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

Reading and Thinking Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations 新人教必修三 What festivals does this video show us ? What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year? B. Prediction Look at the picture and the title, can you predict some reasons for celebrating festivals Why do we celebrate festivals? To pass down the spirit To express gratitude to people around us … B. Identify the topic sentence of each para. and then summarize. B. 1 2 Read the text and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea. B. Read the text and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea. 3 4 5 B. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Pare. 5 a wide range of origins the harvest festival customs change over time commercialised festivals the importance of festivals Festivals are celebrated all around the world. They have a wide range of origins. 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 businesses taking advantage of the celebrations. Festivals are an important part of society. B. 1. What are the different origins for different festivals? 2. What are the common spirit in all festivals around the world? same Read Para.1 and answer. the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures, important events the spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love or peace different Although festivals have differernt customs, they are same in spirit. B. Read the Para. 2 and fill in the mind map. Time: ____________________ Features: ①____________________ ② _______________________. _________ festival in every culture Time: __________ Features:① ______ ② __________________________ parade springtime great feast with music, dancing and sports. The harvest Features: ①_____________________________. ② get together to ___________________. decorate churches and town ha