Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Reading and Thinking 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册 -

Reading and thinking Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Why do we celebrate festivals? Learning Objectives Analyze the structure of the whole text and specify the content of each para by mind-maps. Explore and sum up the reason why we celebrate the festivals by acting out a street interview. After learning this class, we will be able to Predict the content by the title and illustrations. Can you tell the names of festivals that are celebrated both home and abroad? Dragon Boat Festival Mid-Autumn Festival Tomb-Sweeping Day The Spring Festival Double Ninth Festival Christmas Thanksgiving Day Halloween Lead-in For the dead To commemorate people For the harvest/family reunions For the spring/relaxation Why do you think people celebrate different festivals? Japanese festival Obon (盂兰盆节) Lead-in 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? Exposition Pre-reading Identify and underline the “topic sentence” of each paragraph Function Position Skimming Topic sentences: Read the text and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea. 1 2 5 4 3 Skimming The structure of the text? harvest fistival A B C D commercialization custom changes body significance conclusion different festivals common spirit introduction Skimming 1. What are the different origins for different festivals? 2. What are the common spirit in all festivals around the world? same Read Para.1 and answer. the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures, important events the spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love or peace different Although festivals have differernt customs, they are same in spirit. Detailed Reading Read Para. 2 and fill in the mind map. Time: ____________________ Features: ____________________ _______________________. _________ festival in every culture Time: __________ Features: ______ __________________________ parade springtime great feast with music, dancing and sports. The harvest Features: _____________________________. get together to ___________________. decorate churches and town halls Ancient Egypt Euro China celebrate over a meal admire the shining moon enjoy delicious mooncakes Mid-Autumn Festival Agricultural festivals: They are grateful for the year’s supply of food. Detailed Reading Festivals In the past Nowadays Spring festival Halloween light firecrackers religious origins many big cities give up this custom an exciting festival for children Read the Para.3, then complete the chart about changing of customs. why? Detailed Reading Read the Paragraph 4, and complete the chart. why change attitudes what phenomenon Festivals are more commercial. 1. Bussiness takes advantages of the celebrations. 2. Online shopping makes it easier to spend money. For Against Detailed Reading Why are festivals important? significance Detailed Reading Why do we celebrate festivals? Because it is an occasion that makes us... share common spirit, enjoy unique celebrations, feel charms of customs, track development of society, inherit(继承) excellent cultures, value important occasions, appreciate the year’s supply of food, lead a happy and peaceful life. Post-reading How do you feel about festival customs that have already faded away? I feel sad. These customs are part of our culture and history. They make our lives more interesting. Althouth some of them have faded away, the spirit remains unchanged. Post-reading 假设你们小组被邀请参加中外青少年文化交流活动，需要小组创造一个国际性节日. Please create an international festival. Show us the name, time, activities, and purpose of this new festival. Name: Food-sharing Day. Time: This festival is celebrated on 16th Oct, which is the World Food Day. Activities: Each student brings a dish cooked by himself/herself and shares with classmates. Purpose: People celebrate to share joy of cooking and to cherish food and keep away from waste. Group Discussion Different origin, common spirit! Different places, common spirit! Different cultures, common spirit! Find your beauty 各美其美 And that of others 美人之美 Share the beauty 美美与共 And achieve unity 天下大同 The spirit of festivals is always to share joy, gratitude, love or peace . Community of common destiny for all mankind 人类命运共同体 Today’s festivals have a wide 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. Customs play a 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. range reflects commercial harvest occasions figures significant range figures harvest significant commercial reflect occasions Thanks! $$