1. Period two Reading The birth of a festival

3. Kwanzaa(how is Kwanzaa birth ?) Skimming

4. Main idea Para.1 General introduction to a new festival ------ Kwanzaa. Para.2 How was Kwanzaa born? Para.3 The seven principles of Kwanzaa.

5. Para.4 When and how Kwanzaa is celebrated? Para.5 Why are we all creating new festivals every year?

6. Read the passage and find out the answers to the following questions. Detail reading

7. Kwanzaa 6.What? 5.How? 4.Why? 1.When? 2.Where? 3.Who?

8. It was born _______. It is celebrated from ____________ to _________. in 1966 December 26 January 1

9. It is celebrated ___________. in America

10. __________________ celebrated it. African Americans

11. To celebrate the _______and ______ of _______ ___________. culture history African Americans

12. 1. ______________ each day. 2. Discuss one of the _______________ of Kwanzaa. 3. ________ to enjoy a large _____ and to celebrated the new year. Light a candle seven principles Gather meal

13. Unity Self-determination Living together Working together Purpose Creativity Faith 团结 自决 群居 合作 目的 创造 信念

14. 1. Kwanzaa is a very old festival. 2. The word Kwanzaa means first fruit in Swahili. 3. Kwanzaa is based on old African festivals. T T True or False F young

15. 4. People created Kwanzaa to celebrate American culture. 5. Kwanzaa is celebrate on Christmas Day. 6. People who celebrate Kwanzaa light a candle for each of the seven principles. F T F African begins the day after

16. 1. What do the African Americans celebrate in Kwanzaa? They celebrate the culture and history of African Americans. Careful reading

17. 2. Why did the people choose “Kwanzaa” to name the festival? Because there were many festivals in Africa called “first-fruit” festivals. 3. What are the seven principles? They are Unity, Self-determination, Living together, Working together, Purpose, Creativity, Faith.

18. 4. When do the people celebrate Kwanzaa? People celebrate Kwanzaa from December 26 to January 1. 5. What do the festivals mean to us? The festivals help us understand who we are, remember where we come from, and share our hopes for a happy future.

19. Post-Reading 1.Kwanzaa is a _________ festival celebrating the culture and history of _______ Americans. Kwanzaa was born in the year ____ and it means “____ ____ ” in Swahili. Seven-day African 1966 first fruit Fill in the gaps:

20. People celebrate Kwanzaa from ___ ____ to ___ ___.People celebrate Kwanzaa by lighting a ______ each day and discuss one of the _____ ________ of Kwanzaa. Dec Jan 1st candle seven principles 26th

21. 2. The candle is usually lit by the _______ child of the family. On the ___ day of Kwanzaa, family and ______ gather to enjoy a large ____ and to celebrate the new ____.All of the festivals help us understand ___ __ ___, remember________________, and share our hope for _____________. youngest last friends meal year are where we are from a happy future who we

22. Useful expressions 1.a seven-day festival 2.get together 3.greet the new year 4.a rich culture 5.have … in common 6.build unity of family 7.believe in 8.the commercial activities 9.as well as 10.light a candle 11.a large meal 12. keep … alive 1. 一个 7 日的节日 2. 聚集 3. 庆祝新年 4. 丰富的文化 5. 有 …… 共同点 6. 加强家庭的团结 7. 信任, 信仰 8. 商业活动 9. 还有 … ，以及 … 10. 点蜡烛 11. 丰盛的一餐 12. 保持 … 存活