Unit1FestivalsandCelebrationsPeriod2ReadingandThinkingWhatfestivalsdoyoucelebratewithyourfamilyeachyear?SpringFestivalNationalDayDragonBoatFestivalLanternFestivalTomb-SweepingDayDouble11shoppingcarnivalMid-AutumnFestivalDoubleSeventhFestivalNewYear'sDayChristmasHalloweenleadinLookatthepicturesandtelluswhatfestivalstheyare.leadinDoasurveyaboutyourclassmates'opinionsonfestivalsQuestionnaire1.Whatfestivalsdoyoucelebrate?2.Whataretheactivitiesincludedinthefestival?3.What'sthepurposeofthefestival?namefestivalsactivitiespurpose(目的)LiHuaSpringFestivalwatchdragondance,receiveluckymoneytosharejoyInspringfestival,welightfirecracker(放鞭炮)

tosharejoy.Inmid-autumnfestival,weadmireshiningmoon(賞月)

toenjoyourselves.Whatfestivalsdoyoucelebratewithyourfamilyeachyear?SpringFestivalDragonBoatFestivalMid-AutumnFestivalNationalDayMother'sDayChristmasDayWhydoyouthinkpeoplecelebratedifferentfestivals?

tohavefunwithfriendsandfamily

tocelebrateanevent

tocelebrateatimeoftheyearNowlet'sreadthetextandfindouttheanswertothequestioninthetitle.ReadingtipReadthepassagequicklyandunderlinethetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.

Tip:IdentifythemainideaofaparagraphIdentifyingthemainideasofparagraphsisnecessarywhenanalysingatext.Mostparagraphswillhavea“topicsentence”thattellsyoutheparagraph’smainidea.Itisoftenthefirstsentence,butsometimesitisfoundelsewhereintheparagraph.抓住主題句是快速掌握段落大意乃至文章中心思想的主要方法。主題句一般出現(xiàn)在段落的開(kāi)頭或結(jié)尾，有時(shí)也會(huì)出現(xiàn)在段中。主題句往往對(duì)段落起提示、歸納和概括等作用。主旨大意題往往可以直接從主題句中找到答案。12345SkimmingReadforstructureTalksabouttheoriginsandspiritsoffestivals.Itdescribestheharvestfestival,customschangesandcommercializedfestivalsItexplainsthesignificanceoffestivalsintroductionBodyconclusionTheauthortriestousethefollowingfourreasons___________,________,_______,__________monspirithistorychangeimportanceQ.Whatkindofwritingisthepassage?A.a(n)narrationB.expositionC.argumentationWHYDOWECELEBRATEFESTIVALS我們?yōu)槭裁磻c祝節(jié)日？Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Theyhaveawiderangeoforigins,suchastheseasonsoftheyear,religions,famousfigures,andimportantevents.Everyfestivalhasitsdifferentcustomsanduniquecharms.However,nomatterhowdifferenttheymayseem,allovertheworld,thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals.世界各地都慶祝各種節(jié)日。節(jié)日的由來(lái)五花八門(mén)，比如時(shí)節(jié)、宗教、著名人物及重要事件。每個(gè)節(jié)日都有其不同的習(xí)俗和獨(dú)特的魅力。然而，無(wú)論它們多么迥異，在世界各地，分享快樂(lè)、感恩、友愛(ài)或和平的精神存在于所有節(jié)日之中。Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Thisimportantagriculturalfestivaltakesplaceafterallthecropshavebeengatheredin.Peoplecelebratetoshow

thattheyaregratefulfor

theyear’ssupplyoffood.InancientEgypt,theharvestfestivalwascelebratedduringthespringtime—theEgyptianharvestseason.Itfeaturedaparadeandagreatfeastwithmusic,dancing,andsports.Today,insomeEuropeancountries,peopledecorate

churchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andgettogethertocelebrateoverameal.DuringtheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.在所有的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日中，豐收節(jié)幾乎可見(jiàn)于每一種文化之中。這一重大的農(nóng)業(yè)節(jié)日在所有農(nóng)作物收成后來(lái)臨。人們舉行慶?；顒?dòng)，對(duì)這一年收獲的食物表達(dá)感恩。在古埃及，人們于春季慶祝豐收節(jié)——即埃及的豐收季。慶?；顒?dòng)主要是游行和豐盛的筵席，載歌載舞，并伴有體育活動(dòng)。如今，在一些歐洲國(guó)家，人們用鮮花和水果來(lái)裝飾教堂和市政廳，聚在一起共享大餐，以示慶祝。在中國(guó)的中秋節(jié)，家家戶(hù)戶(hù)歡聚一堂，觀(guān)賞明月，品嘗美味的月餅。Customsplayasignificantrolein

festivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Withthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas,sometraditionsmayfadeawayandothersmaybeestablished.OneexampleisthetypicalChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackerstodriveawaytheevilspiritsandcelebratethenewyear.Nowadays,manybigcitieshavegivenupthiscustominordertoavoidairpollution.AnotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecameanexcitingfestivalforchildren,

inspiteof

itsreligiousorigins.風(fēng)俗在節(jié)日中扮演重要角色，但有時(shí)也隨時(shí)間而變化。隨著現(xiàn)代社會(huì)的發(fā)展和新思想的傳播，有些傳統(tǒng)會(huì)漸漸消失，而另一些傳統(tǒng)則得以建立。中國(guó)春節(jié)燃放鞭炮以驅(qū)鬼神、賀新年這一典型風(fēng)俗就是一個(gè)例子。如今，為了避免空氣污染，許多大城市已經(jīng)摒棄了這一風(fēng)俗。另一個(gè)例子是萬(wàn)圣節(jié)，盡管起源于宗教，萬(wàn)圣節(jié)漸漸成了孩子們縱情玩樂(lè)的一個(gè)節(jié)日。Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinesstakingadvantageofthecelebrations.Onlineshoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappshavemadeitmucheasierforthepublictospendmoreongiftsfortheirlovedones.Althoughsomebelievefestivalsshouldnotbecommercialised,othersbelievetheincreaseinspendingisgoodfortheeconomyandpublichappiness.節(jié)日正變得越來(lái)越商業(yè)化，商家會(huì)利用這些慶?；顒?dòng)(進(jìn)行促銷(xiāo))。購(gòu)物網(wǎng)站和社交媒體應(yīng)用程序極大地方便了人們?yōu)橹劣H至愛(ài)花更多錢(qián)購(gòu)買(mǎi)禮物。盡管有人認(rèn)為節(jié)日不應(yīng)該被商業(yè)化，但是也有人認(rèn)為消費(fèi)增長(zhǎng)有利于(提高)經(jīng)濟(jì)和公眾幸福感。Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.Theyreflectpeople’swishes,beliefs,faiths,andattitudestowardslife.Theyareoccasions

thatallowustorelaxandenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile.Theyhelpusunderstandwherewecamefrom,whoweare,andwhattoappreciate.Andifyoustudyfestivalscarefully,youmaybesurprisedtofindthatdifferentculturesactually

havealotincommon

afterall.節(jié)日是社會(huì)的一個(gè)重要組成部分。節(jié)日反映了人類(lèi)的愿望、信仰、信念以及對(duì)生活的態(tài)度。節(jié)日是讓我們放松心情、享受生活、暫時(shí)忘卻工作的時(shí)刻。節(jié)日讓我們了解我們來(lái)自何方、我們是誰(shuí)、我們應(yīng)該感恩什么。此外，如果你仔細(xì)研究各種節(jié)日，你會(huì)驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)不同的文化實(shí)際上有很多共同之處。Today’sfestivalshaveawide______oforigins,includingtheseasonsoftheyear,famous_______,importantev