Learning bjectives
By the end f this sectin, yu will be able t:1. predict the cntent f the text with its title and pictures;2. read and figure ut why peple celebrate festivals;3. identify the main idea f each paragraph in the text;4. grasp the structure and language features f this argumentative essay;5. use key wrds yu have learned in the text t cmplete ne exercise.
Brainstrming.
What festivals d yu knw? Please list them.
Natinal Day
Mid-Autumn Festival
the 15th day f the 8th mnth f the Chinese lunar calendar
Dragn Bat Festival
the fifth day f the fifth mnth f the Chinese lunar calendar
Tmb-sweeping Day
usually in April
Lantern Festival
the fifteenth day f the first mnth f the Chinese lunar calendar
Spring festival
the first day f the first mnth f the Chinese lunar calendar
Every year, I celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Spring Festival with my family.There are many pssible reasns t celebrate different festivals. One gd reasn is t have fun with friends and family. Anther is t celebrate an event r a time f the year.
Befre yu read, discuss these questins in grups.
1. What festivals d yu celebrate with yur family each year?2. Why d yu think peple celebrate different festivals?
Suggested Answers
The first picture is abut Mid-Autumn Festival; the secnd picture is abut Mther’s Day,The text will be abut the reasns why peple celebrate different festivals. I guess there are different reasns, as well as sme reasns in cmmn.
Let’s predict.
1. What message can yu get frm these pictures?2. What will the text talk abut?
Read the text and find ut the answer t the questin in the title.
T shw that we are grateful; t allw us t relax and enjy life, and frget abut ur wrk fr a little while; t help us understand where we came frm, wh we are, and what t appreciate.
Suggested Answer
Read the text again and underline the tpic sentences f each paragraph that gives the main idea.
Identify the main idea f a paragraphIdentifying the main ideas f paragraphs is necessary when analysing a text. Mst paragraphs will have a “tpic sentence” that tells yu the paragraph’s main idea. It is ften the first sentence, but smetimes it is fund elsewhere in the paragraph.
1. D yu knw hw t identify the main idea f each paragraph?
2. Where can we usually find the “tpic sentences”?
Read the text carefully and answer the fllwing questins.
1. What d mst festivals seem t have in cmmn? 2. Why d peple celebrate the harvest festivals?3. What rle d custms and traditins play in festivals? D yu think they are als the reasns fr celebrating festivals? Why?4. Why did the writer mentin the cmmercialisatin f festivals? Hw is it influencing peple’s way f celebrating festivals?5. What are sme ther reasns fr celebrating festivals?
1. Festivals are celebrated all arund the wrld. The spirit f sharing jy, gratitude, lve r peace is in cmmn.
2. Peple celebrate the harvest festivals t express their gratitude t nature.
3. Custms and traditins are very imprtant and they are als the reasns fr celebrating festivals. Peple fllw custms and smetimes even establish new traditins t celebrate the festivals.
4. The cmmercialisatin f festivals can influence peple’s decisins t spend mre mney n festivals, which can be cnsidered as an encuragement t celebrate festivals.
5. The ther reasns fr celebrating festivals can include peple’s religius beliefs, persnal interests r hbbies, etc.
Read the text and cmplete the fllwing mind map.
WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS?
IntrductinPara. 1
BdyParas. 2-4
CnclusinPara. 5
Origins f festivals
Cmmn spirit f festivals
The harvest festivals
Cmmercialised festivals
Changes in custms
the imprtance/significance f festivals
seasns f the year, religins, famus figures and imprtant events
sharing jy, gratitude, lve r peace
Time: after all the crps have been gathered in
t shw gratitude fr the year’s supply f fd
Activities:
in Ancient Egyptin sme Eurpean cuntriesin China
Example 1: Lighting firecrackers is nt allwed in many Chinese big cities.
Hallween slwly became an exciting festival fr children.
Result: It is gd fr the ecnmy and public happiness
Online shpping websites and scial media apps have made it much easier fr peple t spend mre n gifts.
Read the text carefully and underline sentences yu dn’t understand.
a great number f different rigins, many kinds f rigins
A parade and a great feast with music, dancing, and sprts were included as imprtant parts f the Egyptian harvest festival.
Sme traditins may disappear gradually, while ther new traditins may cme int being.
In pairs, discuss the fllwing questins.
1. Why d yu think peple arund the wrld find the cmmn spirit f festivals imprtant?2. Hw d yu feel abut festival custms that have already faded away?3. What is the writer’s attitude twards the cmmercialisatin f festivals?
This is imprtant because peple are at heart scial creatures wh desire t have relatinships with thers and t be a part f the grup.I feel sad, because these custms are part f ur culture and histry. They make ur lives mre interesting, and they remind us wh we are.The writer desn’t directly say. Overall, he seems t think that it is a psitive thing, as it helps the ecnmy and makes it easier t buy gifts.
Cmplete the fllwing passage using suitable wrds frm the text. Be sure t use the crrect frms.
Tday’s festivals have a wide _____ f rigins, including the seasns f the year, famus _______, imprtant events, and religins. The ______ festival is ne f the mst ppular festivals and is celebrated in many cultures. Custms play a _________ rle in festivals, but they can change ver time. Fr example, sme Chinese cities n lnger allw firecrackers during the Spring Festival, as they can increase air pllutin. These days, festivals are becming mre __________, with peple spending mre mney n gifts. Festivals _______ peple’s wishes, beliefs, faiths, and attitudes twards life. They are _________ t spend time with family, and t relax and enjy life.
significant
Wrds and Expressins
Tday, in sme Eurpean cuntries, peple decrate churches and twn halls with flwers and fruit ... (P4) 如今，在一些歐洲國家，人們用鮮花和水果裝飾教堂和市政廳……decrate /?dek?re?t/ vt. 裝飾；裝潢 搭配decrate ... with ... 用……裝飾……be decrated with ... 被……裝飾，裝飾著……例句I will decrate my rm with stars, s that sleeping in it will feel like flying in the night sky.我要用星星來裝飾我的房間，這樣睡在里面會像是在夜空飛翔。
Tday, in sme Eurpean cuntries, peple decrate churches and twn halls with flwers and fruit ... (P4) 如今，在一些歐洲國家，人們用鮮花和水果裝飾教堂和市政廳……decrate /?dek?re?t/ vt. 裝飾；裝潢 拓展decrate vt. & vi. 粉刷，油漆decratin n. [U] 裝飾，裝潢；[C, usually pl.] 裝飾品decrative adj. 裝飾性的I went t a shp with my sister and bught sme decratins t decrate ur huse. That decrative mirrr was what I lved mst.我和我姐姐去了一家商店買了一些裝飾品來裝飾我們的房子。那面裝飾鏡是我最喜歡的。
Custms play a significant rle in festivals, but smetimes they can change ver time. (P4) 風(fēng)俗在節(jié)日中扮演重要角色，但有時也隨時間而變化。significant /s?ɡ?n?f?k?nt/ adj. 有重大意義的；顯著的 例句Please infrm us if there are any significant changes in yur plans.你們的計劃如果有任何重大變動，請通知我們。拓展significance n. [U, C] 重要性，意義significantly adv. 顯著地，明顯地be f great / much significance 重要的，有重大意義的be f n / little significance 無關(guān)緊要的have great / n significance (fr ...) （對……）很重要/不重要
Custms play a significant rle in festivals, but smetimes they can change ver time. (P4) 風(fēng)俗在節(jié)日中扮演重要角色，但有時也隨時間而變化。significant /s?ɡ?n?f?k?nt/ adj. 有重大意義的；顯著的 拓展 attach (great) significance t ...（非常）重視……The prpsals they put frward at the meeting were f little significance.他們在會上提出的建議無關(guān)緊要。The new drug has great significance fr the treatment f the disease.這種新藥對于這種疾病的治療有重大意義。The Chinese gvernment attaches great significance t the issue f climate change.中國政府非常重視氣候變化問題。
Festivals are becming mre and mre cmmercial, with businesses taking advantage f the celebratins. (P5) 節(jié)日正變得越來越商業(yè)化，商家會利用這些慶?；顒樱ㄟM(jìn)行促銷）。take advantage f 利用；欺騙；占……的便宜 例句I’m ging t take advantage f this tur t explre the histry f the castle.我將利用這次旅行來探索這個城堡的歷史。David tk advantage f my trust, taking mre than I had intended t give.大衛(wèi)利用了我的信任，拿走的比我想要給的還多。拓展disadvantage n. [U，C] 不利因素，障礙，不便之處have the advantage f ... 具有……的有利條件 take full advantage f 充分利用
They are ccasins that allw us t relax and enjy life, and frget abut ur wrk fr a little while. (P5) 節(jié)日是讓我們放松心情、享受生活、暫時忘卻工作的時刻。ccasin /??ke???n/ n. 特別的事情（或儀式、慶典）；（適當(dāng)?shù)模C會 搭配n ccasin(s) 偶爾，有時，偶然（=smetimes） n ne ccasin 有一次n this/that ccasin 這次/那次 n the ccasin f ... 在……之際 例句The Mid-Autumn Festival is significant because it is a special ccasin fr family reunin. 中秋節(jié)之所以重要是因為它是闔家團聚的特殊時刻。I want t take advantage f the ccasin t express my thanks fr yur help.我想借這個機會，對你們的幫助表示感謝。
They are ccasins that allw us t relax and enjy life, and frget abut ur wrk fr a little while. (P5) 節(jié)日是讓我們放松心情、享受生活、暫時忘卻工作的時刻。ccasin /??ke???n/ n. 特別的事情（或儀式、慶典）；（適當(dāng)?shù)模C會 拓展（1）ccasinal adj. 偶爾的，臨時的 ccasinally adv. 偶爾，有時候 My daughter makes ccasinal visits t me n weekends and I, n ccasins, treat her and her family t a big dinner at hme, r ccasinally in a restaurant.我的女兒周末偶爾來看我，有時我在家中招待她和她的家人吃一頓大餐，有時是在餐館。
They are ccasins that allw us t relax and enjy life, and frget abut ur wrk fr a little while. (P5) 節(jié)日是讓我們放松心情、享受生活、暫時忘卻工作的時刻。ccasin /??ke???n/ n. 特別的事情（或儀式、慶典）；（適當(dāng)?shù)模C會 （2）ccasin表示“某次，……的時候”時，關(guān)系詞在定語從句中作時間狀語，則應(yīng)用關(guān)系副詞when。She thught f that ccasin when she gt help frm a stranger n the trip t Lijiang.她想起了那一次在去麗江的旅途中得到了一位陌生人的幫助。（3）ccasin表示“場合，慶典”等抽象地點名詞時，關(guān)系詞在定語從句中作地點狀語，則應(yīng)用關(guān)系副詞where。This is nt an ccasin fr laughter, where yu must take things seriusly.這不是大笑的場合，你必須嚴(yán)肅對待事情。
Festivals are becming mre and mre cmmercial, with businesses taking advantage f the celebratins. (P5) 節(jié)日正變得越來越商業(yè)化，商家會利用這些慶?；顒樱ㄟM(jìn)行促銷）。 句式剖析 畫線部分屬于“with+賓語+現(xiàn)在分詞”結(jié)構(gòu)，此結(jié)構(gòu)在句中作狀語?？键c提煉 “with+賓語+現(xiàn)在分詞”結(jié)構(gòu)“with+賓語+現(xiàn)在分詞”結(jié)構(gòu)為with復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)的一種形式，其中賓語可由名詞或代詞充當(dāng)，現(xiàn)在分詞表示主動或動作正在進(jìn)行。with復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)在句中通常作狀語，表示伴隨、方式、原因或條件等。The English class ended with all singing an English sng.英語課以全體合唱一首英語歌結(jié)束。（all和sing之間是邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系）
Festivals are becming mre and mre cmmercial, with businesses taking advantage f the celebratins. (P5) 節(jié)日正變得越來越商業(yè)化，商家會利用這些慶?；顒樱ㄟM(jìn)行促銷）。 歸納拓展 with復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)的其他形式： （1）with+賓語+形容詞/副詞The nurse had difficulty walking fast with s heavy prtective clthing n.穿著這么重的防護服，這個護士很難走快。In summer, she usually sleeps with the windws pen.夏天，她通常開著窗戶睡覺。（2）with+賓語+介詞短語Dn’t stand with yur hands in yur pckets.站著的時候別把雙手插在口袋里。
Festivals are becming mre and mre cmmercial, with businesses taking advantage f the celebratins. (P5) 節(jié)日正變得越來越商業(yè)化，商家會利用這些慶?；顒樱ㄟM(jìn)行促銷）。 歸納拓展 with復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)的其他形式： （3）with+賓語+過去分詞（表示被動或動作已完成，賓語與構(gòu)成過去分詞的動詞之間為邏輯上的動賓關(guān)系）With his hair cut, he lked much yunger.由于理了發(fā)，他看起來年輕多了。（4）with+賓語+動詞不定式（通常用主動形式表示被動含義，表示動作將要發(fā)生）She knew that with him t help her, she culd and wuld succeed.她知道，有他幫助她，她能夠而且一定會成功。

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