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

Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Reading and Thinking By Yao Guangyong 2022.03.11 1 Warming up Guessing Game 2 Spring Festival They are lighting the fireworks. 3 Lantern Festival They are eating dumplings. 4 Tomb-sweeping Day They are sweeping the graves . 5 Dragon boat race Dragon Boat Festival 6 Mid-autumn Festival 7 Warming up 8 Pre-reading After watching the video, and before you read, consider these questions. (1) What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year? (2) Why do you think people celebrate different festivals? As for me, I celebrate the Spring Festival, Mid-autumn festival and so on with my family each year. There are many possible reasons to celebrate different festivals. One good reason is to have fun with friends and family. Another is to celebrate an event or a time of the year. 9 Prediction Look at the title and pictures. What will the text likely tell us? 10 Why Do We Celebrate Festivals? reason/purpose people Chinese and foreigners to share joy to show gratitude to relax at home and abroad Prediction While-reading Task 1: Fast reading Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea. 1 2 3 4 5 Identify the main idea of a paragraph Identifying the main idea of paragraphs is necessary when analysing a text. Most paragraphs will have a “topic sentence” that tells you the paragraph's main idea. It is often the first sentence, but sometimes it is found elsewhere in the paragraph. Task 2: Careful reading Read Paragraph 1 carefully, then finish the exercise. 1. Which of the following is the common spirit of all festivals? A. Enjoying a peaceful life. B. Showing respect. C. Sharing happiness. D. Honouring ancestors. Task 2: Careful reading Read Paragraph 2 carefully, then finish the exercise. T/F 1. The harvest festival takes place before all the crops have been gathered in. ( ) 2．When was the