Unit1FestivalsandCelebrationsReadingandThinking公开课课件高中英语人教版2

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CelebrationsUnit1Book3Reading

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ThinkingFreetalk:myfavoritefestivalandthereasons.RevisionBytheendofthisperiod,studentswillbeableto:1.knowthereasonsandmeaningsofcelebratingfestivals.2.figureoutthemainstructureofthepassagebyanalyzingthemainideaofeachparagraph.3.gettoknowsomereadingskillsbyskimmingandscanning.4.expresstheirownideasonthegiventopicsthroughcriticalthinking.LearningAimsWhydoyouthinkpeoplearoundtheworldcelebratefestivals?Pleasedrawamindmaptoshowyourideas.Leading-inWHYDOWECELEBRATEFESTIVALS？PredictionCommercialTraditionWHYDOWECELEBRATEFESTIVALS?

Skimmingidentifyandunderlinethe“topicsentence”ofeachparagraphReadingTip(page5)FunctionpositionTopicsentences:Tip:

Theothersentencesmainlyservetogivedetails,toexplain,ortoillustrate(阐明)themainidea.ReadforstructureSupportingdetailsintroductionBodyconclusionThestructureofthetext?ABCDScanningListenandReadWhilelistening,1.pleasepayattentiontothepronunciation(发音)andintonation（语调）,2.underlinethespecific(具体的)reasonsinthetext.Whydowecelebratefestivals?TopicsentenceTheemphasisoftheparagraph

Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Thisimportantagriculturalfestivaltakesplaceafterallthecropshavebeengatheredin.Peoplecelebratetoshowthattheyaregratefulfortheyear’ssupplyoffood.InancientEgypt,theharvestfestivalwascelebratedduringthespringtimetheEgyptianharvestseason.Itfeaturedaparadeandagreatfeastwithmusic,dancing,andsports.Today,insomeEuropeancountries,peopledecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andgettogethertocelebrateoverameal.DuringtheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.TopicsentenceReasonOneWhydowecelebratetheharvestfestival?AndwhatcustomsdowehavewhencelebratingtheMid-AutumnFestival?

Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimes,theycanchangeovertime.Withthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas,sometraditionsmayfadeawayandothersmaybeestablished.OneexampleisthetypicalChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackerstodriveawaytheevilspiritsandcelebratethenewyear.Nowadays,manybigcitieshavegivenupthiscustominordertoavoidairpollution.AnotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecameanexcitingfestivalforchildren,inspiteofitsreligiousorigins.TopicsentenceReasonTwoTopicsentenceCommercialpurposeReasonThreeconclusionReasonFourReasonFiveWhatpartarefestivalsplayinginoursociety?(orwhatmeaningsdofestivalshaveinoursociety?)ReasonSixTopicsentenceSummary

para1.Differentoriginspara2.__________Festivalpara3._______ofcustomspara4._________________para5.___________offestivalsHarvestChangesCommercialisationImportanceWhydowecelebratefestivals?RetellingrangefiguresharvestsignificantreflectoccasionsPara1Para5IntroductionConclusionHumanbeingsarenodifferent.Wesharethesamefeelings,thesamepastandwillsharethesamefuture.Customscanchange,butfestivalvaluesshouldstaythesame.Thinkafterclass

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