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课件网) Unit 8 Let’s celebrate! Reading A-D What festival is it Revision Pre-reading 1. What festival is it on 1 January 2. How do you celebrate New Year While-reading It is a video script. 1.What is the article about It is about New Year celebrations around the world. 2.What kind of article is it Read and answer: While-reading Skimming Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. New Year is coming. Let's see how people all over the world are celebrating it. Look at the man spreading salt on his doorstep. This is for good luck and peace. People in Türkiye think salt will keep them from bad things in the coming year. Isn't that interesting Here in Greece, an old woman is hanging onions on her door. It's a Greek tradition to welcome the new year. Onions are a symbol of good luck and health. It's near midnight in Denmark. Look! The families are all standing on chairs. When the clock strikes 12, they jump off their chairs into the new year, in the hope of getting over any problem in the year ahead! In Colombia, some people are carrying suitcases around the block. Are they travellers No! They' re hoping for a new year with lots of travel. The world is full of wonderful and interesting New Year traditions. But wherever you are, Happy New Year! 1 2 3 4 5 6 Work out the structure Part 1: Greeting and introduction (para. 1) Part 2: New Year celebrations around the world (para. 2-5) Part 3: Conclusion and best wishes (para. 6) While-reading Read and answer Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. New Year is coming. Let's see how people all over the world are celebrating it. 1. When is it It is on the evening before the New Year. It is on New Year’s Eve. 2. What is the topic sentence of the passage While-reading Scanning Look at the man spreading salt on his doorstep. This is for good luck and peace. People in Türkiye think salt will keep them from bad things in the coming year. Isn't that interesting Here in Greece, an old woman is hanging onions on her door. It's a Greek tradition to welcome the new year. Onions are a symbol of good luck and health. It's near midnight in Denmark. Look! The families are all standing on chairs. When the clock strikes 12, they jump off their chairs into the new year, in the hope of getting over any problem in the year ahead! In Colombia, some people are carrying suitcases around the block. Are they travellers No! They' re hoping for a new year with lots of travel. 2 3 4 5 circle the countries While-reading Read and complete Countries (1)_____ Reasons Türkiye (2)_____ This is for (3)_____ salt will (4) _____bad things (5)_____ Hang onions on the door It is a (6)_____tradition. Onions are a (7)_____of good luck and health Denmark Jump off their chairs They do this (8)_____ getting over any problems Colombia (9)_____ They hope for a new year (10)_____ Tradition/Celebration Spread salt on the doorstep good luck and peace Carry suitcases around the block keep them from Greece Gree ... ...
