Unit1 Reading and Thinking 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

UNIT 1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS Discover the reasons for festivals and celebrations To read about festivals and celebrations around the world. To talk about festivals and how people celebrate them. To learn words and expressions of festivals. What is the most important festival you celebrate with your family each year? The Spring Festival How do you celebrate the Chinese New Year? The main traditional celebrations of the festival include: eating reunion dinner with family on New Year’s eve; giving and receiving lucky money; wearing new clothes; decorating houses with red couplets; watching the CCTV Gala; sending message greetings; cyber money gifts. n. 特别的事情；机会 n.前夕;前一天 What do Chinese people usually do to celebrate it? Spring Festival Eve dinner A reunion dinner, is an extremely important part in the Spring Festival traditions. Since Chinese new year is a time for families to be together, a reunion dinner is quite necessary for all the Chinese people. On this occasion, all the family members of several generations sit around the tables, and enjoy the food and time together. What do you eat? Dumplings, cold and hot dishes are all served. Fish is an important dish, which expresses people’s best wish for the new year. After the dinner, all members of the big family often watch the Spring Festival Gala together. It is also a custom that all people stay up late or all night on Spring Festival Eve, waiting for the New Year’s bell at midnight, known as Shousui. n.鞭炮 n.&adj. 邪恶(的) adj.快乐的 n.气氛;大气层 Setting off the fireworks Firecrackers, along with fireworks, originated in China. They were used to scare away wild animals and evil spirits. Then it used in festivals and big events for joyful atmosphere. In the Spring Festival, people set off firecrackers for biting farewell to the old year and welcoming the new year. n.信封 What’s the main color during this time? The Red Sea Red, in Chinese people’s eyes, symbolizes good luck and happiness. When the Spring Festival