Unit1Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldFESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONSReadingFebruary____________Dec.________January________FESTIVALSNationalDayChristmasDragonBoatFestivalMid-AutumnFestivalSpringFestivalArmyDayWhatfestivalsdoyouknow?NewYearMarch___________April__________May__________June______________July___________________August________Sep.________Oct.__________Nov.___________ThanksgivingDayWomen’sDayAprilFools’DayFoundapartysavingLabourDayWhendotheycelebrate?

SpringFestivalLanternFestivalDragonBoatFestivalMid-autumnDayEasterHalloweenChristmasDaya.October31b.May5atlunarcalendarc.December25d.August15atlunarcalendare.January15atlunarcalendarf.January1atlunarcalendarg.aroundMarch22—April251.Whatfestivalsorcelebrationsdoyouhaveinyourcityortown?Whatpartofafestivaldoyoulikebest-theactivities,themusic,thesights,thefoodorthepeoplewhovisit?Workingroupsandtalkaboutthetwoquestions.Pre-reading2.Lookatthepicturesandtitleofthe passage.Discussinpairswhat kindofinformationyouthinkwillbe introducedinthepassage.Readthroughthepassageandfindouthowmanytypesoffestivalsarementionedinthepassage?1.Ancientfestivals2.FestivalsoftheDead3.FestivalstoHonorPeople4.HarvestFestivals5.SpringFestivalsReadthetextquicklyandfillintheblanks.Thetextmainlytellsusaboutsomeoftoday’sfestivals.Thereare____kindsoffestivals.Someare________,someare________andsomeareforspecialpeopleorevents.seasonal4religiousWhatfestivalsarementionedineachparagraph?Para.1AncientFestivalsWhatdidtheancientfestivalscelebrate?Ancientfestivalscelebrated______________________,_________________and________________;celebratedwhenhuntershadcaughtanimals.theendofcoldweatherplantinginspringharvestinautumnPara.2FestivalsoftheDeadJapan—_____________—theDayoftheDeadWesterncountries—_________Para.3FestivalstoHonourPeopleMatchthecountrywiththefestival.ObonMexicoHalloweenIndianationalfestivalColumbusDayTheDragonBoatFestivalChinaUSAIndiaPara.4HarvestFestivalsEuropeancountries—

__________________________________ChinaandJapan—__________________Para.5Festivalsthatlookingforwardtotheendofwinterandthecomingofspring.China—______________SomeWesterncountries—

________________________________Japan—_______________________HarvestandThanksgivingFestivalsMid-AutumnfestivalsSpringFestivalEasterandrelatedholidaysCheeryBlossomFestivalReadthepassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionswiththehelpofthepictures.Whatwouldpeoplecelebrateatthesethreetimesofayear?_________________________________,and________________.AncientFestivalstheendofcoldweather,plantinginspringharvestinautumnWhatkindsofthingsaredonetohonourthedead?MexicanDayoftheDead______________________________FestivalsoftheDeadEatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith“bones”onthemOfferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.Obon(日本盂蘭盆節)_________________________________________________cleangraveslightlampsandincenseWhatdoyouknowaboutHalloween?HalloweenItisnowachildren’sfestival,whentheycandressupandgototheirneighbours’homestoaskforsweets.Iftheneighboursdonotgiveanysweets,thechildrenmightplayatrickonthem.______________________WhatfestivalcanyouthinkofthathonoursfamouspeopleinChina?FestivalstoHonourPeopletheDragonBoatFestival_______________ColumbusDayWhatfestivalthathonoursfamouspeopleintheUSA?HarvestFestivals

ThanksgivingDayDoyouknowanyharvestcelebrationsinChina?______________________Mid-autumnFestivalSpringFestivalsWhat’stherighttimeorderofthefollowingfestivals?Easterb.CherryBlossomFestivalc.Westerncarnivalsc;a;bB.c;b;aC.a;b;cD.a;c;b1)Whatarefestivalsofthedeadusuallyfor?

Festivalsofthedeadareforhonouringorsatisfyingdeadancestorsorothers,whosomepeoplebelievemightreturntohelporharmlivingpeople.Usetheinformationfromthereadingpassagetoanswerthefollowingquestions.2)Whatmakesautumnfestivalshappyevents?

Autumnfestivalsarehappyeventsbecausepeoplearethankfulthatfoodisreadyforwinterandthehardfarmworkisfinished.3)Whatdopeopleusuallydoatspringfestivals?Atspringfestivals,peopleusuallyhavedances,carnivalsandotheractivitiestocelebratetheendofwinterandthecomingofspring.4)Whatisoneimportantreasontohavefestivalsandcelebrations?

Itisimportanttohavefestivalsandcelebrationssowecanenjoylife/beproudofourcustoms/forgetourworkforalittlewhile.DiscussionWhichfestivalsdoyouthinkarethemostimportantandwhicharethemostfun?TypeoffestivalExampleoffestivalReasonsforyourchoice