(
课件网) Reading and Thinking Why do we celebrate festivals 必修Book 3 Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations 1. To identify the main ideas of paragraphs when analyzing a text. 2. Read and figure out why people celebrate festivals. 3. Talk about your favorite festival and its celebrations. Learning objectives Pre-reading What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year Spring Festival Play firecrackers(放鞭炮） Eat dumplings (吃饺子) Lantern Festival Guess lantern riddles (猜灯谜) Enjoy beautiful lanterns (赏花灯) Dragon Boat Festival Dragon boat race(划龙舟) In memory of Qu Yuan (纪念屈原) Mid-autumn Day Harvest festival (丰收节） Admire the moon(赏月) Task 1: Fast reading. Skimming ①Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea. ②Find out the answer to the question in the title. Why do we celebrate festivals While-reading ②Find out the answer to the question in the title. Why do we celebrate festivals While-reading Para 5 Q: Why are festivals an important part of society Key words: different cultures, same values Tip: writing skill: use parallelism（排比） to empahsize the importance Read for structure Talks about the origins and spirits of festivals. It describes the harvest festival, customs changes and commercialized festivals It explains the significance of festivals introduction Body conclusion The author tries to use the following four reasons _____, _____, _____, _____ to explain why we celebrate festivals. common spirit history change importance Q.What kind of writing is the passage A. a(n) narration B. exposition C. argumentation Think further What can we do to preserve the disappearing customs and traditions 1 a wide range of 2 be grateful for 3 decorate ... with ... 4 over a meal 5 admire the shining moon 6 enjoy delicious mooncakes 7 play a significant role in 8 change over time 9 fade away 10 take advantage of 11 have a lot in common 对……感激 / 感恩 用……装饰…… 在吃饭期间 赏明月 品尝美味的月饼 在……中起重要作用 随着时间改变 Language Points: Important phrases (P4 ~ P5) 数量繁多的；各种各样的 利用 有许多相同之处 逐渐消失；衰弱 Please fill in the following blanks. There are all kinds of 1. (celebrate) throughout the world. Different countries have different festivals.Festivals of the Dead are held to honour the dead or 2. (satisfy) the ancestors. Festivals can also be held to honour famous people. In China, the Dragon Boat Festival 3. (honour) the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan.The most 4. (energy) and important festivals are Spring Festivals 5. look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring. At the Spring Festival in China, people eat 6.___ things as dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money 7. red paper. Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals, 8. take place forty days before Easter, 9. (usual) in February. People celebrate festivals 10. (have) fun with each other and enjoy life. celebrations to s ... ...
