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Unit1 Festivals and Celebrations
Reading and Thinking
Why do we celebrate festivals
CONTENT
Author information
Pre-reading
While-reading
Post-reading
Homework
Lead-in
What festivals can you find in this video
Lead-in
The Spring Festival
The Mid-autumn
Festival
Thanksgiving
Day
Halloween
Why do we celebrate festivals
What festivals can you find in this video
Prediction
WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS
WHY

Prediction: This passage may talk about the for celebrating festivals.
reasons
Chinese traditional festivals
Foreign festivals
Reading skill
Function
position
Do you know how to identify the main idea of each paragraph
Fast reading
What’s the topic sentence of each paragraph
Fast reading
What’s the topic sentence of each paragraph
Fast reading
para.1
para.2
para.3
para.4
para.5
Festivals are celebrated all around the world.
Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture.
Customs play a significant role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time.
Festivals are becoming more and more commercial.
Festivals are an important part of society.
different _______ VS common______
origins
spirit
________ festival
harvest
________________
commercialisation
_______ of customs
changes
_____________ of festivals
importance
Identify the main idea of each paragraph.
Fast reading
Introduction
P1.
P2.
P3.
P4.
P5.
Body
Conclusion
Genre
A. Exposition
B. Argumentation
C. Narration
different origins
VS common spirit
harvest festival
changes of customs
commercialisation
importance of festivals
What’s the structure and the genre of the passage
Careful reading
similarities
differences
customs
charms
spirit of sharing joy, gratitude,love,
or peace
(Para.1) What are the similarities and differences between foreign and Chinese festivals
Careful reading
(Para.2) Read para. 2 and fill blanks.
Location Purpose Time People always
Egypt
Some European countries
China
People celebrate to show that they are grateful for the year's supply of food.
spring time
Mid-Autumn
featured a parade and a great feast with music, dancing, and sports.
decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit; get together to celebrate over a meal.
families gather to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious mooncakes.
Careful reading
the Spring
festival
Halloween
lighting firecrackers to drive away the evil spirits and celebrate the new year
big cities have given up this custom to avoid air pollution
its religious origins
an exciting festival for children
in the past
nowadays
(Para.3) Read para. 3 and fill blanks.
Why are the customs changed
Careful reading
(Para. 3) Why are the customs changed
1. the development of modern society
2. the spread of new ideas
3. the importance of environmental protection
Careful reading
(Para. 4)What are people’s attitudes to the commercialization of festivals
views
others
some
Festivals shouldn’t be commercialised.
the increase in spending is good for the economy and public happiness.
Careful reading
(Para. 5) Why do we celebrate festivals
They reflect...
They ... allow...
They help...
Parallelism 排比句
spirit and significance of festivals
Group work
What is your attitude towards the changes of festivals
I think...Because...
Post-reading
Part 4
Group work
Since festivals could be different but also should have the positive qualities in common.
Please create a new festival. Show us the name, time customs, and purpose of this new festival.
Name: Food-sharing Day
Time: This festival takes place in 16th June.
Customs: a pot-luck activity in class. Each student brings a dish cooked by himself/herself and shares with classmates.
Purpose: It helps us understand why we need to cherish food.
Summary
WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS
P1.
different origins VS common spirit
P2.
P3.
P4.
P5.
harvest festival
changes of customs
commercialisation
importance of festivals
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Homework
Nowadays, more and more young people are crazy about western festivals, while traditional Chinese festivals might be forgotten gradually. What do you think of this kind of phenomenon
Please write an easy to show your opinions in no less than 150 words.
Thank you for listening!

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