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Unit 1 Festivals And Celebrations
Reading & thinking
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Part 1 Leading in
Part 2 Before reading
Part 3 While reading
Part 4 After reading
Part 5 Summary
01 Leading in
What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year
festivals
The Spring
Festival
National
Day
The Dragon Boat
Festival
The Tomb-sweeping
Festival
……
The Mid-autumn
Festival
Children’s Day
Mother's Day
Why do we celebrate festivals
02 Before reading
Why do we celebrate festivals
Guess and predict
03 While reading
Task1. Read the text and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea.
Tips: Identify the main idea of each paragraph
Most paragraphs will have a topic sentence.
It is often the first sentence.
Sometimes it is found elsewhere in the paragraph.
Read for structure
introduction
Body
Body
conclusion
总 分 总
Festivals are celebrated all around the world. They have a wide range of origins, such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures, and important events. Every festival has its different customs and unique charms. However, no matter how different they may seem, all over the world, the spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love, or peace is common in all festivals.
_______
of festivals
_______
of festivals
_______of the year
_______
Famous _______
Important _______
_____
_________
_______
_______
introduction
Task2. Read Para1 and then fill in the frame below.
Origins
seasons
religions
figures
events
Spirit
joy
gratitude
love
peace
Task3.Read the Paragraph 2, then fill in the blanks below.
_________ festival in every culture
Time: __________
Features:① ______
② _____________
_____________
_____________.
parade
spring time
great feast with music, dancing, and sports.
The harvest
Features: ①_______
_________________
_____. ② get together to ___________________.
decorate
churches and town halls
celebrate over a meal
Ancient Egypt
Euro
China
Why
They are grateful for ___________
_____________.
the year’s supply of food
admire the moon and enjoy mooncakes
Task4.Read the Paragraph 3, then complete the chart.
The changing
customs
Chinese Spring Festival
Halloween
BEFORE
NOW
Be forbidden
Lighting
firecrackers
Religious origins
Festival for children
Why
What other changes are
Originally, Halloween was a pagan festival, around the idea of linking the living with the dead.
Today, Children love to dress up in Halloween costumes, following the old tradition of trick-or-treat, and collect sweets, gifts and money.
Task5.Read the Paragraph 4-5, and decide whether the statements are true (T) , false (F) or not mentioned (N).
1. Nowadays, more people would like to buy gifts online for their families.
2. Online shopping is safe for people to spend
their money on gifts.
3. Commercialised festivals are definitely harmful for our daily lives.
T
N
F
4. People will not relax and enjoy themselves
without festivals.
T
5. Festivals teach us to think about the meaning of human existence.
T
Why do we celebrate festivals
reason
people
activities
Answer
To show that we are grateful;
To allow us to relax and enjoy life, and forget about our work for a little while;
To help us understand where we came from, who we are, and what to appreciate.
04 After reading
Discussion
1.From the third paragraph,we can see the custom of lighting firecrackers in Chinese Spring Festival has faded away.How do you feel about it Why
2.Express your opinion about the fact that festivals are becoming more and more commercial.
05 Summary
Draw a mind map

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