Unit1FestivalsandCelebrationsPeriod2ReadingandThinkingWhatfestivalsdoyoucelebratewithyourfamilyeachyear?SpringFestivalNationalDayDragonBoatFestivalLanternFestivalTomb-SweepingDayDouble11shoppingcarnivalMid-AutumnFestivalDoubleSeventhFestivalNewYear'sDayChristmasHalloweenleadinLookatthepicturesandtelluswhatfestivalstheyare.leadinDoasurveyaboutyourclassmates'opinionsonfestivalsQuestionnaire1.Whatfestivalsdoyoucelebrate?2.Whataretheactivitiesincludedinthefestival?3.What'sthepurposeofthefestival?namefestivalsactivitiespurpose(目的)LiHuaSpringFestivalwatchdragondance,receiveluckymoneytosharejoyInspringfestival,welightfirecracker(放鞭炮)

tosharejoy.Inmid-autumnfestival,weadmireshiningmoon(賞月)

toenjoyourselves.Whatfestivalsdoyoucelebratewithyourfamilyeachyear?SpringFestivalDragonBoatFestivalMid-AutumnFestivalNationalDayMother'sDayChristmasDayWhydoyouthinkpeoplecelebratedifferentfestivals?

tohavefunwithfriendsandfamily

tocelebrateanevent

tocelebrateatimeoftheyearNowlet'sreadthetextandfindouttheanswertothequestioninthetitle.ReadingtipReadthepassagequicklyandunderlinethetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.

Tip:IdentifythemainideaofaparagraphIdentifyingthemainideasofparagraphsisnecessarywhenanalysingatext.Mostparagraphswillhavea“topicsentence”thattellsyoutheparagraph’smainidea.Itisoftenthefirstsentence,butsometimesitisfoundelsewhereintheparagraph.抓住主題句是快速掌握段落大意乃至文章中心思想的主要方法。主題句一般出現在段落的開頭或結尾，有時也會出現在段中。主題句往往對段落起提示、歸納和概括等作用。主旨大意題往往可以直接從主題句中找到答案。12345SkimmingReadforstructureTalksabouttheoriginsandspiritsoffestivals.Itdescribestheharvestfestival,customschangesandcommercializedfestivalsItexplainsthesignificanceoffestivalsintroductionBodyconclusionTheauthortriestousethefollowingfourreasons___________,________,_______,__________monspirithistorychangeimportanceQ.Whatkindofwritingisthepassage?A.a(n)narrationB.expositionC.argumentationWHYDOWECELEBRATEFESTIVALS我們為什么慶祝節日？Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Theyhaveawiderangeoforigins,suchastheseasonsoftheyear,religions,famousfigures,andimportantevents.Everyfestivalhasitsdifferentcustomsanduniquecharms.However,nomatterhowdifferenttheymayseem,allovertheworld,thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals.世界各地都慶祝各種節日。節日的由來五花八門，比如時節、宗教、著名人物及重要事件。每個節日都有其不同的習俗和獨特的魅力。然而，無論它們多么迥異，在世界各地，分享快樂、感恩、友愛或和平的精神存在于所有節日之中。Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Thisimportantagriculturalfestivaltakesplaceafterallthecropshavebeengatheredin.Peoplecelebratetoshow

thattheyaregratefulfor

theyear’ssupplyoffood.InancientEgypt,theharvestfestivalwascelebratedduringthespringtime—theEgyptianharvestseason.Itfeaturedaparadeandagreatfeastwithmusic,dancing,andsports.Today,insomeEuropeancountries,peopledecorate

churchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andgettogethertocelebrateoverameal.DuringtheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.在所有的傳統節日中，豐收節幾乎可見于每一種文化之中。這一重大的農業節日在所有農作物收成后來臨。人們舉行慶祝活動，對這一年收獲的食物表達感恩。在古埃及，人們于春季慶祝豐收節——即埃及的豐收季。慶祝活動主要是游行和豐盛的筵席，載歌載舞，并伴有體育活動。如今，在一些歐洲國家，人們用鮮花和水果來裝飾教堂和市政廳，聚在一起共享大餐，以示慶祝。在中國的中秋節，家家戶戶歡聚一堂，觀賞明月，品嘗美味的月餅。Customsplayasignificantrolein

festivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Withthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas,sometraditionsmayfadeawayandothersmaybeestablished.OneexampleisthetypicalChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackerstodriveawaytheevilspiritsandcelebratethenewyear.Nowadays,manybigcitieshavegivenupthiscustominordertoavoidairpollution.AnotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecameanexcitingfestivalforchildren,

inspiteof

itsreligiousorigins.風俗在節日中扮演重要角色，但有時也隨時間而變化。隨著現代社會的發展和新思想的傳播，有些傳統會漸漸消失，而另一些傳統則得以建立。中國春節燃放鞭炮以驅鬼神、賀新年這一典型風俗就是一個例子。如今，為了避免空氣污染，許多大城市已經摒棄了這一風俗。另一個例子是萬圣節，盡管起源于宗教，萬圣節漸漸成了孩子們縱情玩樂的一個節日。Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinesstakingadvantageofthecelebrations.Onlineshoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappshavemadeitmucheasierforthepublictospendmoreongiftsfortheirlovedones.Althoughsomebelievefestivalsshouldnotbecommercialised,othersbelievetheincreaseinspendingisgoodfortheeconomyandpublichappiness.節日正變得越來越商業化，商家會利用這些慶祝活動(進行促銷)。購物網站和社交媒體應用程序極大地方便了人們為至親至愛花更多錢購買禮物。盡管有人認為節日不應該被商業化，但是也有人認為消費增長有利于(提高)經濟和公眾幸福感。Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.Theyreflectpeople’swishes,beliefs,faiths,andattitudestowardslife.Theyareoccasions

thatallowustorelaxandenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile.Theyhelpusunderstandwherewecamefrom,whoweare,andwhattoappreciate.Andifyoustudyfestivalscarefully,youmaybesurprisedtofindthatdifferentculturesactually

havealotincommon

afterall.節日是社會的一個重要組成部分。節日反映了人類的愿望、信仰、信念以及對生活的態度。節日是讓我們放松心情、享受生活、暫時忘卻工作的時刻。節日讓我們了解我們來自何方、我們是誰、我們應該感恩什么。此外，如果你仔細研究各種節日，你會驚奇地發現不同的文化實際上有很多共同之處。Today’sfestivalshaveawide______oforigins,includingtheseasonsoftheyear,famous_______,importantev