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

Book3 Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Reading and Thinking 01 Lead in What festivals are they？ Spring Festival Tomb-sweeping Day Dragon Boat Festival Mid-Autumn Festival Halloween Christmas Why do you think people celebrate different festivals? Pre-reading: guess and predict Why do we celebrate festivals? Tips: look at pictures, title and key words the reasons or importance ←Mid-Autumn Festival Mother’s Day Gifts, flowers→ While-reading identify and underline the “topic sentence” of each paragraph Reading Tip Function position Task 1: para 1-5 Topic sentence of each para. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 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 business taking advantage of the celebrations. Festivals are an important part of society. Body Introduction Conclusion What is the structure of the passage? 2. The text type is ____ A. Exposition B. Narration C. Argumentation(议论文) Task 2: para 1&para5 Why do we celebrate festivals and why are festivals important? different origins Introduction para 1 common spirit joy _ _________ _________ _________ gratitude love peace _______of the year __________ Famous _______ Important _______ seasons religions figures events Festivals are important people’s wishes, beliefs, faiths and attitudes towards life life, and about work for a while where we came from, who we are, and what to appreciate Reflect Relax and enjoy Understand forget para 5 Task 2: para 1&para5 Why do we celebrate festivals and why are festivals important? After all the crops have been gathered in. To show that they are grateful for the year's supply of food. it featured a parade and a great feast with music, dancing and sports. the harvest festival when why how people decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit and get together to celebrate over a meal. families gather to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious moon cakes. In ancient Egypt: In some European countries: During the Mid-Autumn Festival in China: Task 3: read para2 and describe (group work) festivals In the past nowadays Spring festival Halloween light fire crackers religious origins many big cities give up this custom an exciting festival for children Why? to avoid air pollution The changing customs Task 4: read para 3 and then complete the chart How do people think of the commercialisation of festivals? much easier for the public to spend more on gifts for their loved ones good for the economy and public happiness Festivals should not be commercialised. Task 5: read para 4 What might be the writer’s attitude towards the commercialization of festivals? A. Casual（随意的） B. Positive C. Critical  D. Netural（中立的） Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses taking advantage of the celebrations. Online shopping websites and social media apps have made it much easier for the public to spend more on gifts for their loved ones. Although some believe festivals should not be commercialised, others believe the increase in spending is good for the economy and public happiness. Task 5: read para 4 What method does the writer use in this passage to illustrate (说明) his thought?_____ A. By examples. B. By figures. C. By illustration.(说明) D. By contrast. read para3 & 4 Post-reading: enjoy a video Topic : discuss ways of carrying forward our Chinese traditional festivals for example: in order to prserve our Chinese traditional culture and festival, we should ... Task 6: Think,talk, discuss in groups Homework 1. search for more information about traditional Chinese festivals 2. write a report on opinions of commercialisation of festivals Lavf58.26.101 398331854e0557af78eb062633e4462a $$