Unit 1 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

WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS? Book 3 Unit 1 Reading and Thinking 1. Learn about some traditional festivals in China; 2. Predict the content with the title and pictures; 3. Read and figure out why do people celebrate festivals; 4. Talk about your favorite festival and its celebration. Learning Objectives: What festivals did you see in the video? Lead in What Chinese traditional festivals do you know? Lead in The Spring Festival The Lantern Festival Tomb Sweeping Day Mid-Autumn Festival The Dragon Boat Festival The National Day What Chinese traditional festivals do you know? Guess Festivals Mid-Autumn Festival Mother's Day Pre-Reading Why do we celebrate festivals? Predict: This passage may talk about the __________ for celebrating festivals. reasons Pre-Reading According to the title, can you predict what the passage may talk about? Read for main idea Listen & read the passage, then match the main idea with each paragraph. E. Celebrations of harvest festivals. Para.1 Para. 2 Para.3 Para.4 Para. 5 A. The changing customs and traditions. B. The importance of celebrating festivals. C. Festivals are celebrated around the world. D. Festivals are becoming commercialized. Skimming How do you know main idea of each paragraph? 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 common in all festivals. The “topic sentence” will tell you the paragraph’s main idea. It is often the first sentence, but sometimes it is found elsewhere in the paragraph. Paragragh 1 Identify main idea Read and find out What are the topic sentences in other paragraphs? 1 2 What are the topic sentences in other paragraphs? 3 4 5 Read for structure The passage can be divided into 3 parts, wha