Unit1

FestivalsandCelebrationsReadingandThinkingSectionⅡ

ReadingandThinking(1)1.Discussing—Lookatthefollowingpicturesandanswerthequestions.(1)Whatfestivalsdoyoucelebratewithyourfamilyeveryyear?__________________________________________________________________Theanswerisopen.(2)Whydoyouthinkpeoplecelebratedifferentfestivals?____________________________________________________________________Theanswerisopen.2.Predicting—LookatthepictureandthetitleonPage4andpredictwhatthetextisprobablyabout?________________________________________________________________________Thetextisprobablyaboutreasonswhyfestivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.

1.Firstreading—Readthepassagecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.(1)Whatdoallfestivalshaveincommon?________________________________________________________________________(2)Whatfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture?________________________________________________________________________Thespiritofsharingjoy，gratitude，love，orpeace.Theharvestfestival.(3)Whydosometraditionspossiblyfadeaway?________________________________________________________________________(4)Whyarefestivalsbecomingmoreandmorecommercial?________________________________________________________________________(5)Whatcanfestivalsreflectasanimportantpartofsociety?________________________________________________________________________Becauseofthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas.Becauseofbusinessestakingadvantageofthecelebrations.People’swishes，beliefs，faiths，andattitudestowardslife.【閱讀微技巧】速覽每一段,尋找每段的主題句1.關(guān)注每一段的第一句以及帶有but,however等轉(zhuǎn)折詞的句子。2.關(guān)注作者對節(jié)日的概括性語言。例如:Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial.Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.文本整體理解:理清文章架構(gòu)2.Secondreading—Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.(1)Whichfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture?A.Thefestivalaboutreligions.B.Thefestivalaboutfamousfigures.C.Thefestivalaboutimportantevents.D.Thefestivalabouttheharvestseason.(2)Whichcountrycelebratedtheharvestfestivalduringthespringtime?A.AncientEgypt.

B.AncientChina.C.AncientIndia. D.AncientJapan.(3)WhyislightingfirecrackersstoppedinChineseSpringFestival?A.Todriveawaytheevilspirits.B.Tostopairpollutionfromhappening.C.Tobecomeanexcitingfestivalforchildren.D.Tosavemoneyandspendmoreongifts.(4)Whatwillyoufindifyoustudyfestivalscarefully?A.Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.B.Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial.C.Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals.D.Differentcultureshavemuchincommon.答案

(1)D

(2)A

(3)B

(4)D文本素養(yǎng)提升:閱讀技能綜合運用1.根據(jù)課文語境與語句知識細(xì)致解構(gòu)語句。譯文:另外一個例子是萬圣節(jié),_______________________________________________。它逐漸變成了令孩子激動的節(jié)日,盡管它起源于宗教譯文:_______________________________,但是一些人認(rèn)為_______________________________。雖然一些人認(rèn)為節(jié)日不應(yīng)該商業(yè)化消費增長有益于經(jīng)濟和公眾的幸福2.根據(jù)課文完成短文

Festivalsaroundtheworldnotonlyhave(1)__widerangeoforiginsbutalsohavedifferentcustoms.However,thespiritof(2)_______(share)joy,gratitude,loveorpeaceiscommoninthem.Ofallthe(3)__________(tradition)festivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.It(4)______(hold)afterallthecropshavebeengatheredin.

asharingtraditionalisheldWiththe(5)___________(develop)ofmodernsociety,sometraditionsmayfadeawaythoughtheyonceplayeda(6)_________(significance)roleinfestivals.Atthesametime,somemaybeestablished.developmentsignificantFestivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinesses(7)______(take)advantageofthecelebrations,thoughsomepeopleareagainstit.Anyhow,festivalsareimportantbecausetheyreflectpeople’swishesand(8)______(belief)andwecanrelaxduringthem.takingbeliefs3.Postrading閱讀主題活動(1)Whichfestivalisyourfavorite?Why?_____________________________________________________________________________________

TheSpringFestival.BecauseIcanstaywithmyfamily,relaxmyselfandenjoysomedeliciousfood.(2)Canyougivesomeadviceabouthowtospendameaningfulfestival?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________