Unit 2 Discovery课件 -2024-2025学年沪教版（五四制）英语六年级上册

Unit 2 Family ties Family celebrations around the world Discovery 1 2 Activity 1 Answer the questions. When do you usually have family celebrations? What do you do for the celebrations? 3 Activity 2 What do you want to know in this passage? What? What places? What do they do for the celebrations? When do they have the celebrations? Are their celebrations different from ours? What can you see in the pictures? What might people do in the celebrations with their family? Family celebrations around the world 4 5 Activity 3 Read the paragraphs and underline in which country people have celebrations and when they celebrate them . Interactive activity 1 6 Activity 3 Complete the sentences and talk about the main idea. ______________________________ celebrate __________________. (who & where) (what celebration) Para.1 People in China celebrate “big” birthdays like 59th, 69th, 79th, etc. Para.2 German families celebrate the first day of school for every child. Para.3 Tamil people celebrate the Thai Pongal, a harvest festival. 7 Activity 4 Read the paragraphs again and complete the table. Worksheet Task 1   Why do they celebrate? What do they do to celebrate? Happy 59th birthday!     “Einschulung”     Pongal     a long life, good luck a big day for every German child get together, a bag of sweets and presents thank the Sun, a rich harvest new clothes, traditional Pongal dish Happy 59th birthday! In China, the number “nine” stands for a long life. People celebrate “big” birthdays when they are turning 59, 69 or 79 for good luck. Q2 How might the celebration of birthdays ending in 9 differ from other birthdays in China? Birthdays ending in 9 are often considered “big” birthdays. Family members will gather and have a big celebration for one’s birthday ending in 9. Q1 Do people in China celebrate “big” birthdays when they turn 89? 8 “Einschulung (德国开学礼)”: Celebrating the first day of school The first day of first grade is a big day for every German child. Families get together to celebrate it. The child gets a bag of sweets and presents on that day. Q4 What can the children get on Einschulung? How do they probably feel? Sweets and presents. They probably feel excited and proud. Q3 Do German families celebrate “Einschulung” for their child every year? 9 Pongal (泰米尔丰收节): A harvest (丰收) festival In south India, Tamil (泰米尔的) people celebrate the Thai Pongal in mid-January to thank the Sun for a rich harvest. All family members put on new clothes. They cook and eat the traditional Pongal dish (rice pudding). Q6 Which group of people celebrate the Thai Pongal? Tamil people. Q7 Which date might the Thai Pongal fall on? between the 1st and the 5th of January between the 5th and the 10th of January between the 12th and the 15th of January between the 25th and the 30th of January 10 11 Activity 5 Read the paragraphs and think about the questions. How do Chinese families celebrate “big” birthdays? Why is the first day of first grade important to German children? Why do they get a bag of sweets and presents? How long do Tamil people celebrate Pongal? What else do they do to celebrate Pongal? Interactive activity 3 12 Activity 5 Read the paragraphs and answer the questions. People in China eat long noodles on big birthdays because long noodles stand for a long life. They also eat red eggs. They stand for joy. Sons and daughters invite relatives and close friends to the parties to celebrate their elderly parents’ birthdays. Giving gifts is also an important part of the birthday celebration. Starting school is important in Germany because it means changes for both the children and the parents. Parents give the child the gift called “Schultute”. It stands for a new start. After the celebration in the school, families gather back at home in the afternoon to continue the celebration. Worksheet Task 2 Pongal usually falls on the 14th or 15th of January each year. Tamil people celebrate it for over four days. Families paint the cattle in bright colours. They cook a pot of fresh rice with milk and shout together when the milk boils. 13 Activity 5 Read the paragraphs and answer the questions. Worksheet Task 2 What do people in China do to celebrate “big” birthdays? Why is the first day of first grade important to German children? Why do they get a bag of sweets and presents? How long do Tamil people celebrate Pongal? What else do Tamil people do to celebrate Pongal? They eat long noodles and red eggs. They also give gifts. Because it means changes for both the children and the parents. They celebrate it for over four days. They paint the cattle in bright colours. They shout together when milk boils. Because it stands for a new start. Further thinking What are the similarities and differences of family celebrations around the world? Differences: When, where and how people celebrate the day Similarities: Families get together to celebrate it. Because it brings people closer and makes them feel happy and connected. Why is it important that family come together to celebrate? $$