logging in or signing up Unit 1 Festivals around the world Boyce Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 929 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (3) Dislike it (0) Added: November 02, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 1 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... By: lezgi70 (13 month(s) ago) THANK YOU FOR THIS GOOD PRESENTATION.CAN YOU ALLOW US TO DOWNLOAD THIS PLEASE. Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... 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Winter Solstice Festival (冬至)Slide8: New Year’s Day (1st January) St. Valentine’s Day (14th February) April Fools’ Day (1st April ) Good Friday (the Friday before Easter) Easter (April) May Day (1st May) Mother’s Day (the second Sunday in may) Independent Day (4th July) Columbus Day (12nd October) Halloween (31st October) Thanksgiving Day (The last Thursday in November) Christmas Day (25th December)Slide9: Warming up:Slide10: Pre-reading : What is your favourite holiday of the year? Why? What festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in your city or town? Do you like spending festivals with your family or with friends? What part of a festival do you like best– the music, the things to see, the visits or the food?Slide11: Reading: Festivals and celebrationsSlide12: Obon (Japan) Day of the Dead (Mexico) Halloween Dragon Boat Festival Columbus Day Mahatma Gandhi Day (India) Harvest Festival Thanksgiving Mid-autumn festival Spring festival Easter Cherry Blossom Festival(Japan)Slide13: When did ancient people celebrate? What are festivals of the dead for? 3.Why does India have a national festivals on October 2? Answer questions: They celebrated at the end of winter. They are to honour the dead, or satisfy and please the ancestors. To honour the memory of Mahatma Gandhi.Slide14: 4. Why are autumn festivals happy events? 5. Name three things people do at spring festivals? 6. What it one important reason to have festivals and celebrations? People are grateful for the harvest/ for the end of the hard work on the farms. People eat, dance, play and listen to music, visit family members, have parades, give and receive gifts. To have a break from daily life, to celebrate our customs/ history/ heroes, to enjoy meeting family.Slide15: Ancient Festivals: The festivals were associated with seasons of the year, fertility, survival and fear of the unknown. How many times would people celebrate the most ancient festivals in a year? 2. Why do you think music and fire or light were used in festivals? Three times. Because they thought theses festivals would bring a year of plenty.Slide16: Festivals of the dead: What kind of things are done to honour the dead? What do you think about the Mexican practice of making cakes with skulls and bones? What do you know about Halloween? What pictures have you seen? Clean the graves and light incense, light lamps and play music. Fearful, horrible, crazy, interesting… It’s a festival in memory of the dead, people light pumpkin lanterns, dress up and try to frighten people. Slide17: Festivals to honour people or Events: These festivals are used to develop or strengthen the national pride, to recognize the war heroes, national leaders, famous historical figures and events, and loved and admired people in the country’s history. What festivals or celebrations can you think of that honor famous people or important events? Who do you think should have a festival to honor them? Why? Dragon-Boat Festival and National Day Slide18: Harvest festivals: There are continuations of the ancient festivals that were intended to ensure enough food and to celebrate survival for another year. Often there are large public gathering to share food and drink. Do you know of any harvest celebrations in China?Slide19: Spring festivals: These festivals are celebrations of life, fertility and renewal. Many things associated with them are symbolic of new life and new growth. The food that is eaten is very important. For example, lamb is a common Easter dinner. Rabbit and baby chicks are also favourite Easter symbols. Why are spring festivals popular? Talk about all the cultural practices you know of at spring festival.Slide20: a lot something that causes hurt or pain make someone happy feel excited about sth. that is going to happen have a good time with usual way of doing sth. connected with farming old relatives who have died plenty harm satisfy look forward to have fun with custom agricultural ancestorsSlide21: Language points: mean (vt.) 意欲，打算 mean to do sth. 意欲做 What do you mean to do with it? mean doing sth. 意味着做 This means staying here longer. mean much/ a great deal to sb. 对…来说很重要 Your friendship means much to me. 2. celebrate, congratulate celebrate 指举行仪式，庆典，活动等表示“庆祝”，宾语不能是人。National Day next year will be celebrated in a great manner. congratulate 指口头“祝贺”，congratulate sb. on/upon (doing) sth. eg: We congratulated him on his ninetieth birthday.Slide22: 3. event, accident, affair, incident, business, matter, thing event: 重大事件，尤其是历史事件。 The founding of the People’s Republic of China is a great event in the history. accident: 交通事故，其他意外伤害事故 eg: car accident affair: 重大的事情， 也可指一般的事情 The leaders are discussing the state affairs. incident: 指引发战争或争端的事务， 也可指个人的事。 The Xi’an Incident occurred on December 12, 1936. business: 不能用复数，强调“任务，职务”多用于商业，生意方面 matter: 需要解决、处理的事情，有时只作“麻烦，困难” thing: 事情的总称，一般不指特定的事。Slide23: 4. 用take place, hold, happen, break out或者occur填空 (1). When will our school sports meet _______? (2). The First World War________ in 1941. (3). A terrible traffic accident ________ last night. (4). They will ______ a meeting this afternoon. (5). It ______ to me that I had forgotten my keys. (6). I ______ to be on the spot when their quarrel ______. take place 发生,常指经过安排的 hold 举行(运动会,会议等) happen 意外发生 break out (战争,争吵等)爆发 occur 1.意想不到的事情=happen 2. (想法,念头等)想起,浮现, it occurs to sb that… be held/take place broke out happened/occurred hold occurred happened broke outSlide24: 5. plenty (1) plenty of 只用于肯定句，可用于修饰可数/不可数名词。 Have plenty of exercise every day. (2) in plenty 很多，优（富）裕 There was water in plenty. Some people live in plenty. (3) plenty more 还有很多 Take them all, there are plenty more. 6. satisfy (vt.) satisfactory (adj.) 令人满意的 satisfied (adj.) 感到满意的，满足的 satisfaction (n.) be satisfied with to one’s satisfaction …with satisfaction 7. in memory of 纪念 She set up the charitable trust(慈善基金) in memory of her father. Slide25: 8. 猜猜下面句子中lead的意思。 (1) Our guide led us through the forest. (2) Who is going to lead the singing? (3) What led you to think so? (4) We are leading a happy life. (5) All roads lead to Rome. 9. People might eat food in the shape of skull, and cakes with “bones” on them. (1). in the shape of: 以某种形式，呈现某种形式 The little cake is in the shape of panda. (2). with “bones” on them : with的复合结构。“with ＋宾语＋宾补” With the problem settled, they went back to work. I couldn't do my homework with all that noise _____. A. going on B. goes on C. went on D. go on A 引导 领导，指挥 lead…to (do) sth 影响，劝诱 过（生活） lead to: 通向Slide26: 10. origin (n.) 起源，开端/血统，来历，出身 She is woman of noble origin. original (adj.) 最初的,原始的 originality (n.) 独创性;新颖 originate (v.) 开始,开端 11. dress up 盛装；打扮；装饰 dress in +衣物 He likes dressing up in his brother’s clothes. dress (up) as The boy tried to dress up as a monster. 12. play a trick on sb. 抓弄… do/perform a trick 玩把戏 trick sb. into doing sth 骗…做… My mother tricked me into taking the medicine. 13. nation—national—nationality nationalizeSlide27: 14. gain independence from 脱离…而独立 My watch gains 2 minutes every day. (快) 15. gather and collect gather: 收集,采集,普通用语 gather wealth 积累财富 gather crops 收割庄稼 gather one’s senses 聚精会神 collect: 收集,收藏,收取,是为了某一个目的而收集的. collect information collect stamps 16. In fact ___ is a hard job for the police to keep order in an important football match. A. this B. that C. there D. it DSlide28: 17. habit, custom, practice habit: 个人的习惯,习性 custom: 风俗,习俗,社会或团体许多人长期的习惯; 也可以个人的习惯,这时相当于habit. break/ follow a custom 破坏/遵从习俗 practice: 惯例,习俗,做法,有时带有贬义. He makes practice of taking a bath in the morning. I smoke out of habit, not for pleasure. 18. award (n.)奖, 奖金,奖品. The award went to the youngest runner. (vt.)奖给,赏给 He was awarded the first prize for being the best singer.Slide29: 19. Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer ___ it was 20 years ago, ___ it was so poorly equipped. A. what; when B. that; which C. what; which D. which; that 20. look forward to (doing) sth. (通常以愉快的心情)期待,盼望 I’m looking forward to seeing you again. The day we looked forward to came at last. 21. include 包含,包括 included (adj.) including (adv.)常用来构成独立主格结构,在句中做状语.included用在名词或者代词后面,including 用在前面. Take all of us, me included.= Take all of us including me. n.+of all kinds= all sorts/kinds of +n.各种各样的 We sell hats of all kinds here= We sell all sorts of hats here. ASlide30: 22. religious 宗教的,认真细致的 religion 宗教,宗教信仰 religiously 认真勤快地 irreligious 反宗教的 23. as though (1). as though = as if 似乎,好象 引导从句作让步状语,也可以引导表语从句,从句中的谓语动词用虚拟语气. He talks as though/as if he knew all about that. It isn’t as though/as if he were poor. (2). “仿佛, 象是” 引导从句或后接带to 的不定式,从句用陈述语气. He shook his head as though/ as if to say no. We’ve missed the bus. It looks as though/ as if we’ll have to take a taxi. You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
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Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Slide1: Unit 1 Festivals around the worldSlide2: Can you name these festivals? Spring FestivalSlide3: Carnival in Brazil (February 21-23)Slide4: Christmas Slide6: Dragon Boat FestivalSlide7: Comparison between Chinese and Western Festivals Spring Festival 2. Lantern Festival/YuanXiao Festival 3. Dragon-Boat Festival 4. Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese Communist Party 5. Double Seventh Festival 6. Mid-Autumn Day 7. Double Ninth Festival/ Chongyang Festival National Day 8. Winter Solstice Festival (冬至)Slide8: New Year’s Day (1st January) St. Valentine’s Day (14th February) April Fools’ Day (1st April ) Good Friday (the Friday before Easter) Easter (April) May Day (1st May) Mother’s Day (the second Sunday in may) Independent Day (4th July) Columbus Day (12nd October) Halloween (31st October) Thanksgiving Day (The last Thursday in November) Christmas Day (25th December)Slide9: Warming up:Slide10: Pre-reading : What is your favourite holiday of the year? Why? What festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in your city or town? Do you like spending festivals with your family or with friends? What part of a festival do you like best– the music, the things to see, the visits or the food?Slide11: Reading: Festivals and celebrationsSlide12: Obon (Japan) Day of the Dead (Mexico) Halloween Dragon Boat Festival Columbus Day Mahatma Gandhi Day (India) Harvest Festival Thanksgiving Mid-autumn festival Spring festival Easter Cherry Blossom Festival(Japan)Slide13: When did ancient people celebrate? What are festivals of the dead for? 3.Why does India have a national festivals on October 2? Answer questions: They celebrated at the end of winter. They are to honour the dead, or satisfy and please the ancestors. To honour the memory of Mahatma Gandhi.Slide14: 4. Why are autumn festivals happy events? 5. Name three things people do at spring festivals? 6. What it one important reason to have festivals and celebrations? People are grateful for the harvest/ for the end of the hard work on the farms. People eat, dance, play and listen to music, visit family members, have parades, give and receive gifts. To have a break from daily life, to celebrate our customs/ history/ heroes, to enjoy meeting family.Slide15: Ancient Festivals: The festivals were associated with seasons of the year, fertility, survival and fear of the unknown. How many times would people celebrate the most ancient festivals in a year? 2. Why do you think music and fire or light were used in festivals? Three times. Because they thought theses festivals would bring a year of plenty.Slide16: Festivals of the dead: What kind of things are done to honour the dead? What do you think about the Mexican practice of making cakes with skulls and bones? What do you know about Halloween? What pictures have you seen? Clean the graves and light incense, light lamps and play music. Fearful, horrible, crazy, interesting… It’s a festival in memory of the dead, people light pumpkin lanterns, dress up and try to frighten people. Slide17: Festivals to honour people or Events: These festivals are used to develop or strengthen the national pride, to recognize the war heroes, national leaders, famous historical figures and events, and loved and admired people in the country’s history. What festivals or celebrations can you think of that honor famous people or important events? Who do you think should have a festival to honor them? Why? Dragon-Boat Festival and National Day Slide18: Harvest festivals: There are continuations of the ancient festivals that were intended to ensure enough food and to celebrate survival for another year. Often there are large public gathering to share food and drink. Do you know of any harvest celebrations in China?Slide19: Spring festivals: These festivals are celebrations of life, fertility and renewal. Many things associated with them are symbolic of new life and new growth. The food that is eaten is very important. For example, lamb is a common Easter dinner. Rabbit and baby chicks are also favourite Easter symbols. Why are spring festivals popular? Talk about all the cultural practices you know of at spring festival.Slide20: a lot something that causes hurt or pain make someone happy feel excited about sth. that is going to happen have a good time with usual way of doing sth. connected with farming old relatives who have died plenty harm satisfy look forward to have fun with custom agricultural ancestorsSlide21: Language points: mean (vt.) 意欲，打算 mean to do sth. 意欲做 What do you mean to do with it? mean doing sth. 意味着做 This means staying here longer. mean much/ a great deal to sb. 对…来说很重要 Your friendship means much to me. 2. celebrate, congratulate celebrate 指举行仪式，庆典，活动等表示“庆祝”，宾语不能是人。National Day next year will be celebrated in a great manner. congratulate 指口头“祝贺”，congratulate sb. on/upon (doing) sth. eg: We congratulated him on his ninetieth birthday.Slide22: 3. event, accident, affair, incident, business, matter, thing event: 重大事件，尤其是历史事件。 The founding of the People’s Republic of China is a great event in the history. accident: 交通事故，其他意外伤害事故 eg: car accident affair: 重大的事情， 也可指一般的事情 The leaders are discussing the state affairs. incident: 指引发战争或争端的事务， 也可指个人的事。 The Xi’an Incident occurred on December 12, 1936. business: 不能用复数，强调“任务，职务”多用于商业，生意方面 matter: 需要解决、处理的事情，有时只作“麻烦，困难” thing: 事情的总称，一般不指特定的事。Slide23: 4. 用take place, hold, happen, break out或者occur填空 (1). When will our school sports meet _______? (2). The First World War________ in 1941. (3). A terrible traffic accident ________ last night. (4). They will ______ a meeting this afternoon. (5). It ______ to me that I had forgotten my keys. (6). I ______ to be on the spot when their quarrel ______. take place 发生,常指经过安排的 hold 举行(运动会,会议等) happen 意外发生 break out (战争,争吵等)爆发 occur 1.意想不到的事情=happen 2. (想法,念头等)想起,浮现, it occurs to sb that… be held/take place broke out happened/occurred hold occurred happened broke outSlide24: 5. plenty (1) plenty of 只用于肯定句，可用于修饰可数/不可数名词。 Have plenty of exercise every day. (2) in plenty 很多，优（富）裕 There was water in plenty. Some people live in plenty. (3) plenty more 还有很多 Take them all, there are plenty more. 6. satisfy (vt.) satisfactory (adj.) 令人满意的 satisfied (adj.) 感到满意的，满足的 satisfaction (n.) be satisfied with to one’s satisfaction …with satisfaction 7. in memory of 纪念 She set up the charitable trust(慈善基金) in memory of her father. Slide25: 8. 猜猜下面句子中lead的意思。 (1) Our guide led us through the forest. (2) Who is going to lead the singing? (3) What led you to think so? (4) We are leading a happy life. (5) All roads lead to Rome. 9. People might eat food in the shape of skull, and cakes with “bones” on them. (1). in the shape of: 以某种形式，呈现某种形式 The little cake is in the shape of panda. (2). with “bones” on them : with的复合结构。“with ＋宾语＋宾补” With the problem settled, they went back to work. I couldn't do my homework with all that noise _____. A. going on B. goes on C. went on D. go on A 引导 领导，指挥 lead…to (do) sth 影响，劝诱 过（生活） lead to: 通向Slide26: 10. origin (n.) 起源，开端/血统，来历，出身 She is woman of noble origin. original (adj.) 最初的,原始的 originality (n.) 独创性;新颖 originate (v.) 开始,开端 11. dress up 盛装；打扮；装饰 dress in +衣物 He likes dressing up in his brother’s clothes. dress (up) as The boy tried to dress up as a monster. 12. play a trick on sb. 抓弄… do/perform a trick 玩把戏 trick sb. into doing sth 骗…做… My mother tricked me into taking the medicine. 13. nation—national—nationality nationalizeSlide27: 14. gain independence from 脱离…而独立 My watch gains 2 minutes every day. (快) 15. gather and collect gather: 收集,采集,普通用语 gather wealth 积累财富 gather crops 收割庄稼 gather one’s senses 聚精会神 collect: 收集,收藏,收取,是为了某一个目的而收集的. collect information collect stamps 16. In fact ___ is a hard job for the police to keep order in an important football match. A. this B. that C. there D. it DSlide28: 17. habit, custom, practice habit: 个人的习惯,习性 custom: 风俗,习俗,社会或团体许多人长期的习惯; 也可以个人的习惯,这时相当于habit. break/ follow a custom 破坏/遵从习俗 practice: 惯例,习俗,做法,有时带有贬义. He makes practice of taking a bath in the morning. I smoke out of habit, not for pleasure. 18. award (n.)奖, 奖金,奖品. The award went to the youngest runner. (vt.)奖给,赏给 He was awarded the first prize for being the best singer.Slide29: 19. Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer ___ it was 20 years ago, ___ it was so poorly equipped. A. what; when B. that; which C. what; which D. which; that 20. look forward to (doing) sth. (通常以愉快的心情)期待,盼望 I’m looking forward to seeing you again. The day we looked forward to came at last. 21. include 包含,包括 included (adj.) including (adv.)常用来构成独立主格结构,在句中做状语.included用在名词或者代词后面,including 用在前面. Take all of us, me included.= Take all of us including me. n.+of all kinds= all sorts/kinds of +n.各种各样的 We sell hats of all kinds here= We sell all sorts of hats here. ASlide30: 22. religious 宗教的,认真细致的 religion 宗教,宗教信仰 religiously 认真勤快地 irreligious 反宗教的 23. as though (1). as though = as if 似乎,好象 引导从句作让步状语,也可以引导表语从句,从句中的谓语动词用虚拟语气. He talks as though/as if he knew all about that. It isn’t as though/as if he were poor. (2). “仿佛, 象是” 引导从句或后接带to 的不定式,从句用陈述语气. He shook his head as though/ as if to say no. We’ve missed the bus. It looks as though/ as if we’ll have to take a taxi.