Unit 2 Starting out + Writing 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第二册

Let’s celebrate! Book 2 Unit 2 1 B2U2 Starting out Starting out Watch the video and answer: 1. What festivals are mentioned in the video? 2. How do people celebrate these festivals? 3. Why do people celebrate these festivals? Activity 1 Starting out What festivals Where/When How hanami 花見 the Rose Festival Mid-Autumn Day The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Japan/ in spring in Bulgaria/ in summer in China/ in autumn in Harbin/ in winter Watch the video and answer: 1. What festivals are mentioned in the video? 2. How do people celebrate these festivals? People picnic under the cherry trees and admire the blossoms. Rose growers pick rose and then sing and dance to express their joy in a parade. People have family reunions and eat mooncakes while enjoying the sight of the full moon. Each year up to 15 million visitors come to join the “cool” celebrations. Activity 1 Starting out Watch the video and answer: 3. Why do people celebrate these festivals? Because people want to celebrate the changing seasons and express their appreciation of nature. More festivals? Reasons to celebrate? Activity 1 5 Starting out 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 Activity 2 Sentence structure learning To describe the time & place Dragon Boat Festival celebrations take place in China on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Thanksgiving is celebrated mainly in North America, in October or November. , ... with celebrations held across Europe and in parts of North America. Freedom Day is held every year on 27 April ... Sentence structure learning To describe the purpose: To describe the activities: They are held in memory of Qu Yuan, a poet and statesman in Ancient China. Traditionally, it was a chance to give thanks