Unit2 SectionA 1a-1c 课件 2023-2024学年人教版英语九年级全册

Section A (1a-1c) Unit 2 I think mooncakes are delicious! Learning aims 1’ Learn some new words and phrases Learn some important Chinese festivals Task1:New words learning . Guide: Read and memorize them. 2’ Check: Read them out loudly. 1’ mooncake lantern n. 月饼 n. 灯笼 ['mu:nkeik] ['læntə(r) n] Warming up What are the Chinese names for these festivals? What are they in English? Dragon Boat Festival Spring Festival Lantern Festival Mid-Autumn Festival What's this festival? What do you know about this festival? It is the Water Festival in Thailand. It marks the Thai traditional new year. One of the traditions of this festival is to throw water on others, which means washing all the “bad” away so that people start the new year with a clean slate(一个新的开始). On these days ,people pour water on others because they believe that pouring water on others can help remove bad luck and bring out happiness The act of pouring water is also a show of blessings and good wishes. When is the Water Festival? 泼水节 It usually starts on the 13th of April and takes 3–7 days. The Water Festival is the New Year's celebrations that take place in Southeast Asian countries such as Burma (['bə:mə]缅甸) , Cambodia(['kæmbəudiə]柬埔寨), Laos([laʊz]老挝), and Thailand as well as Yunnan (Dai people) , China. How do people celebrate the Water Festival? Before the Spring Festival, people usually do Spring Festival shopping and do spring cleaning. Then all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. They have a family reunion dinner. They eat dumplings, nian-gao and New year’s cake and so on. They also pay New Year's call When is the Spring Festival? It falls on the first day of the 1st lunar month, usually in January or February. It starts with the New Moon(新月)on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon(满月)15 days later. How do Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival? This day's important activity is watching lanterns. It is celebrated at night with lantern displays . At thi