Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Reading and Thinking 导学案 -2026-2027学年人教版高中英语必修第三册

人教版（2019）高中英语　必修第三册

Unit 1　Festivals and Celebrations　Reading and Thinking

导学案

Why Do We Celebrate Festivals?

Class: ____________　Name: ____________　Group: ______　Date: ________

 

一、学习目标

1.  能找出五段的主题句，把五段并成三个部分，说出全文是“总—分—总”。〔Activity 1、2〕

2.  能提取 P1 的四类起源与一个共同精神，说出 P2 三地丰收节各自的做法。〔Activity 3、4〕

3.  能分辨 P3 两处习俗变化的方向，正确使用 fade away 与 be established。〔Activity 5、Task 3〕

4.  能判断作者写给谁、为什么写、站不站队，并用课文的四条尺子判断四个武汉节庆。〔Activity 6、Task 1、Task 2〕

 

二、学习重难点

重点

① 五段的主题句都在段首，五句连起来就是一篇文章的骨架。〔Activity 1〕

② 三个部分：P1 提出，P2–P4 举例，P5 收束，末句与 P1 末句扣合。〔Activity 2〕

③ P3 两处变化方向不同：一处消失，一处换形保留。〔Activity 5〕

难点

① fade away 与 be established 都容易被读成“消失”。〔Activity 5〕

② P4 作者不站队，容易被读成“作者支持商业化”。〔Activity 6〕

③ 说“作者写给谁、为什么写”，要指着词说，不能凭印象。〔Task 2〕

括号里标的是它落在哪一步。课末自评按这六条打勾。

 

三、学情分析

授课对象为高一下学期学生，本学期正在学必修第三册。经过必修一、二，他们已能读懂节日话题的记叙文和说明文，也熟悉 festival、custom、celebrate 这一组词。

三处可预见的卡点，以及本课的处理：

①  习惯概括“段意”，不认“主题句”。处理：Activity 1 只要求写三四个词，五段填完让他们自己看见“五个主题句都在第一句”，规则由他们说出来。

②  fade away 与 be established 一并读成“消失”。处理：Step 2 只给意思，Activity 5 用 P3 两个例子做对比，先问“鞭炮现在还有吗、万圣节现在还有吗”，再回到这两个词。

③  把 P4 读成“作者支持商业化”，把全文读成“作者在介绍节日”。处理：Activity 6 只要求指出证据句；Task 2 从 us、our、you 三个代词入手，看作者把自己摆在读者这一边。

 

四、词库 Word Bank（本课要用的课文原块，中间是中文，右栏是它出现的那一步）

 

五、读前 Before Reading

Part A  Four scenes in Wuhan and Hubei, 2026　（读一遍即可，不必查资料）

（四则材料取自 2026 年武汉及湖北的公开活动信息，课堂讨论用。）

Which of the four would you call a festival?　Tick one, and give one reason.

☐ A　　☐ B　　☐ C　　☐ D　　　Because ______________________________________

留好答案。下课前再投一次，可以改主意，改了的要说清为什么改。

Part B  Ask the title

The title is one question. Before you read, give it two answers of your own, two or three words each.

Why do we celebrate festivals?

My answer 1：____________________　　My answer 2：____________________

Prediction: the text has ______ paragraphs, so it probably gives ______ answers.

 

六、读中 While Reading

Activity 1  Topic sentence first　（5 min）〔重点①〕

Read the five paragraphs and fill the table. Column two wants a sentence number, column three three or four words, column four what the paragraph is answering.

1.  Look at column two again. What do the five have in common?  ____________________

2.  The title asks WHY. Each paragraph gives one ______.

（填一个名词，意思是“回答”。reason 是“为什么这么做”那类内容，不是这里要的词。）

Activity 2  Three parts, one shape　（3 min）〔重点②〕

The five paragraphs all answer the title, but they do not stand side by side. Group them into three parts and say what each part does.

1.  The last sentence of P1 and the last sentence of P5 say the same thing. Put the two halves together:

The spirit of ________________ is common in all festivals, so different cultures actually ________________.

2.  P2–P4 are in this order for a reason. Would the text still work if P4 came first? One sentence, to your partner.

（这一层的名字：General–Particular–Conclusion，即“总—分—总”。）

Activity 3  P1: many origins, one spirit　（3 min）〔重点②〕

1.  Complete the four kinds of origins.

the seasons of the year　／　r________　／　famous figures　／　i________ e________

2.  What does “However” do in this paragraph?  Circle one.

A. It adds one more origin.　B. It turns from differences to what is common.　C. It gives an example.

3.  The writer sums up the common spirit in four words. Write them down.

________　　________　　________　　________

4.  If you delete “However”, does the paragraph still work?  Tell your partner in one sentence.

Activity 4  P2: one festival, three ways　（4 min）〔重点②〕

When: ____________________（P2 第 2 句，说的是所有丰收节，不是某一个国家）

1.  The three places have little in common. Find the one sentence that explains why they sit in one paragraph, and underline it in the text.

（在课文上划线，不抄写。）

2.  So what is this paragraph really proving?  (Hint: the last sentence of P1.)

Activity 5  P3: two customs, two directions　（3 min）〔重点③、难点①〕

（Why 栏：课文没写的就写 not given in the text，不要替课文补理由。）

1.  The two words come from the opening statement of P3, but the two examples use other verbs. Which word fits which custom? Then quote the verb the text actually uses.　Firecrackers: ________（the text says: ________）　Halloween: ________（the text says: ________）

2.  Two examples, two directions. Why does the writer need both?  (One alone would prove what?)

Activity 6  P4 + P5: the argument, then the answer　（3 min）〔难点②〕

1.  Two views in P4. Complete them using expressions from the text.

Some believe festivals ____________________________________.

Others believe the increase in spending ________________________.

2.  Does the writer tell you which view he holds?  Find the words that prove your answer.

3.  P5 answers the title for the last time. Complete the three things festivals do for us, using words from P5.

They ________ people’s wishes, beliefs, faiths and attitudes towards life.

They are occasions that allow us to ____________ and enjoy life.

They help us understand where we came from, who we are, and ____________.

（第 1、3 题照课文填，不要自己造句。P5 前两空各一个词，第三空是 what we should 加一个动词。）

 

七、读后 After Reading

Task 1  Back to the four scenes　（5 min，四人一组）〔目标 4、难点③〕

Each group takes one scene. Put it through the four tests, then report in 30 seconds.

Report frame:  “We think it ______ a festival, because __________________________.”

（没有固定答案。每一条判断都要有课文依据：一个词块，或一个具体事实。）

Task 2  Who wrote this, and to whom?　（3 min）〔难点③〕

The writer never says who he is. The pronouns tell you.