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

Book 3 Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Reading and Thinking Why Do We Celebrate Festivals? What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year? National Day Mid-Autumn Festival Dragon Boat Festival Qingming Festival/ Tomb-sweeping Day Spring Festival Why do you think people celebrate different festivals?  to have fun with friends and family  to celebrate an event or a time  to show respect for someone  … Now let's read the text and find out the author's answer to the question in the title. Task 1 Listen to the text and find out the answer to the question in the title. WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS?  To show that we are grateful;  To allow us to relax and enjoy life, and forget about our work for a little while;  To help us understand where we came from, who we are, and what to appreciate. Task 2 Read the text and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea. Identify the main idea of a paragraph Identifying the main idea of paragraphs is necessary when analysing a text. Most paragraphs will have a “topic sentence” that tells you the paragraph's main idea. It is often the first sentence, but sometimes it is found elsewhere in the paragraph. 1 2 3 4 5 Read Paragraphs 1-2, then fill in the blanks below. _________ festival in every culture Time: _____________ Features:① _________ ② _______________________ _______________________ parade springtime great feast with music, dancing, and sports. The harvest Features: ①__________________ ___________________________. ② get together to _____________ ______________. decorate churches and town halls celebrate over a meal Ancient Egypt European countries China Why They are grateful for ___________ _____________. the year’s supply of food Task 3 Time: ______________________ Features: ①________________ _______________. ② ______________________. Mid-Autumn Festival admire the shining moon enjoy delicious mooncakes Read Paragraph 3, then c