Unit1,Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld,February_,Dec._,January_,FESTIVALS,NationalDay,Christmas,DragonBoatFestival,Mid-AutumnFestival,SpringFestival,ArmyDay,Whatfestivalsdoyouknow?,NewYear,March_,April_,May_,June_,July_,August_,Sep._,Oct._,Nov._,ThanksgivingDay,WomensDay,AprilFoolsDay,Foundapartysaving,LabourDay,Whendotheycelebrate?,SpringFestivalLanternFestivalDragonBoatFestivalMid-autumnDayEasterHalloweenChristmasDay,a.October31b.May5atlunarcalendarc.December25d.August15atlunarcalendare.January15atlunarcalendarf.January1atlunarcalendarg.aroundMarch22April25,1.Whatfestivalsorcelebrationsdoyouhaveinyourcityortown?Whatpartofafestivaldoyoulikebest-theactivities,themusic,thesights,thefoodorthepeoplewhovisit?,Workingroupsandtalkaboutthetwoquestions.,Pre-reading,2.Lookatthepicturesandtitleofthepassage.Discussinpairswhatkindofinformationyouthinkwillbeintroducedinthepassage.,Readthroughthepassageandfindouthowmanytypesoffestivalsarementionedinthepassage?,1.Ancientfestivals2.FestivalsoftheDead3.FestivalstoHonorPeople4.HarvestFestivals5.SpringFestivals,Scanning,Skimming,Readthetextquicklyandfillintheblanks.,Thetextmainlytellsusaboutsomeoftodaysfestivals.Thereare_kindsoffestivals.Someare_,someare_andsomeareforspecialpeopleorevents.,seasonal,4,religious,Whatfestivalsarementionedineachparagraph?,Para.1AncientFestivalsWhatdidtheancientfestivalscelebrate?Ancientfestivalscelebrated_,_and_;celebratedwhenhuntershadcaughtanimals.,theendofcoldweather,plantinginspring,harvestinautumn,Para.2FestivalsoftheDeadJapan-_-theDayoftheDeadAmerica-_,Para.3FestivalstoHonourPeopleMatchthecountrywiththefestival.,Obon,Mexico,Halloween,festivaltohonourGandhiColumbusDayTheDragonBoatFestival,ChinaUSAIndia,Para.4HarvestFestivalsEuropeanandothercountries-_ChinaandJapan-_,Para.5Festivalsthatlookingforwardtotheendofwinterandthecomingofspring.China-_SomeWesterncountries-_Japan-_,HarvestandThanksgivingFestivals,Mid-Autumnfestivals,SpringFestival,Easterandrelatedholidays,CheeryBlossomFestival,Readthepassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionswiththehelpofthepictures.,Carefulreading,Whatwouldpeoplecelebrateatthesethreetimesofayear?_,and_.,AncientFestivals,theendofcoldweather,plantinginspringharvestinautumn,Whatkindsofthingsaredonetohonourthedead?,MexicanDayoftheDead,_,_,FestivalsoftheDead,Eatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith“bones”onthem,Offerfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.,Obon(日本盂蘭盆節(jié)),_,_,cleangraves,lightlampsandincense,WhatdoyouknowaboutHalloween?,Halloween,Itisnowachildrensfestival,whentheycandressupandgototheirneighbourshomestoaskforsweets.Iftheneighboursdonotgiveanysweets,thechildrenmightplayatrickonthem.,_,WhatfestivalcanyouthinkofthathonoursfamouspeopleinChina?,FestivalstoHonourPeople,theDragonBoatFestival,_,ColumbusDay,WhatfestivalthathonoursfamouspeopleintheUSA?,HarvestFestivalsThanksgivingDay,DoyouknowanyharvestcelebrationsinChina?,_,Mid-autumnFestival,SpringFestivals,Whatstherighttimeorderofthefollowingfestivals?Easterb.CherryBlossomFestivalc.Westerncarnivalsc;a;bB.c;b;aC.a;b;cD.a;c;b,1)Whatarefestivalsofthedeadusuallyfor?Festivalsofthedeadareforhonouringorsatisfyingdeadancestorsorothers,whosomepeoplebelievemightreturntohelporharmlivingpeople.,Usetheinformationfromthereadingpassagetoanswerthefollowingquestions.,Postreading,2)Whatmakesautumnfestivalshappyevents?Autumnfestivalsarehappyeventsbecausepeoplearethankfulthatfoodisreadyforwinterandthehardfarmworkisfinished.,3)Whatdopeopleusuallydoatspringfestivals?Atspringfestivals,peopleusuallyhavedances,carnivalsandotheractivitiestocelebratetheendofwinterandthecomingofspring.,4)Whatisoneimportantreasontohavefestivalsandcelebrations?Itisimportanttohavefestivalsandcelebrationssowecanenjoylife/beproudofourcustoms/forgetourworkforalittlewhile.,Discussion,Whichfestivalsdoyouthinkarethemostimportantandwhicharethemostfun?,1.Go