FESTIVALNewYearNationalDayChristmasFather’sDayChildren’sDayMother’sDayDragonBoatFestivalTeachers’DaySpringFestivalMayDayArmyDay…Mid-AutumnDayWhatfestivalsdoyouknow?Whendotheytakeplace?SpringFestivalJanuary1atlunarcalendarLanternFestivalJanuary15atlunarcalendarDragonBoatFestivalMay5atlunarcalendarMid-autumnDayAugust15atlunarcalendarEasteraroundMarch22—April25ThanksgivingDaythelastThursdayofNovemberHalloweenOctober31ChristmasDayDecember251.Whatfestivalsorcelebrationsdoyouhaveinyourcityortown?Whatpartofafestivaldoyoulikebest-theactivities,themusic,thesights,thefoodorthepeoplewhovisit?Workingroupsandtalkaboutthetwoquestions.2.Lookatthepicturesandtitleofthepassagebelow.Discussinpairswhatkindofinformationyouthinkwillbeintroducedinthepassage.Readthroughthepassageandfindouthowmanytypesoffestivalsarementionedinthepassage?1.Ancientfestivals2.FestivalsoftheDead3.FestivalstoHonorthePeople4.HarvestFestivals5.SpringFestivalsWhat’sthemainideaofthetext?Howmanykindsoffestivalarementioned?Whatarethey?Readthetextquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestion.Thetextmainlytellsusaboutsomeoftoday’sfestivals.Therearethreekindsoffestivals.Somearereligious,someareseasonalandsomeareforspecialpeopleorevents.Whatfestivalsarementionedineachparagraphandwhatdotheancientfestivalscelebrate?Para.1AncientFestivalscelebratetheendofthecoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn;celebratewhenhunterscatchanimals.Para.2FestivalsoftheDeadJapan-----ObonMexico------DayoftheDeadAmerica------HalloweenPara.3FestivalstoHonourPeopleChina-----DragonBoatFestivalUSA-----ColumbusDayIndia-----festivaltohonourGandhiObon（盂兰盆）inJapanDragonBoatFestivalColumbusDayPara.4HarvestFestivalsEuropeanandothercountries-----HarvestandThanksgivingFestivalChinaandJapan-----Mid-AutumnfestivalPara.5China-----SpringfestivalSomeWesterncountries-----EasterandrelatedholidaysJapan-----CheeryBlossomFestivalHarvestFestivalsHalloween(万圣节)Readthepassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionswiththehelpofthepictures.Whatwouldpeoplecelebrateatthesethreetimesofayear?Whydoyouthinkmusicandfireorlightareusedinfestivals?AncientFestivalsWhatkindofthingsaredonetohonourthedead?WhydoyouthinkabouttheMexicanpracticeofmakingcakeswithskullsandbones?MexicanDayoftheDeadObon(日本盂兰盆节)WhatdoyouknowaboutHalloween?HalloweenWhatfestivalsorcelebrationscanyouthinkofthathonourfamouspeopleorimportantevents?theDragonBoatFestivalWhodoyouthinkshouldhaveafestivaltohonourthem?Why?ColumbusDayHarvestFestivalThanksgivingDayDoyouknowanyharvestcelebrationsinChina?1.Whydidancientpeoplecelebrateafterhuntershadcaughtanimals?A.Becausetheyhadnofoodtoeatexceptanimals.B.Becausetheywouldn’tgohungrywhenfoodwasfound.C.Becauseanimalsweretheirfavouritefoodatthattime.D.Becausetheywantedtoshowtheiradmirationforthehunters.Choosethebestanswer.2.What’stherighttimeorderofthefollowingfestivals?a.Easterb.CherryBlossomFestivalc.WesterncarnivalsA.c;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.5)ComparethefestivalsofthedeadinMexico,JapanandChina.Whatthingsaresimilar?Whatthingsaredifferent?TheChinese,JapaneseandMexicanfestivalsofthedeadallhavecustomstohonourthedead.TheChineseandJapanesegotocleantheirancestors’graves,andtheMexicansofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.However,therearesomedifference.TheMexicanseatspecialfoodthatlookslikebones,somethingtheChineseandJapanesedonotdo.6)Whatisoneimportantreasontohavefestivalsandcelebrations?Festivalsletusenjoylife,beproudofourcustomsandforgetourdailylifeforalittlewhile.Whichfestivalsyouthinkarethemostimportantandwhicharethemostfun.TypeoffestivalExampleoffestivalReasonsforyourchoiceMostimportantMostfun1.Gooverthetext,writeasummaryofthetext(about100words)andretellthetextaccordingtoyoursummary.2.Trytofindoutasmuchinformationaspossibleaboutfestivalsaroundtheworld.YoucansurftheInternetorrefertothebooks.
