unit 2 section A-1.ppt

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1、Unit2SectionAPeriod1(1a—2d)Lookatthepicturesandsaywhatfestivalstheyare.ChineseSpringFestival春节TheLanternFestival元宵节Mid-AutumnFestival中秋节TheDragonBoatFestival端午节TheWaterFestival泼水节ChristmasDay圣诞节AprilFool’sDay愚人节Whatisyourfavouritefestival?Whydoyoulikeitmost?Whatdidyoudoatthefestival?Discu

2、ssionListenandcircleTfortrueorFforfalse.Billthinksthattheraceswerenotthatinterestingtowatch.Marythinksthattheteamswerefantastic.Billwonderswhetherthey’llhavezongziagainnextyear.BillandMarybelievethatthey’llbebacknextyeartowatchtheraces.1bTFTFTFTFListenagainandanswerthequestion.WhydoesBill

3、liketheracesbest?Whatfestivalaretheytalkingabout?Becausehethinkstheywerereallyinterestingtowatchandthedragonboatteamswerefantastic.TheDragonBoatFestival.Makeadialogueaboutoneofthefourfestivals.A:Whatdoyoulikebestabout…?B:Ilovethe…Ithinkthat…PairWorkDoyouknowanythingaboutthefourfestivals?F

4、reeTalkTheWaterFestivalistheNewYear'scelebrationsthattakeplaceinSoutheastAsiancountriessuchasBurma,Cambodia,Laos,andThailandaswellasYunnan,China.Itiscalledthe“WaterFestival”byWesternersbecausepeoplesplash/pourwateratoneanotheraspartofthecleansingritual(仪式)towelcomethenewyear.Theactofpouri

5、ngwaterisalsoashowofblessingsandgoodwishes.ItisbelievedthatonthisWaterFestival,everythingoldmustbethrownaway,oritwillbringtheownerbadluck.TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledtheDuanwuFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthaccordingtotheChinesecalendar.Forthousandsofyears,thefestival

6、hasbeenmarkedbyeatingzongziandracingdragonboats.Thefestivalisbestknownforitsdragon-boatraces,especiallyinthesouthernprovinceswheretherearemanyriversandlakes.ThisRegatta(赛舟会)isgivenhonourtothememoryofthedeathofQuYuan.TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinesepeopleandiswhenal

7、lfamilymembersgettogether,justlikeChristmasintheWest.Allpeoplelivingawayfromhomegoback.TheSpringFestivaloriginatedintheShangDynasty(c.1600BC-c.1100BC)fromthepeople'ssacrifice(献祭)togodsandancestorsattheendofanoldyearandthebeginningofanewone.TheLanternFestivalfallsont