(
课件网) Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Lead-in Halloween What festivals do they celebrate Christmas Mid-Autumn Festival Dragon boat Festival Why do we celebrate festivals To memorize our ancestors To allow us to relax and enjoy life To honor people To show our gratitude Lead-in What festivals are these pictures about Pre-reading Chinese traditional festivals Foreign festivals do we celebrate festivals Pre-reading What ‘s the main idea of this passage Why Predict: This passage may talk about _____ the reasons for celebrating festivals. Chinese traditional festivals Foreign festivals While-reading Fast Reading Q1: What’s the passage mainly talk about Q2: What type of writing is this text Narration Description Exposition Argumentation While-reading Fast reading: Identify the topic sentence of each paragraph Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph origin and spirit Harvest festival Changes of customs Commercialisation Importance(Significance) While-reading Fast Reading Read and think Q: What are the author’s opinions about festivals Careful-reading different common Careful-reading Read and ask Careful-reading Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture. This important agricultural festival takes place after all the crops have been gathered in. People celebrate to show that they are grateful for the year's supply of food. In ancient Egypt, the harvest festival was celebrated during the spring time-the Egyptian harvest season. It featured a parade and a great feast with music, dancing and sports. Today, in some European countries, people decorate churches and townhalls with flowers and fruit, and get together to celebrate over a meal. During the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, families gather to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious moon cakes. Harvest festival WHY WHEN How 1. Why can the harvest festivals be found in almost every country 2. When will the harvest festivals be celebrated in different countries 3. How are the harvest festivals celebrated in different countries and time WHY Read and fill the blanks Careful-reading Customs play a significant role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time. With the development of modern society and the spread of new ideas, some traditions may fade away and others may be established. One example is the typical Chinese Spring Festival custom of lighting firecrackers to drive away the evil spirits and celebrate the new year. Nowadays, many big cities have given up this custom in order to avoid air pollution Another example is Halloween, which slowly became an exciting festival for children in spite of its religious origins. Changes of customs Spring Festival Halloween Past Present Features green, environmentally-friendly exciting， interesting Why can the customs change over time driving away the evil spirits to celebrate the new year giving up fireworks to avoid air pollution r ... ...
