U1FestivalsandCelebrations

——ReadingandThinkingWhatfestivalsdoyoucelebratewithyourfamily?

Howdoyoucelebratethem?TheSpringFestivalChineseLanternFestivalTheMid-AutumnFestivalsetofffireworkseatdumplingsgive/receiveluckymoneypayNewYearcallstorelativesandfriendseatTangyuan/YuanxiaoguesslanternriddleswatchliondancesandbeautifullanternseatmooncakesadmirethemoonhanglanternsLeadinSkimthepassageandunderlinethetopicsentenceineachparagraph.Mostparagraphswillhaveatopicsentencethattellsyoutheparagraph’smainidea.Itisoftenthefirstorlastsentence,butsometimesitisfoundelsewhereintheparagraph.WhileReading-----SkimmingPara1Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Para2Theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Para3Customsplayasignificantrole,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Para4Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial.Para5Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.IntroductionBodyParagraphConclusionWhileReading-----ScanningPara1Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Theyhaveawiderangeoforigins,suchastheseasonsoftheyear,religions,famousfigures,andimportantevents.Everyfestivalhasitsdifferentcustomsanduniquecharms.However,nomatterhowdifferenttheymayseem,allovertheworld,thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpaceiscommoninallfestivals.世界各地都慶祝節(jié)日。

節(jié)日的由來多種多樣，比如時(shí)節(jié)、宗教、著名人物及重要事件。

每個(gè)節(jié)日都有它不同的風(fēng)俗和獨(dú)特的魅力。然而，無論節(jié)日多么迥異，在世界各地，分享快樂、感恩、愛或者和平的精神是所有節(jié)日的共同點(diǎn)。nomatterhow+疑問詞

引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語從句“無論多么....”WhileReading-----ScanningPara2在所有的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日中，豐收節(jié)幾乎可見于每一種文化中。這一重要的農(nóng)耕節(jié)日一般會(huì)在所有農(nóng)作物收割完畢后舉行。人們舉行慶?；顒?dòng)，對(duì)這一年收獲的食物表達(dá)感恩。

在古埃及，人們?cè)诖杭緫c祝豐收節(jié)。慶?；顒?dòng)主要是游行和豐盛的筵席，并伴有音樂、舞蹈和體育活動(dòng)。如今，在一些歐洲國(guó)家，人們用鮮花和水果裝飾教堂和市政廳，聚在一起共享大餐，以示慶祝。在中國(guó)的中秋節(jié)期間，家庭成員團(tuán)聚在一起，共賞明月，品嘗美味的月餅。Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,the

harvest

festivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Thisimportantagriculturalfestivaltakesplaceafterallthe

crops

havebeengathered

in.Peoplecelebratetoshowthattheyaregratefulfor

theyear’ssupplyoffood.InancientEgypt,theharvestfestivalwascelebratedduringthespringtime—theEgyptianharvestseason.It

featured

aparadeandagreatfeastwithmusic,dancing,andsports.Today,insomeEuropeancountries,people

decorate

churches

andtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andgettogethertocelebrateoverameal.DuringtheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.ReadParagraphs1-2,thenfillintheblanksbelow._________festivalineverycultureTime:_____________Features:①

_________②

______________________________________________paradespringtimegreatfeastwithmusic,dancing,andsports.TheharvestFeatures:①_____________________________________________.②gettogetherto___________________________.decoratechurchesandtownhalls

celebrateoveramealAncientEgyptEuropeancountriesChinaWhyTheyaregratefulfor________________________.theyear’ssupplyoffoodTime:______________________Features:①_______________________________.②______________________.Mid-AutumnFestival

admiretheshiningmoonenjoydeliciousmooncakes

ReadPara3＆4andanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Willfestivalcustomschange?Why?2.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthecommercializationoffestivals?WhileReading-----ScanningPara3風(fēng)俗在節(jié)日中扮演重要角色，但有時(shí)他們也隨時(shí)間而變化。

隨著現(xiàn)代社會(huì)的發(fā)展和新思想的傳播，有些傳統(tǒng)會(huì)漸漸消失，而另一些傳統(tǒng)則可能得以建立。中國(guó)春節(jié)燃放鞭炮以驅(qū)邪、賀新年這一典型風(fēng)俗就是一個(gè)例子。如今，為了防止空氣污染，許多大城市已經(jīng)摒棄了這一風(fēng)俗。另一個(gè)例子是萬圣節(jié)，雖然起源于宗教，萬圣節(jié)卻漸漸成了一個(gè)令孩子們興奮的節(jié)日。Customs

playasignificantrolein

festivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Withthedevelopmentof

modernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas,sometraditionsmay

fadeaway

andothersmaybeestablished.Oneexampleisthe

typicalChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackerstodriveawaytheevilspiritsandcelebratethenewyear.Nowadays,manybigcitieshave

givenup

thiscustominordertoavoidairpollution.AnotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecameanexcitingfestivalforchildren,

inspiteof

itsreligiousorigins.which引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句，修飾先行詞Halloween;which在定語從句中作主語。ReadParagraph3,thencompletethechart.ThechangingcustomsNOWLightingfirecrackersReligiousoriginsFestivalforchildrenWhy?Whatotherchanges?Doyoulovethesechanges?Why?BeforbiddenChineseSpringFestivalHalloweenBEFOREOriginally,Halloweenwasapagan（異教徒的）festival,aroundtheideaoflinkingthelivingwiththedead.Today,ChildrenlovetodressupinHalloweencostumes,followingtheoldtraditionoftrick-or-treat,andcollectsweets,giftsandmoney.WhileReading-----ScanningPara4Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmore

commercial,withbusinesstakingadvantageofthecelebrations.Onlineshoppingwebsitesand

social

media

appshavemadeitmucheasierforthepublictospendmoreon

giftsfortheirlovedones.Althoughsomebelievefestivalsshouldnotbecommercialised,othersbelievetheincreaseinspendingisgoodfortheeconomyandpublichappiness.隨著商家對(duì)這些慶?；顒?dòng)的利用，節(jié)日正在變得越來越商業(yè)化。在線購(gòu)物網(wǎng)站和社交媒體應(yīng)用程序給人們至情至愛花更多的錢買禮物帶來了極大的方便。盡管一些人認(rèn)為節(jié)日不應(yīng)該被商業(yè)化，但是也有人認(rèn)為消費(fèi)增長(zhǎng)有利于提高經(jīng)濟(jì)公眾幸福感。此處是with復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)，在句中做伴隨狀語句型：make+it+adj./n.+forsbtodosthit作形式賓語，真正的主語是動(dòng)詞不定式

ReadPara3＆4andanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Willfestivalcustomschange?Why?2.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthecommercializationoffestivals?Thewriter’sattitudeisobjective.WhileReading-----ScanningPara5Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.They

reflect

people’swishes,

beliefs,faiths,andattitudestowardslife.Theyare

occasions

thatallowustorelaxandenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile.Theyhelpusunderstandwherewecamefrom,whoweare,andwhattoappreciate.Andifyoustudyfestivalscarefully,youmaybesurprisedtofindthatdifferentculturesactually

havealotincommonafterall.節(jié)日是社會(huì)的一個(gè)重要組成部分。他們反映了人們的愿望、信仰、信念以及對(duì)生活的態(tài)度。

它們是我們放松心情、享受生活、暫時(shí)忘卻工作的時(shí)刻。他們幫助我們了解我們來自何方、我們是誰、我們應(yīng)該感恩什么。

如果你仔細(xì)研究各種節(jié)日，你會(huì)驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)，不同文化之間實(shí)際上有很多共同之處。疑問詞引導(dǎo)賓從；whattoappreciate為“特殊疑問句+動(dòng)詞不定式”結(jié)構(gòu)Whatisyourattitudetowardsthecommercializationoffestivals?Why?Ithinkitisagoodthingbecause...Ithinkitisabadthingbecause...VSDiscussionimproveeconomy

stimulateconsumption...losetraditionalcultureconvenienceofpurchaseexquisitveculturalproducts...Whetherfestivalsshouldbecommercializedornot,webelievethatfestivalsareindispensableforus.

UsefulPhrases(1)awiderangeof______________uniquecharms______________takeplace_______________gather

in_______________begratefulfor_______________admiretheshiningmoon_______________decorate..with.._______________pla