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

Unit 1Why do we celebrate festivals Reading and thinking 临沂第三十九中学 01 some festivals Spring Festival Qing Ming Festival Dragon Boat Festival Mid-Autumn Festival Halloween Christmas dumplings Couplets In memory of origin admire Joy Religious Read for genre Why do we celebrate festivals? After reading the title, you can know the genre(体裁)of the passage is Argumentation 议论文 Read the text quickly and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea. 1 2 Reading strategy 3 4 5 Identify the main idea of a paragraph Identifying the main idea of paragraphs is necessary when analysing a text. Most paragraphs will have a “topic sentence” that tells you the paragraph's main idea. It is often the first sentence, but sometimes it is found elsewhere in the paragraph. Read for structure Talks about the origins and spirits of festivals. It describes the harvest festival, customs changes and commercialized festivals It explains the significance of festivals introduction Body supporting details conclusion Deduction and summary 总分总 The harvest festival （para2） Customs （para3） Commercial （para4） All around the world （para1） Important （para5） Introduction Body Conclusion Read for structure Argumentation(议论文) Find out the answers to the question in the title. Introduction Body Conclusion Importance seasons; religions; figures; events sharing joy, gratitude, love, peace Reasons harvest festivals customs change commercial reflect people’s wishes, beliefs, faiths and attitudes relax and enjoy life, forget... understand ourselves better and appreciate what we have had Why do we celebrate festivals? various origins common spirit Read for information map be grateful for Because festivals can express our ______, ________, ________, and _________, also they will pass down the common spirit, like _____, ______, ________, or __________, in spite of the customs __________ and becoming ___________. Celebrating festivals can let us be happier and understand _________ better. Critical thinking Do you have the answer to the question of “Why do we celebrate festivals”? wishes beliefs faiths attitudes joy gratitude love peace changing commercial ourselves Your mind map traditional Chinese festivals 假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom写信告诉你他们全家想来中国过春节。请给你的朋友写封回信，向他介绍春节。 要点如下： 1. 表示欢迎； 2. 春节的意义； 3. 春节的庆祝活动。 Useful information family/family members family reunion get together dumplings do a thorough cleaning做大扫除the most important festival in China (on) New Year's Eve 在除夕夜 put up spring couplets 张贴春联decorate doors and windows with red paper cuts and spring couplets have/eat a big dinner say good-bey to the old year greet/welcome the new year Dear Tom,     I’m very happy that you are planning to have your vacation in China during the Spring Festival.    The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China . To celebrate it ,people usually decorate doors and windows with red paper cuts and spring couplets because they represents good luck, wealth and blessing .It is a festival for family reunion. All the family members usually get together at home，wearing new clothes and enjoying all kinds of delicious food such as dumplings ... It is a time for reunion and fun to celebrate the coming of a new year Actually, the Spring Festival is the perfect time for you to experience Chinese culture, so I sincerely hope you can come. Yours lihua Thank you! $