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Some festivals are celebrated to express the typical Chinese Spring Festival,firecrackers lighted to drive away the evil spirits and celebrate the new year is one of its customs.Paragraph 5:Activity 2 Reading for the main ideasRead the text quickly to find out the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1:Paragraph 2:Activity 3 Reading for the details the first paragraph,tell me the function of the word “However” here. the second paragraph,why do we celebrate the harvest festival? And what customs do we have when celebrating the MidAutumn Festival? is the writer??s attitude towards the mercialisation of festivals? How do you know it? part are festivals playing in our society? (or what meanings do festivals have in our society?)Activity 4 Summary for the topicWhy do we celebrate festivals?Activity 5 Reading for thinkingAfter reading,ask students to discuss the following questions. the third paragraph,we can see the custom of lighting firecrackers in Chinese Spring Festival has faded do you feel about it? Why? How do you think we can better deal with the relationship between the old customs and the new ones? can businesses take advantage of the celebrations to make greater benefits? Are you for or against this? Why? do different festivals in different countries share something in mon finally?Activity 6 Summary