高中英语人教版必修三第一单元 Unit 1 Reading

1、,Unit 1 Festival around the world,Unit 1 Festival around the world,How many festivals do you know both in and out of China?,Lead-in,Do you know these festivals?,Spring Festival,Lantern Festival January 15元宵节,Dragon Boat Festival May 5,Dragon boat race,Rice dumplings,Its held to honour a famous poet-

2、Qu Yuan .,Mid-autumn Day August 15,admire the moon (赏月）,enjoy mooncakes,Its also a harvest festival.(丰收节）,Tomb-sweeping Day,clean graves(扫墓） light incense(烧香） offer flowers,a festival of the dead(亡灵节）,Holidays,Some Chinese traditional festivals,International Womens Day,New Years Day,Childrens Day,Na

3、tional Day,The YouthDay,International Labour Day,Teachers Day,Spring Festival,Festival of Lanterns,Dragon Boat Festival,Mid-Autumn Day,FF,Chinese festivals and holidays,Happy Valentines Day,B,name some western festivals,B,Thanksgiving,watermelon,rooster/cock,Halloween Parade万圣节,B,Christmas,B,Carniva

4、l狂欢节,B,Easter Festival复活节,B,festivals,Brainstorming festivals of foreign countries,Christmas,FoolsDay,ValentinesDay,Carnival,Easter,Thanksgiving Day,MothersDay,FathersDay,Halloween,1、What kinds of festivals are mentioned in the passage?,1. Festivals of the Dead 2. Festivals to Honor the People 3. Ha

5、rvest Festivals 4. Spring Festivals,Fast reading,2、Scan(扫读) the passage and fill in the chart. (Ex 1),Festivals of the Dead,Festivals to Honor People,Harvest Festivals,Spring Festivals,Festivals of the Dead,Festivals to Honour People,Harvest Festivals,Spring Festivals,Obon,Japan,Day of the Dead,Mexi

6、co,Halloween,some western countries,Dragon Boat Festival,China,Columbus Day,USA,Festival to honor Gandhi,India,Thanksgiving festivals,European and other countries,Mid-Autumn Festivals,China and Japan,The Spring Festival,China,Easter,some western countries,Cherry Blossom Festival,Japan,1. What do peo

7、ple do in Spring Festival in China? Eat dumplings, fish and meat B. Give children lucky money in red paper C. Watch dragon dance and carnivals D. All the above. 2.What does Easter celebrate ? It celebrates the birth of Jesus . It celebrates the death of Jesus. It celebrates the return of Jesus from

8、the dead and the coming of spring and new life . It celebrates peoples harvest .,3 Why do people love festivals according to the passage? A. Because festivals let us enjoy life. B. Because festivals make us proud of our customs. C. Because festivals can make us have fun with each other. D. Above all

9、 .,Careful-reading 1、To choose the right answer,4. What can we learn from the passage? A. All festivals have been lasting for a long period. B. People like festivals just because they can eat a lot then. C. Different countries have different customs. D. People celebrate festivals in the same way.,C,

10、C,5. Which of the following is not the reason why people love festivals according to the passage? A. Because festivals let us enjoy life. B. Because festivals make us proud of our customs. C. Because festivals can make us have fun with each other. D. Because festivals can let us get money from the g

11、overnment.,D,6 Which of the following festivals is not celebrated in Japan? A Easter B. Obon C. Cherry Blossom Festival D. Mid-autumn Festival,The ancient people neednt worry about their food. Halloween used to be a festival intended to honour the dead. Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honour a l

12、ot in China. Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn. Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.,F,T,T,F,F,2、To tell T or F,3、Whats the main idea of the passage? Give one sentence to describe it.,The passage is mainly about _and the ways of _and also the reasons _ all over the world.,d

13、ifferent festivals,celebrations,why people celebrate them,There are all kinds of festivals and _ around the world, which are held for different reasons. The _ _ were mainly held at three times a year. Some festivals are held to _ the dead or satisfy the _ in case（以免） they might return either to help

14、 or to _ _,while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods, such as,celebrations,harm,do,ancestors,honor,festivals,ancient,. Retell the text by filling the following blanks.,_ _ _ and Columbus Day. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _ for the winter and the _work is over. And the most _ and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the _