ReadingWarmingupDoyouknowthesefestivals?Whendotheytakeplace?lunarcalendarSpringFestivalJanuary1LanternFestivalJanuary15DragonBoatFestivalMay5Mid-autumnDayAugust15EasteraroundMarch22---April25ThanksgivingDaythelastThursdayofNovemberHalloweenOctober31ChristmasDayDecember25Pre-reading1.Whatfestivalsorcelebrationsdoyouhaveinyourcityortown?Whatpartofafestivaldoyoulikebest-theactivities,themusic,thesights,thefoodorthepeoplewhovisit?2.Lookatthepicturesandtitleofthepassagebelow.Whatkindofinformationyouthinkwillbeintroducedinthepassage.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Howmanytypesoffestivalsarementionedinthepassage?1.Ancientfestivals2.FestivalsoftheDead3.FestivalstoHonorthePeople4.HarvestFestivals5.SpringFestivalsScanningWhatfestivalsarementionedineachparagraph?P1.celebratetheendofthecoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn;celebratewhenhunterscatchanimals.P2.FestivalsoftheDeadJapan-----ObonMexico------DayoftheDeadAmerica------HalloweenP3.FestivalstoHonourPeopleDragonBoatFestivalColumbusDay(India)October2Obon（盂兰盆）inJapanHalloween(万圣节)DragonBoatFestivalColumbusDayP4.HarvestFestivalsHarvestandThanksgivingFestivalMid-AutumnfestivalP5.SpringfestivalCarnivalEasterCherryBlossomFestivalHarvestFestivalsComprehendingI.Readthepassageandthenfillinthefollowingchart.PurposesTohonorthedeadorsatisfythe1________Names2______TheDayoftheDead9_________CountriesJapan6_______Westerncountries1.FestivalsoftheDeadFillintheblanks.ancestorsObonMexicoHalloweenActivitiesCleaning3______;lighting4_______andlamps;playing5______Eatingcakeswith7_____onthem;offeringfood,flowersand8____tothedeadChildren10_______andaskforsweetsgravesincensemusicbonesgiftsdressup2.FestivalstoHonourPeopleMatchthepersonwiththefestival.1.QuYuan2.ChristopherColumbus3.MohandasGandhia.theDragonBoatFestivalb.anIndiannationalfestivalonOct.2c.ColumbusDayacb3.HarvestFestivalsChoosethebestanswer.ManyactivitiescanbeheldinharvestfestivalsEXCEPTthatpeople___.A.gettogethertohavemealsB.decoratehousestoadmirethemoonC.winawardsfortheirfarmproduceD.enjoymooncakesB4.SpringFestivalsFillintheblanks.4.SpringFestivalsFillintheblanks.MeaningsTolookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspringNames1__________________4______7_____CherryBlossomFestivalTheSpringFestivalCarnivalsEasterCountriesChinaWesterncountriesMainlyreligiouscountries8_____JapanActivitiesEatinggoodfoods;givingchildren2_____money;3______________andcarnivals5________;dancinginthestreets;loudmusic;6_________________luckydragondancesParadescolourfulclothing1).Whatarefestivalsofthedeadusuallyfor?Festivalsofthedeadareforhonouringorsatisfyingdeadancestorsorothers,whosomepeoplebelievemightreturntohelporharmlivingpeople.II.Usetheinformationfromthereadingpassagetoanswerthefollowingquestion.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.1.Theancientpeopleneedn’tworryabouttheirfood.2.Halloweenusedtobeafestivalintendedtohonorthedead.FTIII.TrueorFalse3.QuYuanwasagreatpoetwhopeoplehonoralotinChina.4.Mid-autumnFestivalisheldtocelebratetheendofautumn.5.EastercelebratesthebirthofJesus.TFFWhichfestivalsyouthinkarethemostimportantandwhicharethemostfun.Homework1.Gooverthetextafterclassandtrytowriteasummaryofthetext(about100words)andretellthetextaccordingtothesummary.2.Preparefor“discoveringusefulwordsandexpressions”onPage4.(Ex1,2and3)3.Ifpossibletrytofindoutasmuchinformationaspossibleaboutfestivalsaroundtheworld.YoucansurftheInternetorrefertothebooks.
