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Unit 1 Festivals And Celebrations
Reading & thinking
What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year?
festivals
The Spring
Festival
National
Day
The Dragon Boat
Festival
The Tomb-sweeping
Festival
The Mid-autumn
Festival
Mother's Day
Lead in
Mid-Autumn Day 中秋节
celebrate the harvest and admire the moon
Tomb Sweeping Day 清明节
in memory of our ancestors
Why do you think people celebrate it?
Why do we celebrate festivals?
reason
people
activities
Guess and predict
What’s the main idea of the text?
This article is mainly about ___________________________
________.
the reason why we celebrate festivals
1. Read the text and underline the topic sentence
of each paragraph that gives the main idea.
Tips: Identify the main idea of a paragraph
Most paragraphs will have a topic sentence.
It is often the first sentence.
Sometimes it is found elsewhere in the paragraph.
(1)Para.1
(2)Para.2
(3)Para.3
(4)Para.4
(5)Para.5
We can find that the topic sentence of each paragraph is the first sentence.but sometimes it is found elsewhere in the paragraph.
Festivals are celebrated all around the world.
The harvest festival can be found in almost every culture.
Customs sometimes can change over time.
Festivals are becoming more and more commercial.
Festivals are an important part of society.
Read for structure
introduction
Body
Body
conclusion
Para1
Festivals are celebrated all around the world.
Read paragraph 1 and answer the question.
1.According to the text,festivals around the world share the spirit of ________.
A.joy,gratitude or religions
B.love,peace or figures
C.gratitude,peace or joy
D.gratitude,seasons or love
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2.Read Para1 and then fill in the blanks below.
introduction
_______ of festivals
_____ of festivals
_______ of the year
_______
____________
______________
_______
Origins
Spirit
seasons
religions
famous figures
important events
__________
sharing joy
different
_____________
_______
___________
customs
unique charms
gratitude
lo