Unit1 Festivals and Celebrations Reading and Thinking 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

B3 Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Period 2 Reading and Thinking Why do we celebrate festivals? Reading and Thinking 1 2 3 4 To know festivals and why we celebrate them. To identify the main ideas of paragraph when analyzing a text. To talk about the faded festivals and express your feelings. To discuss and reflect on the impact of social development and change on traditional festivals. Learning Objectives By the end of this period, you will be able to: Reading and Thinking Discuss: What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year? festivals Mid-Autumn Festival Dragon Boat Festival National Day Tomb-Sweeping Day The Spring Festival ...... For the dead To commemorate people For the harvest/family reunions For the spring/relaxation Why do you think people celebrate different festivals? Japanese festival Obon (盂兰盆节) Reading and Thinking Look at the title and predict what the text will be about. The text may talk about the _______why people celebrate festivals. reasons Why do we celebrate festivals? Reading and Thinking Why do we celebrate festivals? What is the text type of this article? A. Exposition (说明文) B. Argumentation (议论文) C. Narration (记叙文) D. Description (描述文) √ Reading and Thinking Task: Identify the topic sentence of each paragraph. the middle of a paragraph or in the end of a paragraph Reading and Thinking Para.1 Topic sentence of each para. Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Festivals are celebrated all around the world. Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture. Customs play a significant role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time. Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with business taking advantage of the celebrations. Festivals are an important part of society. Reading and Thinking Festivals are celebrated all around the world. They have a wide range of origins, such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures, and importa