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Unit 1 Festivals around the world Period One 导学案1 Warming Up Reading (Ⅰ) 基础落实 .课文理解 1．What is the main idea of the text? A．Festivals have many origins. B．Festivals are held to honor the dead and famous people. C．Festivals are held for happy events. D．Festivals are happy times for people to get together. 2．In ancient times, people would celebrate ________. A．when winter began B．when winter ended C．if food was difficult to find D．during the cold winter months 3．Which of the following is NOT the festival to honor the dead? A．The Japanese festival Obon. B．The Day of the Dead in Mexico. C．The Western holiday Halloween. D．Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival. 4．Which of the following festivals is NOT mentioned in the text? A．Columbus Day. B．Mid-Autumn Festival. C．Easter. D．Christmas Day. 5．What can we infer from the text? A．People would have feasts, sing and dance at all festivals. B．People celebrate festivals because they don’t want to work. C．By celebrating festivals, people are developing the culture and customs. D．Festivals have only four kinds of origins. .课文缩写 Festivals and Celebrations We have 1.________ of festivals. Ancient people held festivals and celebrations to celebrate the end of winter or the catching of animals. Some festivals are in 2.________ of the ancestors. They light lamps and play music, on an important feast day, offering good things to the dead. People hold festivals as an 3.________ to famous people or to the gods. These festivals have their 4.________ as an event, like the Dragon Boat Festival which honors the famous 5.________ Qu Yuan. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are held in many countries. People decorate churches, get together, have meals or win awards for competitions. On Mid-Autumn Festival people 6.________ the moon and have mooncakes. Chinese New Year is an 7.________ and important festival. People look 8.________ to 9. ________ up, eating dumplings, giving children lucky money in red paper and playing dragon dances. The celebration o