Unit 2 Let's Celebrate! Starting out 课件-2024-2025学年高一英语外研版必修第二册

Unit 2 Let’s celebrate Starting out Let’s celebrate As the bright moon shines over the sea, From far away you share this moment with me. Mid-Autumn Festival 海上生明月，天涯共此时。 A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day; The mourner’s heart is going to break on his way. Where can a wineshop be found to drown his sad hours? A cowherd points to a cot’ mid apricot flowers. 清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。 借问酒家何处有，牧童遥指杏花村。 A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day; The mourner’s heart is going to break on his way. Where can a wineshop be found to drown his sad hours? A cowherd points to a cot’ mid apricot flowers. 清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。 借问酒家何处有，牧童遥指杏花村。 Ching Ming Festival / Tomb-sweeping Day But in the crowd once and again， I look for her in vain， When all at once I turn my head, I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed. 众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首， 那人却在，灯火阑珊处。 But in the crowd once and again， I look for her in vain， When all at once I turn my head, I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed. 众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首， 那人却在，灯火阑珊处。 Lantern Festival festivals Festivals in China The Dragon Boat Festival The Double Ninth Festival The Spring Festival Qingming The Lantern Festival The Middle Autumn Festival The Double Seventh Festival Ghost Festival appreciate the bright full moon family reunion (合家团聚) How do people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival? How do people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival? eat mooncakes express strong yearnings (思念) to family members and friends Watch the video and answer the questions. 1. What festivals are mentioned in the video? 2. Why do people celebrate these festivals? 1. 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. 2 Why do people celebrate these festivals? Because people want to celebrate the changing seasons and express their appreciation of nature. 2 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. ______________ is to celebrate the harvest. ______________ is to celebrate a season. _____________ is to honour an event. ___________________ is to honour a person. Dragon Boat Festival Freedom Day May Day Thanksgiving Watch the video about the Dragon Boat Festival 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. Dragon Boat Festival It was the first traditional Chinese festival added to UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. 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. 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. 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. festivals Festivals in other countries Christmas Fool’s Day Valentine’s Day Carnival Easter Thanksgiving Day Mother’s Day Father’s Day Halloween It is one of the most important festivals in Western countries. People usually celebrate it together with their family members. A kind-hearted old man puts gifts in the stockings for children secretly at night. People send cards or gifts to others. Some import western festivals Christmas Day Pongal（印度丰收节） Pongal is a four-day harvest festival held throughout South India. It usually falls on the 14th or 15th of January. Pongal is a traditional occasion for giving thanks to nature and celebrating the life cycles that give people grain. Some import western festivals Pongal Part of the celebration is the boiling of the first rice of the season to convey appreciation to the Sun God for providing the energy for agriculture. Some import western festivals Choose a festival that you are interested in. Then make a report to the class. null 132106.3 Lavf58.29.100 Lavf58.29.100 $$