Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Reading and Thinking 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

Festivals and celebrations Unit 1 更多模板请关注：https://haosc.taobao.com 1 Lead- in Enjoy a short video What is the nearest festival ? Why do people celebrate it? Tomb-Sweeping Day worship(敬奉) /honour ancestors spring outing(春游) Tomb sweeping Read the title and look at the photos. Prediction Why do we celebrate festivals? reason This passage may talk about the _______ for celebrating festivals, so it may be an ____________. reasons exposition Skim for topic sentences: Tip: The other sentences mainly serve to give details, to explain, or to illustrate(阐明) the main idea. Now I’d like to invite someone to share your findings. ... All of you did an excenllent job！ How about the other sentences. Yes, the other sentences mainly serve to give details, to explain, or to illustrate the main idea. introduction How many parts? body body conclusion 1 2 3 4 5 Now I’d like to invite someone to share your findings. ... All of you did an excenllent job！ How about the other sentences. Yes, the other sentences mainly serve to give details, to explain, or to illustrate the main idea. Skimming Part1(Para1) Festivals are important. Part2(Para2-4) Festivals are celebrated all over the world. Part3(Para 5) Why do people celebrate Festivals? Match the headings with each part. Para.1 ___________ Similarities _________ such as the seasons, religions, figures and events. _______ and charms. The ________of sharing joy, gratitude, love, or peace is common in all festivals. Different origins and customs, common spirits spirit Differences Origins Customs Para. 2 What are the purpose and customs of harvest festival? Three examples Harvest Festival when why Purpose: ______________________________________________ Location Time People always do Egypt during the ___________ It featured __________ and ______________ with music, dancing, and sports.   European countries    People _________________ and town halls with flowers and fruit and get together to celebrate over a meal. China Mid-Autumn  Families gather to ________________________ and enjoy delicious mooncakes. Para. 2 To show they are grateful for the year's supply of food springtime decorate churches admire the shining moon a parade a great feast purpose and customs 9 Para. 3 Changes of custom How does the writer illustrate the changes of customs? A. By giving examples. B. By making comparison. why In the past nowadays Spring festival Lighting firecrackers to __________ the evil spirits and ____________the new year. Many big cities have given up this custom in order to __________________ __________ Its ________ origins. an exciting festival for ___________ Para. 3 Customs play a significant role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time. drive away avoid air pollution. Halloween celebrate religious children Para.4 1.Why are festivals becoming more and more commercial? This is mainly because of business taking advantage of the celebration. 2.What might be the writer’s attitude towards commercialization of festivals? A. Casual B. Positive C. Critical  D. Neutral good for the economy and public happiness Festivals should not be commercialised. Commercialisation 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. Para. 5 The importance of festivals They reflect They are occasions that allow They help Topic sentence Supporting details Tip: use parallelism to emphasize the importance para1. origins and spirit para2.Harvest festivals in every culture Egypt European China para3.Customs changes Lighting firecrackers Halloween para4. Commercialization Different attitudes para5.significance WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS? summary Group Discussion Learn more about some unique festivals in the world, then in groups, discuss and design a new festival that you think is meaningful and share it in the next class. 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