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Unit 1 Festivals and Celebration
Period 2
Reading and Thinking
新人教版（2019）
Content
Learning objectives
Lead-in
Pre-reading
While-reading
Post-reading
Summary
Language points
Homework
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Learning objectives
1. To have a good understanding of different festival customs and their origins.
2. To identify the topic sentence and summarize key words and main ideas of each paragraph.
3. To express your own ideas on the given topics through deep reading and critical thinking.
What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year
Tomb-sweeping
Festival
The Spring Festival
National Day
Mid-autumn Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Christmas
Mother's Day
Halloween
Lead in
Lead in
Why do people all over the world celebrate different festivals
part of culture
family reunion
for fun & gifts
for the great souls
spiritual needs
In memory of saints
reasons
Lead in
What festival is it What are they doing
This is the Lantern Festival, our traditional Chinese festival. On this day, people guess lantern riddles. It is a very interesting and challenging traditional activity.
Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar,
which is actually the last day of the Spring Festival. When you eat yuanxiao,
it means the last day of our Chinese New Year.
Rio Carnival is the most famous holiday in Brazil.People are dressing
up in colorful carnival costumes, singing and dancing, performing and
marching in the streets.
1. What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year
2. Why do you think people celebrate different festivals
Discover the reasons for festivals and celebrations
Before you read, discuss these questions in groups.
During the Spring Festival, our family will put up Spring Festival couplets, buy new year's goods, attend temple fairs, have family reunion dinner, decorate lanterns, buy new year's goods and visit relatives and friends.
①Express their gratitude or love to relatives and friends.
②In memory of some special people or their ancestors.
③Realize people's wishes, beliefs and attitudes, lifestyles and aesthetic interests.
④Promote virtue, cultivate sentiment, developing traditional culture.
Pre-reading
Festivals are celebrated all around the world. They have a wide range
of origins, such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures,
and important events. Every festival has its different customs and
unique charms. However, no matter how different they may seem,
all over the world, the spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love, or peace is
common in all festivals.
WHY DO WE CEL EBRATE FESTIVALS
While-reading
Read the text and find out the answer to the question in the title.
Tip: Identify the main idea of a paragraph
①The first is expressed in the form of the first sentence of the paragraph.
②Second is to use a sentence in the middle of the paragraph to express it.
③Third is to express it in the form of the last sentence of the paragraph.
④Fourth, what is not in the paragraph should be expressed in your own language.
Identifying the main ideas of paragraphs is necessary when
analysing a text.Most paragraphs will have a "topic sentence "
that tells you the paragraph's main idea. It is often the first
sentence, but sometimes it is found elsewhere in the paragraph.
Read the text again and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea.
While-reading
Tip: The topic sentence is often the first sentence, but sometimes it is found elsewhere.
Festivals are celebrated all around the world.
Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival
can be found in almost every culture.
Customs play a significant role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time.
Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with
businesses taking advantage of the celebrations.
Festivals are an important part of society.
Topic sentences:
While-reading
Read the first paragraph. Predict which contents the article will include.
Festivals are celebrated all around the world.They have a wide range of origins,such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures, and important events. Every festival has its different customs and unique charms. However, no matter how different they may seem, all over the world, the spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love, or peace is common in all festivals.
festivals' origins festivals' foods
festivals' products festivals' activities
something in common customs
While-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
springtime 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 town
halls 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 mooncakes.
WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS
While-reading
Why:To show that they are grateful for the year’s supply of food.
Read the second paragraph and describe the harvest festivals around the world.
Tips:When Why How
When:After all the crops have been gathered in.
How:
①In ancient Egypt
②In some European countries
③During the Mid-Autumn Festival in China
While-reading
In ancient Egypt, it featured a parade and a great feast with
music, dancing and sports.
In some European countries, people decorate churches and town halls 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.
How:
While-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 exiting festival for children, in spite of its religious origins.
While-reading
Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses taking
advantage of the celebrations. Online shopping websites and social media
apps have made it much easier for the public to spend more on gifts for their
loved ones. Although some believe festivals should not be commercialised,others
believe the increase in spending is good for the economy and public happiness.
Festivals are an important part of society. They reflect people's wishes, beliefs, faiths, and attitudes towards life. They are occasions that allow us to relax and enjoy life, and forget about our work for a little while. They help us understand where we came from, who we are, and what to appreciate. And if you study festivals carefully, you may be surprised to find that different cultures actually have a lot in common after all.
While-reading
Online shopping websites and social media apps have made it much easier for the public to spend more on gifts for their loved ones.
Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses taking advantage of the celebrations.
Why say so
Although some believe festivals should not be
commercialized.
Others believe the increase
in spending is good for the
economy and public happiness.
How do people think of the commercialisation of festivals
While-reading
Quickly go through the passage and finish task.
Answer the question.
Skimming: Why do we celebrate festivals
①To show that we are grateful.
②To allow us to relax and enjoy life, and forget about our work for a little while.
③To help us understand where we came from, who we are, and what to appreciate.
While-reading
In pairs, discuss the following questions.
1. What do most festival seem to have in common Why do you think people around the world find these things important
Festivals most often revolve around building family and community
ties. Festivals are rarely celebrated alone. And even when someone is alone during a festival, the festival reminds them of people who used to be in their lives, but who are no longer present. This is important because people are at heart social creatures who desire to have relationships with others and to be a part of the group.
Post-reading
I am sad because these customs are an indispensable part of our culture and history. They make our life more interesting, and remind us who we are, our history and culture.
2. Discuss about the question with your partner. How do you feel about festival customs that have already faded away
Possible answer:
Post-reading
3. What is the writer's attitude towards the commercialisation of festivals
The writer doesn't directly say. Overall, he seems to think that it is a positive thing, as it helps the economy and makes it easier to buy gifts.
Post-reading
a wide range
of origins
the ________ of the year
seasons
religions
famous________
figures
important _________
events
the spirits they
have in common
to share_________
to express_________
to express_________
to hope___________
joy
gratitude
love
for peace
Festivals
the harvest
festival
When Why How？
In ancient Egypt
In some European
countries
In
China
Complete the mind map and then retell the text according to it.
Post-reading
Festivals
Complete the mind map and then retell the text according to it.
How:______________________________________________
Why:______________________________________________
______________________________________________
Examples:_________________________________________
_________________________________________
customs
commercialisation
changes
How:___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Why:__________________________________________
__________________________________________
People's opinions:________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
some may fade away and others may be established.
→
the development of modern society and the spread of new ideas.
Many big cities give up lighting firecrackers to celebrate the new year.
Online shopping and social media app make it easier to spend more on gifts.
the development of modern society and the spread of new ideas.
①It’s good for economy and public
happiness.
② Festivals should not be commercialised.
Post-reading
Conclusion
Summary
Beginning
The body
Restate theme--- Festivals are important. Although they're different, there are a lot in common.
Topic sentence + further description + Emphasize the theme
The theme of the article: Festivals
(different but something in common)
1st main idea——Harvest festivals
Topic sentence + Supporting details
2nd main idea——Customs play a significant role but they change.
Topic sentence + Supporting details
3rd main idea--- Festival are becoming commercialized
Topic sentence + Giving a reason + Contrast
The exchange program between the UK and China may affect various schools ranging
_____(包括从......到.....之间) kindergarten to high school.
Language point
range n.一系列;范围、界限 vi.包括; (在一定范围内)变化
[常见搭配]
a range of...一系列......
range from... ......之间变化;包括从......到.....之间
1. They have a wide range of origins, such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures, and important events.
from
The two men discussed a range of issues.
Courses range from cookery to computing.
Language point
figure n.人物;数字;身材 vt.认为;认定
[常见搭配]
keep one's figure 保持身材 figure (that)...认为......
figure on计划;打算;预料到 figure out计算;弄懂;弄清楚
Can you read this figure Is it a three or an eight 你能看懂这个数字吗 它是3还是8
Can you recognize the figure in the background 你能认出背景中的人物吗？
她每天早上做运动以保持身材。
①She does exercise every morning to_______________.
②I can't __________why he quit his job. 我琢磨不透他为什么要辞掉工作。
keep her figure
figure out
Language point
grateful adj.感激的;表示谢意的
常见搭配:
be grateful (to sb. ) for sth.因某事感激(某人)
be grateful to do sth.因为做某事而感激
be grateful that... 感激......
I would be grateful if you could would...(尤用于书信或正式场合的请求)如果你......我将感激不尽。
Be grateful to those who have made you stumble, for they have strengthened your ability.
We can not bring it back or relive, Only be grateful that it happened.
2.People celebrate to show that they are grateful for the year's supply of food.
①I am extremely grateful___all the teachers for their help.
②Remind yourself of what you have in life and be grateful ____that.
to
for
Language point
decorate v.装饰;装修
常见搭配:
decorate sth. with sth.用某物装饰某物
They decorated the room with flowers and balloons.
The bedroom was decorated in pale pinks.
3. Today,in some European countries，people decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and get together to celebrate over a meal.
①Our classroom was decorated_____(用某物装饰某物) flowers on New Year's Day.
② Images of deer and hunters _________(装饰) the cave walls.
with
decorate
Language point
significant adj.有重大意义的，显著的;有某种意义的
常见搭配:
It is significant that... 很明显...... ;重要的是......
This is a discovery of significant importance.
It is significant that girls generally do better in examinations than boys.
4. Customs play a significant role in festivals ,but sometimes they can
change over time.
①Your work has shown a __________(显著的)improvement.
② _________________(很明显) girls generally do better in examinations than boys.
significant
It is significant that
Language point
fade vi.&vt. (使)褪色;逐渐消失(身体)变得虚弱
fade away逐渐消失;(身体)变得虚弱
fade out(声音 、西面)逐渐模糊;渐淡
fade in(声音、画面)逐渐清晰;渐强
The sun had faded the curtains.
If you think, I would like to fade out from your life.
5. With the development of modem society and the spread of new ideas, some traditions may fade away and others may be established.
①The lights on the church began to________(逐渐模糊).
②Those memories will not _________(逐渐消失) within a short period.
fade out
fade away
Homework
Homework
1.Write a short passage entitled “Customs of festivals change”.
2.Finish exercises in the workbook.
