(
课件网) Unit1 Festivals and Celebrations Book 3 Unit 1 Reading and Thinking What festivals can you find in this video Lead-in Watch a video about festivals around the world. What festivals can you find in this video Lead-in For the dead Watch a video about festivals around the world. What festivals can you find in this video Lead-in To honour people Watch a video about festivals around the world. What festivals can you find in this video Lead-in For the harvest Watch a video about festivals around the world. What festivals can you find in this video Lead-in For the spring Watch a video about festivals around the world. To honor people Why do we celebrate festivals To show our gratitude To memorize our ancestors Lead-in To allow us to relax and enjoy life Look at the title and pictures. Predict what the passage is about. Prediction: WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS Skimming Read the text quickly to find out the topic sentence of each paragraph. ldentify the main idea of a paragraph ldentifying the main ideas of paragraphs is necessary when analysing a text. Most paragraphs will have a “topic sentence" that tells you the paragraph's main idea. lt is often the first sentence, but sometimes it is found elsewhere in the paragraph. Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph(2min.s) :usually at the beginning Key Words Different _____ mon _____ spirit Why do we celebratefestivals Para.1 Para.5 Para.3 Para.2 Para.4 _____ Festival _____ of customs _____ of festivals _____ of festivals Structure analysis & main idea origins Harvest Changes Commercialisation Importance details Introduction Body Conclusion Careful-reading Read Para 1. 2.3.carefully ,discuss with your group members and finish the tasks on your to-do list (任务清单). seasons of the year religions famous figures important events sharing Time The important agricultural festival takes place _____ _____. Reason People celebrate to _____ _____. Customs Ancient Egypt: it featured _____ _____. European countries: peple: _____ _____. China: Mid-Autumn Festival: families gather to _____ _____. after all the crops have decorate churches and town halls ...; moon and enjoy delicious mooncakes a parade and a great feast with music, dancing, show that they are grateful for the year's supply of food. and sports get together to celebrate over a meal been gathered in admire the shining Careful-reading When Why How(3 places) Para. 3 Changes of custom Two examples Careful-reading Read Para 4. carefully and answer the questions. 1: Why do festivals become commercial Beacuse online shopping websites and social media apps have made it much easier for the public to spend more on gifts for their loved ones. festivals should not be commercialised the increase in spending is good for the economy and public happiness Why are festivals so important They reflect …… They are occasions …… They help us …… Para5 Why do we celebrate festivals according to the pass ... ...
