Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldReading（Ⅱ）Pre-readingWhendotheytakeplace?(lunarcalendar)SpringFestivalJanuary1LanternFestivalJanuary15DragonBoatFestivalMay5Mid-autumnDayAugust15EasteraroundMarch22—April25ThanksgivingDaythelastThursdayofNovemberHalloweenOctober31ChristmasDayDecember251.Whatfestivalsorcelebrationsdoyouhaveinyourcityortown?Whatpartofafestivaldoyoulikebest—theactivities,themusic,thesights,thefoodorthepeoplewhovisit?SpeakingChristmas()Mid-autumnFestival()Valentine'sday()Easter()AprilFool'sDay()Halloween()Let’slistentothetapeandtickoutthefestivalswhichhavebeenmentionedinthetext.FTIntensivereadingTrueorFalse1.Theancientpeopleneedn’tworryabouttheirfood.2.Halloweenusedtobeafestivalintendedtohonorthedead.TFF3.QuYuanwasagreatpoetwhopeoplehonoralotinChina.4.Mid-autumnFestivalisheldtocelebratetheendofautumn.5.EastercelebratestherebirthofJesus.Howmanytypesoffestivalsarementionedinthepassage?1.Ancientfestivals2.FestivalsoftheDead3.FestivalstoHonorthePeople4.HarvestFestivals5.SpringFestivalsScanningKindsofFestivalsNamesofFestivalsCountriesFestivalsoftheDeadObonJapanDayoftheDeadHalloweenMexicosomeWesterncountries1.Readthepassageandthenfillinthefollowingchart.ComprehendingKindsofFestivalsNamesofFestivalsCountriesFestivalstoHonourPeopleFestivaltohonourGandhiIndiaDragonBoatFestivalColumbusDayChinaUSAKindsofFestivalsNamesofFestivalsCountriesHarvestFestivalsHarvest/ThanksgivingFestivalEuropeanandothercountriesMid-autumnFestivalChinaandJapanKindsofFestivalsNamesofFestivalsCountriesSpringFestivalsCherryBlossomFestivalJapanSpringFestivalEasterandrelatedholidaysChinasomeWesterncountriesHalloween(万圣节)2.Usetheinformationfromthereadingpassagetoanswerthefollowingquestions.1)Whatarefestivalsofthedeadusuallyfor?Festivalsofthedeadareforhonouringorsatisfyingdeadancestorsorothers,whosomepeoplebelievemightreturntohelporharmlivingpeople.2)Whatmakesautumnfestivalshappyevents?Autumnfestivalsarehappyeventsbecausepeoplearethankfulthatfoodisreadyforwinterandthehardfarmworkisfinishe...
