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Book3 Unit1 Festivals and Celebrations
Reading and Thinking
Learning Objectives
1.To identify the main ideas of paragraphs when analyzing a text.
2. To read and figure out why people celebrate festivals.
3. To talk about the festival you want to create and its celebrations.
Step1 Lead-in
Listen and guess: which festival is it
Step2 Pre-reading
Prediction:
Look at the title and pictures, what do you think the text might be about
Can you predict some reasons for celebrating festivals
Step3 While-reading
Fast-reading
Identify and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Find out the topic of each paragraph.
Para1:
Para2:
Para3:
Para4:
Para5:
What is the structure of the text
Careful-reading
Para1
Fill in the blanks.
Which of the following does the author wants to emphasize
Different origins B. Customs and charms C. Common spirits
Para2
Fill in the blanks to describe the harvest festivals around the world.
Para3
Complete the chart.
Festivals In the past Nowadays
How does the author support the topic sentence
A. By making comparison and contrast
B. By listing numbers
C. By giving examples
D. By using some research results
Para4
How do people think of the commercialization of festivals
What’s the writer’s attitude towards the commercialization of festivals
A. Negative B. Indifferent C. Objective D. Doubtful
Para5
Fill in the blanks.
Which of the following are mentioned as answers to:
To express the common spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love or peace.
To express gratitude to nature.
To express people’s wishes, beliefs, faiths and attitudes.
To relax and enjoy life.
To understand ourselves better and cherish what we have had.
To fulfill the legal obligations of society.
Step4 Post-reading
Group Work: Imagine that you are given the opportunity to set and celebrate a new festival. What will it be
Tips: Show us the name, time, celebrators, customs and purpose of this new festival.
Example:
Step5 Summary
Mind-map
Step6 Homework
Finish exercise on P5.
Write a short passage about the festival you create.

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