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

Festivals and Celebrations Unit1 Book3 Reading and Thinking 1 Lead-in: Spring Festival Mid-autumn Day Dragon Boat Festival festivals in our country festivals in other countries Christmas Thanksgiving Day Halloween why people around the world celebrate festivals? Why do we celebrate festivals? Predict: This passage may talk about the __________ for celebrating festivals. reasons Prediction: Tip: Topic sentence is usually the first sentence, but sometimes it is found elsewhere in the paragraph. Main idea of each paragraph 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. Supporting details introduction Body conclusion The structure of the text? A B C D Structure: Para 1 Para 5 Introduction Conclusion Although festivals are different in many mays, they share something in common. ？ ？ Read para 1 and para 2 carefully and find out two key words which are mentioned several times. Yes, different and common. 7 Para 1:Different customs vs. Common spirits Different festivals have different costumes because they have _________________________________ seasons religions famous figures important events All festivals share the same spirit: ___________________________________________ a range of origins sharing joy, gratitude, love or peace The harvest festival is celebrated by _____________________ Why: _______________________________________ Para 2: Example: Harvest Festival almost every culture to show they are grateful for the year’s supply of food. Location Time Features(特点） Egypt     European countries     China     during the spring time featured a parade and a great feast with music, dancing, and sports decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, get together to celebrate over a meal Mid-Autumn families gather to