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

Why do we celebrate festivals? B3U1 reading and thinking 授课人：何碧霞 Which festival is related? Stand up and tell me The first one wins the gift! Warming-up Christmas Spring Festival Tomb-sweeping Day Mid-autumn Festival Dragon Boat Festival Mother’s Day Why do you think people celebrate different festivals? Leading-in … … Reasons people celebrate different festivals: to welcome the new year, like Christmas, Chinese New year to honor a big event , National Day, Army Day to honor a person, Dragon Boat Festival to celebrate the time of a year, Lantern Festival , Mid-autumn Festival to show appreciation, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day…. to attract people’s special attention to some vital social issues Earth Day, AIDs Day… Read para1 & para5 Why do we celebrate festivals? 1.To . 2.Festivals . share joy, gratitude, love, or peace reflect people’s wishes… allow us to relax… help us understand… Tip: to locate the topic sentence Fast reading underline the topic sentence of each paragraph Location: often the first or the last sentence Features: brief and conclusive概括性 1 2 3 4 5 A B C D The structure of the text. P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Introduction Body(supporting details) Conclusion 1 Festivals are celebrated all around the world. They have a wide range of origins, such as seasons of the years, religions, and 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. 5 Festivals are an important part of society. They reflect people’s wishes, beliefs, faiths, and attitudes towards life. They are occasions that allow us to relax and enjoy life, and forget about our work for a little while. They help us understand where we came from, who we are, and what to appreciate. And if you study festivals carefully, you may be surprised to find that different cultures actually have a lot in common after all. Introduction Conclusion Circle two repeated key words Festivals have different aspects as well as some common aspects seasons of the year religions famous figures important events sharing joy gratitude love peace Para 1 Careful reading Different Common spirit origins Read para1 and find out the different and common aspects 11 Ancient Egypt： European countries： China: Reflect wishes, beliefs… Allow us to relax, enjoy… Help us understand… Para 2 Careful reading Different Common Significance to celebrate harvest Para 3 over time Become more Spring festival： Halloween: Para4 Some： Others: Para5 Customs change commercial Ways with music, dancing and sports parade, a feast decorate…, get together with… gather to admire…and enjoy… given up lighting firecrackers to avoid air pollution For children in spite of its religious origins should not be commercialized good for economy and public happiness 12 After reading Buisinesses are taking advantage of festivals. 13 Possible perspectives: 1)economy 2)express love 3)sense of ceremony 4) real meaning 5) cultural activities 6) pass on traditional culture … Sentence patterns: From my point of view, I am in favor of it. Because…. As far as I am concerned, I am strongly against it since…. Discuss in your groups What is your opinion about festivals becoming more commercial? Work in groups and set a new festival/day. Show us the name, time, customs, and purpose. Useful sentence structure： Our group sets a new festival named ,which takes place on . On this day, we . We celebrate it to show that . And it helps us understand . Spring outing Day Role exchanging Day Happiness Day Food Festival Friendship Day Creation Mamba Day Summary The we celebrate festivals. What we learned today: 2. The topic sentence is often the first or . 3. Different and aspects of festivals. 4. Opinions on commercialization 5. New festivals reasons the last sentence common Try to make festivals a chance to express love, enjoy yourself and pass on traditional culture! Homework：Introduce your new festival in your writing. Add more details. $