1、Unit 1Unit 1FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONSFESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONSReading&ThinkingReading&Thinking To read about festivals and celebrations around the world.To talk about festivals and how people celebrate them.Learn the new words and phrases of the passage.Step 1.Lead-in Each group choose one animal
2、with a specific name of a festival on it.Discuss in groups:1.What are the customs of the festival?ThanksgivingChinese LanLanterntern Festival Coming-of-Age DayRio CarnivalChristmasDragon Boat FestivalThe Spring FestivalQingming Festival(Tomb-Sweeping Day)Thanksgiving DayStep 2.Pre-ReadingRead the ti
3、tle and look at the photos.Read the title and look at the photos.PredictionWhy do we celebrate festivals?reason peopleactivitiesreason/purpose to share joy（分享快乐）to show gratitude to（表达感谢）in memory of.Chinese and foreignersTask 1:Task 1:Read the text quickly and underline the topic Read the text quic
4、kly and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea.sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea.Step 3.While-ReadingTopic sentencesPara.Para.1 1Para.Para.2 2Para.Para.3 3Para.Para.4 4Pare.Pare.5 5Festivals are celebrated all around the Festivals are celebrated all
5、 around the world.They have a wide world.They have a wide rangerange of of oriorigingins s.Of all the traditional festivals,the Of all the traditional festivals,the harharvest vest festival can be found in almost festival can be found in almost every cultureevery culture.Customs play a Customs play
6、a significantsignificant role in role in festivals,but sometimes they can festivals,but sometimes they can change over time.change over time.Festivals are becoming more and more Festivals are becoming more and more comcommermercialcial,with businesses taking advantage of the with businesses taking a
7、dvantage of the celebrationscelebrations.Festivals are an important part of societyFestivals are an important part of society Task 2:Read and complete the blanks.A wide_ of _ for festivals_ of festivalsSeasons of the yearReligionsFamous _Important eventsrangeorigins sharing spiritfiguresdifferent_cu
8、stomsunique charms _ _para.para.1 1joy,gratitude,love or peace HoweverHowever,no matter how different they may seem,all over the no matter how different they may seem,all over the world,the spirit of sharing joy,gratitude,love,or peace is world,the spirit of sharing joy,gratitude,love,or peace is co
9、mmon in all mon in all festivals.the spirit of sharing the spirit of sharing joy,gratitude,love,joy,gratitude,love,or peaceor peaceis commonis commonin all festivals all over the worldno matter how different they may seemtheymay seem differentAfter all the crops have been After all the crops have be
10、en gathered in.gathered in.To show that they are grateful for the years To show that they are grateful for the years supply of food.supply of food.In ancient Egypt,it In ancient Egypt,it featured a parade and featured a parade and a great feast with a great feast with music,dancing and music,dancing
11、 and sports.sports.In some European countries,In some European countries,people decorate churches people decorate churches a n d t o w n h a l l s w i t h a n d t o w n h a l l s w i t h flowers and fruit and get flowers and fruit and get together to celebrate over together to celebrate over a meal.
12、a meal.During the Mid-Autumn Festival in China,families gather to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious moon cakes.para.2para.2Task 3:Task 3:Work in pairs and dWork in pairs and describe the harvest festival.escribe the harvest festival.1.When and why do we celebrate 1.When and why do we celeb
13、rate harvest festivals?harvest festivals?2.How does the author support his topic 2.How does the author support his topic sentence?sentence?1.The Chinese Spring Festival Lighting crackersto avoid air pollution2.Holloweenreligious origionhave fun para.3para.3Task 4:Task 4:How does the author support h
14、is topic How does the author support his topic sentence?sentence?By giving examples.Task Task 5:5:Why did the writer mention the commercialization of festivals?How is it influencing peoples way of celebrating festivals?para.4para.4 The commercialization of festivals can The commercialization of fest
15、ivals can influence peoples decisions to spend more influence peoples decisions to spend more money on festivals,which can be considered as money on festivals,which can be considered as an encouragement to celebrate festivalsan encouragement to celebrate festivals.Task 6:Why are festivals an importa
16、nt part of society?They reflect peoples wishes,beliefs,faiths and attitudes towards life.They are occasions life,and forget about work for a while.They help us where we came from,who we are,and what to appreciate.para.5para.5Task 7:structure.Find out the connections between paragraphs.Find out the c
17、onnections between paragraphs.How many parts can this article be divided How many parts can this article be divided into?Why?into?Why?Why do we celebrate festivals?a wide range of originsthe harvest festival customs change over timecommercialised festivalsthe importance of festivalsthe spirit of sha
18、ringharvest festival can be found in almost every culturecustoms change over timefestivals are more and more commercialfestivals are an important part of societymake a conclusionThere are many traditional festivals in China and for each,people in different regions have different ways to celebrate th
19、em.Choose one festival that you are familiar with and talk about it in groups.Step 4.Post-ReadingMake a mind map of things that you often do during the Spring Festival.Spring Festivalwatch the CCTV Galagive lucky moneymake dumplings,eat delicious foodwatch fireworksplay lanternssee the lion and the
20、dragon dancepaste coupletsvisit friends and relativeswear new clothessing and danceWatch a video.Sentences:In spring festival,we light firecracker to share joy.During the Mid-Autumn Festival in China,families gather to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious moon cakes.words and phrases:range,origin,crop,gather,grateful,take place,take advantage of.Step 5.SummaryWrite a short passage in 80 words:What other festivals do you think we are in need of?Design a festival you think we need.Tell the reasons why we need it and the ways to celebrate it.
