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UNIT 1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
Reading and Thinking
WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS
By the end of this period, you will be able to
1. To identify the main idea of each paragraph.
2. Read and figure out why people celebrate festivals.
3. Talk about your favorite festival and its celebrations.
Learning objectives
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
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, with businesses taking advantage of the celebrations.
Festivals are celebrated all around the world.
Festivals are an important part of society.
Find out the main idea of each paragraph
01
Lead in
What festivals are they？
Spring Festival
Tomb-sweeping Day
Dragon Boat Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival
Halloween
Christmas
Before reading
Predict what the text is about according to the picture and the title.
to mark special
occasions;
to honour
publicly
a day or period for celebrations
Read for structure
Supporting details
introduction
Body
conclusion
The structure of the text
A B C D
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
Fast reading
Read the text and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea.
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, with businesses taking advantage of the celebrations.
Festivals are an important part of society.
Each topic sentence is the first sentence of each paragraph.
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Body
Part 3: Conclusion
Detailed reading
Para. 1: Festivals are celebrated all around the world.
Do you agree
Can you think about more spirit of festivals
(luck, adventure, sharing fun, traditional technologies and arts, bravery ...)
Read for structure
Supporting details
introduction
Body
conclusion
The structure of the text
A B C D
festivals In the past nowadays
Spring
festival
Halloween
light fire
crackers
religious origins
many big cities give up this custom
an exciting festival for children
Why
to avoid air pollution
Read the Paragraph 3, then complete the chart.
The changing
customs
Task 1 语言点巩固 Para.3
Customs play a significant role in 在...扮演重要角色 festivals, but sometimes 有时, they can change over time随时间. With the development of 随着...的发展 modern society and the spread of ...的传播 new ideas, some traditions may fade away 渐渐消失 and others may be established 被建立. One example is the typical 典型的Chinese Spring Festival custom of lighting firecrackers 燃放鞭炮 to 来，表目的 drive away 驱赶 the evil spirits 鬼神 and celebrate the new year.
Task 1 语言点巩固 Para.4
Festivals are becoming more and more commercial 商业化 , with businesses taking advantage of 利用 the celebrations. Online shopping websites 网站 and social media apps 社交媒体应用程序 have made it much easier for the public to spend （句型：make it +adj.+for sb. to do sth.）more on gifts for their loved ones 至亲至爱. Although some believe festivals should not be commercialized 被商业化, others believe the increase in spending 消费增长 is good for 有利于 the economy 经济 and public happiness 公众幸福感.
Customs play a significant role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time. With the development of modern society and the spread of new ideas, some traditions may fade away and others may be established. One example is the typical Chinese Spring Festival custom of lighting firecrackers to drive away the evil spirits and celebrate the new year. Nowadays, many big cities have given up this custom in order to avoid air pollution. Another example is Halloween, which slowly became an exciting festival for children, in spite of its religious origins.
While-reading (Activity 2:Detailed reading)
Paragraph 3
Q1：Why do customs change over time
Q2：How do the customs change Any supporting details
The changing customs of festivals
Questions:
1. Which countries are mentioned in the video
2. Do they celebrate the harvest festival in the same way
change
No, they don’t. They have different celebrations and customs.
Ancient Egypt, some European countries and China
3. What common spirit do the harvest festivals have
Joy and gratitude
What changes are mentioned in Para.3 and Para.4
Read for thinking
at present
light firecrackers
give up this custom
a religious festival
a children’s festival
Spring Festival
Halloween
in the past
Why
fade
away
be established
1. some
2. others
attitudes
for the and
Festivals commercialized.
Q2: Are there any diffferent attitudes to the commercialization of festivals If any, what are they
should not be
good
economy public happiness
mercialization of festivals
Detailed reading
Para 4: Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses taking advantage of the celebrations.
because of
A. Supportive
B. Negative
C. Not mentioned
A. Supportive
Although
economy
public happiness
Post-reading
When
Why
How
Festivals
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
the seasons of the year
origins
____________________
famous _________
important _________
spirit
to share joy, ________, love, or peace
the harvest festival
some customs
have changed
commercialization
in ancient Egypt
in some _________
_____________
Chinese Spring Festival
__________________
people spend more on _____
importance
Allowing us to relax, __________
and get away from _______.
Helping us understand where we are from, _____ we are, and what to _______.
religions
figures
events
gratitude
European countries
in China
Halloween
gifts
enjoy life
work
who
appreciate
Complete the graphic organiser and then
retell the text according to it.
Choose a festival and make a poster include its origins, features, and celebrations.,like these.
Homework

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