Unit1FestivalsandCelebrationsReadingandThinking课件-高中英语人教版3

ReadingandthinkingUnit1FestivalsandCelebrationsWhydowecelebratefestivals?LeadinGuessingGame猜谜游戏HalloweenSpringFestivalTheTomb-SweepingFestivalChristmasMid-AutumnFestivalNtionalDayLeadinThinkingWhatfestivalsdoyoucelebratewithyourfamilyeachyear?Whydoyouthinkpeoplecelebratedifferentfestivals?Togettogether,relax,havefunandenjoylifeTocelebrateharvestInmemory/honorofourancestorsTocelebrateaneventoratimeoftheyear.Tofollowandpassonthecustoms/traditions……Whydowecelebratefestivals?reason/purposePredictthemainideafromthetitleandtwopicturesPrediction预测Predict:Thispassagemaytalkabout_______________________________the

forcelebratingfestivals.reasonsPre-readingReadthetextquicklyandunderlinethetopicsentenceandkeywordsofeachparagraph.SkimmingReadingTopicsentencesT2:ThestructureofthetextT1:Thetopicsentenceofeachparagraphpara1.Different_______,common_________para.2

Harvesttoshow_________para3.

Customs_______para4.Commercialisationecononyand_________para5.___________offestivalsspiritgratitudechangespublichappinessImportanceWhydowecelebratefestivals?ReadforstructureoriginsThestructureofthetext?

ABCD1.Whatdoallthefestivalshaveincommon?A.Theyalloriginatedfromreligions.B.Theyareallconnectedwithfamousfigures.C.Theyallshowthespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,loveorpeace.D.Theyallhavesimilarcustoms.2.WhenwastheEgyptianharvestseason?A.Autumn.

B.Summer.C.Winter. D.Spring.3.What’sthefunctionoftheexamplesinParagraph2?A.ToshowtheharvestfestivalisthemostimportantinEgyptandChina.B.Toshowitiscelebratedinalmostallcultures.C.Toshowthewayspeoplecelebrateithavechanged.D.Toshowallthepeoplearegratefulforthesupplyofcrops.4.WhyhaveChinesepeopleinmanybigcitiesstoppedlightingfirecrackers?A.Toprotecttheenvironment.B.Tosavemoney.C.Toavoidinjuries.D.Togetridofoldcustoms.

Choosethebestanswers.ReadfordetailsReadforlanguagepointsWHYDOWECELEBRATEFESTIVALS?Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Theyhaveawiderangeof

origins,suchastheseasonsoftheyear,religions,famousfigures,andimportantevents.Everyfestivalhasitsdifferentcustomsanduniquecharms.However,nomatterhowdifferenttheymayseem,allovertheworld,thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals.Readforlanguagepoints

Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Thisimportantagriculturalfestivaltakesplaceafterallthecropshavebeengatheredin.Peoplecelebratetoshowthattheyaregratefulfortheyear'ssupplyoffood.InancientEgypt,theharvestfestivalwascelebratedduringthespringtime—theEgyptianharvestseason.Itfeaturedaparadeandagreatfeastwithmusic,dancing,andsports.Today,insomeEuropeancountries,peopledecorate

churchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andgettogethertocelebrateoverameal.DuringtheMid－AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.Readforlanguagepoints

Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Withthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas,sometraditionsmayfadeawayandothersmaybeestablished.OneexampleisthetypicalChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackerstodriveawaytheevilspiritsandcelebratethenewyear.Nowadays,manybigcitieshavegivenupthiscustominordertoavoidairpollution.AnotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecameanexcitingfestivalforchildren,inspiteofitsreligiousorigins.Readforlanguagepoints

Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinessestakingadvantageofthecelebrations.Onlineshoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappshavemadeitmucheasierforthepublictospendmoreongiftsfortheirlovedones.Althoughsomebelievefestivalsshouldnotbecommercialised，othersbelievetheincreaseinspendingisgoodfortheeconomyandpublichappiness.Readforlanguagepoints

Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.Theyreflectpeople'swishes,beliefs,faiths，andattitudestowardslife.Theyareoccasionsthatallowustorelaxandenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile.Theyhelpusunderstandwherewecamefrom，whoweare,andwhattoappreciate.Andifyoustudyfestivalscarefully,youmaybesurprisedtofindthatdifferentculturesactuallyhavealotincommonafterall.ReadforlanguagepointsWHYDOWECELEBRATEFESTIVALS?Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Theyhaveawiderangeof

origins,suchastheseasonsoftheyear,religions,famousfigures,andimportantevents.Everyfestivalhasitsdifferentcustomsanduniquecharms.However,nomatterhowdifferenttheymayseem,allovertheworld,thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals.When?Why?How?FestivalsIntroductionBodyConclusion

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