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Festivals around the world
Unit 1
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单元话题链接
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It is said that the custom of the Chinese New Year started in the last month of the Chinese lunar calendar when people offered sacrifice(祭品) to their ancestors. At that time, people prepared the sacrifice by doing thorough cleaning, having bathes and so on. Later, people began to worship(敬奉) different deities(神) as well on that day. The sacrificing time changed according to the farming schedule and was not fixed until the Han Dynasty (202 B.C.~220 A.D.). The custom of worshipping deities and ancestors remains even though the ceremonies are not as grand as before.
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There are many legends(传说) about the Spring Festival in Chinese culture. In folk culture, it is also called “guonian” in Chinese. It is said that the “nian” was a strong monster which was fierce and cruel and ate one kind of animal including human beings a day. Human beings were scared of it and had to hide in the evening when the “nian” came out. Later, people found that “nian” was very scared of the red colour and fireworks. So after that, people use red colour and fireworks or firecrackers to drive away the “nian”. As a result, the custom of using red colour and setting off fireworks remains.
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Section Ⅰ Warming Up and Reading
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课前教材预案
课堂深度拓展
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[课文理解]
Ⅰ.Choose the best answer according to the text.
1.What does Easter celebrate?
A.It celebrates the birth of Jesus.
B.It celebrates the death of Jesus.
C.It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life.
D.It celebrates people’s harvest.
答案 C
课前教材预案
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2.What can we infer from the text?
A.People would have feasts, sing and dance at all festivals.
B.People celebrate festivals because they don’t want to work.
C.By celebrating festivals, people are developing the culture and customs.
D.Festivals have only four kinds of origins.
答案 C
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3.What is the main idea of the text?
A.The origin of the festivals.