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

Reading and Thinking Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Learning Objectives To enhance the reading ability. To figure out the main ideas of paragraphs by analyzing a text. To know the significance of festivals. 2 Warming up Lead- in: What are these festivals? Why do we celebrate different festivals？ Reading Activity1: Skimming Read the text quickly and underline the topic sentence and key words of each paragraph. Function position Topic sentences: Tip: The other sentences mainly serve to give details, to explain, or to illustrate(阐明) the main idea. Supporting details introduction Body conclusion The structure of the text? A B C D Activity2: Scanning Read paragraph 1&5 and find the two key words repeated in these paragraphs. Para.1 Introduction Para.5 conclusion Activity2: Writer’s opinion Although there are lots of different parts in the festivals, there is still something that is in common Careful reading Activity3: read and tell Para.1 Introduction What aspects are different? What aspects are common? The seasons of the year, religions, famous figures, important events. different origins common spirit sharing joy, gratitude, love or peace. The harvest festival in every culture After the crops have been gathered in They are grateful for 1.When 2.Why 3.Where Read Para 2 carefully, then fill in the blanks below. In China In ancient Egypt In some European countries the year’s supply of food The harvest festival in every culture Time: __________ Features: ① ________ ② _____________ _____________ a parade springtime great feast with music, dancing, and sports. Features: ①___________________ ___________ ② get together to __________________ decorate churches and town halls celebrate over a meal 1.Ancient Egypt 2.Europe 3.China Read Para 2 carefully, then fill in the blanks below. Time: ___________________ F