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课件网) 高中人教版（2019）必修三Unit1 festivals and celebrations reading and thinking 我是目录 1 Lead-in 2 Pre-reading 3 While-reading 4 Post-reading 5 Homework A letter from your friend Jack Lead-in Dear friend, Recently I am learning Chinese and I want to know more about Chinese traditional festivals. I hope you can help me.To express my thanks, I will tell you something about our festivals. Christmas is our biggest festival. It falls on December 25th. It has a religious origin. There are a lot of typical things, such as Christmas tree and socks, presents from Santa(圣诞老人) and so on. religious [r l d s] 宗教的 origin [ r d n] 起源 typical [ t p kl]典型的 Halloween is my favorite festival. It is on October 31st. This day, our houses are decorated with pumpkin lights(南瓜灯). Children wear strange costumes and say “trick or treat”. decorate[ dek re t]装饰 On every last Thursday of November is Thanksgiving Day. On that day we gather together with our families and have a supper. We like eating turkey and some fruits this day. This festival is celebrated to show we are grateful to someone. grateful [ ɡre tfl] 感激的 gather [ ɡ (r)]聚集 Can you introduce some Chinese traditional festivals in return to your friend Jack Spring Festival Play firecrackers Eat dumplings Lantern Festival Guess lantern riddles Enjoy beautiful lanterns Eat tangyuan Dragon Boat Festival Dragon boat race Eat zongzi In memory of Qu Yuan Mid-autumn festival Harvest festival Admire the moon Eat mooncakes Brainstorm and predict Why do you think people celebrate different festivals？ Pre-reading To have fun with our friends and family To celebrate a time of the year To memorize some well-known figures To show their gratitude ... while-reading Skim the passage to find： the answer to the prediction question. underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea. Function position TIPS Just read quickly to find the main idea of this passage. Don‘t read word by word(逐字地). Answer to the question To show we are grateful; To allow us to relax and enjoy life, and forget about our work for a little while; To help us understand where we came from, who we are, and what to appreciate. Topic sentences: Tip: The other sentences mainly serve to give details, to explain, or to illustrate(阐明) the main idea. Scan the passage and draw a simple picture of the structure. TIPS Read quickly to find the answers to the questions. Be careful about the key words of the questions. Careful reading Read each paragraph carefully and answer the following questions. 1.What do most festivals seem to have in common 2.Circle the countries mentioned in the P2. Find out their features about the harvest festival. 3.How do the customs change 4.What is the writer’s attitude towards the commercialization of festivals A. Casual B. Positive C. Negative D. Neutral 5.Why are festivals an important part of society 1.What do most festivals ... ...
