________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________Step 2 Pre-reading展示单元一Read the passage on P1&2 within 10 min and finish thefollowing questions.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 beganB ．when winter endedC ．if food was difficult to findD ．during the cold winter months3．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.展示单元二Read the text again and do the true or false questions.1) The ancient people needn’t worry about their food. ()2) People celebrate Halloween with a different purpose from the past. (3) Gandhi was a great leader who Indian people honor a lot. ( )4) China and Japan share the same custom of celebrating mid-autumnfestival. ( )5) Easter just celebrates the rebirth of Jesus. ( )展示单元三:read the passage and answer the following questions.1. Which three times of the year did people celebrate in ancient times?________________________________________________________________________ 2. What kind of things are done to celebrate the Obon Festival?________________________________________________________________________ 3. Why does India have a national festival on October 2?________________________________________________________________________ 4. How do Europeans celebrate Thanksgiving festivals?________________________________________________________________________ 5. Name three things people do at the Spring Festival in China.________________________________________________________________________“日清过关”巩固提升三级达标训练题Festivals and CelebrationsWe 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 thegods. 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 of the Lunar New Year may take 10.________ throughout the country，day and night. It is an important religious and social festival.Extensive readingSweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick，the aged，and children who have lost their parents，but also friends，workmates，relatives and neighbors whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.Over 60 years ago，when a Cleveland man noticed that some people，such as children who lost their parents and patients who lay in bed，too often felt forgotten and neglected，he developed in his mind the idea of showing them that they were remembered. He did this by giving them small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors，he gave those people small gifts on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed，other Clevelanders began to take part in the celebration，which came to be called “Sweetest Day”．Over time，the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the poor，the sick and children who had lost their parents was broadened to include everyone，and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small gift. Soon the idea spread to other cities all over the USA.Sweetest Day is not based on any single group’s religious beliefs or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning.Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift giving，Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care，in a positive way.课后总结。
