Unit3FestivalsandcustomsWelcometotheunit&Reading(I)YiPengLanternFestivaliscelebratedinChiangMai,Thailandasawayto_________________________________________________.Midsummer’sDayiscelebratedinSwedenforpeopleto________________________________________________________________________.TheDayoftheDead,whichlasts____________,isafestivalinMexicoforpeopleto___________________________________________.

letbadmemoriesgoandmakeawishforthefuture

holdparties,singinganddancingaroundamidsummerpoleforthreedays

rememberlovedoneswhoarenolongeraliveWelcometotheUnitPuttheeventsattheIndianweddinginthecorrectorder.TheIndianweddinga.Thebride’sfatherledhertothebridegroom.b.Thecoupletooksevensteps.c.Thecelebrationsbegan.d.Thebridegroomarrivedonahorse.e.Thecouplejoinedhandsandwalkedaroundafire.

daebcFastReadingPuttheeventsattheRioCarnivalinthecorrectorder.TheRioCarnivala.Thegroupstartedmarchingdownthestreet.b.Alexsawdancersandmusiciansstandinginthestreet.c.Alextookhisplaceinthecrowd.d.Thegroupjumpedintoaction.e.Thecrowdpassedmanystreetstands.daebcFastReadingcbdae1.WhatwasthebridewearingattheIndianwedding?2.WhatweretheIndiancouple’spromisesabout?3.WhydidAlexgotoastreetparty?4.WhatdidAlexseeandsmellashepassedthestreetstands?DetailedReading1.WhatwasthebridewearingattheIndianwedding?Shewaswearinganeye-catchingredsilksari.

Line62.WhatweretheIndiancouple’spromisesabout?Thepromiseswereabouthowtheyweregoingtosupporteachotherandlivetogetherhappily.

Lines14-15DetailedReadingIcouldseeagroupofaround20Braziliandancersandabandinfancycostumesstandinginthestreet.Someofthemcarriedflags,whichblewinthewind.Thecrowdwaitedwithexcitement.RhetoricalDevice:ContrastThentherewasanexplosionofbrightcoloursandlivelymusic,andthegroupjumpedintoaction.Thebandstartedplayinganenergeticsambabeat,thedancerstwistedandturned,andthecrowdbegantocheer,clapandsing.Thewholegroupstartedmarchingdownthestreet.TheCarnivalcurrentcarriedusthroughtheever-growingseaofpeople,dancingalltheway.

Acontrastinliteratureisanydifferencebetweentwoormoretangibleorabstractentities,suchascharacters,settings,opinions,tones,andsoon.Contrastgenerallyinvolvesajuxtaposition(并排)oftwounlikethingsinordertoshowcasetheirdifferences.Contrast:definition

Itwasthebestoftimes,itwastheworstoftimes,itwastheageofwisdom,itwastheageoffoolishness,itwastheepochofbelief,itwastheepochofincredulity,itwastheseasonofLight,itwastheseasonofDarkness,itwasthespringofhope,itwasthewinterofdespair,wehadeverythingbeforeus,wehadnothingbeforeus,wewereallgoingdirecttoHeaven,wewereallgoingdirecttheotherway.

ATaleofTwoCitiesbyCharlesDickensContrastExample3.WhydidAlexgotoastreetparty?ToexperiencethespiritoftheRioCarnivalforhimself.

Line244.WhatdidAlexseeandsmellashepassedthestreetstands?Hesawanever-growingseaofpeople,iceboxesofsoftdrinksandbeer,andsmeltroastedmeat.

Line33-34DetailedReadingArethereanyexamplesinourcountryofspecialdayswhichwereoriginallymadeupbythemarketingdepartmentsofcompanies?Whatdoyouthinkaboutthat?

The11.11GlobalShoppingFestival.daebcCriticalThinkingcbdaeSingles’Day,alsoknownas11.11orDouble11.Itstartedin1993atNanjingUniversityasadayforstudentstocelebratetheirsingledom.In2009,Alibabatransformedtheholidayfroman“anti-Valentine’sDay”forChinesesingletonstothe“11.11GlobalShoppingFestival,”andJD.comnowparticipateswithitsownmulti-dayeventculminatingonNovember11.Singles’Dayhasbecometheworld’sbiggest24-houronlinesale,withAlibabaandJDeachachievingsaleslevelshigherthanBlackFridayandCyberMondaycombined.CriticalThinkingArethereanyotherfestivalsorcelebrationsinourcountrythatareover-commercializedorhavelosttheiroriginalmeaning?CriticalThinkingcbdaeValentine’sDay.Largeramountsofchocolatewillbeonsaleinsupermarkets,and,comparedwithcommondays,cinemaswillbemuchbusier,andthepriceofflowers(especiallyroses)andrestaurantsandhotels(especiallyromanticones)couldbemuchhigher.Manyrestaurantswillhavespecial