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

Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Why do We Celebrate Festivals? Reading and Thinking What festivals do you know? Warming up Spring Festival Lantern Festival Tomb Sweeping Day Dragon Boat Festival Mid-autumn Day Chinese Valentine's Day in China What festivals do you know? Christmas Easter Halloween Thanksgiving Day Mother's/ Father's Day in European countries Make a mind map of things that you often do during the Spring Festival. watch the CCTV Gala receive lucky money make dumplings, eat delicious food watch/set off /light fireworks/firecracker play lanterns see the lion and the dragon dance paste couplets visit friends and relatives wear new clothes sing and dance Why do we celebrate these festivals? 1. Family reunion 5. Traditions /customs 3. Important people/events 4. Have fun; relax and enjoy life 2. Celebrate harvest 6. Share joy, gratitude, love… WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS? What's the main idea of the passage? A. It’s mainly about different customs in different countries. B. It’s mainly about many different festivals in the world. C. It’s mainly about the reasons why people celebrate festivals and some changing festival customs with time going by. D. It’s mainly about many activities in the festivals all over the world. Skimming Read the text and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph Skimming Festivals are celebrated all around the world. 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 clebrations. Festivals are an important part of society. Topic sentences: Tip: The topic sentence is often the first sentence, but sometimes it is found elsewhere. Scanning Task1 Multiple choice ( ) 1.Which of the following is the common spirit of all festivals? A. Enjoying life　　 B. Showing respect C. Honoring ancesto