Unit1 Festivals and Celebrations-Reading and Thinking （教案）-高中英語人教版（2019）必修第三冊

新人教高中英語必修三UnitlFestivalsandCelebrationsReadingandThinking

Teachingaims:

Bytheendofthisperiod,studentswillbeableto

Knowthereasonsandmeaningofcelebratingfestivals.

Identifythesentencepatternsandexpressionsfromthereadingtext.

figureoutthemainideaofeachparagraphbyfindingoutthetopicsentence.

expresstheirownideasonthegiventopicsthroughcriticalthinking.

Teachingkeypoints:

Letstudentslearntofindoutthetopicsentenceofeachparagraphtocatchthemainideaofthepassagequickly.

Letstudentslearnhowtoexpressthereasonsandmeaningsoffestival.

Teachingdifficultpoints:

Enablestudentstoknowthemainstructureofthepassagebyanalysingthemainideaofeachparagraph.

Enablestudentstoexpresstheirpersonalideaswiththehelpofthetargetvocabulary.

Teachingprocedures

StepIBeforereading

Beforeyouread,discussthesequestionsingroupsandthenfillinthetable.

.Whatfestivalsdoyoucelebratewithyourfamilyeachyear?

.Whydoyouthinkpeoplecelebratedifferentfestivals?

Namesofthefestivals

festivals

ReasonsforcelebratingthefestivalsSuggestedanswers:

Namesofthe

festivals

Reasonsforcelebratingthefestivals

TheSpring

Festival

Tocelebratetheendofwinterandthecomingofspringandnewlife.

TheTomb

SweepingDay

Tohonourthedeadandtheancestors.

The

Mid-Autumn

Festival

Tocelebratetheharvestandadmirethemoon.

TheLantern

Festival

Tocelebratefamilyunionandhappiness.

StepIIWhilereading

Activity1Prediction

Askstudentstopredictthemainideaofthewholepassagebyskimmingthetitle.

Fromthetitle,wecanpredictthepassageismainlyabout.

Suggestedanswers:

thereasonswhypeoplecelebratefestivals

Activity2Readingforthemainideas

Readthetextquicklytofindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.

Paragraph1:

Paragraph2:

Paragraph3:

Paragraph4:

Paragraph5:

Suggestedanswers:

Paragraphl:Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworldfordifferentreasonsandthesamespirit.

Paragraph2:Theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.

Paragraph3:Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivalszbutsometimestheycanchangeovertime.

Paragraph4:Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial.

Paragraph5:Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.

Activity3Readingforthedetails

l.Readthefirstparagraph,tellmethefunctionoftheword“However"here.

nthesecondparagraph,whydowecelebratetheharvestfestival?AndwhatcustomsdowehavewhencelebratingtheMid-AutumnFestival?

.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardsthecommercializationoffestivals?Howdoyouknowit?

.Whatpartarefestivalsplayinginoursociety?(orwhatmeaningsdofestivalshaveinoursociety?)

Suggestedanswers:

l.”However〃cangiveussomehintthatthetextcontainsanditisdividedintotwopartsbyit.Thepartbeforethiswordjnfact,isnotwhatthewriterlayemphasisonbutthelatterpartis.Whenwearereading,weshouldpaymoreattentiontothecontentthatfollowstheword"however”.

.Wecelebratetheharvestfestivaltoexpressgratitudetonaturefortheyear'ssupplyoffood.WhencelebratingtheMid-AutumnFestival,peopleoftengettogethertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakesoverafamilybigdinner.

.Thewriterdoesn/tdirectlysay.Overallzheseemstothinkthatitisapositivethingasithelpstheeconomyandmakesiteasiertobuygifts.

.Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.Theyreflectpeople'swishes,beliefs,faiths,andattitudestowardslife.Theyareoccasionsthatallowustorelaxandenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile.Theyhelpusunderstandwherewecamefrom,whoweare,andwhattoappreciate.

Activity4Summaryforthetopic

Whydowecelebratefestivals?

l)Toexpressgratitudeforthesupplyoffood

2)Toobeythecustoms.

3)Tomeettheneedsofthedevelopmentofdifferentbusinesses.

4)Toexpresspeople'swishes,beliefs,faithsandattitudes.

5)Torelaxandenjoylife.

6)Tounderstandourselvesbetterandcherishwhatwehavehad.

Activity5Readingforthinking

Afterreading,askstudentstodiscussthefollowingquestions.

.Fromthethirdparagraph,wecanseethecustomoflightingfirecrackersinChineseSpringFestivalhasfadedaway.Howdoyoufeelaboutit?Why?Howdoyouthinkwecanbetterdealwiththerelationshipbetweentheoldcustomsandthenewones?

.Whycanbusinessestakeadvantageofthecelebrationstomakegreaterbenefits?Areyoufororagainstthis?Why?

.Whydodifferentfestivalsindifferentcountriessharesomethingincommonfinally?

Suggestedanswers:

1.1feelsad,becausethiscustomispartofourcultureandhistory.ltmakesthefestivalmoreinterestingandleavesadeepimpressiononmymind.Weshouldtreattheoldcustomscriticallyandcomprehensively.Generallyspeaking,customsshouldbekeptfromgenerationtogenerationunlessitcannotadapttotheneweraanditstopsthedevelopmentofthesociety.Bythesametoken,weshouldembracethenewcustomsthatcaterforourcurrentsociety.

2.Thepublicoftenspendmoremoneyongiftsfortheirlovedonesduringfestivals.Thosewhopossiblywillnotbuygiftsonweekdaysmaybuysomeforthecomingfestivals,whichprovidesagoodchanceforthebusinessestopromotetheirproducts.Ichoosetosupportthisidea.Althoughthepublicspendmoremoneyongifts,therelationshipbetweenfamilymembersisstrengthenedbygivinggifts.(Theanswercanbevaried.)

3.Becauseofnatureofhumansarealwaysthesamedespitedifferentracesordifferentcountries.

Activity6Summary

Today'sfestivalshaveawide1.oforigins,includingtheseasonsoftheyear,famous2.importantevents,andreligions.The3.

festivalisoneofthemostpopularfestivalsandiscelebratedinmanycultures.Customsplaya4.roleinfestivals,buttheycanchangeovertime.Forexample,someChinesecitiesnolongerallowfirecrackersduringtheSpringFestival,astheycanincreaseairpollution.Thesedays,festivalsarebecomingmore5.zwithpeoplespendingmoremoneyongifts.Festivals6.

people'swishes,beliefs,faiths,andattitudestowardslife.Theyare7.tospendtimewithfamily,andtorelaxandenjoylife.

Suggestedanswers:

.range2.figures3.harvest4.significant

.commercial6.reflect7.occasions

StepIIIPostreading

Usewhatwehavelearnedfromthepassagetowriteaboutthemeaningsofcelebratingfestivalswithnolessthan120words.Andyouareexpectedtouseasmanysentencesfromthetextasyoucanandunderlinethemtoshowthemclearly.

onepossibleversion

Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Everyfestivalhasitsdifferentcustomsanduniquecharms.

SomefestivalsarecelebratedforharvestzoneofwhichistheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina.Onthatdav,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandnnjoydeliciousmooncakes,bvwhichmeans,they