Unit1 2Festivals

eggs are the symbol of the festival.
Easter
A Sunday in March or April between March 21st and April 25th
It is a western festival for lovers.
Valentine’s Day
Halloween 万圣节
old beliefs
the return of the spirits of dead people
dress up and ask for sweets
play a trick on…
Type 2 Festivals to Honour
People
Purpose:
be held to honour famous people
1. Festivals of the Dead 2. Festivals to Honor the People 3. Harvest Festivals 4. Spring Festivals
Read the last paragraph and answer the following question.
Light lamps and play music to lead the ancestors back to earth.
The Day of the Dead 亡灵节
Food in shape of skull and cakes with "bone" on them
Offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead
My favorite festival is __________. It takes place on__________. It celebrates___________.

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.

1.必修三Unit1 Festivals and celebrations节日和庆典Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. 自古以来，世界各地就有各种各样的节日和庆典。

Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. 最古老的节日总是庆祝严寒的结束、春季的种植和秋天的收割。

Sometimes celebrate would be held after hunters had caught animals. 有时，在猎人捕获猎物后，也举行庆祝活动。

At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. 在那个时代，如果食物难以找到，特别是在寒冷的冬月，人们会挨饿。

Today’s festivals have many origins ,some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events. 现在的节日有很多由来，一些是宗教上的，一些是季节性的，一些是纪念特殊的人和事件的。

Festivals of the Dead亡灵节Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. 有些节日，是为了纪念死者，或使祖先得到满足，因为祖先们有可能回到世上（给人们）提供帮助，也有可能带来危害。

Lesson 2 Festivals in China一、本课分析（Lesson Analysis）（一）本课地位（Lesson Position）1 本课中出现了用need作为行为动词表示需要的句子。

如She needs to collect someinformation. Do you need to buy a lot of things? They do not need to go to bed early.以及其肯、否定回答等。

而有关于情态动词can, may, must needn’t的句型和用法已在6A Unit Two Lesson Two出现过。

作为功能性语言，教师有必要在课堂教学中加以一定的机械性训练和拓展训练。

2 前一课已复习了6B Unit3 Lesson 1中教学过的日期表达，学习了国庆节的庆祝方式，本课课文中主要结合对为什么要庆祝元宵节，对中国传统节日的风俗传统进行了教学。

同时对前一课学习的邀请的功能进行了复现。

教师可以设计多个场景，让学生进行操练对不同节日的庆祝方式的描述。

3 在本课的后一课中，将对西方国家最流行的圣诞节的活动进行教学。

故本课更侧重与对中国的传统文化的渗透，可利用此契机加强同学对传统文化的了解，增强学生的爱国主义情怀。

4How long…的句型最初在6A Unit 4 Lesson 3中就已出现(How long did the English Evening last? About two hours.)。

本课中How long does it last? Fifteen days. The festival lasts…是一个语言点，可适当操练。

在此后的几个单元中还将出现类似的句型。

5Why do you celebrate…?的句型的回答用了不定式的省略回答，在练习中也有回答原因的操练，教师可适当操练，同时可让学生了解传统节日的来由。

（二）课文目标（Lesson Target）1 运用need来表达“需要”。