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(共19张PPT)
Festivals and Celebrations
Unit1
Why Do We Celebrate Festivals
--Reading and Thinking
Learning objectives
1.To grasp words and expressions of festivals and celebrations. Moreover, to learn basic information about some important festivals
2.To identify the structure of the passage and the topic sentences of each para..
3.To discover the common reasons for celebration and changes
Lead-in
Watch a video
Dragon Boat festival
Spring Festival
Mid-autumn Festival
Halloween Day
Christmas Day
Easter Day
Lead-in
Why do we celebrate festivals
Pre-reading
Prediction
Look at the title and pictures, what will the passage talk about
Why do we celebrate festivals
Mid-autumn Festival
Mother' s Day
Predict: This passage may talk about
_______________________________
the reasons for celebrating festivals.
Basic para-structure
1.Topic sentence (Main idea)-General
2.Supporting details/ Examples
(Specific information)-Specific
Position
Function
It may be in the middle of a paragraph or
in the end of a paragraph
While-reading
Skim for topic sentence for each paragraph.
Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be
found in almost every culture.
Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with
businesses taking advantage of the celebrations.
Customs play a significant role in festivals, but
sometimes they can change over time.
Festivals are celebrated all around the world.
Festivals are an important part of society.
Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Para.1
Para.4
Para.2
Para.5
Para.3
Pre-reading
While-reading
of the year
________
famous______
important ______
Different
Festivals
Common
Spirit
Para 1
of festivals
Origins
While-reading
of festivals
gratitude
love
peace
joy
seasons
religions
figures
events
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.
it featured a parade and a great feast with music, dancing and sports.
To show that they are grateful for the year's supply of food.
After all the crops have been gathered in.
the harvest festival
Read paragraph 2 carefully and answer
During the Mid-Autumn Festival in China:
In some European countries:
Para 2
In ancient Egypt:
why
how
when
Although the spirit is the same, people celebrate with different customs.
While-reading
Para 3
While-reading
Spring
festival
Halloween
lighting firecrackers to drive away the evil spirits and celebrate the new year
many big cities have given up this custom
its religious origins
an exciting festival for children
In the past
nowadays
in order to avoid air pollution
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
Para 4
While-reading
Para 4
Q1: What are people’s attitudes to the commercialization of festivals
Views
1.some
festivals shouldn’t be commercialised
the increase in spending is good for the economy and public happiness.
2. others
Q2: What’s the writer’s attitude towards the commercialization of festivals.
A. Favorable B. Critical C. Doubtful D. Objective
A. Favorable
Although some believe festivals should not be commercialized, others believe the increase in spending is good for the economy and public happiness.
Some believe festivals should not be commercialized, others believe the increase in spending is good for the economy and public happiness.
Some believe festivals should not be commercialized; ,others believe the increase in spending is good for the economy and public happiness.
but
however
expre
but/however显示作者的态度或建议
利用这一功能，我们能够快速地推断出作者对某一件事或某人所持的真正态度或给出的建议。
While-reading
Para 4
Women’s Day was originally with a positive and simple meaning to Thanksgiving women. But now as a variety of businesses in order to gain more profits, more called it Goddess day, hoping that people can buy more femal e products on this day.
Are these
real festival
The traditional meaning is changed
Created by
e-commerce
Para 4
While-reading
What’s your opinion about the commercialisation of festivals
it become more complicated and lose some pure interests
the destruction of commercialization to the traditional meaning of festivals
Para 4
Now what do you think about the commercialization of festival celebration Group discussion,and finally the representatives in turn to express your view.
much easier for the public to spend more on gifts for their loved ones
good for the economy and public happiness
agree
VS
While-reading
disagree
They reflect
They are occasions
They help us
Different cultures
Read para 5 carefully, then discuss: why are festivals an important part of society
Importance of festivals
Para 5
While-reading
people’s wishes, beliefs, faiths and attitudes toward life
relax and enjoy life, and forget about work for a while
understand where we came from, who we are, and what appreciate
find different cultures have a lot in common
para1. Different _______ VS common_________
para2.
__________ Festival
para3.
_______ of customs
para4.
_________________
para5. ___________ of festivals
spirit
Harvest
Changes
Commercialisation
Importance
Why do we celebrate festivals
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Structure analysis & Main idea
origins
Post-reading
When
Why
How
Why do we celebrate festivals
Introduction
Reasons
Conclusion
the seasons of the year
origins
____________________
famous _________
important _________
spirit
to share joy, ________, love, or peace
the harvest festival
some customs
have changed
the commercialization
In ancient Egypt
In some _________
_____________
Chinese Spring Festival custom of lighting firecrackers
__________________
people spend more on _____
the importance
Allowing us to relax, __________ and get away from _______.
Helping us understand where we came from, _____ we are, and what to _____________.
religions
figures
events
gratitude
European countries
In China
Halloween
gifts
enjoy life
work
who
appreciate
Summary
Post-reading
Post-reading
Which do you prefer The Spring Festival or Christmas
In pairs, discuss “ Should we celebrate western festivals ”
Discussion
Thank you!

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