1、WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS?Reading and ThinkingLead-inWhat festivals can you find in this video?For the dead To honour peopleFor the harvestFor the spring Lead-inWhat festivals can you find in this video?BrainstormAre there some festivals that we all celebrate in different regions?ValentinesValen
2、tines Day DayQixi Qixi FestivalFestivalTo remind people of giving love Chinese New YearChinese New YearChristmasChristmasTo remind family of getting together and give hope for the coming new year To celebrate the foundation of a countryThe National DayThe National DayIndependence DayIndependence Day
3、What type of writing is this passage?A.Argumentation 议论文）议论文）B.Narration（记叙文）（记叙文）C.Exposition（说明文）（说明文）D.Advertisement（广告）（广告）Why do we celebrate festivals?Why do we celebrate festivals?Reading skillfunctionfunctionpositionpositionIt may be in the middle of a paragraph or in the end of a paragraph.
4、read for the topic sentenceOf all the traditional festivals,the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture.Customs plays 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.Festiva
5、ls are becoming more and more commercial,with business taking advantage of the celebrations.Skimming underline the topic sentence of each paragraphdifferent FestivalsAlthough festivals have different customs,they are same in spirit.sharingPara.1 originscommon spiritsfigureseventsgratitudelove_ festi
6、val in every cultureTime:_Features:_ _paradeparadespringtimespringtimegreat feast with music,dancing and great feast with music,dancing and sports.sports.The harvestFeatures:_.get together to _.decorate churches and town hallsdecorate churches and town hallsAncient EgyptEuroChinacelebrate over a mea
7、lcelebrate over a mealadmire the shining moonadmire the shining moonenjoy delicious mooncakesenjoy delicious mooncakesTime:_Features:_ _.Mid-Autumn FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalThey are grateful for _Para.2:the harvest festivalWhythe years supply of food.admire the shining moonadmire the shining moone
8、njoy delicious mooncakesenjoy delicious mooncakesSpring festival Halloween lighting firecrackers to drive away the evil spirits and celebrate the new year many big cities have given up this custom in order to avoid air pollution its religious origins an exciting festival for children In the pastNowa
9、daysPara.3:customsCustoms play a significant role in festivals,but sometimes they can change over time.what do we mean by being commercial?Business takes advantages of the celebrations.Online shopping makes it easier to spend money.How about peoples opinion?u for uagainstPara.4:commercializationThin
10、king and Discussion Thinking and Discussion They reflectThey reflectThey are occasions They are occasions They help usThey help usWhy are festivals an important part of our society?Please create a new festival.Show us the name,time,customs,and purpose of this new festival.UsefulUseful sentencesenten
11、ce structurestructure：This festival takes placethe harvest festival was celebrated duringPeople celebrate to show thatThey reflectreflect.They are occasions occasions that allow us.They help us understand Name:Name:Food-sharing Day.Time:Time:This festival takes place in 16th Oct,which is the World F
12、ood Day.Customs:Customs:a pot-luck activity in class.Each student brings a dish cooked by himself/herself and shares with classmates.Purpose:Purpose:People celebrate to show their ability of cooking.It helps us understand why we need to cherish food and keep away from waste.Today we want to introduc
13、e a No-homework Festival(name).This festival should be found in every culture.This important No-homework Festival takes place around November after the mid-term exam(time).Students celebrate to show their wish to have a rest.On that day,teachers cannot give assignments but only let students enjoy th
14、e class and take a rest after the class.In the meantime,it features a great feast with music,dancing on campus(custom).We think this festival reflects students wishes to adjust themselves after a tense exam.This is an occasion that allows us to relax and enjoy school life,and forget about our busy schoolwork for a little while(purpose).SummarySummaryPara 1.Common spirit of festivals Para 2.Harvest Para 2.Harvest Para 3.Para 3.CustomsCustomsPara 4.Para 4.CommercializationCommercializationPara 5.Para 5.ImportanceImportance WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS?WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS?“
