Unit 1 Reading and thinking 公开课 ppt课件（含音视频素材）-（2021新）人教版高中英语必修第三册.rar

Reading and ThinkingReading and ThinkingUnit 1 Festivals and Celebrations1.Students can talk about what festivals they know and the reasons and the way of celebrating them.2. Students should learn the reading skills such as the headline and get the topic sentences, the structures of articles.3. Students can understand the past, the present situation of some festival around the world and why there are some changes about them. 4. Students can have the international awareness about the festivals.Pre-reading : Lead-inSpanish Tomato FestivalThailandThe Festival of Lights KoreanMud FestivalWhat festivals do you celebrate with your family each year?festivalsThe Spring FestivalNationalDayDragon BoatFestivalTomb-sweepingFestivalMid-autumnFestival Mothers DayWhat festivals do you celebrate with your family each year?festivalsHalloweenEasterThanksgiving DayApril Fools DayValentines Day ChristmasWHY DO WE CELEBRATE WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS?FESTIVALS?While-reading: Reading for details Skimming: Why do we celebrate festivals?Task 1 To help us understand where we come from, who we are, and what to appreciate . To allow us to relax and enjoy life, and forget about our work for a little while; To share joy, gratitude, love and peace;Read the text again and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea.Tip: Identify the main idea of a paragraph Most paragraphs will have a topic sentence. It is often the first sentence. Sometimes it is found elsewhere in the paragraph.Task 2Why do we celebrate festivals?Festivals are celebrated all around the world. They have a wide range of origins, such as the seasons of the year, religions, 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.Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture. This important agricultural festival takes place after all the crops have been gathered in. People celebrate to show that they are grateful for the years supply of food. In ancient Egypt, the harvest festival was celebrated during the springtime the Egyptian harvest season. It featured a parade and a great feast with music, dancing, and sports. Today, in some European countries, people decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and get together to celebrate over a meal. During the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, families gather to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious mooncakes.Customs play a significant role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time. With the development of modern society and the spread of new ideas, some traditions may fade away and others may be established. One example is the typical Chinese Spring Festival custom of lighting firecrackers to drive away the evil spirits and celebrate the new year. Nowadays, many big cities have given up this custom in order to avoid air pollution. Another example is Halloween, which slowly became an exciting festival for children, in spite of its religious origins.Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses taking advantage of the celebrations. Online shopping websites and social media apps have made it much easier for the public to spend more on gifts for their loved ones. Although some believe festivals should not be commercialised, others believe the increase in spending is good for the economy and public happiness.Festivals are an important part of society. They reflect peoples 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.Festivals are celebrated all around the world.Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture.Customs play a significant role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time.Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses taking advantage of the celebrations.Festivals are an important part of society.Festivals most often revolve around building family and community ties. Festivals are rarely celebrated alone. And even when someone is alone during a festival, the festival reminds them of people who used to be in their lives, but who are no longer present. This is important because people are at heart social creatures who desire to have relationships with others and to be a part of the group. Task 3Read the first paragraph and answer the questions.What do most festivals seem to have in common? Why do you think people around the world find these things important?When?When?After all the crops have been gathered in.Why?Why?To show that they are grateful for the years supply of food.How?How?Describe the harvest festival.Describe the harvest festival.Describe the harvest festival.Describe the harvest festival.In ancient Egypt, it featured a parade and a great feast with music, dancing and sports.Task 4In some European countries, people decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit and get together to celebrate over a meal.During the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, families gather to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious moon cakes.I feel sad, because these customs are part of our culture and history, they make our lives more interesting, and they remind us who we are. How do you feel about festival customs that have already faded away?Task 5Possible answer:Possible answer:Possible answer:Good for the economy and public happinessFestivals should not be commercialised.How do people think of the commercialisation of festivals?Task 6What is the writers attitude towards the commercialisation of festivals?Task 7The writer doesnt directly say. Overall, he seems to think that it is a positive thing, as it helps the economy and makes it easier to buy gifts.Todays festivals have a wide _ of _, including the seasons of the year, famous _, important events and religions. The _ festival is one of the most popular festivals and is celebrated in even every _. Customs play a _ role in festivals, but they can change over time. For example, some Chinese cities no longer allow _ during the Spring Festival, as they can increase air _. These days, festivals are becoming more _, with people spending more money on _. Festivals _ peoples wishes, beliefs, faiths and attitudes _ life. They are _to spend time with family and to _ and enjoy life.rangeoriginsfiguresharvestculturesignificantfirecrackerspollutioncommercialgiftsreflecttowardsoccasionsrelax感感谢观谢观 看看