Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Reading and Thinking 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

1. Have a good understanding of different festival customs and their origins. 2. Identify the topic sentence and summarize key words and main ideas of each paragraph. 3. Express your own ideas on the given topics through deep reading and critical thinking. Lead-in What festival is it? Lead in What festivals are they？ the Spring Festival Tomb-sweeping Day the Dragon Boat Festival the Mid-Autumn Festival Halloween Christmas 4 Warming up What’s the most important festival in China? Spring Festival the Spring Festival light firecrackers eat dumplings receive lucky money 6 What festivals do you celebrate with your family? How do you celebrate the festivals? Discussion Example: I celebrate _______________ with my family. We gather together to__________________. We go to visit__________________________. We __________________________________. Why do we celebrate festivals? Pre-reading the Dragon Boat Festival Dragon boat race eat Zongzi 8  To honor people Why do we celebrate festivals?  To show our gratitude  To memorize our ancestors Lead-in To allow us to relax and enjoy life Para5 Para4 Para3 Para2 Para1 Festivals are celebrated all around the world. Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture. Customs play a significant role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time. Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses taking advantage of the celebrations. Festivals are an important part of society. Topic sentences Fast Reading Topic sentences: Tip: The topic sentence is often the first sentence, but sometimes it is found elsewhere. 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. Para.1 Different origins, __________spirit Para.2 ________Festival Para.3 _______ of customs Para.4 _________