Festivals around the world

汕头市达濠华侨中学高三英语组 陈洁珊

Unit 1

3. The 7th day of the 7th month–

Chongyang Festival

2. The 5th day of the 5th month --

1. The 15th day of the 1st month--the Lantern Festival ( 元宵节 )

4.The 15th day of the 8th month --the Mid-autumn Festival

the Dragon-boat festival ( 端午节 )

(of Chinese lunar calendar) ( 农历 )

5. The 9th day of the 9th month--

Qiqiao Festival (the Chinese Valentine’s day)

Some Chinese traditional festivals

6.The 5th day in April----Tomb-sweeping Festival ( 清明节 )

• 圣诞节 • 感恩节• 复活节• 万圣节• 情人节• 父亲节• 母亲节

Do you know some festivals in foreign countries?

Thanksgiving Day

Christmas

EasterHalloween

Valentine’s Day

Mother’s Day

Father’s Day

• There are all kinds of festivals and _________（庆祝） around the world, which are held for different reasons. The ancient _______ （节日） were mainly held at three times a year----the end of the cold winter, planting in spring and_______（丰收） in autumn. Some festivals are held

to ________ （纪念） the dead or to ______ （使满足） and please the ________ （祖先） in case they might do _______ （伤害）， while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods, such as ___________________ （端午节） and Columbus Day.

celebrations

festivals

harvest

honor satisfyancestors

harm

Dragon Boat Festival

Summary: retell the text （课本复习） (4mins)

• Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is __________（收集） for the winter and the ___________ （ agriculture ） work is over. And the most energetic and ________ （ importance ） festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring, such as the _______ （农历的） New Year, at which people have a very good time.

gatheredagricultural

important

Lunar

Chinese Lunar Calendar 中国农历

• There are all kinds of festivals and _________（庆祝） around the world, which are held for different reasons. The ancient _______ （节日） were mainly held at three times a year----the end of the cold winter, planting in spring and_______（丰收） in autumn. Some festivals are held to ________ （纪念） the dead or to ______ （使满足） and please the ________ （祖先） in case they might do _______ （伤害）， while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods, such as ___________________ （端午节） and Columbus Day.

celebrations

festivals

harvest

honor satisfyancestors

harm

Dragon Boat Festival

Summary: retell the text （课本复习） (4mins)

• Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is __________（收集） for the winter and the ___________ （ agriculture ） work is over. And the most energetic and ________ （ importance ） festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring, such as the _______ （农历的） New Year, at which people have a very good time.

gatheredagricultural

important

Lunar

How to introduce a festival ？

To introduce

the origins

and dates

To introduce

the ways of

celebrations

To introduce

the meaning

Some expressions about the festivals（一）介绍节日的起源

起源 n. ________ adj. ________ 传统的 adj ________ n. ________ 宗教上的 adj. ________ n. ________ 信仰 n. ________ vt./vi. _______

庆祝 n. __________ vt./vi. ________到来 n. ________ vi. ________ 收获 n. _______发生，举办 _______

origin

traditionalreligious

take place

celebration celebrate

originaltraditionreligion

believe

arrival arriveharvest

belief

【 Exercises 】 Today's festivals have many_________(original),

some __________(religion), some seasonal, and some for spcial people or events.

In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the_______(arrive) of Christopher Columbus in the New world.

The Dragon Boat Festival, a _________ （ tradition ） Chinese festival, is __________ （ celebrate ） on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese lunar calendar.

traditionalcelebrated

arrival

originsreligious

同位语

在哪一天庆祝 be celebrated on.../fall on...

【句子翻译】

中秋节是中国传统节日之一，在中国农历 8 月 15庆祝 。 ( 同位语 +fall on )

Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May, isn't it ?

母亲节是在五月的第二个星期日，是吗？

The Mid-Autumn Festival, one of a traditional Chinese festivals, falls on August 15th of the Chinese lunar calendar .

__________(fall) August 15th of the Chinese lunar calendar, Mid-Autumn Festival is one of .......

Falling on

现在分词作状语

（二）介绍庆祝方式作剧，开玩笑用…装扮… 玩乐盛装，打扮放烟花给小孩压岁钱

赏月和吃月饼

走亲访友

dress up

play a trick on decorate sth with sthhave fun

set off fireworks give children lucky money in red paper

admire the moon and enjoy mooncakes

visit our relatives and friends

【 Exercises 】 The country, _______(cover) with cherry tree flow

ers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow.

At night, people will sit together________(admire) the moon and _______(eat) mooncakes , a symbol of fullness and family togetherness.

admiring eating

covered

• 1. 孩子们喜欢 (enjoy/be fond of) 愚人节因为他们可以在那一天盛装打扮和捉弄别人。

• 2. 在平安夜 (Christmas eve) ，我们可以用圣诞树和礼物装扮我们的家。

• 3. 这是一个家人团聚和放松的时间。 (This is a time when…)

【 Exercises 】

Children are fond of April Fool’s day because they can dress up and play a trick on others on that day.

On Christmas eve, we can decorate our house with Christmas trees and gifts.

This is a time when families members get together and relax.

（三）介绍节日的意义和影响

纪念享受生活暂时忘记工作

in memory of enjoy life

forget our work for a little while

• People _____________ （期待） the Mid-Autumn Festival because it _____________ （使我们想起了） our relatives and friends. It is also a time for the family members to _________ （聚会） and enjoy moon cakes.

look forward toreminds us of

get together

• [ 课本原句 ] Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year.

• be meant to do 就是 .....

• 端午节 (Dragon Boat Festival ) 是纪念（ honor ）中国的古代诗人屈原。

The Dragon Boat Festival is meant to honor Qu Yuan, a great poet of ancient China.

【 Exercise 】

【课本原句】 The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.

★ 拓展 短语 “动词 +to”, to皆为介词

盼望；期待 ___________ to

导致，通向 _______ to

注意 ______________ to

… 认为 有重要性 __________________ to

贡献……给…… __________ … to …

leadpay attentionattach importance

devote

look forward

【 Exercises 】

• 1 ）你最期盼的节日是哪一个？

• 2) 请注意每天多吃蔬菜和水果。

• 3) 我们老师认为多说英语很重要。

Please pay more attention to eating vegetables and fruits every day.

Which festival do you most look forward to ?

Our teacher attaches importance to speaking more English.

【句子翻译】

• [ 课本原句 ] I don't want them to remind me of...

• remind sb. to do

• remind sb. of sth.

• 1) 老师提醒我们不要迟到。

• 2) 这个故事使我想起了一次相似的经历。

• 3) 这次经历使我意识到理解和宽容的重要性。The experience made me realize the significance of understanding and forgiveness.

提醒某人做某事使某人想起某事

Teachers remind us not to be late for school.

This story reminds me of a similar experience.

运用非限制性定语从句合并：This story reminds me of a similar experience, which made me realize the...

★ 拓展：填入“ in+ 名词 +of” 短语中的名词。(1)in ___________ of 赞同(2)in ___________ of 负责(3)in ___________ of 寻找(4)in ___________ of 需要

need

favourchargesearch

【课本原句】 In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus.

【 Exercise 】

in memory of =in honor of

1 ） He is ____________of the plan.

2) They build a monument( 纪念碑 )___________ those died in the great earthquake.

3 ） I am thirsty. I’m _________ cup of water.

4) Who is _____________ of the matter?in charge of

in memory of

in favour of

in need of

show time

Basic writing ――write a five-sentence passage about Spring Festival.

介绍 春节是中国的传统节日，通常在农历新年的第一天庆祝 , 所有中国人都喜欢过春节，那是一年中与家人团聚的日子。

方式 年轻人可以在春节的时候享受假期，暂时忘记工作，回家看父母 , 老人家们可以看表演，孩子们可以盛装打扮，拿压岁钱。

我的看法

我期待过春节，因为那是一个放松和玩乐的日子。

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参考范文（ One possible version ）：• The Spring Festival, a traditional Chinese festi

val, （同位语） is celebrated on the first day of Lunar New Year. All the Chinese people are fond of it because it is a time when family members get together. Young people can enjoy the holiday, forget the work for a little while and go back home to see their parents. Old people can watch performances while children can get lucky money. As for me, I look forward to the Spring Festival because it is a time when I can relax and have fun.

What have we learnt today?

• Homework• 【写作内容】• 请你写一篇英文稿件，介绍“中秋节”，内容包括：

时间 中国农历 8 月 15 日

特点 （ 1 ）传统节日之一，享有盛誉 (enjoy great popularity)

（ 2 ）无论多远和多忙，会回家团圆庆祝；（ 3 ）法定假日 3 天（ three days of legal holiday）（ 4 ）整个农历 8 月，那晚月亮最亮。

主要活动

（ 1 ）最喜欢的事是同家人一起赏月；（ 2 ）常坐在一起吃月饼和水果，分享故事；（ 3 ）也有旅游、走亲访友等其他活动。

• The Mid-Autumn Festival, one of the traditional Chinese festivals, falls on the August 15th of Chinese lunar calendar and it enjoys great popularity in our country. //

• Usually, no matter how far away or how busy we are, we will try to come home for the celebration with three days of legal holiday. //

• The moon that night looks the brightest in the whole lunar month so what we love most is the time when we enjoy the full moon with our family. //

• we often sit together and eat mooncakes and fruit, sharing our stories.//

• In addition to these traditional activities, we have a wide range of choices such as travelling and visiting our relatives or friends.//