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课件网) Unit 2 Let’s celebrate! Starting out & Understanding ideas BOOK2 Step 2 Starting out Step 2 Starting out 1. What festivals are mentioned in the video 2. Why do people celebrate these festivals Activity1 Watch and Answer Step 2 Starting out Activity 1 Q1. What festivals are mentioned in the video The festivals mentioned in the video are "hanami", the Rose Festival, the Mid- Autumn Day, the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, and the New Year. Activity 1 Q2. Why do people celebrate these festivals Because people want to celebrate the changing seasons and express their appreciation of nature. seasonal festivals Activity 2 Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences. _____ is to celebrate the harvest. _____ is to celebrate a season. _____ is to honour an event. _____ is to honour a person. Activity 2 Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences. _____ is to celebrate the harvest. _____ is to celebrate a season. _____ is to honour an event. _____ is to honour a person. Thanksgiving May Day Freedom Day Dragon Boat Festival Holi This is a festival of color, which marks the beginning of spring in India. （胡里节） a festival to celebrate_____. a season Easter (March 23 to April 25) This is a Christian holiday in March or April when Christians remember the death of Christ and his return to life. Easter Bunny Easter eggs a festival to honour _____. an event Activity 3 Work in pairs. Talk about: Other festivals of each type Other reasons to celebrate a festival It’s a night time festival for children, when they’ll frighten the adults by their disguised masks . It’s also for dress-up and fun. Halloween (All Saints' Day) (31th. October/ 1st November) a festival to honour _____. the dead Trick or treat festivals Festivals in other countries Christmas April Fool’s Day Valentine’s Day Carnival Easter Thanksgiving Day Mother’s Day Father’s Day Halloween festivals Festivals in China Children’s Day The Double Ninth Festival The Spring Festival The QingmingFestival (Tomb-sweeping Day) The Lantern Festival The Moon Festival The Double Seventh Festival Ghost Festival International Working Women' s Day international Labor Day Army Day New Year's Day National Day Other festivals of each kind& other reasons to celebrate a festival Chinese Harvest day is to celebrate_____. The Youth Day is to honour _____. a harvest an event Other reasons to celebrate a festival Brainstorm Other reasons to celebrate a festival include: celebrating the beginning of a year, celebrating the freedom of slaves, spending a time with families to get together; showing respect for some occupations; showing care for a special group of people; showing care and love for the environment; worshipping the ancestors; etc. Understanding ideas Reading The Real Father Christmas 1. Why do people celebrate Christmas 2. What do you know about Santa Claus Christmas traditionally a festival (Christmas Day ... ...
