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Book3Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldReadingFestivalsAndCelebrations

FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONS

Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkindshavebeenheldeverywheresinceancienttimes．Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendofcoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn.Sometimescelebrationswouldbeheldafterhuntershadcaughtanimals．Atthattimepeoplewouldstarveiffoodwasdifficulttofind,especiallyduringthecoldwintermonths.Today'sfestivalshavemanyorigins,somereligious,someseasonal,andsomeforspecialpeopleorevents．FestivalsoftheDeadSomefestivalsareheldtohonourthedeadortosatisfytheancestors,whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm.FortheJapanesefestivalObon,peopleshouldgotocleangravesandlightincenseinmemoryoftheirancestors．Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth．InMexico,peoplecelebratetheDayoftheDeadinearlyNovember.Onthisimportantfeastday,peopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith"bones"onthem.Theyofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.TheWesternholidayHalloweenalsohaditsorigininoldbeliefsaboutthereturnofthespiritsofdeadpeople．Itisnowachildren’sfestival，whentheycandressupandgototheirneighbours’homestoaskforsweets．Iftheneighboursdonotgiveanysweets，thechildrenmightplayatrickonthem.

FestivalstoHonourPeople

Festivalscanalsobeheldtohonourfamouspeople.TheDragonBoatFestivalinChinahonoursthefamousancientpoet,QuYuan.IntheUSA,ColumbusDayisinmemoryofthearrivalofChristopherColumbusintheNewWorld.IndiahasanationalfestivalonOctober2

tohonourMohandasGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia'sindependencefromBritain.

HarvestFestivals

HarvestandThanksgivingfestivalscanbeveryhappyevents．Peoplearegratefulbecausetheir

foodisgatheredforthewinterandtheagriculturalworkisover.InEuropeancountries,people

willusuallydecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andwillgettogethertohavemeals.Somepeoplemightwinawardsfortheirfarmproduce,likethebiggestwatermelonorthemosthandsomerooster.ChinaandJapanhavemid-autumnfestivals,whenpeopleadmirethemoonandinChina,enjoymooncakes.

SpringFestivals

Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.AttheSpringFestivalinChina,peopleeatdumplings,fishandmeatandmaygivechildrenluckymoneyinredpaper.Therearedragondancesandcarnivals,andfamiliescelebratetheLunarNewYeartogether.SomeWesterncountrieshaveveryexcitingcarnivals,whichtakeplacefortydaysbeforeEaster,usuallyinFebruary.Thesecarnivalsmightincludeparades,dancinginthestreetsdayandnight,loudmusicandcolourfulclothingofallkinds.EasterisanimportantreligiousandsocialfestivalforChristiansaroundtheworld.ItcelebratesthereturnofJesusfromthedeadandthecomingofspringandnewlife.

Japan’sCherryBlossomFestivalhappensalittlelater.Thecountry,coveredwithcherrytreeflowers,looksasthoughitiscoveredwithpinksnow.

Peoplelovetogettogethertoeat,drinkandhavefunwitheachother.Festivalsletusenjoylife,beproudofourcustomsandforgetourworkforalittlewhile.

ReadingandwritingASadLoveStory

ASADLOVESTORY

LiFangwasheart-broken.ItwasValentine’sDayandHuJinhadsaidshewouldmeethimatthecoffeeshopafterwork.Butshedidn’tturnup.Shecouldbewithherfriendsrightnowlaughingathim．Shesaidshewouldbethereatseveno’clock,andhethoughtshewouldkeepherword．Hehadlookedforwardtomeetingherallday,andnowhewasalonewithhisrosesandchocolates,likeafool．Well,hewasnotgoingtoholdhisbreathforhertoapologize.Hewoulddrownhissadnessincoffee．

ItwasobviousthatthemanagerofthecoffeeshopwaswaitingforLiFangtoleave一hewipedthetables，thensatdownandturnedontheTV一justwhatLiFangneeded！

AsadChinesestoryaboutlostlove．ThegranddaughteroftheGoddessofHeavenvisitedtheearth.HernamewasZhinu，theweaving乡d．WhileshewasonearthshemettheherdboyNiulangandtheyfellinlove.（"JustlikemeandHuJin,"thoughtLiFang.）Theygotmarriedsecretly,andtheywereveryhappy.（"Wecouldbelikethat,"thoughtLiFana．）WhentheGoddessofHeavenknewthatherL-randdau2hterwasmarriedtoanuman，snenecameveryangryancmacetheweavinggirlreturntoHeaven.iNiuiangtriectotonowher,buttheriverofstars,theMilkyWay,stoppedhim.FindingthatZhinuwasheart-broken,hergrandmotherfinallydecidedtoletthecouplecrosstheMilkyWaytomeetonceayear.Magpies

makeabridgeoftheirwinssothecouplecancrosstherivertomeetontheseventhdayoftheseventhlunarmonth.PeopleinChinahopethattheweatherwillbefineonthatday,becauseifitisraining,itmeansthatZhinuisweepingandthecouplewon’tbeabletomeet.－

Theannouncersaid,"ThisisthestoryofQiqiaoFestival.Whenforeignershearaboutthestory,theycallitaChineseValentine'sstory.It'safinedaytoday,soIhopeyoucanallmeettheoneyoulove."

AsLiFangsetoffforhome，hethought,"IguessHuJindoesn’tloveme.I’11justthrowtheseflowersandchocolatesaway.Idon'twantthemtoremindmeofher.”Sohedid.

Ashesadlypassedtheteashoponthecorneronhiswayhome,heheardavoicecallinghim.

TherewasHuEnwavingathimandcalling,"Whyareyousolate？

I'vebeenwaitingforyouforalongtime！

AndIhaveagiftforyou！

”Whatwouldhedo?

HehadthrownawayherValentinegifts！

Shewouldneverforgivehim.ThiswouldnotbeahappyValentine’sDay！

ReadingTaskWinterCarnivalInQuebec

WINTERCARNIVALINQUEBEC

AgroupofverycoldtouristsaresittinginacafeinoldQuebec,drinkinghotcoffeetotrytowarmup．Thetemperatureis32degreesbelowfreezing．Thewindowsarecoveredwithsteamfromtheheatinside．Outside，snowcoversthestreetsandispiledupalongthesidewalks．ThemusicandlightsoftheCarnivalcontinue,butafterawholedayofwatchingparades，ridinginhorsecarriagesandlisteningtothemusic，theirfeetarefreezingandtheirnosesarered.Everyyear,hundredsofthousandsofpeoplecometoQuebectotakepartintheweek-longwinterfestival，thebiggestintheworld．Everyonewhocomesmustbepreparedtokeepmoving,asitistoocoldtostandandwatchforlong．Earlyinthemorning，youcanwatchthesnowboardingcompetitionsonthehilloverlooking

theriver.Competitorsspeeddownthetrackandthroughtheairasthoughtheycouldfly.

Themorebraveofheartmaytrythecanoeraces．Fiveorsixmenpaddleeachcanoeacrossthepartly-frozenStLawrenceRiver.Theriverisfullofbigpiecesofice,andif

youweretofallin,youwouldfreezeinlessthantwominutes.Oneofthefavouriteeventsisthedog-sledrace,inwhichteamsofaboutsixhuskydogspulllongsledsatgreatspeeds

alongasnowytrack.Onepersonrunsbehindthesled,shoutingtothedogstoencouragethem.Thesoundofthedogsbarking,

thecallsofthedriversandtheshoutsofthecrowdmakeanexcitingNorthernexperience.Thedogsarebeautifulstronganimals，withlong,thickfurandmanywithblueeyes．

Whileadmiringtheicesculptureseverywhereinthecity,

（muchlikethoseinHarbininChina,youcanstopwithothertouristsinanigloo（圆顶冰屋’）forhotteaorcoffee.Itisamazing｝howwarmtheseicehousescanbe！

ILateintheevening,youcangotothesnowpalace.where！

1ionhommethesnowmanisking,andjointhecrowd.Youcan，danceoutsidetothemusicofaband,whoarealldressedin

heavyclothes一evensomeoftheirinstrumentsaredressedupforwinter.Finally,youwillprobablywanttositdowninacafetowarmupandtoplantomorrow.You

mightjointhesnowmobileraces一ormaybeyoushouldjustsleepin！

Book3Unit2Healthyeating

ReadingComeAndEatHere

（1）

COMEANDEATHERE

（1）

WangPengsatinhisemptyrestaurantfeelingveryfrustrated．Ithadbeenaverystrange

morning．Usuallyhegotupearlyandpreparedhismenuofbarbecuedmuttonkebabs，

roastpork,stir-friedvegetablesandfriedrice．Thenbylunchtimetheywouldallbesold．

Bynowhisrestaurantoughttobefullofpeople.Butnottoday！

Whywasthat?

Whatcould

havehappened?

Hethoughtofhismutton,beefandbaconcookedinthehottest,finestoil.

Hiscolawassugaryandcold,andhisicecreamwasmadeofmilk,creamanddelicious

fruit."Nothingcouldbebetter,"hethought.SuddenlyhesawhisfriendLiChanghurrying

by."Hello，LaoLi,”hecalled．"Yourusual？

，’ButLiChangseemednottohear.Whatwas

thematter?

SomethingterriblemusthavehappenedifLiChangwasnotcomingtoeatin

hisrestaurantashealwaysdid.

WangPengfollowedLiChangintoanewsmallrestaurant.Hesawasigninthewindow.

Tiredofallthatfat?

Wanttoloseweight?

Comeinside,YongHui'sslimmingrestaurant.

Onlyslimmingfoodsservedhere.

Makeyourselfthinagain!

CuriositydroveWangPenginside.Itwasfullof

people．Thehostess，averythinlady,cameforward．

"Welcome,'’shesaid."MynameisYongHui.I'llhelp

youloseweightandbefitintwoweeksifyoueathere

everyday.”ThenshegaveamenutoWangPeng.There

werefewchoicesoffoodanddrinkonit:

justrice,raw

vegetablesservedinvinegar,fruitandwater.WangPengwasamazedatthisandespeciallyat

theprices．Itcostmorethanagoodmealinhisrestaurant！

Hecouldnotbelievehiseyes．He

threwdownthemenuandhurriedoutside．Onhisway

homehethoughtabouthisownmenu．Diditmake

peoplefat?

Perhapsheshouldgotothelibraryandfind

out.Hecouldnot