Book3Unit1FestivalsandCelebrationsReadingandThinkingComing-of-AgeDayRioCarnivalChineseLanternFestivalWhatarethefestivals?Wherearetheycelebrated?Onthedayof__________,peoplewill__________________weartraditionalcostumesdressupincarnivalcostumesvisitalanternfairmarchalongthestreetsreceivecongratulationsfrom...guessriddlesattendtheceremonywatchsambadancegiveperformancesHowdopeoplecelebratethefollowingfestivals?PredictionPredictionvisit_______________guess_______eat__________OnthedayoftheChineseLanternFestival,peoplewill_________________________yuanxiaoriddlesalanternfairPredictionComing-of-AgeDay(日本成人節)isatraditionalJapanesefestivalwhichfallsonthesecondMondayinJanuarytocelebrateyounggirlsandboys'turning20.PredictionWear___________________traditionalcostumes---Kimono(和服)Attendthe___________ceremonyReceive______________congratulationsOnthedayofComing-of-AgeDay,youngboysandgirlswhoare20will__________________PredictionRioCarnival(里約熱內盧狂歡節)PredictionUsuallythecarnivaliscelebratedinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.Duringthistime,thestreetsarefilledwithmarchofpeople,wearingcolorfulcostumesanddancingtheSamba.Dressupin____________________carnivalcostumessambadanceWatchthe_______________Marchalong___________thestreetsOnthedayoftheRioCarnival,performerswill__________PredictionReadingPART2Ifyouwerethewriter,whatwouldyouwrite?WHYDOWECELEBRATEFESTIVALS?differentkindsoffestivalshistoryoffestivalsthewaystocelebratethereasonsofcelebrationWHYDOWECELEBRATEFESTIVALS？Prediction1.

What'sthegenre(體裁)ofthepassage?A.NarrationB.ArgumentationC.PracticalWriting2.Whatdoyouthinkthetextwouldprobablybeabout?A.Theimportanceoffestivals.B.Thereasonswhywecelebratefestivals.C.Howpeoplecelebratefestivals.D.Thereasonsforthedevelopmentoffestivals.議論文WHYDOWECELEBRATEFESTIVALS?Readthetextquicklyandunderlinethe“topicsentence”ofeachparagraphthatgivesthemainidea.ReadingTipFunctionpositionFastReadingTopicsentences:Tip:

Theothersentencesmainlyservetogivedetails,toexplain,ortoillustrate(闡明)themainidea.ReadforstructureSupportingdetailsintroductionBodyconclusionThestructureofthetext?ABCD___________________________________________offestivals_______offestivals_______oftheyear__________Famous_______Important_______OriginsseasonsreligionsfigureseventsSpiritjoygratitudelovepeaceintroductionCarefulreadingParagraph11.Whatdoallthefestivalshaveincommon?A.Theyalloriginatefromreligions.B.Theyareallconnectedwithfamousfigures.C.Theyallshowthespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,loveorpeace.D.Theyallhavesimilarcustoms._________festivalineverycultureTime:__________Features:①

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___________________________________.aparadespringtimegreatfeastwithmusic,dancing,andsports.TheharvestFeatures:①_______________________________________②gettogetherto_____________________decoratechurchesandtownhallscelebrateoveramealAncientEgyptEuropeChinaWhyTheyaregratefulfor__________________________.theyear’ssupplyoffoodTime:___________________Features:①______________

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__________________Mid-AutumnFestivaladmiretheshiningmoonenjoydeliciousmooncakesCarefulreadingParagraph2What'sthefunctionofexamplesinParagraph2?A.ToshowtheharvestfestivalisthemostimportantinEgyptandChina.B.Toshowtheharvestfestivaliscelebratedinalmostallcultures.C.Toshowthewayspeoplecelebratetheharvestfestivalhavechanged.D.Toshowallthepeoplearegratefulforthesupplyofcrops.ThechangingcustomsChineseSpringFestivalHalloweenBeforeNowlightingfirecrackersreligiousoriginsfestivalforchildrenWhy?toavoidairpollutionbeforbiddenCarefulreadingParagraph3Howdopeoplethinkofthecommercialisationoffestivals?mucheasierforthepublictospendmoreongiftsfortheirlovedonesgoodfortheeconomyandpublichappinessFestivalsshouldnotbecommercialised.CarefulreadingParagraph44.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardsthefactthatfestivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial?A.Suppotive.B.ObjectiveC.Doubtful.D.Negative.Discussion:Whyarefestivalsanimportantpartofsociety?Theyreflect……Theyareoccasions……Theyhelpus……CarefulreadingParagraph5Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Festivalsallowustorelaxandenjoylife.B.Festivalsactuallyhavenothingincommon.C.Festivalsmakeabigdifferenceinsociety.D.Festivalsreflectpeople'swishes,beliefsandfaiths.When?Why?How?FestivalsIntroductionBodyConclusiontheseasonsoftheyearorigins____________________famous_________important_________spirittosharejoy,________,love,orpeacetheharvestfestivalsomecustomshavechangedthecommercializationInancientEgyptInsome______________________ChineseSpringFestival__________________peoplespendmoreon_____theimportanceAllowingustorelax,__________andgetawayfrom_______.Helpingusunderstandwherearewefrom,_____weare,andwhatto_____________.religionsfigureseventsgratitudeEuropeanInChinaHalloweengiftsenjoylifeworkwhoappreciateCompletethefollowingpassageusingsuitablewordsfromthetext.Besuretousethecorrectforms.Today'sfestivalshaveawide_____oforigins,includingtheseasonsoftheyear,famous_______,importantevents,andreligions.The_______festivalisoneofthe