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Reading2
Detail Reading
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Now let’s get to know more about these festivals .Read the passage carefully to answer the questions or to fill in the form.
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Paragraph 1: Festivals and celebrations
• What’s the main idea of para.1?
• When did ancient people celebrate festivals?
• Where do festivals come from?
Introduction of festivals
The ending of cold weather.
Have many origins, some religious, seasonal, and some for special people or events.
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Paragraph 2: Festivals of the deadFestivals Where When What to do What to
eat
Obon
In early Novem-ber
October
31
JapanIn July or August
Clean the gravesLight incenseLight lampsPlay music
The Day of the Dead
MexicoPeople offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead
Halloween The USA and some othercountries
Go to neighbours’ Dress up and try to frighten people
Food in the shape of skulls and cakes with“bones” on them
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Paragraph 3: Festivals to honor people
Festivals Country People honored
The Dragon Boat Festival
The USA
Mohandas Gandhi
China QuYuan, the famous ancient poet
Columbus Day Christopher Columbus
National Day India
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Paragraph 4: Harvest FestivalsFestivals When Where What to do What to
eat
Thanks-giving Day
The 4th
Thursday in November
Western countries
Decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit,Get together to have meals,Win awards forfarm produce
Turkeys
The Mid-Autumn Day
Lu
Lunar August15
ChinaJapan
Admire the moon
Mooncakes
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Paragraph 5: Spring Festivals
Festivals Country When What to do
Spring Festival
Western countries
Celebrate the return of Jesus from the dead, the coming of spring, new life
Japan Admire cherry
China Lunar January 1
Eat dumplings, fish and meatGive lucky moneyDragon dances
Carnivals InFebruary
Parades, dancing,loud music,colorful clothing
Easter Christian countries
About March
Cherry Blossom Featival
About April
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Paragraph 6:
• What are the purposes of festivals?
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Look at the statements and tell whether they are true or false
• The ancient people needn’t worry about their food.
• Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead.
• Qu Yuan was a great poet whom people honor a lot in China.
• Mid-Autumn Day is held to celebrate the end of autumn.
• Easter celebrates the return from dead of Jesus.
• There is pink snow in spring in Japan.
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That’ all for reading.
• Thank you