unit5-festival-around-the-world

Whendothefestivalscelebrate?SpringFestivalLanternFestivalEasterThanksgivingDayHalloweenChristmasDaya.OnDecember25b.ThelastThursdayofNovember.c.October31d.January15atlunarcalendare.January1atlunarcalendarf.aroundMarch22—April25Readthroughthepassageandfindouthowmanytypesoffestivalsarementionedinthepassage?1.Ancientfestivals2.FestivalsoftheDead3.FestivalstoHonorPeople4.HarvestFestivals5.SpringFestivalsReadthetextquicklyandfillintheblanks.Thetextmainlytellsusaboutsomefestivals.Thereare____kindsoffestivals.Someare________,someare________andsomeare______________seasonal5religiousforspecialpeopleorevents.Whatfestivalsarementionedineachparagraph?Para.1AncientFestivalsWhatdidtheancientfestivalscelebrate?Ancientfestivalscelebrated______________________,_________________and________________;celebratedwhen————————————————.theendofcoldweatherplantinginspringharvestinautumnhuntershadcaughtanimalsPara.2FestivalsoftheDeadJapan—______Mexico—_______Westerncountries—_________Para.3FestivalstoHonourPeopleMatchthecountrywiththefestival.ObontheDayoftheDeadHalloweenIndianationalfestivalColumbusDayTheDragonBoatFestivalChinaUSAIndiaPara.4HarvestFestivalsEuropeancountries—__________________________________ChinaandJapan—__________________Para.5Festivalsthatlookingforwardtotheendofwinterandthecomingofspring.China—______________SomeWesterncountries—________________________________Japan—_______________________HarvestandThanksgivingFestivalsMid-AutumnfestivalsSpringFestivalEasterandrelatedholidaysCheeryBlossomFestivalReadthepassagecarefullyandanswerthequestionswiththehelpofthepictures.WhatdopeopledoontheObon?(日本盂兰盆节)_______________cleangraveslightincenseFestivalsoftheDead______________________________lightlampandplaymusicWhatkindsofthingsaredonetohonourthedead?MexicanDayoftheDead______________________________Eatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith“bones”onthemOfferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.WhatdoyouknowaboutHalloween?HalloweenItisnowachildren’sfestival.Theycandressupandgototheirneighbours’homestoaskforsweets.Iftheneighboursdonotgiveanysweets,thechildrenmightplayatrickonthem._______________ColumbusDayWhatfestivalthathonoursfamouspeopleintheUSA?FestivalstoHonourPeople______________________WhatfestivalcanyouthinkofthathonoursfamouspeopleinChina?theDragonBoatFestivalHarvestFestivalsDoyouknowanyharvestcelebrationsinChina?ThanksgivingDay______________________Mid-autumnFestivalSpringFestivalspeoplewouldeatdumplings,fishandmeatandmaygivechildrenluckymoneyinredpaper.SpringFestivalinChinaSpringFestivalsincludparades,dancinginthestreets,loudmusicandcolorfulclothing.CarnivalsbeforeEasterEaster1)Whatarefestivalsofthedeadusuallyfor?Festivalsofthedeadareforhonouringorsatisfyingdeadancestorsorothers,whosomepeoplebelievemightreturntohelporharmlivingpeople.Usetheinformationfromthereadingpassagetoanswerthefollowingquestions.2)Whatmakesautumnfestivalshappyevents?Autumnfestivalsarehappyeventsbecausepeoplearethankfulthatfoodisreadyforwinterandthehardfarmworkisfinished.3)Whatdopeopleusuallydoatspringfestivals?Atspringfestivals,peopleusuallyhavedances,carnivalsandotheractivitiestocelebratetheendofwinterandthecomingofspring.4)Whatisoneimportantreasontohavefestivalsandcelebrations?Itisimportanttohavefestivalsandcelebrationssowecanenjoylife/beproudofourcustoms/forgetourworkforalittlewhile.Whichfestivalsdoyouthinkarethemostimportantandwhicharethemostfun?TypeoffestivalExampleoffestivalReasonsforyourchoiceMostimportantMostfun1.Gooverthetext,writeasummaryofthetext(about100words)andretellthetextaccordingtoyoursummary.2.Trytofindoutasmuchinformationaspossibleaboutfestivalsaroundtheworld.YoucansurftheInternetorrefertothebooks.