Unit1FestivalsandCelebrationsWhydoWeCelebrateFestivals?ReadingandThinkingWhatfestivalsdoyouknow?WarmingupSpringFestivalLanternFestivalTombSweepingDayDragonBoatFestivalMid-autumnDayChineseValentine'sDayinChinaWhatfestivalsdoyouknow?ChristmasEasterHalloweenThanksgivingDayMother's/Father'sDayinEuropeancountriesMakeamindmapofthingsthatyouoftendoduringtheSpringFestival.watchtheCCTVGalareceiveluckymoneymakedumplings,eatdeliciousfoodwatch/setoff/lightfireworks/firecrackerplaylanternsseethelionandthedragondancepastecoupletsvisitfriendsandrelativeswearnewclothessinganddanceWhydowecelebratethesefestivals?1.Familyreunion5.Traditions/customs3.Importantpeople/events4.Havefun;relaxandenjoylife

2.Celebrateharvest6.Sharejoy,gratitude,love…WHYDOWECELEBRATEFESTIVALS?What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.It’smainlyaboutdifferentcustomsindifferentcountries.B.It’smainlyaboutmanydifferentfestivalsintheworld.C.It’smainlyaboutthereasonswhypeoplecelebratefestivalsandsomechangingfestivalcustomswithtimegoingby.D.It’smainlyaboutmanyactivitiesinthefestivalsallovertheworld.SkimmingReadthetextandfindoutthetopicsentence

ofeachparagraphSkimmingFestivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinessestakingadvantageoftheclebrations.Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.Topicsentences:Tip:

Thetopicsentenceisoftenthefirstsentence,butsometimesitisfoundelsewhere.

ScanningDAScanning()3.WhatchangescanweexperienceduringtheSpringFestival?A.

Noonebelievestheyexist,evilspirits.B.

Peoplepaymoreattentiontotheirenvironment.C.

Manycelebrationactivitiesareheldabroad.D.

Peoplehaveignoredthetraditionalcustoms.BScanningBScanningDScanningTask2

Matchthefollowingcauseswiththeirresults.Causes1.

Modernsocietydevelopsand

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Businessestakeadvantageof

thecelebrations.3.

Onlineshoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappsexist.Scanning1.B2.A3.CToday’sfestivalshaveawiderangeof________,includingtheseasonsoftheyear,famous________,importanteventsandreligions.The________festivalisoneofthemostpopularfestivalsandiscelebratedinmany_______.Customsplaya_________