1、Why do we celebrate festival?book 3 unit 1 Reading and Thinking 1lead inDo a survey about your classmates opinions on festivalsQuestionnaire1.What festivals do you celebrate?2.What are the activities included in the festival?3.Whats the purpose of the festival?namefestivalsactivitiespurpose(目的目的)Li
2、Hua Spring Festivalwatch dragon dance, receive lucky money to share joyIn spring festival, we light firecracker(放鞭炮放鞭炮) to share joy.In mid-autumn festival, we admire shining moon(赏月赏月) to enjoy ourselves. Why do we celebrate festivals? reason/purpose people 2predictionChinese and foreignersto share
3、 joy（分享快乐）to show gratitude to （表达感谢）to relax3read for structureIdentify the main ideas(主旨主旨) of each paragraph Topic sentence(主旨句主旨句) (Main idea)+ Supporting details(支撑细节支撑细节): (Specific information) Examples/Opinionspara1. Different origins,_ spirit para2._ Festival para3._ of customspara4._ para5
4、. _ of festivals3structurecommonHarvestChangesCommercialisationImportanceimportance， commercialization(商业化商业化)， harvest，common，changesWhy do we celebrate festivals?4read for details-para1:commonWhat do most festivals seem to have in common?4para2: harvestHow?Of all the traditional festivals, the har
5、vest festival can be found in almost every culture.placeactivitiesreasonIn ancient EgyptIn European countriesIn China _a parade and a great feast with music, dancing and sports_churches with flowers and fruit, get together _families gather _all for sharing joy and gratitudeto show that they are grat
6、eful for the years supply of food.featureddecorateto celebrate over a mealto admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious mooncakesdifferent places, common spirits4para3: changesWhat?lighting firecrackersreligious originsSpring FestivalHalloweento avoid air pollutionfor funHow do you feel about festi
7、val customs that have already faded away?changing customs, common spiritsall for sharing joy Why?4para4: commercialisationWhat is the writers attitude(态度态度) towards the commercialisation of festivals?Although some believe festivals should not be commercialised, others believe the increase in spendin
8、g is good for the economy and public happiness.Although some believe the increase in spending is good for the economy and public happiness, others believe festivals should not be commercialised.V.Smore commercial, common spiritsfor sharing joy and love点击此处添加标题4para5: importanceWhy are festivals impo
9、rtant? for sharing love and peacefor sharing joyfor sharing gratitudedifferent cultures, common spirits4thinkingCan we change the sequence(顺序) of these paragraphs ? Agriculture periodModern periodInternet ageEgyptEuropean countriesChinaAmericaancienttodayfutureall over the worldfrom ancient to futur
10、ethe spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love or peace is common in all festivalsCommunity of common destiny for all mankind人类命运共同体人类命运共同体5creation假设你们小组被邀请参加中外青少年文化交流活动，需要小组创造一个国际性节日. Please create an international Festival. Show us the name, time, activities, and purpose of this new festival. Name:
11、Food-sharing Day. Time: This festival is celebrated on 16th Oct, which is the World Food Day. Activities: Each student brings a dish cooked by himself/herself and shares with classmates. Purpose: People celebrate to sharing joy of cooking and to cherish food and keep away from waste.5HomeworkPolish the draft of the international festival, and make it into a passage.See you!THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
