Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Reading and Thinking 公开课课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

Festivals and celebrations B3U1 reading and thinking Lead-in What’s the date today? It’s April...28th Spring Festival 1.Light firecracker 2.Clean their houses 3.Put red couplets… Mid-Autumn Festival 1.Eat moon cakes 2.Get together 3.Watch the moon… Labor Day 1.Go out with families or friends 2.Have a rest 3.Have a picnic… Dragon Boat Festival 1.Eat zongzi 2.Race dragon boats… Lantern Festival Tomb Sweeping Day National Day Teachers Day Christmas Halloween A reunion Dinner Commemorate ancestors Celebrate the birthday of our motherland Respect teachers Give someone gifts Make-up to go out and ask candies Brainstorm：What other festivals can you think of ? Predict what the text is about according to the picture and the title. to mark special occasions; a day or period for celebrations Reasons/ purposes to share joy to show gratitude to … to relax Now let's read the text and find out the author's answer to the question in the title. 8 While-reading (Activity 1:Skimming) Identify and underline the “topic sentence” of each paragraph Function Position Topic sentences: Read the text and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea. 1 2 5 4 3 Task 2 Read the text and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea. Joy Peace Love Gratitude While-reading (Activity 2:detailed reading) 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. Festivals Different origins Different customs and charms Common spirit seasons religions famous figures important events Paragraph 1 The common spirit of festivals While-reading (Activity 2:detailed reading) Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be