文档介绍：Unit 1 Festivals around the world
Reading(Ⅱ)
Pre-reading
When do they take place? (lunar calendar)
Spring Festival
January 1
Lantern Festival
January 15
Dragon Boat Festival
May 5
Mid-autumn Day
August 15
Easter
around March 22—April 25
Thanksgiving Day
the last Thursday of November
Halloween
October 31
Christmas Day
December 25
1. What festivals or celebrations do you have in your city or town? What part of a festival do you like best—the activities, the music, the sights, the food or the people who visit?
Speaking
Christmas ( )
Mid-autumn Festival ( )
Valentine's day ( )
Easter ( )
April Fool's Day ( )
Halloween ( )
Let’s listen to the tape and tick out the festivals which have been mentioned in the text.
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Intensive reading
True or False
ancient people needn’t worry about their food.
2. Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead.
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3. Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China.
4. Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn.
5. Easter celebrates the rebirth of Jesus.
How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage?
1. Ancient festivals
2. Festivals of the Dead
3. Festivals to Honor the People
4. Harvest Festivals
5. Spring Festivals
Scanning