ReadingUnit1FestivalsaroundtheworldFESTIVALNewYearNationalDayChristmasFather’sDayChildren’sDayMother’sDayDragonBoatFestivalTeachers’DaySpringFestivalMayDayArmyDay…Mid-AutumnDayWhatfestivalsdoyouknow?Whendotheytakeplace?lunarcalendarSpringFestivalJanuary1atlunarcalendarLanternFestivalJanuary15atlunarcalendarDragonBoatFestivalMay5atlunarcalendarMid-autumnDayAugust15atlunarcalendarEasteraroundMarch22---April25ThanksgivingDaythelastThursdayofNovemberHalloweenOctober31ChristmasDayDecember25Chooseoneofthefestivals,andthinkabout:WhatpeopleshoulddoornotdoWhatitcelebratesFESTIVALSFoodWorkVisitDressupSingingDancingWatchingTVMemoryFunJiaoziFruitDatePre-reading1.Whatfestivalsorcelebrationsdoyouhaveinyourcityortown?Whatpartofafestivaldoyoulikebest-theactivities,themusic,thesights,thefoodorthepeoplewhovisit?Workingroupsoffourandtalkaboutthetwoquestion.2.Lookatthepicturesandtitleofthepassagebelow.Discusswhatkindofinformationyouthinkwillbeintroducedinthepassage.Newwordsstarve:饥饿origin:起源ancestor:祖先Obon:盂兰盆节(日本)grave:坟墓；墓地incense:熏香inmemoryof:纪念feast:节日；盛宴skull:头骨dressup:打扮；盛装playatrickon:搞恶作剧award:奖品rooster:公鸡energetic:充满活力的carnival:狂欢节parade:游行Readthroughthepassageandfindouthowmanytypesoffestivalsarementionedinthepassage?1.Ancientfestivals2.FestivalsoftheDead3.FestivalstoHonorthePeople4.HarvestFestivals5.SpringFestivalsScanningWhatfestivalsarementionedineachparagraphandwhatdotheancientfestivalscelebrate?Para.1AncientFestivalcelebratetheendofthecoldweather,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)Readthepassagecarefullyagainandanswerthequestionswiththehelpofthepictures.Whatwouldpeoplecelebrateatthesethreetimesofayear?Whydoyouthinkmusicandfireorlightareusedinfestivals?AncientFestivalsWhatkindofthingsaredonetohonourthedead?WhydoyouthinkabouttheMexicanpracticeofmakingcakeswithskullsandbones?MexicanDayoftheDeadObonWhatdoyouknowaboutHalloween?HalloweenWhatfestivalsorcelebrationscanyouthinkofthathonourfamouspeopleorimportantevents?theDragonBoatFestivalWhodoyouthinkshouldhaveafestivaltohonourthem?Why?ColumbusDayHarvestFestivalThanksgivingDayDoyouknowanyharvestcelebrationsinChina?
