（2019版）新人教版高中英语必修第三册Unit1 Reading and thinking ppt课件（含视频）.zip

1、湄池中学 钟佳飞Unit 1 Festivals and CelebrationsWhy do We Celebrate Festivals?Reading and ThinkingSpring Festival gala 春晚Red Envelope 红包 pay a New Year call 拜年Spring Festival couplets 春联1.What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year?2.Why do you think people celebrate different festivals?湄池中学

2、 钟佳飞What festivals do you know?Warming upSpring FestivalLantern FestivalTomb Sweeping DayDragon Boat FestivalMid-autumn DayChinese Valentines Dayin Chinain ChinaMid-Autumn Day 中秋节celebrate the harvest and admire the moonTomb Sweeping Day 清明节in memory of our ancestors / honor the deadWhy do you think

3、 people celebrate different festivals?Dragon Boat FestivalThe Dragon Boat Festival in China honors the famous _ Qu Yuan. poet湄池中学 钟佳飞What festivals do you know?Christmas EasterHalloweenThanksgiving DayMothers/ Fathers Dayin European countriesin European countriesEaster Day 复活节Thanksgiving Day 感恩节Eas

4、ter around March 22-April 25It celebrates the return of _ from the dead and the coming of _ and _. Jesusspringnew lifeThanksgiving Daythe last Thursday of NovemberPeople celebrate it mainly to show gratitude.Why do you think people celebrate different festivals?Now lets read the text and find out th

5、e authors answer to the question in the title.To show our gratitude To memorize of our ancestors To honor people To allow us to relax and enjoy lifeTo help us understand our customs湄池中学 钟佳飞WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS?Guess and predictGuess and predictWhile-readingWhats the main idea of the passage

6、?A. Its mainly about different customs in different countries.B. Its mainly about many different festivals in the world.C. Its mainly about the reasons why people celebrate festivals and some changing festival customs with time going by.D. Its mainly about many activities in the festivals all over t

7、he world.Tip: Identify the main idea of a paragraph Most paragraphs will have a topic sentence. It is often the first sentence. Sometimes it is found elsewhere in the paragraph.Scanning Read the text again and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea.Festivals are cele

8、brated all around the world.Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture.Customs play a significant role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time.Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses taking advantage of the celeb

9、rations.Festivals are an important part of society.Topic sentences:Careful Reading A.the role of festivals .D.the commercialisation of festivals.B.the change of festivalsC.the kinds of festivalsE. the origins and spirits of festivals para1 para2 para3 para4 para5careful readingRead the each paragrap

10、h and finish the tasks as quickly as possible.Read Para1 and then fill in the blanks below.introduction_ of festivals_ of festivals_ of the year_OriginsSpiritseasonsreligionsfamous figuresimportant events_sharing joydifferent_customs unique charmsgratitudelove or peace_Para1 common spirit of festiva

11、lsWhy do the most festivals seem different?Because they have a wide range of origins, like the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures and important eventsWhat do the most festivals seem to have in common?The spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love, or peaceRead the Para2 and then fill in the

12、blanks below._ festival can be found in every cultureWhyThey are _ for the years supply of food.gratefulAncient Egypt_The harvest_EuroChina_Read the Para2 and then fill in the blanks below.Ancient EgyptTime: _Features: _ _ _.springtime_parade_great feast with music, dancing, and sports._EuropeFeatur

13、es: _. get together to _.decoratechurches and town hallscelebrate over a meal_ChinaTime: _Features: _. _.Mid- Autumn Festivaladmire the shining moonenjoy delicious mooncakes_celebrate harvest festival to show grateful.Q1 What festival can be found in almost every culture and why?gather all the crops

14、 in harvest festivalQ2 How Egyptian celebrated their harvest season?It featured a parade and a great feast with music, dancing and sports. decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, get together to celebrate over a mealQ3 How Europe celebrated their harvest season?How about in China?ad

15、mire shining moonenjoy delicious food and mooncakesPara.2 The important agricultural festival takes place_ People celebrate to_ Egypt：it featured_European countries: people_China: Mid-Autumn Festival: families gather to _after the crops have been gathered in.show that they are grateful for the years

16、 supply of food.a parade, a great feast with music, dancing and sports. decorate churches and town halls with get together to celebrate over a meal.admire the shinning moon and enjoy delicious mooncakes.Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture.timer

17、easonactivitiesthe harvest festival Read the Para3, and then complete the chart.The changing customsBeforeNowChinese Spring FestivalHalloweenLighting firecrackersReligious originsBe forbidden to avoid air pollutionFestival for children_ Originally, Halloween was a pagan festival, around the idea of

18、linking the living with the dead. Today, Children love to dress up in Halloween costumes, following the old tradition of trick-or-treating, and collect sweets, gifts and money.Do you love these changes? Why? Why?Customs play a significant role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time.Pa

19、ra.3How does the author support his topic sentence in this paragraph?A. by giving examples B. by listing figuresC. by making comparisonD. by analyzing cause and effect AWhy is lighting firecrackers stopped in Chinese Spring Festival?A. To drive away the evil spirits.B. To avoid air pollution.C. To b

20、ecome an exciting festival for children.D. To save money and spend more on gifts.Another example is Halloween, _ became an exciting festival for children, in spite of its _. One example is Another example is which religious origins How do you feel about festival customs that have already faded away?

21、I feel sad, because these customs are part of our culture and history, they make our lives more interesting, and they remind us who we are. Possible answer:Possible answer:Possible answer: para3 Read para 4 and find the answersOnline shopping websites and _ make people spend more money on gifts soci

22、al mediamake festivals more and more _ commercialsome believe festivals shouldnt be _others believe the spending increase is good for the economy and public happinesscommercialized_Para4 more commercial festivalsWhy are festivals becoming commercial?Because businesses take advantage of themIs there

23、any different attitudes to the change? If any, what are they?Some believe festivals should not be commercialized but others believe the increase in spending is good for the economy and public happiness.What is your attitude?What is the writers attitude towards the commercialization of festivals?A. p

24、ositive B. criticalC. objective D. indifferentFestivals are becoming more and more commercial.Para.4Although some believe festivals should not be commercialized, others believe the increase in spending is good for the economy and public happiness. Read para 5 and find the answersPara5 importance of

25、festivalsWhy do people find festivals important?Reflect peoples wishes, beliefs, faiths and attitudes towards lifeRelax and enjoy life, and forget about work for a whileUnderstand where we came from, who we are, and what to appreciate_Read for structureRead for structureTalks about the origins and s

26、pirits of festivals. It describes the harvest festival, customs changes and commercialized festivals It explains the significance of festivalsintroductionBodyBodyconclusionpara3. Changes of customsLighting firecrackersHalloween para5. ImportanceWHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS?para1. common spirit of f

27、estivalsstructure总 分 总Map and summarize para2. the harvest festivalEgypt, EuropeanChina para4.CommercializationDifferent attitudesmind mapSharing joygratitudeLove or peace* Of all the traditional festivals, the harvest festival can be found in almost every culture. * Customs play a significant role

28、in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time. * Festivals are becoming more and more commercial.Festivals are an important part of society.湄池中学 钟佳飞Todays festivals have a wide _ of _, including the seasons of the year, famous _, important events and religions. The _ festival is one of the m

29、ost popular festivals and is celebrated in even every _. Customs play a _ role in festivals, but they can change over time. For example, some Chinese cities no longer allow _ during the Spring Festival, as they can increase air _. These days, festivals are becoming more _, with people spending more

30、money on _. Festivals _ peoples wishes, beliefs, faiths and attitudes _ life. They are _to spend time with family and to _ and enjoy life.rangeoriginsfiguresharvestculturesignificantfirecrackerspollutioncommercialgiftsreflecttowardsoccasionsrelax Summary 湄池中学 钟佳飞DebateWhat do you think of the commer

31、cialization of festivals? I think giving gifts can convey your love to your families and strengthen your relationship between family members. Whats more, giving gifts can show you put emphasis on the sense of ceremony. I choose to support this idea. Because it provides a good chance for the business

32、es to promote their products. Although the public spend more money on gifts, the relationship between family members is strengthened by giving gifts. The spirit of festivals is sharing joy, gradtitude, love or peace. It should not be measured by money or gifts.Post - readingThinking Which festival d

33、o you think is the most important and what do you think is the most important reasons for you to celebrate it? More and more young people are crazy about western festivals. When western festivals come, they usually go to restaurants or shopping malls to have fun. What do you think of this phenomenon

34、?There are different cultures and national spirits contained in the festivals. Right attitude towards different festivals: not only cherish and protect our traditional festivals but also pay great respect to foreign festivalsImagine that your class are going to set and celebrate a new festival toget

35、her. Discuss with your classmates: what should the new festival include? a new festivalWhyWhenHowWhat Work together Step 9 Create your own festivals Try to make a plan: When does the festival take place?What is the festival for?What do people do at the festival?What is the name of your festival?Peac

36、e Day: no fighting or conflicts are allowed.Happiness Day: only things that will make others happy are allowed.Friendship Day: no arguments or fights are allowed.Nature Day: no pollution or destruction of nature is allowedSample: Mens DayWe consider it better to take place/be held on the 2nd week of

37、 April, which follows the April Fools Day. It can be a totally free day for the men on which they can do whatever they like, such as having fun with their friends in the club without taking their wives, going on a visit or travel wherever they like. As you know, March 8th is the Womens Day. But we a

38、re thinking of creating a day on which men celebrate their own holiday. I think that the new festival should be _. On this day, _ are (not) allowed. People will _. The festival will be celebrated on _ and people will celebrate it by _. I think this is the best idea because _.Homework 1. Finish exercise 5 in page 52. write a short passage about your favorite festivals