人教版（2019）选择性必修第三册Unit 1 Art Reading and Thinking 课件(共17张PPT)

(共17张PPT)
Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Reading and Thinking
1 Language Competence
Get the main idea and detailed information from the passage.
Talk about the celebrations and origins of different festivals .
2 Learning Competence
Understand the cultural background knowledge about festivals.
3 Thinking Quality
Improve reading skills like skimming and scanning.
4 Cultural Awareness
Summarize the information using a mind map.
Learning Objectives
Which festival do you like best Why
Spring Festival
Qingming Festival
Lead-in: Discuss
Dragon Boat Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival
I like the best.
Because .
.
Dragon Boat Festival
every year all my family can get together to
make zongzi and watch dragon boat racing on TV
Which festival do you like best Why
Lead-in: Discuss
Why do we celebrate festivals
The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated to honour famous figure.
We celebrate the to
.
Dragon Boat Festival
commemorate the Chinese patriotic poet, Qu Yuan
Lead-in: Discuss
Pre-reading: Predict
Title: WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS
Pictures:
What are the festivals
Mid-Autumn Festival
Mother’s Day
What will be talked about in this passage
I guess:
This passage will show us some origins about different festivals.
Pre-reading: Predict
Find out the main idea of each paragraph
While-reading: Skim the passage
How
The “topic sentence” states the main idea of a paragraph, usually placed at the beginning or the end. Sometimes, its position is flexible.
Paragraph 1
Festivals are celebrated all around the world. They have a wide range of origins, such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures, and important events. Every festival has its different customs and unique charms.
However, no matter how different they may seem, all over the world, the spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love, or peace is common in all festivals.
topic sentence
While-reading: Skim the passage
Paragraph 1 However, …, the spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love or peace is common in all festivals.
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph
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 celebrations.
Festivals are an important part of society.
While-reading: Skim the passage
While-reading: Scan the passage
Read and answer
1. What are the origins of festivals
2. What do the most festivals seem to have in common
3. Why do we celebrate harvest festivals
4. What is the writer’s attitude towards the commercialisation of festivals
Read and answer
1. What are the origins of festivals
Origin
05
04
03
02
01
Famous figure
Important events
Religions
Seasons of the year
Harvest
While-reading: Scan the passage
Read and answer
2. What do the festivals seem to have in common
3. Why do people celebrate harvest festivals
The spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love, or peace is common in all festivals.
People celebrate harvest festivals to show that they are grateful for the year’s supply of food.
While-reading: Scan the passage
Read and answer
4. What is the writer’s attitude towards the commercialisation of festivals
The writer’s attitude is not mentioned..
Some believe festivals should not be commercialized but others believe the increase in spending is good for the economy and public happiness.
While-reading: Scan the passage
Summary
Complete the mind map
Origin
Spirit
Harvest
change
commercialisation
importance
Gratitude
Post-reading
1. Which festival do you like best
2. What are the origins and customs of the festival
3. Why do people celebrate the festival
Think and talk
Homework
Write an essay to introduce your favorite festival. The following content should be included.
1. Which festival do you like best
2. What are the origins and customs of the festival
3. Why do people celebrate the festival