(课件网) Reading and Thinking FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS Book 3 Unit 1 Do you know these festivals Spring Festival Warming up The 1st day of the 1st lunar month The biggest day for family reunion Cleaning houses Eating dumplings Giving and receiving red envelopes Setting off firecracker Lantern Festival The 15th day of the first lunar month Enjoying lanterns Guessing lantern riddles Setting off firecrackers watching Dragon dance and lion dance Eating sweet dumplings Tomb-sweeping Day clean graves(扫墓） light incense(烧香） offer flowers a festival of the dead(亡灵节） On April 5th Dragon Boat Festival Dragon boat race Rice dumplings On the 5th day of the 5th lunar month Mid-autumn Day admire the moon (赏月） enjoy mooncakes It’s also a harvest festival.(丰收节） The 15th day of the 8th lunar mouth Why do you think people celebrate different festivals First reading WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS Skim the text and find out the answer to the question in the title. Read the text again and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea. Second reading Reading Tip (page 5) Do you know how to identify the main idea of a paragraph Scanning Read Part2(Para2)-- Why do people celebrate festivals 1. When do people celebrate the harvest festival They celebrate it after all the crops have been gathered in. 2. Why do people celebrate the harvest festival They are grateful for the year’s supply of food. Scanning 3. How do people celebrate the harvest festivals Countries Events Ancient Egypt Some European countries China It featured a parade and a great feast with music, dancing and sports. People decorate churches and tall halls and get together to celebrate over a meal. Families gather to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious mooncakes . People celebrate festivals for _____. harvest and gratitude Reading Tip: How does the author mainly illustrate (解释；说明) the harvest festival By giving examples Scanning Read Part2(Para3)-- Why do people celebrate festivals 1. Why do the customs change the development of modern society and the spread of new ideas Some traditions may fade away and others may be established. 2. How does the writer illustrate the changes of customs A. By giving examples. B. By making comparison. Scanning Read Part2(Para3)-- Why do people celebrate festivals Chinese Spring Festival Halloween lighting firecrackers be forbidden religious origins festival for children Before Now People celebrate festivals for _____. customs Scanning Read Part2(Para4)-- Why do people celebrate festivals 1.Why are festivals becoming more and more commercial This is mainly because of business taking advantage of the celebration. 2.What might be the writer’s attitude towards commercialization of festivals A. Casual B. Positive C. Critical D. Netural good for the economy and public happiness Festivals should not be commercialised. People celebrate festivals for _____ and_____. econ ... ...
