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Book 3 Unit 1
FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
Reading and Thinking
Why do we celebrate festivals
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Learning Objectives
1. identify the main ideas of paragraphs when analyzing the text
2. know festivals and why we celebrate them
3. talk about why most festivals seem to have in common and show your critical attitudes to foreign festivals.
Brainstorm
Watch and try to write down the festivals that appear in the video.
For the dead
To honour people
For the harvest
For the spring
Q: Why do we celebrate festivals
Why do we celebrate festivals
reasons
people
Chinese and foreigners
Prediction
Now let's read the text and find out
the author's answer
to the question in the title.
home and abroad
Do you know how to identify the main idea of a paragraph
Reading Tip (page 5)
Reading for the main idea
Para 3
Para 4
Para 2
Para 1
Para 5
Topic Sentences
Festivals are celebrated all around the world.
Festivals are an important part of society.
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.
a wide range of
religions
figures
gratitude
Read Para1 and then fill in the blanks below.
a wide range of各种各样的
religion宗教
figure 人物
gratitude 感激
Reading for details
The harvest
festival in every culture
Time: __________
Features: ① ________
② _____________
_____________
a parade
springtime
great feast with music, dancing, and sports.
Features: ①___________________
___________
② get together to
__________________
decorate churches and town halls
celebrate over a meal
1.Ancient Egypt
2.Europe
3.China
Why
They are grateful for ___________
_____________.
the year’s
supply of food
Time: ___________________
Features: ①_____________________
②_____________________
Mid-Autumn Festival
admire the shining moon
enjoy delicious mooncakes
Para2
... harvest festival can be found in almost every culture.
... harvest festival can be found in almost every culture.
Why does the writer choose ancient Egypt, China and some European countries as the examples
have long history and culture
Para 2
ancient civilized countries
representative
festivals In the past nowadays
Spring
festival
Halloween
lighting firecrackers to _______the evil spirits and
________the new year
its
_______origins
many big cities have _______ this custom in order to
________________
an exciting festival for
__________
drive away
Para 3
celebrate
religious
given up
avoid air pollution
children
Customs play a significant role in festivals,but sometimes they can change over time.
What factors(因素) may affect the changes
1. the development of modern society
2. the spread of new ideas
3. the necessity of environmental protection.
Can you find similar structure between para.2 and para.3
topic sentence
further
explanation
examples
Tip: writing structure: topic sentence + explanation + example(s)
views
Para 4
1.What are people’s attitudes towards the commercialization of festivals
festivals should not be commercialized
the increase in spending is good for the economy and public happiness
2.What’s the writer’s attitude towards the commercialization of festivals
A.Negative B.Critical C.Doubtful D. Objective
some
others
Festivals are becoimg more and more commercial,...
Q: Why are festivals important part of society
Because they
reflect __________________________________________________________ ;
allow us to ______________________________________________________;
help us __________________________________________________________.
people’s wishes, beliefs, faiths, and attitudes towards life
relax and enjoy life, and forget about our work for a little while
understand where we came from, who we are, and what to appreciate
Para.5 Conclusion
And if you study festivals carefully, you may be surprised to find that different cultures actually have a lot in common after all.
The spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love, or peace is common in all festivals.
Para.1
Echo (回音，回扣)
Why we celebrate festivals
As we all know，festivals 1. (celebrate) all around the world and they have 2. wide range of origins，such as the seasons of the year，religions，famous 3. (figure)，and important events.Of all the 4. (tradition) festivals，the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture.People celebrate 5. (show) that they are grateful for the year’s supply of food.Customs play a significant role in festivals，but sometimes they can change over time.With the 6. (develop) of modern society and the spread of new ideas，some traditions may fade 7. and others may be established.Festivals are becoming more and more commercial，with businesses 8. (take) advantage of the celebrations.Festivals reflect people’s wishes，beliefs，faiths，and attitudes towards life. And if you study festivals 9. (careful),you may be surprised to find that different cultures actually have a lot mon after all.
are celebrated
a
figures
traditional
to show
After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks.
development
away
taking
carefully
in
Reading for structure
para1. Different origins,_________ spirit
para2.
__________ Festival
para3.
_______ of customs
para4.
_________________
para5. ___________ of festivals
common
Harvest
Changes
Commercialisation
Importance
Why do we celebrate festivals
importance， commercialization(商业化)， harvest，common，changes
What kind of writing is the passage
A. narration B. exposition C. biography
Think further
The Spring Festival or Christmas,which one do you prefer Should we celebrate western festivals
Not to forget our root;
Absorb the foreign culture;
Face up to the future;
Keep creating a new brilliant Chinese culture!
Egypt
European countries
China
America
ancient
today
future
all over the world
from ancient to future
the spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love or peace is common in all festivals
Community of common destiny for all mankind
人类命运共同体
Create your own festivals
What's the name of your festival
Try to make a plan When does the festival take place
What is the festival for
What do people do during the festival
Homework
Thanks for your attention!

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