Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations 第2课时 Reading and Thinking（教学课件）--2023-2024学年高一英语同步精品课堂（人教版2019必修第三册）

Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Phoenix flutes make music, The jade clepsydra flashes, Fish and dragon lanterns whirl the whole night long. 凤箫声动， 玉壶光转， 一夜鱼龙舞。 ——Xin Qiji 2 Teaching objectives 1. know the reasons and meanings of celebrating festivals. 2. identify the useful patterns and expressions from the reading text. 3. figure out the main structure of the passage by analyzing the main idea of each paragraph. 4. express their own ideas on the given topics through critical thinking. Period 2 Reading and Thinking 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 Lead-in Why do we celebrate festivals?  To memorize our ancestors  To show our gratitude  To honor people To allow us to relax and enjoy life Lead-in Why do we celebrate festivals? reason/purpose The article might be about ____________________________________________________________________________________ some festivals in China, even around the world and the reasons why the people celebrate them. Look at the title and pictures, what will the passage talk about? people: Chinese and foreigners Prediction Chinese traditional festivals/Foreign festivals Skim for topic sentence for each paragraph Where can we find the topic sentence of a paragraph? While reading 9 Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph 10 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,