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

Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Reading and Thinking Teaching objectives 1. identify the useful patterns and expressions from the reading text 2. figure out the main structure of the passage by analyzing the main idea of each paragraph. 3. know the reasons and meanings of celebrating festivals. 4. express their own ideas on the given topics through critical thinking. What festivals do you celebrate with your family? Lead-in Mid-autumn Festival Spring Festival Watermelon Festival Why do we celebrate festivals? Look at the title and pictures, what will the passage talk about? Prediction The ________ why we celebrate festivals reasons Where can we find the topic sentence of a Para.? While reading: Read for main idea of each paragraph and structure 5 Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph 6 Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Festivals are becoming more and more commercial Festivals are an important part of society Festivals are celebrated all around the world Customs can change over time The harvest festival can be found in almost every culture Match the main idea with each paragraph. 7 introduction Body/ Supporting evidence summary/conclusion Body/ Supporting evidence Analyze the sturcture Now let’s go to the structure. What is the structure of the text. Here are four choices for you. Which one？ Absolutely, B. The first part is para 1 it’s about the introduction... Ok, we know the structure and we can see which part is more important which tells us the main idea. Yes, the introduction and the conclusion part. That is para. 1 and para. 2. Which of the following shows the structure of the text? A B C D 9 Festivals are celebrated all around the world. They have a wide range of origins, such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures, and important events. Every festival has its different customs and unique charms. However, no matter how different they may seem, all over