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Revision and writing: Festivals around the world Some festivals are held to ______(纪念）the dead or to satisfy the _______ （祖先），while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods, such as _______ ____ _______（端午节） and Columbus Day. Related words about festivals 节日 信仰 习惯习俗 庆祝 宗教的 淹死溺死 提醒，使想起 收获 搜集 赞美；钦佩 独立的 起源 Useful sentences and structures for writing Exciting carnivals take place forty days before Easter. Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. festivals/ activities... + take place be held 派对将在周五举行。 The party will take place on Friday. The party will be held on Friday. 2.Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors. People should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. *纪念某人某事 honour sb./sth. in memory of sb./sth. * 运用不定式to do 表目的 圣诞节是为了纪念耶稣的诞生。 Christmas is held to honour the birth of Jesus. Christmas is held in memory of the birth of Jesus. 3. People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over. *Be grateful *原因状语从句的运用 ： because…; since…; for…; 他很感激因为他们帮助了他。 He is grateful because they help him. 4. The most important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring. look forward to sth. doing sth. 人们期待农历新年的到来。 People look forward to the arrival of the Lunar New Year. 5. People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while. *Let sb. Do *Enjoy sth./ doing *Be proud of sth./ doing *用and或as well as进行并列 中秋节使我们能够和家人团聚，品尝月饼。 The Mid-Autumn Festival lets us get together with our family and enjoy the mooncakes. 6.Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals, w