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Unit1 warming up & readingTeaching aims: 1.To get the students to talk about festivals2.To learn about how festivals begin and how to celebrate festivals so as to enable them to learn more about different cultures while learning different language3.To develop the students reading skills : skimming, scanning, summarizing, and finding out details.Important points: 1.Comprehension of the reading part.2.Knowledge accumulation of festivals and cultures.Difficult points: Get the main idea of the passageTeaching procedure: 1.Reading comprehension2.DiscussionLead-in:Free Talk: Did you have a good time in your winter holidays? When did you feel most happy and excited? Why? -At the Spring Festival. Because its the most important festival in our country. Warming upHow many festivals do you know both in and out of China?- The Spring Festival; The Double Seventh Festival七夕节; The Lantern Festival元宵节; The Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节; The Dragon Boat Festival端午节; Tomb Sweeping Day 清明节; The Double Ninth Festival重阳节- Thanksgiving Day; Christmas; Halloween; FoolsDay; ValentinesDay; Carnival; EasterScanning1.How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage?- 1. Ancient festivals2. Festivals of the Dead3. Festivals to Honor the People4. Harvest Festivals5. Spring Festivals 2.Read the passage para by para:Para 1 When did ancient people celebrate?- Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of_, _and _. Other celebrations were held _. the cold weather planting in spring harvest in autumn when hunters could catch animalsPara 2-5 Fill in the blanks.FestivalsCountriesObonJapanDay of the DeadMexicoHalloweenWestern countriesDragon Boat FestivalChinaColumbus DayUSAMahatma Gandhi DayIndiaThanksgiving festivalsWestern countriesMid-autumn FestivalChina/JapanSpring FestivalChinaCarnivalWestern countriesEasterWestern countriesCherry Blossom FestivalJapanPara 2 Festivals of the Dead: ObonThe day of the deadHalloweenclean_; light_ and lamps; play _eat food _skulls andcakes with _ on them; offer food, flowers and _ to the deadChildren _ and askfor sweets from theirneighbours or _them.graves in the shape of dress upincense bones play a trick onmusic giftsPara 31.Why does India have a national festival on October 2?2. Why do the Chinese have the Dragon Boat Festival? What do people do on this day? Why?- They have a rowing competition on the boats which are decorated as dragons and they eat Zongzi.It is said that people wanted to save Qu Yuan by boat. They offer zongzi to him without worrying that it would be eaten by fish.Para 4 Choose the best answer.Many activities can be held in harvest festivals EXCEPT that people _.A. get together to have meals B. decorate churches and town hallsC. win awards for their farm produce D. enjoy mooncakes and admire the moonPara 5 Fill in the blanks.Spring FestivalCarnivals EasterCherry Blossom Festivaleat good foods; give children _ money; _ _ and carnivalsinclude_; dancing in the streets; loud music;_.an important_and_ festival,celebrates the _ of Jesus and the coming of_ and_.The country is _ cherry tree flowers, looks _it is covered with _ _.lucky parades religious covered withdragon dances colourful clothing social as though return pink snow spring new lifeSummaryWhat can we learn from the passage? C A. All festivals have been lasting for a long period. B. People like festivals just because they can eat a lot then.C. Different countries have different customs. D. People celebrate festivals in the same way.Which of the following is not the reason why people love festivals according to the passage? DA. Because festivals let us enjoy life. B. Because festivals make us proud of our customs.C. Because festivals can make us have fun with each other.D. Because festivals can let us get money from the government.True or False1. The ancient people neednt worry about their food. F2. Halloween used to be a fes