FestivalsaroundtheworldUnit1NewYearSpringFestivalMother'sDayLanternFestivalFather'sDay

Tomb-sweepingDayFool’sDayLabor’sDayValentine'sDay

DragonBoatFestivalChristmasChildren'sDayCarnivalArmy’sDayEasterTeachers’DayHalloweenMid-AutumnDayObonNationalDay

festivalsReviewFillinthefollowingchart.Task1:ObonHalloweenDayoftheDeadDragonBoatFestivalColumbusDayIndiaQuiz1Crazyactivities,dancingandsinginginthestreet,parade,colorfulclothingCarnivals,usuallyinFebruaryQuiz2Loverssendchocolates,

rosesandcardstoeachother.Valentine’sDay,February14thQuiz3Pumpkinlantern,leadthespiritsback,children’sday,trickortreat,sweetsHalloween(萬圣節)November31stEuropeanandothercountriesMid-autumnfestivalsChinaEasterandrelatedholidays

CherryBlossomFestivalFastreadingOriginsoffestivalsPara.1Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendofthe___________,plantingin______andharvestin_______.Today’sfestivalshavemany______,some________,some_________andsomeforspecial______or______.eventscoldweatherspringautumnoriginsreligiouspeopleseasonal慶祝嚴寒結束，春播秋收Task2:Whichofthefollowingarenotmentionedinthepassage?

A.CarnivalandColumbusDay.B.HalloweenandSpringFestivals.

C.ThanksgivingFestivalsandObon.

D.Valentine’sDayandFool’s

Day.CarefulreadingHowdoJapanesehonortheirancestors?TheyhaveafestivalcalledObon,whenpeopleshouldgotoclean______andlight_____tohonortheir__________.Theylight______andplay________.1.FestivalsoftheDeadgravesincenseancestorslampsmusic?OboninJapanWhatdopeopleinMexicodoinmemoryofthedead?Theyoffer____,________and______tothedeadontheDayoftheDead.Onthatday,Peopleeatfoodintheshapeof______andcakeswith______onthem.foodflowersgiftsskullsbonesTheDayoftheDeadinMexicoWhatdopeopleinWesterncountriesdoinmemoryofthedead?Theyusedtobelieveinthe_______ofthe_______ofdeadpeople.Itisnowa_________festival,whentheycan_________andgototheirneighbor’shomestoaskfor______.returnspiritschildren’sdressupsweetspumpkinheadHalloweeninWesterncountriesmaskComparethefestivalsofthedeadinMexico,JapanandChina.Whatthingsaresimilarandwhatthingsaredifferent?TheChinese,JapaneseandMexicanfestivalsofthedeadallhavecustomsto_______thedead.TheChineseandJapanese______________________________.However,

therearesomedifferences.TheMexicans,______________________________________,somethingtheChineseandJapanesedonotdo.honorgotocleantheirancestors’graveseatfoodinshapeofskullsandcakeswithbonesonthem2.FestivalstoHonorPeopleMatchthefestivalswiththeproperpeople.ColumbusDayNationalFestivalonOctober2TheDragonBoatFestivalChinaIndiaUSA3.HarvestFestivalsPeoplewill________onThanksgivingfestivals.1.2.3.decoratechurchesandtownhallsgettogethertohavemealswinawardsfortheirfarmproduceDifferentfromThanksgivingfestivalsinWesterncountries,whatactivitiesdoChinaandJapanhaveinmid-autumnfestivals?People_______themoonandinChina,enjoy___________.admiremooncakes4.SpringFestivalsWhatdopeopleusuallydoatSpringFestival?ChinesePeopleusuallyeat____________________andgivechildren___________________________.Thereare______________and__________,andfamiliescelebratethe_________________together.SomeWesterncountrieshave_________,including______anddancesinthestreets_____________,loudmusicandcolorful______________________.dumplings,fishandmeatluckymoneyinredpaperdragondancescarnivalsLunarNewYearcarnivals

paradedayandnightclothingofallkindsWhatdoesEastercelebrate?

Doyouknowthesymbols(象征）ofEaster?Itcelebratesthereturnof_____fromthedeadandthecomingof______and_________.EastereggsandEasterBunnies(rabbits).Jesusspringnewlife

WhatismostpopularspringfestivalinJapan?CherryBlossomFestivalThecountrywerecoveredwithcherrytreeflowers,looksasthoughitiscoveredwithpinksnow.WhatdoesJapanlookslikeinthisFestival?DiscussionWhat’syourfavoritefestivalandcanyouintroduceitinyourownwords?QuizWordsreview1).AboutHalloween,therewasabeliefthatchildrenwoulddressup

gathering

attheirneighbors'housetoask"Treatortrick?"Wordsconsolidationthroughcontextinmemoryofdressupplayatrickonlookforwardtodayandnightasthoughhavefunwith紀念；追念盛裝；打扮；裝飾搞惡作劇；詐騙；開玩笑期盼；期待；盼望日夜；晝夜；整天好像玩得開心Expressionsconsolidation

2).IadmirehisenergyandIamlookingforwardtobeenergeticastheChristiansintheparadewithcolorfulclothing.WordsreviewWordsconsolidationthroughcontextWordsconsolidationthroughcontext3).In_____(古代)times,our（祖先）______wearing_____（頭顱)and______(骨頭）would________（餓死）iffoodwasdifficulttofind,sothe_______（獵人）huntedgamesincaseof(以防)________(餓死).ancientskullsancestorsbonesstarvehunterstarvationThereareallkindsoffestivalsand___________aroundtheworld,whichareheldfordifferentreasons.The_______________weremainlyheldatthreetimesayear.Somefestivalsareheldto______thedeadorsatisfythe_________incase（以免）theymightreturneithertohelporto________,whileotherfestivalsareheldtohonorfamouspeopleorthegods,suchascelebrationsharmdoancestorshonorfestivalsancient1.Retellthetextbyfillingthefol