Unit1FestivalsandCelebrationsReadingandThinking课件-高中英语人教版

CONTENT01Warming-up02

Pre-Reading03

While-Reading04

Post-ReadingGuessing

GameHalloween

ChristmasDayUse

the

eraser

回Easter

DayChinesetraditionalfestivals:

回DragonBoatFestivalMid-autumn

FestivalReadingandthinkingWHYdo

wecelebrate

festivals?PredictionWHY

DOWECELEBRATEFESTIVALS?What

do

you

think

the

text

would

probably

be

about?A.Theimportanceof

festivals.Thereasonswhywecelebratefestivals.C.Howpeoplecelebratefestivals.D.Thereasonsforthedevelopmentof

festivals.PredictionWHY

DOWECELEBRATE

FESTIVALS?A:Narration(记叙文)Argumentation(议论文)C.Exposition(说明文)Exposition:setforth

theideas,facts,values,nature,andcharacteristics

of

things.Argumentation:A

discussion

in

whichreasonsare

shown

foror

against

some

propositon

(论点)2.What'sthegenre(体裁)of

thepassage?sentencethatellsyoutheparagraph'Sto/

fho

d.

main

idea.It

is

often

the

first

sentence

elebrated

utsometimesit

isfoundelsewhere

instsea

homnu.sic,

theparagraph.iuropeanind

townuring

theind

enjoydelicious

mooncakes.Skimming:Read

the

text

quickly

and

underline

the

topic

sentenceof

each

paragraph

that

gives

the

main

idea.Identifying

the

main

idea

of

paragraphsis

necessary

when

analysing

a

text.important

Most

paragraphs

will

have

a

"topic

he

cropsIdentify

the

main

idea

ofa

paragraphrld.Theye

seasonsimportanttoms

and

different

spirit

ofmmon

int

festivalCustomsplay

asignificantrole

in

festivals,but

sometimes

they

can

change

over

time.With

the

development

ofmodern

society

and

the

spread

ofnew

ideas,some

traditionsmay

fade

away

and

others

may

be

established.One

example

is

the

typicalChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackers

to

drive

away

the

evil

spirits

andcelebrate

the

new

year.Nowadays,many

big

cities

have

given

up

this

custom

in

orderto

avoid

airpollution.Another

example

is

Halloween,which

slowlybecame

an

excitingfestival

for

children,in

spite

ofits

religious

origins.Festivals

are

becoming

more

and

morecommercial,

with

businesses

takingadvantage

ofthe

celebrations.Onlineshopping

websitesandsocial

mediaapps

have

made

it

much

easier

for

thepublic

to

spend

more

on

gifts

for

theirloved

ones.Although

some

believefestivalsshouldnotbecommercialised,others

believe

the

increase

in

spendingisgood

fortheeconomy

and

public

happiness.Festivals

are

an

importantpart

ofsociety.They

reflectpeople's

wishes,

beliefs,faiths,

and

attitudes

towards

life.They

are

occasionsthat

allowus

torelax

and

enjoy

life,andforget

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

besurprised

to

findthat

different

cultures

actually

have

a

lot

in

common

afterall.A.Commercializedfestivals.Para.1B

.The

importanceoffestivals.Para.2C.The

origin

andspirit

ofPara.3Para.4festivals.D.Thechangesofcustoms.Para.5E.The

harvestfestival.Scanning:Read

Para1andfinishthediagram

below.Whatarethedifferentoriginsofthefestival?Whatdomostfestivalsseemtohavein

common?seasonsof

yeara

wide

range

oforigins

religionsfamousfiguresimportanteventscommon

spiritjoylovegratitudepeaceDifferentorigins

commonspiritPara.2-Harvestfestiva/Which

placedoestheauthorNOT

mention

inPara.2?A.Ancient

Egypt

JapanC.Some

European

countries

D

.ChinaPara.3-CutomsCustoms

playasignificantrolein

festivals,butsometimestheycanchangeoverSpring

festivalHalloweentime.festivalsInthe

pastnowadaysC.Disapproving.

D.Uncaring.Festivals

are

becoming

more

and

morecommercial,with

businesses

takingadvantage

of

the

celebrations.Onlineshopping

websites

and

social

mediaapps

have

made

it

much

easier

for

the

thelatterpartis

to

ltho

re

on

so

ts

for

be

stressedfestivals

should

not

be

commercialised,

Hayothersbelievetheincreaseinspendingis

good

for

the

economy

and

public

happiness.ieveheirltefmgiughmoones

AspendlovedpublicWhatisthewriter'sattitudetowardsthecommercialization

offestivals?Para4

CommercializationA.Doubtful.Para5-The

importance

of

festivalsWhyarefestivalsimportant(Pa6Becausefestivals_reflect

people'swishes,beliefs,faiths,and

attitudestowardslife.☆

Becausefestivalsareoccasionsthatallowustorelax

and

enjoy

life,andforgetaboutourworkfor

a

littlewhile.

☆

Becausefestivalshelpusunderstand·wherewecamefrom

andwhowearewhattoappreciatePART4Post-readingSelf-evaluation-Groupwork(Fourstudentsagroup)

评Hereareseveralquestions,andeach

studentanswers2questionsonebyone.This

is

a

competitiontocheckifyouhavea

good

master

of

the

passage.Let's

"Fight"!Back

to

the

title:Why

do

we

celebratefestivals?

culturalconfidence“文化自信”不是一句O

号

：一个理论名词!它有其深厚根基，是可以真正践行的。文化自信—中国特色社会主义的

自信基石与力量源泉cherish

protectDisussion:MoreandmoreChinese

prefertothefestivals

offoreigncountries,suchastheChristmas,TheValentine's

Day

and

so

on.And