Unit 2 Let’s celebrate Starting out & Understanding ideas 课件-2024-2025学年高一英语外研版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 2 Let’s celebrate Understanding ideas Starting out 1. What festivals are mentioned in the video? 2. Why do people celebrate these festivals? Activity1 Watch and Answer Q1. What festivals are mentioned in the video? 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. Activity 1 Q2. Why do people celebrate these festivals? Because people want to celebrate the changing seasons and express their appreciation of nature. seasonal festivals 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. It was the first traditional Chinese festival added to UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. 为了纪念 hold v.抓住,握住;持有;容纳,包含,认为,相信 举行 阴历月份 政治家 联合国教科文组织 United Nations Educational Scientific And Cultural Organization 非物质文化遗产 Thanksgiving is celebrated mainly in North America,in October or November. Traditionally,it was a chance to give thanks for a good harvest. Now,it is also a time for families to get together for a big dinner. P17 May Day is a festival to celebrate the start of summer,with celebrations held across Europe and in parts of North America. People prepare decorations with flowers and dance around maypoles. P17 With 复合结构 为什么用held 遍及,在……各处 五朔节花柱 Freedom Day is held every year on 27 April to celebrate South Africa’s first fully-participated elections in 1994,in which everyone was allowed to vote regardless of skin colour. It celebrates the end of racial inequality in the country. P17 Participate in = take part in 参加 participation n.参加,参与 participator n. 参与者,参加人员 不管,不顾 vote for 投票赞成 vote against 投票反对 vote on 就……表决 vote to do sth. 投票去做某事 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 v. 对……表示敬意,表扬某人,给某人荣誉 n. 荣幸,荣誉,敬意 in honour of 为了纪念,表示敬意 it is my great honour to do sth. 做某事是我的荣幸 have the honour of doing sth. have the honour to do sth. 有幸做某事 feel honoured to do sth. 做某事感到荣幸