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B3U1 Festivals and Celebrations
Reading and Thinking
Why do we celebrate festivals?
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Lead in
Spring Festival
Tomb-sweeping Day
Dragon Boat Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival
Halloween
Christmas
Which festival do you like? Why?
Why do we celebrate festivals?
Predict:
This passage may talk about the __________ for celebrating festivals.
reasons
Read for the main idea
WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS?
Skim
Identify and underline the “topic sentence” of each paragraph.
Reading Tip (page 5)
Function
position
Can you see here on page 5 there is a piece of tip. It may help you right? : Identifying the main ideas of paragraphs is necessary when analysing a text. Most paragraphs will have a “topic sentence” that tells you the paragraph’s main idea. It is often the first sentence, but sometimes it is found elsewhere in the paragraph.
Topic sentences:
Tip: The other sentences mainly serve to give details, to explain, or to illustrate(阐明) the main idea.
Now I’d like to invite someone to share your findings. ... All of you did an excenllent job! How about the other sentences. Yes, the other sentences mainly serve to give details, to explain, or to illustrate the main idea.
Para.1
Para.5
Para.3
Para.2
Para.4
__________ Festival
___________ of customs
Festivals are becoming more and more_____________
Festivals are an important part of society.
Harvest
changes
commercial
Why do we celebrate festivals?
Festivals are celebrated all around the world.
Part1(para1):
Introduction
Part3(para5): Ending
Part2
(para2-4): Body
Find the key word in the topic sentence of each paragraph to fill in the blanks.
How many parts can the passage be divided into?
Read para1 and answer the questions:
1. What are the origins of the festivals?
2. different VS common ?
Part 1(para1)
Festivals are celebrated all around the world. They have a wide range of origins , such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures , and important events. Every festival has its different customs and unique cha