内容正文:
Book 3 Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations
Discovering the reasons for festivals and celebrations
Reading and Thinking
Brainstorm the names of festivals that are celebrated both home and abroad?
Dragon Boat Festival
Mid-Autumn
Festival
Tomb-Sweeping
Day
The Spring Festival
Double Ninth Festival
Christmas
Thanksgiving Day
Halloween
pre-reading
while reading
post-reading
assignment
Why Do We Celebrate Festivals?
1. What are the reasons for celebrating festivals?
pre-reading
Prediction预测
post-reading
assignment
Why Do We Celebrate Festivals?
2. Dose the word “We” refer to Chinese only?
3. How do we celebrate festivals?
4. What festivals might be mentioned提及?
Check your predictions through reading.
Tips: identify识别 the main
idea of a paragraph
features: brief and conclusive概括性
Location: often the first or the last sentence
Signal words: 1). however; but; although;
though; even if/ though
2). thus; therefore; so
Task1:Read the text and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea.
pre-reading
while reading
post-reading
assignment
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.
Analyze the structure of the text
Paragraph 1
The ________ spirit of festivals
The cultural diversity多样性
1. What are the reasons for celebrating festivals?
common
The common spirit
Joy
gratitude
love
peace
Q: In what ways are these festivals different?
Q: Why are these festivals so different?
世界各地都庆祝各种节日。节日的由来五花八门,比如时节、宗教、著名人物及重要事件。每个节日都有其不同的习俗和独特的魅力。然而,无论它们多么迥异,在世界各地,分享快乐、感恩、友爱或和平的精神存在于所有节日之中。
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Para 2:
The ________ festival in every culture
Time: __________
Features: ① ________
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