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

Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Period 2 Reading and Thinking 1 Phoenix flutes make music, The jade clepsydra flashes, Fish and dragon lanterns whirl the whole night long. —Xin Qiji 凤箫声动, 玉壶光转, 一夜鱼龙舞。 1. To identify the main ideas of paragraphs when analyzing a text. 2. To know festivals and why we celebrate them. 3. To enhance the students' reading ability. 3 Can you speak out some Chinese festivals ? Spring Festival Lantern Festival Dragon Boat Festival Mid-autumn Festival Step 1.Lead-in Can you list some foreign festivals? Thanksgiving Day (感恩节) La Tomatina (西班牙番茄大战) Halloween (万圣节前夕) Christmas (圣诞节) Rio Carnival ( 里约热内卢狂欢节) Coming-of-Age Day ( 成人节) What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year? Tomb-sweeping Festival The Spring Festival National Day Mid-autumn Festival Dragon Boat Festival Christmas Mother's Day Halloween Lead in What festivals can you see in the video ? Four types of festivals: ① Festivals of the dead; ② Festivals to honor people; ③ Harvest festivals; ④ Spring festivals (festivals celebrated in spring); Lead in Why do people all over the world celebrate different festivals? part of culture family reunion for fun & gifts for the great souls spiritual needs In memory of saints reasons New words crop religion New words firecracker joy New words agriculture church New words Their medical problems are basically physical in origin. The average age range is between 12 and 62. variety original adj. New words It would be very nice if we had a true figure of how many people in this country haven't got a job. number a person in a drawing or a painting the shape of body New words There was about 300 million tons of grain in the fields at the start of the harvest. In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked. variety harvester n. New words She was grateful to him for being so good to her. grate v. gratefully adv. He decorated his room with pictures of all his favorite sports figures. decoration n. New words I think it was sig