Unit1FestivalsandcelebrationsReadingandThinking—ReadingComprehensionPeriod2讀前清障Ⅰ.匹配單詞(請把單詞和其對應(yīng)的英語解釋連線)1.range

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yourpassionandkindnesstobridgethegapbetweenyouandothers.hadincommonTakeadvantageof1.Haveagoodunderstandingofdifferentfestivalcustomsandtheirorigins.2.Knowthereasonsandmeaningsofcelebratingfestivals.3.Identifythetopicsentenceandsummarizekeywordsandmainideasofeachparagraph.4.Expresstheirownideasonthegiventopicsthroughdeepreadingandcriticalthinking.精讀課文Whatdoesthevideotalkabout?CPre-readingLookatthefollowingpicturesoffestivalsaroundtheworldandtrytomatchthemwiththeirEnglishnames.A．ChristmasDay B．theDragonBoatFestivalC．Mother’sDay D．theQixiFestivalBADWhile-readingFast-readingReadthetitleandthefirstparagraph，thenpredictthemainideaofthepassage.1．What’sthemainideaofthetext?Thisarticleismainlyabout___________________________________.festivalsthereasonwhywecelebrate2．Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.(1)Para.1

A．Theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.(2)Para.2 B．Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.(3)Para.3 C．Customssometimescanchangeovertime.(4)Para.4

D．Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.(5)Para.5

E．Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial.IdentifythemainideaofaparagraphIdentifyingthemainideaofparagraphsisnecessarywhenanalysingatext.Mostparagraphswillhavea“topicsentence”thattellsyoutheparagraph’smainidea.Itisoftenthefirstsentence,butsometimesitisfoundelsewhereintheparagraph.Readparagraph1andanswerthequestion.Accordingtothetext，festivalsaroundtheworldsharethespiritof________.A．joy，gratitudeorreligionsB．love，peaceorfiguresC．gratitude，peaceorjoyD．gratitude，seasonsorloveCareful-reading√Readparagraph2，fillinthetableandanswerthequestions.TheharvestfestivalineverycultureancientEgyptTime：Features：EuropeTime：Features：ChinaTime：Features：springtimeaparadeandagreatfeastwithmusic，dancingandsportstodaydecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit，gettogethertocelebrateoveramealmid-autumnadmiretheshiningmoon,enjoydeliciousmooncakes1.Whichfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture?A．Thefestivalaboutreligions.B．Thefestivalaboutfamousfigures.C．Thefestivalaboutimportantevents.D．Thefestivalabouttheharvestseason.√2．Whendoestheharvestfestivaltakeplace?Afterallthecropshavebeengatheredin.Readparagraph3，fillinthetableandanswerthequestions.1．Whydofestivalcustomschangeovertime?Becauseofthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas.2．Howdoestheauthorsupportthetopicsentence?

BeforeNowChineseSpringFestivalHalloweenlightingfirecrackersbeforbiddenreligiousoriginsfestivalforchildren3.WhyislightingfirecrackersstoppedinChineseSpringFestival?A．Todriveawaytheevilspirits.B．Tostopairpollutionfromhappening.C．Tobecomeanexcitingfestivalforchildren.D．Tosavemoneyandspendmoreongifts.√4．Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?A．InEgypt，theharvestseasonismoreimportantthananyotherone.B．Everyfestivalintheworldnowadaysisbecomingmoreandmorecommercial.C．Somecustomsoffestivalsarechangingwithtimegoingby.D．Differentcultureshavedifferentfestivals，whichhavenothingincommon.√Readparagraph4andanswerthequestions.1．Arethereanydifferentattitudestothecommercialisationoffestivals?Ifany，whatarethey?Yes，somebelievefestivalsshouldnotbecommercialised，othersbelievetheincreaseinspendingisgoodfortheeconomyandpublichappiness.2．Whatmightbethewriter’sattitudetowardsthecommercialisationoffestivals?A．Negative. B．Positive.C．Critical. D．Neutral.√3．Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercialbecause________.A．theincreaseinspendingisgoodfortheeconomyandpublichappinessB．moreandmorepeoplespendmoremoneyongiftsfortheirlovedonesC．onlineshoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappshavebeenusedD．businesseshavetakenadvantageofthecelebrationsoffestivals√4．Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?A．Businessesshouldn’ttakeadvantageofthecelebrationsoffestivals.B．Peoplehavedifferentopinionsonmakingfestivalscommercialised.C．Onlineshoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappsmakefestivalsmorecomplicated.D．Peopleshouldspendmoremoneybuyinggiftsfortheirlovedones.√Readparagraph5andanswerthequestions.1．Whatwillyoufindifyoustudyfestivalscarefully?A．Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.B．Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial.C．Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals.D．Differentcultureshavemuchincommon.√2．Readparagraphs4－5，anddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrue(T)，F(xiàn)alse(F)ornotmentioned(N)．(1)Nowadays，morepeoplewouldliketobuygiftsonlinefortheirfamilies.(

)(2)Onlineshoppingissafeforpeopletospendtheirmoneyongifts.(

)(3)Commercialisedfestivalsaredefinitelyharmfulforourdailylives.(

)(4)Peoplemaynotrelaxandenjoythemselveswithoutfestivals.(

)(5)Festivalsteachustothinkaboutthemeaningofhumanexistence.(

)TNFTTReadingforthestructure.rangegratitudegatheredfade

advantagePost-readingDiscussion1．WhichChinesefestivaldoyoulikemost?Whatdoesitcelebrate?Whatdopeopledoduringthefestival？(Answersmayvary.)(Criticalthinking)IlikeMid-AutumnFestival.Itcelebratesthebeautyofthefullmoon，harvest，timewithfamilyandfriends.Peopleusuallygiveandeatmooncakes，watchthefullmoonwithfamilyandfriends.2．(1)Whichfestivaldoyouthinkisthemostfun?Why？(Answersmayvary.)(Creativethinking)IthinktheLanternFestivalisthemostfun，becausepeoplecanlookatthelanternsandguessriddles.(2)Whatfestivalsorcelebrationsdoyouhaveinyourcityortown？Whatdopeopledoduringthefestival？(Answersmayvary.)WehavetheDoubleNinthFestival.Peoplegoshopping，havefun，havedinnerandvisiteachother.Asweallknow，festivals1.______________(celebrate)allaroundtheworldandtheyhave2.___widerangeoforigins，suchastheseasonsoftheyear，religions，famous3._______(figure)，andimportantevents.Ofallthe4.___________(tradition)festivals，theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Peoplecelebrate5._______(show)thattheyaregratefulfortheyear'ssupplyoffood.Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals，butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Withthe6.___________(develop)ofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas，sometraditionsmayfade7.____andothersmaybeestablished.Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial，withbusinesses8.______(take)advantageofthecelebrations.Festivalsreflectpeople'swishes，beliefs，faiths，andattitudestowardslife.Andifyoustudyfestivals9._________(careful)，youmaybesurprisedtofindthatdifferentculturesactuallyhavealot10.___commonafterall.Summaryarecelebratedafigurestraditionaltoshowdevelopmentawaytakingcarefullyin

WHYDOWECELEBRATEFESTIVALS？Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Theyhaveawiderangeoforigins,suchastheseasonsoftheyear,religions,famousfigures,andimportantevents.Everyfestivalhasitsdifferentcustomsanduniquecharms.However,nomatterhowdifferenttheymayseem,allovertheworld,thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals.

nomatterhow相當(dāng)于however，意思是“無論……”，引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句然而（表示轉(zhuǎn)折）各種各樣的AnalyzethekeypointsofthetextParagraph1Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Thisimportantagriculturalfestivaltakesplaceafterallthecropshavebeengatheredin.Peoplecelebratetoshowthattheyaregratefulfortheyear’ssupplyoffood.InancientEgypt,theharvestfestivalwascelebratedduringthespringtime—theEgyptianharvestseason.Itfeaturedaparadeandagreatfeastwithmusic,dancing,andsports.Today,insomeEuropeancountries,peopledecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andgettogethertocelebrateoverameal.DuringtheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.

begrateful(tosb.)forsth.因某事而感激(某人)以……為特征Paragraph2Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Withthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas,sometraditionsmayfadeawayandothersmaybeestablished.OneexampleisthetypicalChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackerstodriveawaytheevilspiritsandcelebratethenewyear.Nowadays,manybigcitieshavegivenupthiscustominordertoavoidairpollution.AnotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecameanexcitingfestiva