Nowadays, foreign festivals are more and more popular in China. Can you list some?

1.Candy, flowers and other tokens of affection are exchanged on this day, in honor of two martyrs, both named St. Valentine.

2.Franksters feel that it is permissible to play all sorts of tricks on this day.

3.The second Sunday in May, set aside to honor mothers.

4.The third Sunday in June, set aside to honor fathers.

5.A special day for making merry, wearing costumes and playing old-fashioned games. A favorite with children.

6.A Christian holy day in March or April when Christians remember the death of Christ and his return to life.

7.Generally the fourth Thursday in November, set aside for national thanksgiving, especially for our democratic form of government. It is a legal holiday in all states.

8.The first Monday in September. Set aside to honor labor, it is a legal holiday in all states.

9.This is both a legal and religious holiday, it observes the anniversary of the birth of Jesus. All states and all those of the Christian faith celebrate this holiday.

Step 2

Reading and transferring information

Read the text again to complete the table listing festivals and their celebrations.

　　　　　　　　　　　　FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS Ancient Festivals Festival of the Dead Festival to Honour People Harvest Festival Spring Festival celebrate the end of the cold weather, planting and harvest; capture of animals. ... ... ... ... Step3 . Reading to decide on the type of writing and summary of the text

Type of writing Main idea of the passage

Topic sentence of 1st paragraph Topic sentence of 2nd paragraph

Topic sentence of 3rd paragraph Topic sentence of 4th paragraph Topic sentence of 5th paragraph Topic sentence of 6th paragraph Step 4

Closing down by making a diagram and retell the text

We shall end the class by going over the text once again to make a diagram and retell the story with its help.

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