1、Lead-inDo you know how many festivals in our country?Thinking Do you why we celebrate these festivals?To honor those people who make great contributions to our countryTo hand down the national spiritTo express gratitude to nature.Prediction Look at the picture and the title, can you predict what the
2、 text is about?Reasons People 节日PPT模板 http:/ Read the text and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that match the main idea.Para1.Para2.Para3.Para4.Para5.A. Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture.B. Customs plays a significant role in f
3、estivals, but sometimes they can change over time.C. Festivals are celebrated all around the world.D. Festivals are an important part of society.E. Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with business taking advantage of the celebrations. What is the type of writing?How many parts can the
4、text be divided into?Argumentive节日PPT模板 http:/ How did the other sentences serve the topic sentence?Origins: Spirit:Different:Seasons, religions, famous figures, important eventsSharing joy, gratitude, love of peacecustoms and unique charmsWhy do we celebrate the festivals?The spirit of sharing joy,
5、 gratitude, love or peace is common in all festivals.节日PPT模板 http:/ Read paragraph2 and try to answer the following questions:1.When do the agricultural festivals take place?2. Why do people celebrate the agricultural festivals?After all the crops have been gathered in.People celebrate to show that
6、they are grateful for the year supply of food.节日PPT模板 http:/ Para3. :Customs plays a significant role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time.the development of modern society & the spread of new ideas节日PPT模板 http:/ Read paragraph4 and find out what the writers attitude towards the com
7、mercialization of festival.Do you know any commercialized festivals at home and abroad?How do you feel about this trend?Para4.Do you know other “new” festivals?Do you know the value of these festivals?Praise for markable work from all walks of life and learn to the spirit of selfless.节日PPT模板 http:/ the function of part2?节日PPT模板 http:/ are festivals important part of society? Find some supporting details.Homework How does the passage answer the question? Try to draw a mind map.Why do we celebrate festivals?
