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课件网) Period 2 Reading and Thinking 01 精读课文·语篇理解 1．costume A．feeling or showing thanks 2．congratulate B．a person of the type mentioned 3．figure C．to tell sb. that you are pleased about their success or achievements 4．gather D．large or important enough to have an effect or to be noticed 5．grateful E．a special event, ceremony or celebration 《教材助读＋语基默写》见分册本 6．decorate F．to come together, or bring people together, in one place to form a group 7．significant G．to make sth . look more attractive by putting things on it 8．occasion H．the clothes worn by people from a particular place or during a particular historical period 答案：1～5.HCBFA 6～8.GDE √ Activity 1 Reading for Genre and Structure 1．Genre: ____ A．Exposition (说明文). B．Narration (记叙文). C．Argumentation (议论文). 2．Structure and Clues： religions thanks/gratitude/appreciation spread fade away Halloween Internet Activity 2 Reading for Main Idea What does the passage mainly talk about It mainly talks about _____． why people celebrate festivals Activity 3 Reading for Details 1．Read Part 1 and answer the following question. What do all the festivals have in common A．They all originated from religions. B．They are all connected with famous figures. C．They all show the spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love or peace. D．They all have similar customs. √ √ 2．Read Part 2 and answer the following question. What's the function of the examples in paragraph 2 A．To show the harvest festival is the most important in Egypt and China. B．To show the harvest festival is celebrated in almost all cultures. C．To show the ways people celebrate the harvest festival have changed. D．To show all the people are grateful for the supply of crops. √ 3．Read Part 3 and answer the following question. What can we infer from this part A．No one believes there exist evil spirits. B．People have ignored the traditional customs. C．Many celebration activities are held abroad. D．People pay more attention to the environment. √ 4．Read Part 4 and answer the following question. What is the author's attitude towards the commercialisation of festivals A．Positive. B．Critical. C．Objective. D．Indifferent. 5．Read Part 5 and answer the following question. What will you find if you study festivals carefully _____ Different cultures have a lot in common. 6．How does the author support the topic sentence in this passage A．By giving examples. B．By listing figures. C．By making comparisons. D．By analyzing causes and effects. √ People all over the world celebrate festivals for varieties of reasons, 1._____(range) from religions to important events or others. However different festivals may seem, they do have the common spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love, or peace.One of the most important 2._____(tradition) festivals is the harvest festival, which 3._____(celebrate) in almost every culture. People celeb ... ...
