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

Unit1 Festivals and celebrations Reading and thingking 1 Learning objectives 1. To identify the main ideas of paragraphs when analyzing a text. 2. To read and figure out why people celebrate festivals. 3. To talk about your favorite festival and its celebrations. Lead-in Look at the two pictures below (from page 4 & 5), guess what the festivals are. Pre-reading Free talk: What festivals do your family celebrate? What do you usually do? Why do your family celebrate it/them? Spring Festival Play firecrackers(放鞭炮） Eat dumplings (吃饺子) 2 Lantern Festival Guess lantern riddles (猜灯谜) Enjoy beautiful lanterns (赏花灯) Enjoy a short video about festivals and celebrations 3 While reading What's the main idea of the passage? A. It's mainly about different customs in different countries. B. It's mainly about many different festivals in the world. C. It's mainly about the reasons why people celebrate festivals and some changing festival customs with time going by. D. It's mainly about many activities in the festivals all over the world. Task 1---Look at the title and answer the question. Task2. Identify the topic sentence of each para. and then summarize. Introduction Festivals are celebrated all around the world. Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture. Customs plays 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. Body Conclusion Task3. Careful reading WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS 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 important events. Every festival has its different customs and unique charms. However, no matter how different they may seem, all over the world, the spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love, or peace is