Onthisdayareallowed.Peoplewill.Theholidaywillcelebrateonandpeoplewillcelebrateitby.Ithinkthisisagoodideabecause.15Reading:FestivalsandcelebrationsDiscussionandGroupworkImaginethatyouaregoingtocelebrateanewfestival.Whatkindofdaywillyousettocelebrate?Whenandwhydoyoudecidetocelebratetheday?16Reading:FestivalsandcelebrationsDebateChina’straditionalfestivalsWesternfestivalsShouldwe,Chinesestudents,celebratewesternfestivalslikeChristmasDay?Whyorwhynot?Group1and2ispro-side（正方）Group3and4iscon-side（反方）WeshouldcelebrateWeshouldnotcelebrate17Reading:FestivalsandcelebrationsHomework1.Collectmoreinformationofthefestivalthatyouareinterestedin,andsharewithothersnextc