Unit+1+Festivals+and+Celebrations+Reading+and+Thinking 高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

Book3unit1FestivalsandCelebrationsReadingandthinkingLearningObjectives

1.Tograspwordsandexpressionsoffestivalsandcelebrations.Moreover,tolearnbasicinformationaboutsomeimportantfestivals2.Toidentifythestructureofthepassageandthetopicsentencesofeachpara..3.TodiscoverthecommonreasonsforcelebrationandchangesContentsPart1Lead-in

Part2ReadingPart3Post-reading

Part4Homework

SkimmingCarefulreadingSummaryLead-inWhatfestivalsarethereinthesepictures?Lead-inHalloweenDayDragonBoatfestivalChristmasDaySpringFestivalLead-inThink:whydoweceletratethesefestivals??ThanksgivingDayEasterDayMid-autumnFestivalWhydowecelebratethesefestivals?Tradition/customsimportantfigures/peopleharvest

importanteventsforfunGuessandPredictReading

Whydowecelebratefestivals?

Skimming

Readthetextagainandunderlinethetopicsentenceofeachparagraphthatgivesthemainidea.ReadingTip(page5)Doyouknowhowtoidentifythemainideaofaparagraph?Skimthepassageandfindthemainideaofeachpara.butsometimesitmaybeinthemiddleofaParagraphorintheendofaparagraphPara3Para4Para2Para1Para5TopicSentencesFestivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinessestakingadvantageofthecelebrations.Explorebubblestolearnmoreaboutthetext...Para2Para3Para5Para4Para1CarefulReading

Festivalsarecelebratedllaroundtheworld.Thehaveawiderangeoforigin,suchastheseasonsoftheyear,religions,famousfigures,andimportantevents.Everyfestivalhasdifferentcustomsanduniquecharms.However,nomatterhowdifferenttheymayseem,allovertheworld,thespiritofcharmingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals.Readpara.1againandfinishthequestions.Para1Keywords:differentorigins,commonspiritQ:Whatdomostfestivalsseemtohaveincommon?Whydoyouthinkpeoplearoundtheworldfindthesethingsimportant?Sharingjoy,gratitude,loveorpeace.

Perhapsbecausethesethingsarewhatlifeisallabout.ReadPara.2Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteverculture.Thisimportantagricultualfestivaltakesplaceafterallthecropshavebeengatheredin.Peoplecelebratetoshowthattheyaregratefulfortheyear'ssupplyoffood.InancientEgypt,theharvestseason.Itfeaturedaparadeandagraetfeastwithmusic,dancing,andsports.Toda,insomeEuropeancountries,peopledecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andgettogethertocelebrateoverameal.DuringtheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydelicioumooncakes.Topicsentenceasageneralideatoleadin.Harvestfestival-Para.2Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteverculture.

thepurposeoftheharvestfestival:peoplecelebrateto

_________________________________________showthattheyaregratefulfortheyear'ssupplyoffood.

LocationTimeThepeopleawaysdoTopicsentenceThreeexamplesEgyptEuropeancountriesChinaduringthespringtimeMid-Autumnfeaturedaparadeandagreatfeastwithmusic,dancing,andsportsdecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruitgettogetherocelebrateoverameafamiliesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakesKeywords:differentcultures,similarfestivalPara.3Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Withthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas,sometraditionsmayfadeawayandothersmaybeestablished.OneexampleisthetypicalChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackerstodriveawaytheevilspiritsandcelebratethenewyear.Nowadays,manybigcitieshavegivenupthiscustominordertoavoidairpollution.AotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecameanexcitingfestivalforchildren,inspiteofitsreligiouorigins.TopicsentenceasageneralideatostartthediscussionCustom-Para.3festivalsInthepastnowadaysSpringfestivalHalloweenlightingfirecrackerstodriveawaytheevilspiritsandcelebratethenewyearitsreligiousoriginsmanybigcitieshavegivenupthiscustominordertoavoidairpollutionanexcitingfestivalforchildrenKeywords:changingcustomsPara.4Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinesstakingadvantageofthecelebrations.Onlineshoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappshavemadeitmucheasierforthepublictospendmoreongiftsfortheirlovedones.Althoughsomebelievefestivalsshouldnotbecommercialised,othersbelievetheincreaseinspendingisgoodfortheeconomyandpublichappiness.Topicsentencestatesageneralidea.Para4

Q1:

Whatarepeople’sattitudestowardsthecommercializationoffestivalsaccordingtothetext?Keywords:commercializationoffestivalsQ2:Doesthewritersupportthecommercializationoffestivals?Howdoyouknowthat？Somebelievefestivalsshouldnotbecommercialized.Othersbelievetheincreaseinspendingisgoodfortheecomonyandpublichappiness.Yes.Fromtheword“although”.ReadforDetails-Para.5Whyfestivalsareimportant?Findsomesupportingdetails.Whatdomostfestivalsseemtohaveincommon.SupportingdetailsFestivalsareanimportantpartosociety.Theyreflectpeople'swishes,beliefs,faiths,andattitudestowardslife.Theyareoccasionsthatallowustorelaxandenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile.Theyhelpusunderstandwherewecancamefromwhoweare,andwhattoappreciate.Andifyoustudyfestivalscarefully,youmaybesurprisetofindthatdifferentculturesactuaalyhavealotincommonafterall.Whydowecelebratefestivals?Summary

WHYDOWECELEBRATEFESTIVALS?Drawamindmaptosummarizethistext.Backtothetitle:

Whywecelebratefestivals?DifferentoriginsCommonspirit

Differentcultures,similarfestivalchangingcustoms

Commercial-izationoffestivalsDifferentcultures,commonvaluesCherishSummarizethepassageusingsuitablewordsfromthetext.Besuretousethecorrectforms.Today’sfestivalshaveawide______oforigins,includingtheseasonsoftheyear,famous_______,importantevents,andreligions.The_______festivalisoneofthemostpopularfestivalsandiscelebratedinmanycultures.Customsplaya_________roleinfestivals,buttheycanchangeovertime.significantrangefiguresharvestSummaryForexample,someChinesecitiesnolongerallowfirecrackersduringtheSpringFestival,astheycanincreaseairpolluti