高中英语人教版 (2019)必修 第三册Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations教案

2019新人教高中英语必修三Unit1 Festivals and Celebrations

Reading and Thinking公开课教案

Teaching aims:

By the end of this period, students will be able to

1.    Know the reasons and meaning of celebrating festivals.
2.    Identify the sentence patterns and expressions from the reading text.

3.figure out the main idea of each paragraph by finding out the topic sentence.

4. express their own ideas on the given topics through critical thinking.

Teaching key points:

1.    Let students learn to find out the topic sentence of each paragraph to catch the main idea of the passage quickly.
2.    Let students learn how to express the reasons and meanings of festival.

Teaching difficult points:

1.    Enable students to know the main structure of the passage by analysing the main idea of each paragraph.
2.    Enable students to express their personal ideas with the help of the target vocabulary.

    Teaching procedures

StepⅠ　Before reading

Before you read,discuss these questions in groups and then fill in the table.

1.What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year?

2.Why do you think people celebrate different festivals?

Suggested answers:

StepⅡ　While reading

Activity 1 Prediction

Ask students to predict the main idea of the whole passage by skimming the title.

From the title,we can predict the passage is mainly about 　　　　　　　　. 

Suggested answers:

the reasons why people celebrate festivals

Activity 2 Reading for the main ideas

Read the text quickly to find out the main idea of each paragraph.

Paragraph 1:____________________________________________

Paragraph 2:____________________________________________

Paragraph 3:____________________________________________

Paragraph 4:____________________________________________

Paragraph 5:____________________________________________

Suggested answers:

Paragraph 1:Festivals are celebrated all around the world for different reasons and the same spirit.

Paragraph 2:The harvest festival can be found in almost every culture.

Paragraph 3:Customs play a significant role in festivals,but sometimes they can change over time.

Paragraph 4:Festivals are becoming more and more commercial.

Paragraph 5:Festivals are an important part of society.

Activity 3 Reading for the details

1.Read the first paragraph,tell me the function of the word “However” here.

2.In the second paragraph,why do we celebrate the harvest festival? And what customs do we have when celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival?

3.What is the writer’s attitude towards the commercialization of festivals? How do you know it?

4.What part are festivals playing in our society? (or what meanings do festivals have in our society?)

Suggested answers:

1.“However” can give us some hint that the text contains and it is divided into two parts by it.The part before this word,in fact,is not what the writer lay emphasis on but the latter part is.When we are reading,we should pay more attention to the content that follows the word “however”.

2.We celebrate the harvest festival to express gratitude to nature for the year’s supply of food.When celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival,people often get together to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious mooncakes over a family big dinner.

3.The writer doesn’t directly say.Overall,he seems to think that it is a positive thing as it helps the economy and makes it easier to buy gifts.

4.Festivals are an important part of society.They reflect people’s wishes,beliefs,faiths,and attitudes towards life.They are occasions that allow us to relax and enjoy life,and forget about our work for a little while.They help us understand where we came from,who we are,and what to appreciate.

Activity 4 Summary for the topic

Why do we celebrate festivals?

1)To express gratitude for the supply of food

2)To obey the customs.

3)To meet the needs of the development of different businesses.

4)To express people’s wishes,beliefs,faiths and attitudes.

5)To relax and enjoy life.

6)To understand ourselves better and cherish what we have had.

Activity 5 Reading for thinking

After reading,ask students to discuss the following questions.

1.From the third paragraph,we can see the custom of lighting firecrackers in Chinese Spring Festival has faded away.How do you feel about it? Why? How do you think we can better deal with the relationship between the old customs and the new ones?

2.Why can businesses take advantage of the celebrations to make greater benefits? Are you for or against this? Why?

3.Why do different festivals in different countries share something in common finally?

Suggested answers:

1.I feel sad,because this custom is part of our culture and history.It makes the festival more interesting and leaves a deep impression on my mind.We should treat the old customs critically and comprehensively.Generally speaking,customs should be kept from generation to generation unless it can not adapt to the new era and it stops the development of the society.By the same token,we should embrace the new customs that cater for our current society.

2.The public often spend more money on gifts for their loved ones during festivals.Those who possibly will not buy gifts on weekdays may buy some for the coming festivals,which provides a good chance for the businesses to promote their products.I choose to support this idea.Although the public spend more money on gifts,the relationship between family members is strengthened by giving gifts.(The answer can be varied.)

3.Because of nature of humans are always the same despite different races or different countries.

Activity 6 Summary

Today’s festivals have a wide 1.　　　　　of origins,including the seasons of the year,famous 2.　　　　　,important events,and religions.The 3.___________　　　　　 festival is one of the most popular festivals and is celebrated in many cultures.Customs play a 4.　　　　　 role in festivals,but they can change over time.For example,some Chinese cities no longer allow firecrackers during the Spring Festival,as they can increase air pollution.These days,festivals are becoming more 5.　　　　　,with people spending more money on gifts.Festivals 6.__________　　　　　 people’s wishes,beliefs,faiths,and attitudes towards life.They are 7.　　　　　to spend time with family,and to relax and enjoy life. 

Suggested answers:

1.range　2.figures　3.harvest　4.significant

5.commercial　6.reflect　7.occasions

StepⅢ　Post reading

Use what we have learned from the passage to write about the meanings of celebrating festivals with no less than 120 words.And you are expected to use as many sentences from the text as you can and underline them to show them clearly.

one possible version

 Festivals are celebrated all around the world.Every festival has its different customs and unique charms. 

Some festivals are celebrated for harvest,one of which is the Mid-Autumn Festival in China. On that day,families gather to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious mooncakes,by which means,they express the gratitude for harvest. 

Some festivals are celebrated to express happiness.On the typical Chinese Spring Festival,firecrackers lighted to drive away the evil spirits and celebrate the new year is one of its customs. 

With the development of modern society and the spread of new ideas,festivals are becoming more and more commercial,but no matter what the change is,festivals are still playing an important part in society.They are occasions that allow us to relax and enjoy life,and forget about our work for a little while,bearing the spirit of sharing joy,gratitude,love,or peace. 

Step Ⅳ　Homework

Your Australian friend,Emily,wants to know how you spend the traditional Spring Festival.Please write an email to tell her about it.Present it in the next period.