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

该高中英语课件围绕“Festivals and Celebrations”主题，聚焦节日相关词汇识别、文本结构分析、略读与扫读策略运用及文化差异原因探究。课堂导入通过图片识别中国传统节日、讨论家庭庆祝节日及原因，结合Pre-reading预测文章主题，搭建从已知文化现象到深层文本理解的学习支架。 其亮点在于融合语言能力、文化意识与思维品质培养，如While-reading指导学生略读找主题句（首句、中间或结尾）、扫读分析节日起源与传统变化（对比春节放鞭炮习俗今昔差异），Post-reading设置“年轻人热衷西方节日”讨论及文化自信任务，辅以文本结构图表和推理题。学生能提升阅读策略与跨文化理解，教师可依托结构化流程实现高效教学。

Festivals and Celebrations READING & THINKING Festivals and Celebrations Learning objectives At the end of this section, you will be able to: 1.Identify and remember the words and phrases related to the topic of festivals and celebrations; 2.Analyze the type of the text and get the main idea of each paragraph by finding the topic sentences to gain structural knowledge of the text; 3.Apply reading strategies of skimming and summarizing to get a better understanding of the text and then analyzed the reason for festivals and celebrations; 4.Introduce the favorite traditional festival orally and form correct values and attitudes towards different festivals and cultures. Warming up PART 1 01 Spring Festival Tomb-sweeping Day Dragon Boat Festival Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Fstival What Chinese festivals can you see from the pictures? Lead-in What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year? Why do you think people celebrate it? The dragon-boat Festival To honor some great figures Lead-in Tomb-Sweeping Day The Spring Festival Mid-Autumn Festival ...... To memorize our ancestors To reunite with family members To celebrate the harvest ….. PART 2 Title: WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS? Prediction Predict: This passage may talk about the reason for celebrating festivals . PART 3 Skimming Reading Tip (page 5) Do you know how to identify the main idea of a paragraph? Skim the passage and find the main idea of each paragraph. but sometimes it may be in the middle of a Paragraph or in the end 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. (Function)It is often the first sentence, (Position)but sometimes it is found elsewhere in the paragraph. Topic sentences: Tip: The other sentences mainly serve to give details, to explain, or to illustrate(阐明) the main idea. Read for structure Supporting details introduction Body conclusion The structure of the text? A B C D Para1: Festivals are celebrated all around the world. Para2: Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture. Para3: Customs play a significant role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time. Para4: Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses taking advantage of the celebrations. Para5: Festivals are an important part of society. Topic sentences Introduction Body Conclusion Skimming Scanning They have a wide range of origins. Such as the seasons of the year, _______, famous_______ and important _______. Share ______, ________,______ or ______. Origins Spirit The spirit is common in all festivals. figures religions events joy gratitude love peace Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Scanning 1. Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be found in every culture. 2. People celebrate to show their gratitude for the years supply of food. 3. In ancient Egypt, the harvest festival was celebrated during the Spring Festival. 4. Today, in some European countries, people decorate churches and town halls with paper-cuttings. 5. During the Mid Autumn Festival in China, families often get together to admire the shining moon. 6. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, we often enjoy delicious mooncakes. 7.The harvest festival takes place after all the crops have been gathered in. 8. In ancient Egypt, the Harvest festival was celebrated during the Springtime. T/F ? Judge whether these sentences are right or wrong. Paragraph 2 Scanning 1. Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be found in every culture. 2. People celebrate to show their gratitude for the years supply of food. 3. Today, in some European countries, people decorate churches and town halls with paper-cuttings. 4. During the Mid Autumn Festival in China, families often get together to admire the shining moon. 5. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, we often enjoy delicious mooncakes. 6.The harvest festival takes place after all the crops have been gathered in. 7. In ancient Egypt, the Harvest festival was celebrated during the Springtime. T/F ? Judge whether these sentences are right or wrong. F T F T T T T Paragraph 3 Spring festival Halloween lighting firecrackers to drive away the evil spirits and celebrate the new year many big cities have given up this custom in order to avoid air pollution its religious origins an exciting festival for children In the past nowadays 1. the development of modern society 2. the spread of new ideas Why do some traditions possibly fade away? Scanning Q1: why are festivals becoming commercial? Q2: Are there any different attitudes to the change? Paragraph 4 Because online shopping websites and social media apps have made it easier for the public to spend more on gifts for their loved ones. some others festivals shouldn’t be commercialised the increase in spending is good for the economy and public happiness. Scanning Why are festivals important part of society? Significance people’s wishes,beliefs, faiths,and attitude to life. us understand we came from, we are, and to appreciate. us to relax and enjoy life, and to forget about our work for a little while. Paragraph5 Scanning Why are festivals important part of society? Significance people’s wishes,beliefs, faiths,and attitude to life. reflect allow help us understand we came from, we are, and to appreciate. us to relax and enjoy life, and to forget about our work for a little while. Paragraph5 where who what Scanning Read for Details - Para.5 What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. Festivals allow us to relax and enjoy life. B. Festivals actually have nothing in common. C. Festivals make a big difference in society. D. Festivals reflect people's wishes, beliefs and faiths. Supporting details Topic sentence 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 come 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. PART 3 More and more young people are crazy about western festivals. When western festivals come, they usually go to restaurants or shopping malls to have fun. What do you think of this phenomenon? There are different cultures and national spirits contained in the festivals. We should not only cherish and protect our traditional festivals, but also pay great respect to foreign festivals. Discussion Cultural confidence Introduce Chinese festivals and culture to foreigners As we all know, festivals 1 (celebrate) all around the world and they have 2 wide range of origins, such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous 3 (figure), and important events. Of all the 4 (tradition) festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture People celebrate 5 （show） that they are grateful for the years supply of food. Customers play a significant role in festivals, 6 sometimes they can change over time with the 7 (develop) of modern society and the spread of new ideas, some traditions may fade away and others may be established. Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses 8 (take) advantage of the celebrations. Festivals reflect people's wishes beliefs face and attitudes 9 life. And if you study festivals carefully, you may be surprised to find that different cultures 10 (actual) have a lot in common after all. Complete this task: are celebrated a figures traditional to show but development taking towards actually Homework 1. Review the content of the class. 2. Try to write a passage expressing your opinions on commercialisation of festivals. Thank you Lavf60.16.100 06 2 Read the text and find out the answer to the question in the title. 人民教育电子音像出版社 普通高中教科书 英语 必修 第三册 235300.05 Lavf60.16.100 Lavf57.62.100 $