Unit 1　Festivals around the world(Period 1　Warming up and reading)

b. because they want to light up their rooms.c. because they want to light up their way.d. because they want to lead their ancestors to return to earth.(2)which of the following was not mentioned as a famous person in the text?a. mohandas gandi.b. christopher columbus.c. abraham lincoln.d. qu yuan.(3)the place where people will usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruits is ______________.a. indiab. americac. europed. china(4)easter is held in memory of the return of jesus for christians and also celebrates ______________.a. the coming of springb. the autumn harvestc. the lunar new yeard. the end of a yearsuggested answers: (1)d　(2)c　(3)c　(4)a2)use the information from the reading passage to answer the following questions.(1)what are festivals of the dead usually for?(2)what makes autumn festivals happy events?(3)what do people usually do at spring festivals?(4)what is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?(5)compare the festivals of the dead in mexico, japan and china. what things are similar?  what things are different?3. reading and discussionread the text a third time and then work in pairs to do the following.1)based on the reading passage, what do most festivals seem to have in common? why do you think these things might be important to people everywhere?  talk with your partner and fill in the chart below.three common thingsreasons why they are important to people everywhere1.2.3.2)discuss in pairs which festivals you think are the most important and which are the most fun. then fill in the chart with your ideas.type of festivalexample of festivalreasons for your choicemost importantmost fun(let students have enough time to read the passage carefully and discuss the questions and charts with their partners. encourage them to expand their answers according to their own experiences. )4. explanationhelp students analyze some difficult, long and complex sentences and guess the meanings of some new words. encourage them to try to deal with the language points in the context.discuss the following important sentences and phrases in the passage.1)some festivals are held to honour the dead, or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm.2)in memory of3)india has a national festival on october 2 to honour mohandas gandhi, the leader who helped gain india’s independence from britain.4)people are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over.