Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

Why do we celebrate festivals? Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Warming up What festivals do you know in China ? The Spring Festival 春节　 (January 1 of the lunar year) The Lantern Festival 元宵节(January 15 of the lunar year) The Tomb-Sweeping Day 清明节 (April 4/5) May Day 五一劳动节 (May 1) Children's Day 儿童节 (June 1) The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节(May 5/15 of the lunar year) Army Day 建军节 (August 1) Teachers' Day 教师节 (September 10) The Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 (August 15 of the lunar year) National Day 国庆节 (October 1) The Double Ninth Festival 重阳节 (September 9 of the lunar year) New Year’s Day 元旦 (January 1) What festivals do you know in western countries? Valentine’s Day 情人节 (February 14) April Fools’ Day 愚人节 (April 1) New Year's Day 元旦 (January 1) Easter 复活节 (a Sunday in March/April) Mother's Day 母亲节 (the second Sunday of May) Father's Day 父亲节 (the third Sunday of June) Halloween (万圣节) (October 31) Christmas Day 圣诞节 (December 25) Thanksgiving Day 感恩节 (the 4th Thursday in November) Why do we celebrate festivals? reason/purpose Chinese and foreigners Look at the pictures and title of the passage. Predict what the passage is about and what typle of writing it is. The passage is about the reasons for festivals and celebrations. It is a mix of exposition(说明文) and argumentation (议论文). Skimming Position Basic para-structure 1.Topic sentence (Main idea) 2.Supporting details/ Examples (Specific information) It may be in the middle of a paragraph or in the end of a paragraph Identify the topic sentence of each para. Function Read the text again and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea. 1 2 3 4 5 Para.1 Different origins, ________spirit Para.2 __________ Festival