Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Reading and Thinking(教学课件)-【上好课】高一英语同步备课系列(人教版2019必修第三册）

UNIT 1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS Reading and Thinking WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS? 1. To know festivals and why we celebrate them. 2. To identify the main ideas of paragraph when analyzing a text. 3. To talk about the faded festivals and express your feelings. 2 01 Lead in What festivals are they？ Spring Festival Tomb-sweeping Day Dragon Boat Festival Mid-Autumn Festival Halloween Christmas For the dead To commemorate people For the harvest/family reunions For the spring/relaxation Why do you think people celebrate different festivals? Japanese festival Obon (盂兰盆节) Pre-reading WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS? The passage is mainly about for celebrating festivals. reasons Why do we celebrate festivals? What is the text type of this article? A. Exposition (说明文) B. Argumentation (议论文) C. Narration (记叙文) √ WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS? Skim identify and underline the “topic sentence” of each paragraph Reading Tip (page 5) Function position Can you see here on page 5 there is a piece of tip. It may help you right? : Identifying the main ideas 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. Topic sentences: Tip: The other sentences mainly serve to give details, to explain, or to illustrate(阐明) the main idea. Now I’d like to invite someone to share your findings. ... All of you did an excenllent job！ How about the other sentences. Yes, the other sentences mainly serve to give details, to explain, or to illustrate the main idea. Para.1 Topic sentence of each para. Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 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