Unit 2 Let's Celebrate! Starting out & Understanding ideas 课件-2023-2024学年高一英语外研版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 2 Let’s celebrate starting out 1 Which festival did we celebrate during the winter break? Why do we celebrate it? 1　What festivals are mentioned in the video? 2　Why do people celebrate these festivals? Watch the video and answer the questions. 1　What festivals are mentioned in the video? 2　Why do people celebrate these festivals? The festivals mentioned in the video are “hanami”，the Rose Festival，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. Watch the video and answer the questions. Listen to each video piece respectively and find out the following information. the name of the festival season country meaning activity Japan in English “flower viewing” Hanami Spring Warming-up People picnic under the cherry trees and admire the blossoms Bulgaria Rose Festival Summer Warming-up The fetival begins with rose picking，rose growers sing and dance，select a ‘Rose Queen“ China Mid-Autum Day Autumn Warming-up People gather with their families and eat mooncakes Harbin，China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival Winter Warming-up join the “cool” celebrations and enjoy the various colourfully lit sculptures made from ice and snow light v.-lit-lit 点燃；照亮 well/badly lit streets 灯光明亮的╱昏暗的街道 different countries the New Year After winter Warming-up celebrations may vary, but it all means“good luck for the four seasons ahead What do you know about these festivals? 16 Why do we celebrate these festivals? _______ is to celebrate the harvest. _______ is to celebrate a season. _______ is to honour an event. _______ is to honour a person. 17 Dragon Boat Festival celebrations take place in China on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. They are held in memory of Qu Yuan, a poet and statesman in Ancient China. lt was the first traditional Chinese festival added to UNESCO's (联合国教科文组织)List of Intangible Cultural Heri