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 Unit 1 更多模板请关注：https://haosc.taobao.com 1 Discover the reasons for festivals and celebrations Learning objectives 1. To identify the main ideas of paragraphs when analyzing a text. 2. To read and figure out why people celebrate festivals. 3. To talk about your favorite festival and its celebrations. Warming up Enjoy a song What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year? B. What festivals did you see in the video? Lead in Brainstorm some Chinese traditional festivals Spring Festival Tomb-sweeping Day Mid-autumn Festival Latern Festival Dragon Boat Festival Brainstorm some foreign festivals Foreign Festivals Halloween Thanksgiving Day Christmas Easter Valentine’s Day Rio Carnival Mother’s Day Father’s Day Apirl Fool’s Day What festivals can you find in this video? Watch a video about festivals around the world. 10  To honor people Why do we celebrate festivals?  To show our gratitude  To memorize our ancestors To allow us to relax and enjoy life 12 Now let's read the text and find out the author's answer to the question Why do you think people celebrate different festivals? Reading Look at the title and predict what the text will be about. The text may talk about the _______why people celebrate festivals. reasons Why do we celebrate festivals? Pre-reading Style What’s the writing style of the text? Narration (记叙文) Argumentation (议论文) Exposition (说明文) Description (描写文) To tell a story To describe sb./sth. To convince sb. of one’s views To explain sth. Skimming Read the text quickly and underline the topic sentence and key words of each paragraph. Function position Topic sentences: Read the text and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea. 1 2 5 4 3 origin and spirit Harvest festival Changes of customs Commercialisation Importance(Significance) Supporting details introduction Body conclusion The structure of the