UNIT1FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONSReadingandThinkingWHYDOWECELEBRATEFESTIVALS?Bytheendofthisperiod,youwillbeableto1.To

identify

themainideaofeachparagraph.2.Readandfigureoutwhypeoplecelebratefestivals.3.Talkaboutyourfavoritefestivalanditscelebrations.LearningobjectivesABCDThestructureofthetext?

P1P2P3P4P5IntroductionBody(supportingdetails&reasons）ConclusionPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Customsplayasignificant

roleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinessestakingadvantageofthecelebrations.Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph01LeadinWhatfestivalsarethey？SpringFestivalTomb-sweepingDayDragonBoatFestivalMid-AutumnFestivalHalloweenChristmas1.Readparagraph1,andanswerthequestions.Step3.Careful-reading1.Whatarethedifferentoriginsfordifferertfestivals?Theseasonsoftheyear,religions,famousfigures,importantevents.2.Whatarethecommonspiritinallfestivalsaroundtheworld?Thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,loveorpeace.Festivalsarecelebrated

慶祝

allaroundtheworld.Theyhaveawiderangeof

廣泛的

origins由來,suchas

比如

seasons季節(jié)oftheyears,religions,andfamousfigures

著名人物,andimportantevents.Everyfestivalhasitsdifferentcustomsanduniquecharms

獨(dú)特的魅力.However,nomatterhowdifferenttheymayseems

看起來，似乎,allovertheworld,thespiritof

...的精神

sharingjoy,gratitude

感恩,love,orpeaceiscommon普遍的

，常見的

inallfestivals.Task1語言點(diǎn)鞏固

Para.1

Whydowecelebratefestivals?ReadforstructureSupportingdetailsintroductionBodyconclusionThestructureofthetext?ABCDOf

在...中

allthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefound

見于，能夠被發(fā)現(xiàn)

inalmosteveryculture.Thisimportantagriculturalfestival

農(nóng)業(yè)節(jié)日

takesplace

來臨，發(fā)生afterallthecropshavebeengatheredin

收成.Peoplecelebratetoshowthattheyaregratefulfor

因...感恩theyear’ssupply

收成，提供offood.InancientEgypt,theharvestfestivalwascelebratedduringthespringtime---theEgyptianharvestseason.Itfeatured

以...為特色

aparade

游行andagreatfeast

盛宴

withmusic,dancing,andsports.

Task1語言點(diǎn)鞏固

Para.2

Today,insomeEuropean

歐洲

countries,peopledecoratechurchesandtownhallswith

用...裝飾

flowersandfruit,andgettogetherto

以，來，表目的

celebrateoverameal

用餐時(shí).DuringtheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgatherto

歡聚

admiretheshiningmoon

觀賞明月

andenjoydeliciousmooncakes.Task1語言點(diǎn)鞏固

Para.2

festivalsInthepastnowadaysSpringfestivalHalloweenlightfirecrackersreligiousoriginsmanybigcitiesgiveupthiscustomanexcitingfestivalforchildrenWhy?toavoidairpollutionReadtheParagraph3,thencompletethechart.ThechangingcustomsTask1語言點(diǎn)鞏固

Para.3

Customsplayasignificantrolein

在...扮演重要角色

festivals,butsometimes

有時(shí),theycanchangeovertime隨時(shí)間.Withthedevelopmentof

隨著...的發(fā)展

modernsocietyandthespreadof

...的傳播

newideas,sometraditionsmayfadeaway

漸漸消失andothersmaybeestablished

被建立.Oneexampleisthetypical

典型的ChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackers

燃放鞭炮

to

來，表目的

driveaway

驅(qū)趕

theevilspirits

鬼神

andcelebratethenewyear.(Para.4)Whatisyourattitudetowardscommercialisationoffestivals?4.Readparagraph4,andanswerthequestions.Task1語言點(diǎn)鞏固

Para.4

Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial

商業(yè)化

,withbusinessestakingadvantageof

利用

thecelebrations.Onlineshoppingwebsites

網(wǎng)站andsocialmediaapps

社交媒體應(yīng)用程序havemadeitmucheasierforthepublictospend

（句型：makeit+adj.+forsb.todosth.）moreongiftsfortheirlovedones

至親至愛.Althoughsomebelievefestivalsshouldnotbecommercialized

被商業(yè)化,othersbelievetheincreaseinspending

消費(fèi)增長

isgoodfor

有利于

theeconomy

經(jīng)濟(jì)

andpublichappiness

公眾幸福感.Para5Q:

Whyarefestivalsanimportantpartofsociety?Becauseitcanreflectpeople’swishes,beliefs,faiths,andattitudestowardslife;Becauseitcanallowustorelaxandenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile;Becauseitcanhelpusunderstandwherewecamefrom,whoweare,andwhattoappreciate.Keywords:differentcultures,samevaluesFestivalsareanimportantpartof

一個(gè)重要組成部分society.Theyreflect

反映

people’swishes,beliefs,faiths,愿望、信仰、信念

andattitudestowards

...對的態(tài)度life.Theyareoccasions時(shí)刻，場合thatallowustorelaxandenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile

暫時(shí).Theyhelpusunderstandwherewecamefrom,whoweare,andwhattoappreciate

感恩.Andifyoustudyfestivalscarefully,youmaybesurprisedtofind驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)

thatdifferentculturesactually

實(shí)際上

havealotincommon

有很多共同之處

afterall

畢竟.Task1語言點(diǎn)鞏固

Para.5

HomeworkCreateyourownfestivals.