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课件网) UNIT 1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS To read about festivals and celebrations around the world. To talk about festivals and how people celebrate them. To learn words and expressions of festivals. What is the most important festival you celebrate with your family each year The Spring Festival Are there underlying(深层次的) reasons for the celebration？ Why do we celebrate festivals Predict: This passage may talk about the _____ for celebrating festivals. reasons 1. Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea. While-reading Key Words Change Commercial Important All around the world The harvest festival Why do we celebrate festivals Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Different _____ mon _____ customs spirits _____ Festival Harvest _____ of customs changes Changes of _____ aims _____ of festivals importance Ending Body Beginning 2. Match the main idea with each paragraph. Brief introduction of Naadam Festival What the author saw before the opening ceremony. The wrestling competition and rules about it. The horse race. Brief summary of Naadam Festival para1. para2. para3. para4. para5. The structure 1. When is the festival celebrated 2.Where is the festival celebrated 3.Major events of the festival. 4.What is the function of the first sentence and the first para The first sentence functions as the opening sentence of the diary. opening para detailed reading ——— para.1 1. What were people doing when I arrived at the game 2. Was the writer describing a person, a place or a scene to us in this paragraph 3. What is the purpose of paragraph 2 Describe a vivid scene for us. It describes a lively scene before the festival begins, helping readers know more about the surroundings. surroundings detailed reading ——— para.2 Different customs mon spirits Different festivals have different customs because _____ seasons religions famous figures important events All festivals share the same spirit: _____ they have a range of origins sharing joy, gratitude, love or peace Ancient Egypt Europe China Features: ①_____ ② get together to _____ _____ festival in different culture Time: _____ Features: ① _____ ② _____ _____ a parade a great feast with music, dancing, and sports. The harvest celebrate over a meal Why They are grateful for _____ the year’s supply of food Time: _____ Features: ①_____ _____ ② _____ Mid-Autumn Festival admire the shining moon enjoy delicious mooncakes springtime Although the spirit is the same, people celebrate with different activities. Example: Harvest Festival decorate churches and town halls Changes of customs The reason why customs(activities) can change is that _____. Spring 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 past nowadays People’s needs hav ... ...
