Unit 1 Reading and thinking学案-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

Unit 1 Festivals and CelebrationsReading and thinking学案 While-reading: Task 1 Read the text and find out the answer to the question in the title. WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS? Task 2 Read the text again and find out all the influencing factors that encourage people to celebrate festivals. Here are some questions for you to think about: 1. Why do people celebrate the harvest festivals? 2. What role do customs and traditions play in festivals? Do you think they are also the reasons for celebrating festivals? Why? 3. Why did the writer mention the commercialisation of festivals? How is it influencing people's way of celebrating festivals? 4. What are some other reasons for celebrating festivals? Task 3 Read the text again and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea. Task 4 Read the first paragraph and answer the questions. What do most festivals seem to have in common? Why do you think people around the world find these things important? Task 5 Read the second paragraph and describe the harvest festivals around the world. Task6 Read the third paragraph and discuss about the question with your partner. How do you feel about festival customs that have already faded away? Task 7 Read the fourth paragraph and answer the question. What is the writer's attitude towards the commercialisation of festivals? Task 8 What is the your attitude towards the commercialisation of festivals? Task 9 Complete the following passage using suitable words from the text. Be sure to use the correct forms. Today's festivals have a wide ______ of origins, including the seasons of the year, famous _________, important events and religions. The _________ festival is one of the most popular festivals and is celebrated in many cultures. Customs play a _________ role in festivals, but they can change over time. For example, some Chinese cities no longer allow firecrackers during the Spring Festival, as they can increase air pollution. These days, festivals