1、Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations1.Students can talk about what festivals they know and the reasons and the way of celebrating them.2. Students should learn the reading skills such as the headline and get the topic sentences, the structures of articles.3. Students can understand the past, the presen
2、t situation of some festival around the world and why there are some changes about them. What will people do to celebrate the Spring FestivalSpring Festival gala pay a New Year callSpring Festival couplets Red EnvelopeWhat festivals do you know?Warming upWhat festivals do you know?uTo celebrate the
3、founding of the Peoples Republic of ChinaWhy do you think people celebrate different festivals?To greet the arrival of springNow lets read the text and find out the authors answer to the question in the title.To reunite with family membersTo honour some great figuresTo memorize our ancestorsTo celeb
4、rate the founding of the Peoples Republic of ChinaFast readingWhats the main idea of the passage?A. Its mainly about different customs in different countries.B. Its mainly about many different festivals in the world.C. Its mainly about the reasons why people celebrate festivals and some changing fes
5、tival customs with time going by.D. Its mainly about many activities in the festivals all over the world. Read the passage and match the main idea with each para.Read for the main ideaPara.1 the changes of festival traditions and customsPara.2 the origins and spirits of festivalsPara.3 the significa
6、nce of festivalsPara.4 the harvest festival in different cultures Para.5 the commercialization of festivalsTip: Identify the main idea of a paragraph Most paragraphs will have a topic sentence. It is often the first sentence. Sometimes it is found elsewhere in the paragraph.( para 1) introductionWid
7、e range of seasons of the yearreligionsfamous figuresimportant eventsCommon sharing joysharing lovesharing peaceCareful readingsharing gratitudeoriginsspirit The important agricultural festival takes place_ People celebrate to_ Egypt：it featured_European countries: people_China: Mid-Autumn Festival:
8、 families gather to _after the crops have been gathered in.show that they are grateful for the years supply of food.a parade, a great feast with music, dancing and sports. decorate churches and town halls with get together to celebrate over a meal.admire the shinning moon and enjoy delicious mooncak
9、es.timereasonactivitiesCareful readingRead Paragraph 2 carefully, then fill in the blanks below. How does the author support his topic sentence in this paragraph?Careful readCareful reading-Para3A.by giving examples B. by listing figuresC. by making comparisonD.by analyzing cause and effect AThe cha
10、nging customsChinese Spring FestivalHalloweenBEFORENOWBe forbiddenLighting firecrackersReligious originsFestival for childrenWhy?to avoid air pollutionPara3:Customs play a significant role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time.Careful readingPara 4. the commercialization of festivals
11、 What is the writers attitude towards the commercialization of festivals?A.positive B. criticalC. objective D. indifferentSignificancepeoples wishes,beliefs, faiths,and attitude to life.us understand we came from, we are, and to appreciate.us to relax and enjoy life, and to forget about our work for
12、 a little while.reflectallowhelp whatwhere whoCareful readingRead Para.5 to find why festivals are important part of sociaty Para 1Para 1SummarySummaryFestivals are different but Festivals are different but have chave common spiritsommon spiritsPara 2Para 2Harvest festivals Harvest festivals Para 3P
13、ara 3Customs changeCustoms changePara 4Para 4commercial commercial festivalfestivalPara 5Para 5Importance of Importance of FestivalsFestivalsImagine that your class are going to set and celebrate a new festival together. Discuss with your classmates: what should the new festival include?Try to make a plan: What is the name of your festival?When does the festival take place?What is the festival for?What do people do at the festival?Homework Write a short passage about your favorite festivals
