1、Festivals andCelebrations高中英语新人教版 B3U1 reading for thinkingLabour DayThanksgivingChinese Lantern Festival Coming-of-Age DayChristmasRio CarnivalThe Spring FestivalDragon Boat FestivalQingming Festival(Tomb-Sweeping Day)What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year?1. Why are there so ma
2、ny different festivals all around the world?2. What do they celebrate for?WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS？Pre-readingThe topic sentence of each paragraph?The structure of the text? check the preview workWHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS?Reading Tip (page 5)FunctionpositionTopic sentences:Tip: The other se
3、ntences mainly serve to give details, to explain, or to illustrate(阐明) the main idea. Read for structureSupporting detailsintroductionBodyconclusionThe structure of the text? A B C DPara 1Para 5 IntroductionConclusionStep 2 Read and Think What parts are different?What parts are common?Festivals1. di
4、fferent_common_2. different_originscustoms&charmssharingspiritsStep 2 Read and Think What parts are different?What parts are common? origins&customs&charms（Para. 1）common spirits Q1：What do the harvest festivals have in common? Q2: Circle out the examples. Find out their features. reasonPara. 2_ fes
5、tival in every cultureTime: _Features: _ _ _.a paradespringtimegreat feast with music, dancing, and sports.The harvestFeatures: _ _ get together to _decorate churches and town hallscelebrate over a mealAncient EgyptEuropeChinaTime: _Features: _ _Mid-Autumn Festivaladmire the shining moonenjoy delici
6、ous mooncakesCareful reading Paragraph 2Step 2 Read and Think What parts are different?What parts are common?origins&customs&charmscommon spiritsways of celebrationHarvest Festivals: reason（Para. 2）（Para. 1） Q1：Why do customs change over time? Q2：How do the customs change? Any supporting details?Par
7、a. 3Custom changes- Para.3festivalsIn the pastnowadaysSpringfestivalHalloweenlight firecrackers religiou originsmany big cities give up this custom an exciting festival for childrenWhy?to avoid air pollutionStep 2 Read and Think What parts are different?What parts are common?origins&customs&charmsco
8、mmon spiritsways of celebrationHarvest Festivals: reasonchanging customs（Para. 2）（Para. 3）（Para. 1） Q1：How do people think of the commercialisation of festivals? Q2：What might be the writers attitude (态度）?A. Casual（随意的） B. Positive C. Negative D. Netural（中立的）Para. 4adj. making or intended to make a
9、profitStep 2 Read and Think What parts are different?What parts are common?origins&customs&charmscommon spiritsways of celebrationHarvest Festivals: reasonchanging customs（Para. 2）（Para. 3）（Para. 1）commercialisation （Para. 4） Q1：Why are festivals an important part of society? Tip: writing skill: use
10、 parallelism（排比） to empahsize the importancePara. 5Step 2 Read and Think What parts are different?What parts are common?origins&customs&charmscommon spiritsways of celebrationHarvest Festivals: reasonchanging customscommon importance/significance（Para. 2）（Para. 3）（Para. 5）（Para. 1）commercialisation
11、（Para. 4）ThinkingThinking What do you think of the commercialization of festivals? Is it good or not?Customs can change, but festival values should stay the same.Reflections NoImageHuman beings are no different. We share the same feelings, the same past and will share the same future.HomeworklTry to finish your mind maplFinish the exercice part our on handout.
