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

Reading and Thinking Unit1 Festivals and Celebrations Phoenix flutes make music The moonlight flashes Fish and dragon lanterns whirl the whole night long ----Xin Qiji 风箫声动， 玉壶光转， 一夜鱼龙舞。 1.通过自主预习，了解一些节日和庆祝节日的方式。 2.通过快速阅读文章，抓住大意，回答一些详细的问题。 3.通过小组讨论 探讨文化多样性，提高跨文化意识。 Learning Objectives: Spring Festival Lantern Festival Dragon Boat Festival Mid-autumn Festival Step 1.Lead-in Look at some pictures below and guess what the artical is mainly about. Can you list some foreign festivals? Thanksgiving Day （感恩节) La Tomatina (西班牙番茄大战) Halloween (万圣节前夕) Christmas (圣诞节) Rio Carnival ( 里约热内卢狂欢节) Coming-of-Age Day ( 成人节) Before you read, think the following question: what festivals do you celebrate with your family each year? I usually celebrate the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Double Ninth Festival with my family. Pre-reading Find out the main idea of each part. Paragraph 1　　 A．the role of festivals Paragraph 2 B．the commercialisation of festivals Paragraph 3 C．the change of festivals Paragraph 4 D．the kinds of festivals Paragraph 5 E．the origins and spirits of festivals While-reading Fast reading 1.Read the first paragraph again and answer the following question: What do most festivals seem to have in common? Detailed reading The spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love, or peace. 2. Read para 2 and complete these two questions: ① When does the harvest festival take place?(　　) A．Before people sow the seeds. B．Before people plough(犁) the fields. C．When people begin to harvest the crops. D．After the crops are harvested. ② What's the function of the examples in Paragraph 2?(　　) A．To show how the harvest festival is celebrated in almost all cultures. B．To show the ways that people celebrate the harvest festival have been changed. C．To show all the people are grateful for the supply of crops. D．To show the harvest festival is the most important one in China. D