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课件网) Unit 2 Let’s celebrate! starting out & Understanding ideas Michelle Warming-up What festivals do you know around the world？ What's your favorite festival？Why 1. What festivals are mentioned in the video 2. Why do people celebrate these festivals Watch the video and answer the questions. 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. Because people want to celebrate the changing seasons and express their appreciation of nature. Hanami in English “flower viewing” Japan Spring People picnic under the cherry trees and admire the blossoms Rose Festival Bulgaria Summer The fetival begins with rose picking，rose growers sing and dance， select a ‘Rose Queen“ Mid-Autum Day also called “Moon Festival” China Autum People gather with their families and eat mooncakes Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival Hrbin，China Winter join the “cool” celebrations and enjoy the various colourfully lit sculptures made from ice and snow New Year different countries After winter celebrations may vary, but it all means good luck for the four seasons ahead to honour an event to celebrate a season to celebrate the harvest to honour a person Read the festival descriptions and match them with the purposes. Work in groups. Talk about: other festivals of each type other reasons to celebrate a festival Talking The National Day is celebrated on October 1st every year. The 7-day holiday from Oct. 1st to 7th is called the Golden Week, during which a large number of Chinese people go traveling around the world.The Chinese people celebrate the great day to commemorate the founding of People’s Republic of China. Qingming Festival / Tomb-sweeping Day (April 4-6) Rebirth of nature Celebrate it with picnics, and kite flying Sweep and weed graves Honour ancestors The Spring Festival (the 1st of the first month of the lunar calendar) couplet（对联） fireworks paper-cuts lucky/gift money Festivals and Celebrations THE REAL FATHER CHRISTMAS Read the introduction to Tolkien and answer the questions. Pre-reading Pre-reading 1. Have you ever read any of Tolkien’s books or seen any of the films based on them What do you think of them The Hobbit is a children’s fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. It was published on 21 September 1937. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in children’s literature. Personal growth and forms of heroism are central themes of the story. The work has many adaptions for stage, screen, radio, board games and video games. The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by J.R.R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to The Hobbit, but eventually developed into a much larger work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, and published in three volumes in 1954 and 1955, The Lord of the Rings is one of the best-selling novels ever written, with over 150 mill ... ...
