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1、Unit 3 Festivals and customsWelcome to the unit&Reading(I)Yi Peng Lantern Festival is Yi Peng Lantern Festival is celebrated in Chiang Mai,Thailand celebrated in Chiang Mai,Thailand as a way as a way to _to _ _.MidsummerMidsummer s Day is celebrated in s Day is celebrated in Sweden for people to _Sw

2、eden for people to _.The Day of the Dead,which lasts The Day of the Dead,which lasts _,is a festival in _,is a festival in Mexico for people to _Mexico for people to _.let bad memories go and make a wish for the future hold parties,singing and dancing around a midsummer polefor three days remember l

3、oved ones who are no longer aliveWelcome to the UnitPut the events at the Indian wedding in the correct order.The Indian weddinga.The brides father led her to the bridegroom.b.The couple took seven steps.c.The celebrations began.d.The bridegroom arrived on a horse.e.The couple joined hands and walke

4、d around a fire.daebcFast ReadingPut the events at the Rio Carnival in the correct order.The Rio Carnivala.The group started marching down the street.b.Alex saw dancers and musicians standing in the street.c.Alex took his place in the crowd.d.The group jumped into action.e.The crowd passed many stre

5、et stands.daebcFast Readingcbdae1.What was the bride wearing at the Indian wedding?2.What were the Indian couples promises about?3.Why did Alex go to a street party?4.What did Alex see and smell as he passed the street stands?Detailed Reading1.What was the bride wearing at the Indian wedding?She was

6、 wearing an eye-catching red silk sari.Line 62.What were the Indian couples promises about?The promises were about how they were going to support each other and live together happily.Lines 14-15Detailed ReadingI could see a group of around 20 Brazilian dancers and a band in fancy costumes standing i

7、n the street.Some of them carried flags,which blew in the wind.The crowd waited with excitement.Rhetorical Device:ContrastThen there was an explosion of bright colours and lively music,and the group jumped into action.The band started playing an energetic samba beat,the dancers twisted and turned,an

8、d the crowd began to cheer,clap and sing.The whole group started marching down the street.The Carnival current carried us through the ever-growing sea of people,dancing all the way.A contrast in literature is any difference between two or more tangible or abstract entities,such as characters,setting

9、s,opinions,tones,and so on.Contrast generally involves a juxtaposition(并排)of two unlike things in order to showcase their differences.Contrast:definition It was the best of times,it was the worst of times,it was the age of wisdom,it was the age of foolishness,it was the epoch of belief,it was the ep

10、och of incredulity,it was the season of Light,it was the season of Darkness,it was the spring of hope,it was the winter of despair,we had everything before us,we had nothing before us,we were all going direct to Heaven,we were all going direct the other way.-A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensCo

11、ntrast Example3.Why did Alex go to a street party?To experience the spirit of the Rio Carnival for himself.Line 244.What did Alex see and smell as he passed the street stands?He saw an ever-growing sea of people,iceboxes of soft drinks and beer,and smelt roasted meat.Line 33-34Detailed ReadinguAre t

12、here any examples in our country of special days which were originally made up by the marketing departments of companies?What do you think about that?The 11.11 Global Shopping Festival.daebcCritical ThinkingcbdaeSingles Day,also known as 11.11 or Double 11.It started in 1993 at Nanjing University as

13、 a day for students to celebrate their singledom.In 2009,Alibaba transformed the holiday from an“anti-Valentines Day”for Chinese singletons to the“11.11 Global Shopping Festival,”and JD.com now participates with its own multi-day event culminating on November 11.Singles Day has become the worlds big

14、gest 24-hour online sale,with Alibaba and JD each achieving sales levels higher than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined.Critical ThinkinguAre there any other festivals or celebrations in our country that are over-commercialized or have lost their original meaning?Critical ThinkingcbdaeValentines

15、 Day.Larger amounts of chocolate will be on sale in supermarkets,and,compared with common days,cinemas will be much busier,and the price of flowers(especially roses)and restaurants and hotels(especially romantic ones)could be much higher.Many restaurants will have special set menus,especially those in Hong Kong,Beijing and Shanghai.If you want to have a smooth celebration on Valentines Day,remember to make reservations as far in advance as you can.Critical ThinkingHomeworkFinish exercises B1 and B2 on page 33.