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

UNIT 1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS Reading and thinking 1. The Spring Festival 2. Mid-Autumn Festival 3. Tomb-Sweeping Day 4. Dragon Boat Festival 5. National Day To greet the arrival of spring To celebrate the harvest To memorize our ancestors To honour some great figures To celebrate the founding of the PRC Warming-up: Brainstorming Brainstorming some festivals and figure out why we celebrate them. Guess what the passage will talk about by looking at the title and the two pictures Activity 1: Prediction This passage may be centered on... This passage may be related to... Activity 2: Read for main idea Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph and identify the main idea of each paragraph. Para 1: ____________________________________________________________  Para 2: ____________________________________________________________ Para 3: ____________________________________________________________ Para 4: ____________________________________________________________ Para 5: ____________________________________________________________ Introduction to Festivals Harvest Festivals Across Cultures Evolution of Festival Customs Commercialization of Festivals Significance of Festivals Function position Basic para-structure (Top-down strategy) 1.Topic sentence (Main idea) 2. Details(Examples, Specific information) Support/Explain/Expand Activity 2: Read for main idea Reading strategy When writing, we are supposed to position the topic sentence at the very beginning or the very end of each paragraph so as to highlight the main idea. Likewise, while reading, we’d best channel our attention to the starting and closing sentence(s) to locate the main idea. Festivals are celebrated worldwide with _______ origins, customs, and ________ features. Different Common spirit _______ their differences, they universally share the spirit of joy, gratitude, love, or peace. origins Activity 3: Read for details Read para.1 and find out the origins and spirit of festivals. diverse unique Despite After all the crops _________________.   Harvest Festival When: Why: How: People celebrate to show that __________________________   Ancient Egypt: European: China: It featured _______________________. People ___________________, and get together ___________________. Families gather _____________________ and enjoy ________________. Activity 3: Read for details Read para.2 and finish the mind map. have been gathered in that they are grateful for the year's supply of food. a parade; a great feast with music，dancing and sports decorate churches and town halls to celebrate over a meal admire the shining moon delicious mooncakes feature v. to include sb. or sth. as an important part Read para.3 and fill in the blanks and answer the questions. Examples In the past Nowadays Spring Festival     Halloween   Q1: Why have these festivals changed? ______________________________________________________________ Q2: Why have Chinese people in many big cities stopped lighting firecrackers? A. To protect the environment. B. To save money. C. To avoid injuries. D. To get rid of old customs. Activity 3: Read for details A It is because of the development of modern society and the spread of new ideas that some some festivals changed. light firecrackers to drive away evil spirits be abandoned/ forbidden/ prohibited religious origins an exciting festival for children Read para.4 and answer the following questions. Q1: What makes commercialisation possible? ________________________________________________________________ Q2: What is the writer’s attitude towards the commercialization of festivals? A. Unclear       B. Positive      C. Critical       D. Objective Activity 3: Read for details It is online shopping websites and social media apps that make it easier for the public to spend more on gifts for their beloved ones. D The __________ of festivals   _______ people’s wishes, beliefs, faiths, and attitudes to life. _______us to relax and enjoy life, and to forget about our work for a little while. _____us understand _____ we came from, ______ we are, and ______ to appreciate. Read para.5 and fill in the blanks Activity 3: Read for details significance reflect allow help where who what Choose one topic to think and discuss with your partner. Topic 1:The commercialisation of the festivals in our country is more and more serious. What do you think about it? And what should we do? Topic 2: Many people say the New Year atmosphere isn’t as strong as before. What do you think about it? What should we do to protect our traditional festivals? Activity 4: Discussion Complete the following passage using suitable words from the text. Be sure to use correct forms. Today’s festivals have a wide _______ of ________, including the seasons of the year, famous ________, important events and religions. The ________ festival is one of the most popular festivals and is celebrated in even every culture. Customs play a _________ role in festivals, but they can change over time. For example, some Chinese cities no longer light __________during the Spring Festival, as they can increase air ________. These days, festivals are becoming more ___________, with people spending more money ____ gifts. Festivals _______ people’s wishes, beliefs, faiths and attitudes ________ life. They are _________to spend time with family and to relax and enjoy life. range origins figures harvest significant firecrackers pollution commercial on reflect towards occasions Activity 4: Vocabulary learning $$