Unit 1 Festivals around the world

Book 3Unit 1Festivals around the worldⅠ.阅读理解话题：节假日活动难度星级：☆There are many unique festivals around the world.Here are some of them.Las Fallas，SpainLas Fallas is one of Spain’s strangest and craziest festivals.The focus of this festival is to create and destroy dolls.These dolls are lifelike and usually make fun of dishonest politicians and famous people in Spain.Many dolls are several feet tall.They remain complete until March 19th，after which men fill them with fireworks.All the streetlights are turned off and the dolls are set on fire on March 19th.Day of the Dead，MexicoDay of the Dead is traditionally celebrated on the 1st and 2nd of November in Mexico.This festival celebrates the lives of loved ones around you who have died.Celebrations can take a humorous tone as celebrants remember funny events about the dead.Toys are brought for the dead children and bottles of wine for adults.Mardi Gras，U.S.A.This day can occur anytime between February 3rd and March 9th，depending on when Easter is held that year.It is also called Fat Tuesday，reflecting the practice of eating richer and fatty foods.Other practices include wearing masks and parades，etc.Night of the Radishes，MexicoIt’s one of the most colorful and unique festivals of Mexico.It is celebrated on December 23rd.As crazy as it sounds，the festival lasts only a few hours due to the limited lifetime of vegetables as folk art.语篇解读本文主要介绍了世界上比较特殊的四个节日：西班牙的法雅节、墨西哥的亡灵节、美国的狂欢节和墨西哥的萝卜节，并对这四个节日的意义以及活动内容作了简要介绍。

高二英语上册Unit 1 Festivals around the worldFestivals and celebrationsFestivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunters had caught animals. At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. Today's festivals have many origins, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.Festivals of the DeadSome festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November. On this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with "bones" on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. It is now a children's festival, when they can dress up and go to their neighbours' homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them.Festivals to Honour PeopleFestivals can also be held to honour famous people. The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan.In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India's independence from Britain.Harvest FestivalsHarvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events. People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over. In European ountries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and will get together to have meals. Some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster. China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals, when people admire the moon and in China, enjoy mooncakes.Spring FestivalsThe most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring. At the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper. There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals, which take place forty days before Easter, usually in February. These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourfulclothing of all kinds. Easter is an important religious and social festival for Christians around the world. It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life. Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little later. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow.People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while.。

现代的农业对农村造成了极大的损害。
7....when people should go to clean the graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.
……这时候，人们去扫墓，点上香火祭祀祖先。
memory[ C usually plura] n. 表示所记住的事情，记忆
starve vt.&vi. 挨饿，饿死
e.g. Thousands of people will starve if food doesn’t reach the stricken city.
假如食物无法到达这座受灾的城市，成千上万的人将会饿死。
5.They lit fire and made music because they thought these festivals would bring a year of plenty.
他们把食物, 鲜花和礼物献给死者。
offer sth. to sb.= offer sb.sth.供应某物给某人
e.g. He offered me 300 dollars for that television.
他出300美元向我买那部电视机。
12.The festival of Halloween had its origin as an event in memory of the dead.
万圣节起源于纪念已逝的人们。
had its origin as an event 起源于某事
have your or its origin=begin 开始
e.g.Many of the problems had their origin in post-war Europe.

高一Unit 1《Festivals around theworld》教案人教版高一Unit1《Festivalsaroundtheworld》教案人教版本单元为人教版《高中英语》（NSEc）必修模块3Unit1.Festivalsaroundtheworld.本单元的中心话题是“谈论世界各地的节日”，该阅读课Reading:APioneerForAllPeople。

是本单元第一课时，内容涉及到各国的节日名称，时间，方式和原因，使学生了解不同国家的文化和风俗。

以独立的内容块进行叙述。

的结构特点是平行并列。

针对内容和结构的特点，本课以培养学生阅读比较信息和归纳信息的能力为主，分别将获取的信息通过列表比较，图片匹配，问答游戏等方式，进行比较，使学生找到各国节日庆祝方式的相同和不同之处，归纳总结各国节日产生的原因，推理出人们到对节日的态度，探究到节日是人类对生活怀有美好祝福的心理，是生命的传承实践，从而提高学生跨文化交际的能力和意识。

教学目标知识与技能目标：Thestudentswillbeableto.identifythedifferentfestivalsbycomparingtheinf ormationaboutcelebrations.2.explainthereasonwhythefestivalscomeintobeingbyfin dingoutthesimilaritiesanddifferences.3.describetheirfavoritefestivalsbyusingthelanguagef romthetext.教学重点和难点）为全体学生进行有效性阅读策略的指导，包括语篇分析、猜测词义，逻辑推理、归纳概括等技巧。

2）通过比较信息，归纳总结各国节日产生的原因，推理出人们到对节日的态度和节日的意义。

教学过程教学步骤教学活动设计意图Pre-reading:Step1.Brainstorm:motivatetheSsbyaskingsomequestions.Q1:Doyouanyfestivalsaroundtheworld?Step2.matchthecelebrationwiththefestivals.Q2:DoyouknowhowpeoplecelebratetheseFestivals?Doaquiz.Step2.DiscussionSsdiscussthefollowingquestionsQ1:Howdotheycomeintobeing?Q2:whatdotheyhaveincommon?Andwhataretheredifference amongthem?问题引发了学生的思考，调动学生的已知，将学生的思维活动引导到课文主题上来。