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 Let’s enjoy a short video Lead-in Brainstorm some Chinese traditional festivals Spring Festival Tomb-sweeping Day Mid-autumn Festival Latern Festival Dragon Boat Festival Lead-in Brainstorm some foreign festivals Foreign Festivals Halloween Thanksgiving Day Christmas Easter Valentine’s Day Rio Carnival Mother’s Day Father’s Day Apirl Fool’s Day Pre-reading Predict: This passage may talk about _______________________________ the reasons for celebrating festivals. Predict the main idea from the title and two pictures Why do we celebrate festivals? WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS ? WHY ? Chinese traditional festivals Foreign festivals While-reading Skim for topic sentence for each paragraph Where can we find the topic sentence of a paragraph? Identify the main idea of a paragraph Identifying the main ideas of paragraphs is necessary when analyzing 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. 6 Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph(3min.s) :usually at the beginning origin and spirit Harvest festival Changes of customs Commercialisation Importance(Significance) Key Words Features of Festivals Different Common They have a wide range of origins. Such as the seasons of the year, ________, famous_________ and important _________. religions figures events The spirit is common in all festivals. Share ______, ________,______ or ______. joy gratitude love peace Scan Para.1 and try to find out the origins and spirit of 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 ma