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UNIT 1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
Reading and Thinking
WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS
01
Lead in
What festivals are they？
Spring Festival
Tomb-sweeping Day
Dragon Boat Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival
Halloween
Christmas
Why do we celebrate festivals
The article might be about __________________________________________________________
some festivals and the reasons why the people celebrate them.
Prediction
Where can we find the topic sentence of a Para.
While reading:
Read for main idea of each paragraph and structure
Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Festivals are becoming more and more commercial
Festivals are an important part of society
Festivals are celebrated all around the world
Customs can change over time
The harvest festival can be found in almost every culture
Match the main idea with each paragraph.
introduction
Body/
Supporting evidence
summary/conclusion
Body/
Supporting evidence
Analyze the sturcture
WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS
Skim
identify and underline the “topic sentence” of each paragraph
Reading Tip (page 5)
Function
position
Topic sentences:
Tip: The other sentences mainly serve to give details, to explain, or to illustrate(阐明) the main idea.
Para.1
Topic sentence of each para.
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 business taking advantage of the celebrations.
Festivals are an important part of society.
Festivals are celebrated all around the world.
Read for structure
introduction
Body
conclusion
The structure of the text
A B C D
1.Read paragraph 1, and answer the questions.
Step 3.Careful-reading
1. What are the different origins for different festivals
The seasons of the year, religions, famous figures, important events.
2. What are the common spirit in all festivals around the world
The spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love or peace.
different origins
common spirit
Read the second paragraph and describe the harvest festivals around the world.
After all the crops have been gathered in.
To show that they are grateful for the year's supply of food.
it featured a parade and a great feast with music, dancing and sports.
the harvest festival
when
why
how
people decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit and get together to celebrate over a meal.
families gather to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious moon cakes.
In ancient Egypt:
In some European countries:
During the Mid-Autumn Festival in China:
The harvest festival
festivals In the past nowadays
Spring
festival
Halloween
light
firecrackers
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
What factors may affect the changes
1. the development of modern society
2. the spread of new ideas
3. the importance of environmental protection.
Changes of customs
Changes of aims
sharing joy, gratitude, love or peace
Aim at present:
__________________
What is the writer’s attitude(态度) towards the
commercialization of festivals
Others believe the increase in spending is good for the economy and public happiness.
Some believe festivals should not be commercialised.
becoming more and more commercial
objective
make money
Read the Paragraph 4, then identify the changes of aims.
Aim in the past:
While reading: Read for summary
Read Para.1 &5 again and summarize the reasons why we celebrate festivals.
for the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures and important events
to share joy, gratitude, love or peace
to reflect people’s wishes, beliefs, faiths and attitudes
to allow us to enjoy life and forget about our work
to help us understand where we came from, who we are, and what to appreciate
More and more young people are crazy about western festivals. What do you think of the increasing number of Chinese teenagers celebrating Western festivals
think and discuss
Post reading
There are different cultures and national spirits contained in the festivals.
We should not only cherish and protect our traditional festivals, but also pay great respect to foreign festivals.
Which do you prefer The Spring Festival or Christmas
In pairs, discuss “ Should we celebrate western festivals ”
para1. Different origins,_________ spirit
para2.
__________ Festival
para3.
_______ of customs
para4.
_________________
para5. ___________ of festivals
common
Harvest
Changes
Commercialisation
Importance
Why do we celebrate festivals
Summary
Homework
Write a short speech about
“Why do we celebrate the Spring Festival ”

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