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

Reading and Thinking Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Ⅰ Pre-reading 2 What festivals do you know? Spring Festival 4 Lantern Festival 5 Tomb-sweeping Day clean graves(扫墓） light incense(烧香） offer flowers 6 Dragon Boat Festival Dragon boat race Rice dumplings / Zongzi 7 Mid-autumn Day 8 How to introduce these Chinese festivals? 9 Why do you think people celebrate different festivals? To get together, relax, have fun and enjoy life To celebrate harvest To honor famous or important figures In memory/honor of our ancestors To celebrate an event or a time of the year. To show our gratitude To follow and pass on the customs/ traditions To encourage people to spend more money … … The text (P4-5) also talks about the problem. Ⅱ While-reading 12 Fast-Reading Fast reading A. Exposition (说明文) B. Argumentation （议论文） C. Narration （记叙文） D. Description （描述文） ◆ The text type? Topic sentences: Supporting details introduction Body conclusion The structure of the text? A B C D 1.In which country is the harvest festival celebrated in the springtime? A.China. B.European countries. C.India. D.Egypt. 2.Why is the Chinese Spring Festival mentioned in paragraph 3? A.To show how the Chinese Spring Festival is celebrated. B.To show customs can change. C.To show why people give up lighting firecrackers. D.To show customs are significant. 3.What do we know about festivals? A.Festivals can let people forget their work completely. B.Festivals play an important part in society. C.Festivals reflect people’s hobbies. D.Festivals help people understand why they work. D B B Summary Para 1. Common spirit of festivals Para 2. Harvest Egypt European China Para 3. Customs Lighting firecrackers Halloween Para 4. Commercial Different attitudes Para 5. Importance WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS? Careful reading common different The spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love, or peace is  common in all festivals. the origins of festivals the seasons of the year religions famous figures important events Para 1: Festivals all around the world _________ festival in every culture Time: __________ Features: ① ________ ② ________________ ___________________. a parade spring time great feast with music, dancing, and sports. The harvest Features: ①___________________ ____________________ ② get together to _____________________ decorate churches and town halls celebrate over a meal Ancient Egypt Europe China Why They are grateful for ___________ _______________. the year’s supply of food Time: ___________________ Features: ①______________ ② __________________ Mid-Autumn Festival admire the shining moon enjoy delicious mooncakes Paragraph 2 The changing customs Chinese Spring Festival Halloween Before Now lighting firecrackers religious origins festival for children Why? to avoid air pollution be forbidden Paragraph 3 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. Paragraph 4 23 Discussion: Why are festivals an important part of society? They reflect …… They are occasions …… They help us …… Careful reading Paragraph 5 Post-reading Ⅲ 25 Though festivals all over the world have a wide range of 1.　　 (origin), they have something 2. 　 common.Almost every culture has a harvest festival.For example,during the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, families gather 3.　　 (admire) the shining moon and enjoy delicious mooncakes.Customs play a 4._____　　 (significance) role in festivals,but sometimes they can change over time.With the 5. 　　 　　(develop) of modern society and the spread of new ideas,some traditions may fade away and others may 6.________　　 (establish). What’s more, festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses 7.　　　　(take) advantage of the celebrations.  All in all, festivals are important in our society.They are occasions 8._______ allow us to relax and enjoy life,and forget about our work for 9.______ little　　 while.They help us understand where we 10.　　　　(come) from, who we are, and what to appreciate.  origins in to admire significant development be established taking that/which a came 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 $$