1. Unit 1 Festivals around the world Reading

2. Skimming
Look at the title of the reading passage, and the pictures in it, and work in pairs to predict the content of the passage.
Answer:
1. The names of the festivals and celebrations in the world.
2. The times when the festivals take place.
3. What people celebrate.
4. what people do in the festivals.

3. Scan the reading passage and then fill in the following chart.
Scanning
Scan the reading passage and then fill in the following chart.

4. Kinds of
Festivals
to Honour
People
Harvest
Spring
Festivals of the Dead

5. Day of the
Dead
(Mexico)
Festivals of
the Dead
Obon
Halloween
(some western
countries)
(Japan)

6. Festivals
to Honour
People
Dragon Boat
Festival
(China)
Colunbus
Day
(USA)
Festival to
Honour
Gandhi
(India)

7. Harvest Festivals Thanksgiving Mid-Autumn Day Festivals
(European and other countries)
Mid-Autumn
Festivals
(China and Japan)
Harvest
Festivals

8. Spring Festivals Cherry Easter and Blossom Festival (some western
related holidays
Cherry
Blossom
Festival
Spring
Festivals
(China)
(some western
countries)
(Japan)