Unit1

FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONS

Reading&Thinking

Toreadaboutfestivalsandcelebrationsaroundtheworld.Totalkaboutfestivalsandhowpeoplecelebratethem.Learnthenewwordsandphrasesofthepassage..

Step1.Lead-inGuessingGame

Eachgroupchooseoneanimalwithaspecificnameofafestivalonit.Discussingroups:1.Whatarethecustomsofthefestival?Thanksgivingddd您的文字ChineseLanternFestivalComing-of-AgeDayRioCarnivalChristmasDragonBoatFestivalTheSpringFestivalQingmingFestival(Tomb-SweepingDay)ThanksgivingDayShowTime!Step2.Pre-ReadingReadthetitleandlookatthephotos.PredictionWhydowecelebratefestivals?

reason

peopleactivitiesreason/purpose

tosharejoy（分享快樂(lè)）toshowgratitudeto（表達(dá)感謝）inmemoryof...ChineseandforeignersTask1:Readthetextquicklyandunderlinethetopicsentenceofeachparagraphthatgivesthemainidea.Step3.While-ReadingTopicsentences

Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Pare.5Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Theyhaveawiderangeoforigins.Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinessestakingadvantageofthecelebrations.Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety

Task2:

Readandcompletetheblanks.Awide____of_____forfestivals____offestivalsSeasonsoftheyearReligionsFamous______Importanteventsrangeoriginssharing

spiritfiguresdifferent__________customsuniquecharms

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__________para.1joy,gratitude,loveorpeace

However,

nomatterhowdifferenttheymayseem,allovertheworld,thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals.thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivalsallovertheworldnomatterhowdifferenttheymayseemtheymayseemdifferentWhen?Afterallthecropshavebeengatheredin.Why?Toshowthattheyaregratefulfortheyear’ssupplyoffood.How?InancientEgypt,itfeaturedaparadeandagreatfeastwithmusic,dancingandsports.InsomeEuropeancountries,peopledecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruitandgettogethertocelebrateoverameal.DuringtheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.

para.2Task3:Workinpairsanddescribetheharvestfestival.1.Whenandwhydowecelebrateharvestfestivals?2.Howdoestheauthorsupporthistopicsentence?1.TheChineseSpringFestival

Lightingcrackerstoavoidairpollution2.Holloweenreligiousorigionhavefun

para.3Task4:Howdoestheauthorsupporthistopicsentence?Bygivingexamples.

Task5:Whydidthewritermentionthecommercializationoffestivals?Howisitinfluencingpeople’swayofcelebratingfestivals?

para.4

Thecommercializationoffestivalscaninfluencepeople’sdecisionstospendmoremoneyonfestivals,whichcanbeconsideredasanencouragementtocelebratefestivals.Task6:Whyarefestivalsanimportantpartofsociety?Theyreflectpeople’swishes,beliefs,faithsandattitudestowardslife.Theyareoccasionslife,andforgetaboutworkforawhile.Theyhelpuswherewecamefrom,whoweare,andwhattoappreciate.

para.5Task7:

structure.

Findouttheconnectionsbetweenparagraphs.Howmanypartscanthisarticlebedividedinto?Why?Whydowecelebratefestivals?awiderangeoforiginstheharvestfestivalcustomschangeovertimecommercialisedfestivalstheimportanceoffestivalsthespiritofsharingharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculturecustomschangeovertimefestivalsaremoreandmorecommercialfestivalsareanimportantpartofsocietymakeaconclusionTherearemanytraditionalfestivalsinChinaandforeach,peopleindifferentregionshavedifferentwaystocelebratethem.Chooseonefestivalthatyouarefamiliarwithandtalkaboutitingroups.Step4.Post-ReadingMakeamindmapofthingsthatyouoftendoduringtheSpringFestival.SpringFestivalwatchtheCCTVGalagiveluckymoneymakedumplings,eatdeliciousfoodwatchfireworksplaylanternsseethelionandthedragondancepastecoupletsvisitfriendsandrelativeswearnewclothessinganddanceWatchavideo.

SummarySentences:Inspringfestival,welightfirecrackertosharejoy.DuringtheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes....wordsandphrases:range,origin,c