(
课件网) 牛津译林版必修二 Unit 3 Festivals and Customs Reading To understand the general idea of this passage. To compare the similarities and differences between Chinese and Western traditional festivals. To be able to introduce Chinese traditional festivals. Learning aims Can you speak out some festivals as quickly as possible Spring Festival Christmas Qingming Festival/ Tomb-sweeping Day Rio Carnival ( 里约热内卢狂欢节) How can you learn about foreign customs and traditions Lead in Tourism programme Tourist magazine Friends Studying Abroad Internet Travel Festivals can tell us a lot about the cultures of different countries. Watch the video and finish the following exercises. Check your answers: Yi Peng Lantern Festival(义蓬灯节) is celebrated in Chiang Mai(清迈), Thailand as a way to_____ _____. let bad memories go and make a wish for the future Midsummer's Day(仲夏节) is celebrated in Sweden(瑞典) for people to _____. hold parties, singing and dancing around a midsummer pole The Day of the Dead, which lasts _____, is a festival in Mexico for people to _____ _____ for three days remember loved ones who are no longer alive What Chinese festivals are similar to each of the three festivals in the video Yi Peng Lantern Festival is similar to the Lantern Festival in China. On both festivals , people _____. make lanterns Midsummer's Day is similar to the Dragon Boat Festival. Both_____ , though the latter takes on other meanings as it develops. celebrate the start of summer The Day of the Dead is similar to the Qingming Festival. Both festivals are celebrated for people _____ to remember their loved ones who are no longer with them. What other Chinese traditional festivals do you know What are they And what are their customs Homework 1.Preview the Reading on pages 30-31. 2. Talk about the festivals with your classmates .
