Book3 Unit1 Festivals around the world

Unit1Reading日一二三四五六12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728Feb,2011SpringFestivalValentine’sDayLanternFestivalSpringFestivalLanternFestivalDragonBoatFestivalMid-autumnDayEasterThanksgivingDayHalloweenChristmasDayObonColumbusDayHowmanytypesoffestivalsarementionedinthepassage?1.Ancientfestivals2.FestivalsoftheDead3.FestivalstoHonorthePeople4.HarvestFestivals5.SpringFestivalsWhatfestivalsarementionedineachparagraph?P1.celebratetheendofthecoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn;celebratewhenhunterscatchanimals.P2.FestivalsoftheDeadObonDayoftheDeadHalloweenP3.FestivalstoHonourPeopleDragonBoatFestivalColumbusDayanationalfestivalinIndiaP4.HarvestFestivalsHarvestandThanksgivingFestivalMid-AutumnfestivalCheeryBlossomFestivalP5.SpringFestivalSpringfestivalCarnivalEasterComprehendingI.Readthepassageandthenfillinthefollowingchart.PurposesTohonorthedeadorsatisfythe1________Names2_____TheDayoftheDead9_______CountriesJapan6_______Westerncountries1.FestivalsoftheDeadFillintheblanks.ancestorsObonMexicoHalloweenActivitiesCleaning3______;lighting4_______andlamps;playing5______Eatingcakeswith7_____onthem;offeringfood,flowersand8____tothedeadChildren10_______andaskforsweetsgravesincensemusicbonesgiftsdressup3.HarvestFestivalsManyactivitiescanbeheldinharvestfestivalsEXCEPTthatpeople___.A.gettogethertohavemealsB.decoratehousestoadmirethemoonC.winawardsfortheirfarmproduceD.enjoymooncakesB4.SpringFestivalsFillintheblanks.MeaningsNames1_______________2______3____CherryBlossomFestivalTheSpringFestivalCarnivalsEasterTolookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspringCountriesMainlyreligiouscountriesJapanWesterncountriesChinaActivitiesEatinggoodfoods;givingchildren1_____money;2______________andcarnivals3________;dancinginthestreets;loudmusic;4_________________luckydragondancesParadescolourfulclothing1).Whatarefestivalsofthedeadusuallyfor?Festivalsofthedeadareheldtohonourthedeadortosatisfytheancestors,whomightteturneithertohelportodoharm.II.Answerthefollowingquestions.2).Whyareharvestfestivalshappyevents?Becausefoodisgatheredforthewinterandtheagriculturalworkisover.3).Whatisoneimportantreasontohavefestivalsandcelebrations?Festivalsletusenjoylife,beproudofourcustomsandforgetourdailylifeforalittlewhile.1.Theancientpeopleneedn’tworryabouttheirfood.2.Halloweenusedtobeafestivalintendedtohonorthedead.FTIII.TrueorFalse3.QuYuanwasagreatpoetwhopeoplehonoralotinChina.4.Mid-autumnFestivalisheldtocelebratetheendofautumn.5.EastercelebratesthebirthofJesus.TFF