Festivals and Celebrations阅读课教学课件

SpringFestivalThe1stdayofthefirstlunarmonthTask1:Guessthenameofthefestivalandtellwhenittakesplace.LanternFestivalThefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonthWomen’sDay-March8The1stdayofMayLabourDayThe1stdayofJuneChildren’sDayArmyDay-August1stThe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonthMid-AutumnFestivalThe10thdayofSeptemberTeachers’DayThe1stdayofOctoberNationalDayValentine’sDay——February14InFebruaryCarnival(狂欢节)Easter复活节ThefirstSundayafterafullmoononorafterMarch21AprilFool’sDayApril1stMother’sDayThesecondSundayinMayThanksgivingDayThefourthThursdayinNovemberOctober31stHalloween万圣节Christmas——December25Task2:Askandanswerthefollowingquestionsinpairs:1.WhatdoestheSpringFestival/theMid-autumnFestival/theDragonBoatFestivalcelebrate?2.Whatdopeopledoatthefestivals?Task3:Lookatthetitleofthepassage,thetitlesofthefourpartsofthepassageandthepicturestotellwhatthepassageismainlyabout.Task4:DoEx.1atpage3.Task5:Readthepassagecarefullyandfindtheanswertothefollowingquestions.Thenaskandanswerthequestionsinpairs.1.Whatwouldmostancientfestivalscelebrate?2.ComparethefestivalsofthedeadinMexico,JapanandChina.Whatthingsaresimilar?Whatthingsaredifferent?3.Whatdopeopleusuallydoatspringfestivals?Task6:Groupwork:DoEx.3atpage3.Workingroupsoffourtolistthreecommonthingsatmostfestivalsandtellthereasonswhytheyareimportanttopeopleeverywhere.ThreecommonthingsReasonswhytheyareimportanttopeopleeverywhereTask7:SupposeyouareholdingaTVprogrammecalled“FestivalsaroundtheWorld”,trytointroduceasmanyfestivalstoyouraudienceaspossible.Homework:WriteashortpassageintroducingtheSpringFestivalinChina.