Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Reading and thinking Why do we celebrate festivals 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

UNIT 1 Why do we celebrate festivals? Reading and Thinking 中国风 our school art festival Lead-in Do you know some festivals in our country? 01 02 03 04 Spring Festival Mid-autumn Day Dragon Boat Festival Chinese Valentine's Day Lead-in Do you know some festivals in other countries? 01 02 03 04 Christmas Thanksgiving Day Halloween Valentine's Day Brainstorm: What are the similarities of the different festivals in different countries？ To remind people of family getting together To give hope for the coming new year To remind people of the suffering to the foundation of the nation To be thankful for peaceful life Brainstorm: What are the similarities of the different festivals in different countries？ To show love to your beloved person To remind people of giving love Brainstorm: What are the similarities of the different festivals in different countries？ Prediction Look at the picture and the title, can you summarize some reasons for celebrating festivals？ Why do we celebrate festivals? … 1. Family together 2. Celebrate harvest 3. Share joy, gratitude, love… 4.Have fun; relax and enjoy life Identify the topic sentence of each para. and then summarize. Skimming Read the text quickly and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea. 1 2 3 4 5 1. What are the different origins for differert festivals? 2. What are the common spirit in all festivals around the world? same Scanning Task 1: Read Para.1 and answer. the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures, important events the spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love or peace different Although festivals have differernt customs, they are same in spirit. Summary: _________ festival in every culture Time: __________ Features:① ______ ② __________________________ parade springtime great feast with music, dancing and sports. The harvest Features: ①_________________________