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

B3U1 Festivals and Celebrations Reading and Thinking Why do we celebrate festivals? 1. Learn about some festivals at home and abroad; 2. Predict the content with the title and pictures; 3. Read and figure out why do people celebrate festivals; 4. Talk about your favorite festival and its celebration. Learning Objectives: 1.Lead-in 2.Pre-reading 3.While-reading 4.Critical thinking and summary 5.Post-reading 6.Homework Learning content: 01 Spring Festival Tomb-sweeping Day Dragon Boat Festival Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Fstival Dragon Boat Festival Lead in What Chinese festivals can you see from the video? Why do you think people celebrate different festivals？ To share joy, gratitude, love or peace 1 2 3 4 possible answer: To memorize of our ancestors To honor famous figures\impostant events To reunite with our family members... Why do we celebrate festivals? Predict: This passage may talk about the __________ for celebrating festivals. reasons Pre-Reading From the title, can you predict what the passage may talk about? reason people: Chinese and foreigners activities While-Reading Skim for the text type A. Exposition (说明文) B. Argumentation （议论文） C. Narration （记叙文） D. Description （描述文） ◆ The text type? √ fast reading How do you know main idea of each paragraph? 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 the world, the spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love, or peace is common in all festivals. The “topic sentence” will tell you the paragraph’s main idea. It is often the first sentence, but sometimes it is found elsewhere in the paragraph. Paragragh 1 While-Reading Skim for the topic sentences fast reading While-Reading Find the topic sentences 1 2 3 4 5 fast reading Match the main idea with each paragraph. E. Celebrations of harvest festivals. Para.1 Para. 2 Para.3 Para.4 Para. 5 A. The changing customs and traditions. B. The importance of celebrating festivals. C. Festivals are celebrated around the world. D. Festivals are becoming commercialized. While-Reading Skim for the main idea fast reading Task 1: Find out the origin type of the following festivals. Task 2: What’s the differences and common points of festivals? important events seasons of the year religions famous figures They have different customs and unique charms. However, all over the world, the spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love , or peace is common in all festivals. 1 careful reading Task 1: Why do people celebrate harvest festivals? 2 Task 2: What would people do in different countries to celebrate harvest festival? Fill in these blanks. To show that they are grateful for the years supply of food. country Activities Ancient Egypt A parade and a great feast with music, dancing, and sports Some European Countries Decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit; get together to celebrate over a meal China Gather to admire the shining moon; enjoy delicious mooncakes 3 Task 1: With the development of modern society and the spread of new ideas, some traditions may fade away and others may be established. Why do customs change? What festivals are mentioned as examples? Task 2: Chinese Spring Festival and Halloween 5 4 Task 1: Read paragraph 4 and 5 and decide whether it’s true of false. 1. Nowadays, more people would like to buy gifts online for their families. 3. Commercialised festivals are definitely harmful for our daily lives. T 2. People will not relax and enjoy themselves without festivals. 4. Festivals teach us to think about the meaning of human existence. F T F Why do we celebrate festivals? Should we only value foreign festivals? Or should we hate foreign festivals? We should cherish and protect our traditional festivals , show respect to foreign festivals Cultural identity Critical thinking Filling in blanks Today’s festivals have a wide range of origins, including the seasons of the year, famous _______, important events, and religions. The _______ festival is one of the most popular festivals and is celebrated in many cultures. ________ play a significant role in festivals, but they can change over time. For example, some Chinese cities no longer allow firecrackers during the Spring Festival, as they can increase air pollution. These days, festivals are becoming more __________, with people spending more money on gifts. Festivals ______ people’s wishes, beliefs, faiths, and attitudes towards life. They are _________ to spend time with family, and to relax and enjoy life. figures harvest Customs commercial reflect occasions summary Group Discussion Festivals shouldn’t be commercialized. The commercialization of Festivals is good. Which idea would you support ?Write down your reasons. Post-reading Write a short passage about your favorite festival, including: What is your favorite festival? How and why do you celebrate the festival? Homework How: Why: Homework Expressions of Your favorite festivals Light firecracker(放鞭炮) Have fun with friends Watch fireworks(烟花) Admire shining moon Raw a dragon boat(划龙舟) Enjoy delicious mooncakes/rice dumpling/sweet dumpling/dinner... To greet the arrival of spring To reunite with family members To memorize our ancestors(祖先) To honour some great figures To celebrate the harvest To celebrate the founding of the People’s Republic of China... The Dragon Boat Festival; Mid-Autumn Festival; Tomb Sweeping Day The Spring Festival; The Lantern Festival; The National Day; Thanks! 06 2 Read the text and find out the answer to the question in the title. 人民教育电子音像出版社 普通高中教科书 英语 必修 第三册 235326.17 $$