陕西省安康市汉滨区初级中学人教新目标英语九年级上册课件：Unit2 I think mooncakes are delicious (3份打包)

Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! What kind of festival did we just celebrate? Chinese festivals … Chinese Festival Spring Festival Lantern Festival Pure and Brightness Festival Dragon Boat Festival National Day Youth Day The Double Ninth Day Spring Festival The 1st day of the first lunar month According to the Chinese legends, there was a giant beast Nian who used to swallow humans in a single bite. Relief from the horrifying beast came only when people realized that Nian was scared of red color and loud noises. They started bursting crackers and used red color to scare the beast. Since then, this day was named as Guo Nian meaning “Pass over the Nian”. Chinese considered the day an auspicious one as it brought new life for them and celebrated it. Legend Festival of lanterns yuanxiao Women’s Day-March 8 The 1st day of May Labour Day The 1st day of June Children’s Day Army Day-August 1st The 15th day of the eighth lunar month Mid-Autumn Festival * The 10th day of September Teachers’ Day * The 1st day of October National Day festivals Christmas Fool’s Day Valentine’s Day Carnival Easter Thanksgiving Day Mother’s Day Father’s Day Halloween In foreign countries * the Cherry Blossom Festival Every April when the country is covered with cherry flowers. Japanese go out with their friends or families, sit under the trees, sing and have a picnic. Valentine’s Day In February Carnival (狂欢节) Easter 复活节 The first Sunday after a full moon on or after March 21 Fool’s Day April 1st Mother’s Day The second Sunday in May Thanksgiving Day The fourth Thursday in November November 31st Halloween 万圣节 Christmas scary dress up haunted house black cat candy trick or treat ghost October spider 1a Look at the pictures and words related to Halloween. What do you think this festival is about? 1b. Listen and answer the questions. 1. Where is Halloween popular? 2. When do people celebrate Halloween? 3. What does W