Unit1FestivalsandCelebrationsReadingandThinking課件-高中英語(yǔ)人教版4

人教版（2019）必修三ReadingandThinkingDiscoverthereasonsforfestivalsandcelebrationsUnit1FestivalsandCelebrationsLearningobjectivesBytheendofthissection,youwillbeableto:knowthereasonsandmeaningsofcelebratingfestivals;identifythemainideaofeachparagraphwhenanalysingatext;graspthestructureandlanguagefeaturesofthetext;appreciateourowncultureandrespectothers’.Lead-inWhatfestivalsdoyoucelebratewithyourfamilyeachyearHowdoyoucelebratethemSpringFestivalChineseLanternFestivalMidAutumnFestivaleatdumplingsgive/receiveluckymoneypayNewYearcallstorelativesandfriendssetofffireworksn.煙火；煙花；[pl.]煙花表演eattangyuan/yuanxiaoguesslanternriddleswatchliondancesandbeautifullanternseatmooncakeshanglanternsgazeatandworshipthemoonWhydoyouthinkpeoplearoundtheworldcelebratefestivalsPleasedrawamindmaptoshowyourideas.Importantpeople/events...Sharejoy,gratitude,love...Havefun;relaxandenjoylifeFamilyreunionReasonsTraditions/Customsn.感激之情；感謝Pre-readingLet’spredictaccordingtothetitleandthepicturesofthetext.1.WhattypeofthetextisitA.Exposition.B.Argumentation.C.Narration.D.Newsreport.√2.WhatdoyouthinkthetextisaboutThetextismainlyaboutreasonsforcelebratingfestivals.IdentifythemainideaofaparagraphIdentifyingthemainideasofparagraphsisnecessarywhenanalysingatext.Mostparagraphswillhavea“topicsentence”thattellsyoutheparagraph’smainidea.Itisoftenthefirstsentence,butsometimesitisfoundelsewhereintheparagraph.While-readingReadthetextquicklyandunderlinethetopicsentenceofeachparagraphthatgivesthemainidea.Readparagraph1carefullyandanswerthefollowingquestion.Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Theyhaveawiderangeoforigins,suchastheseasonsoftheyear,religions,famousfigures,andimportantevents.Everyfestivalhasitsdifferentcustomsanduniquecharms.However,nomatterhowdifferenttheymayseem,allovertheworld,thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceismoninallfestivals.WhatdomostfestivalsseemtohaveinmonWhydoyouthinkpeoplearoundtheworldfindthesethingsimportantFestivalsmostoftenrevolvearoundbuildingfamilyandmunityties.Festivalsarerarelycelebratedalone.Andevenwhensomeoneisaloneduringafestival,thefestivalremindsthemofpeoplewhousedtobeintheirlives,butwhoarenolongerpresent.Thisisimportantbecausepeopleareatheartsocialcreatureswhodesiretohaverelationshipswithothersandtobeapartofthegroup.n.一系列；范圍、界限

vi.包括；（在一定范圍內(nèi)）變化n.起源；起因；出身n.宗教；宗教信仰n.人物；數(shù)字；身材

vt.認(rèn)為；認(rèn)定n.魅力；迷人的特征；咒語(yǔ)n.高興；喜悅Readparagraph2carefullyandanswerthefollowingquestion.Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Thisimportantagriculturalfestivaltakesplaceafterallthecropshavebeengatheredin.Peoplecelebratetoshowthattheyaregratefulfortheyear’ssupplyoffood.InancientEgypt,theharvestfestivalwascelebratedduringthespringtime—theEgyptianharvestseason.Itfeaturedaparadeandagreatfeastwithmusic,dancing,andsports.Today,insomeEuropeancountries,peopledecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andgettogethertocelebrateoverameal.DuringtheMidAutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.WhydopeoplecelebratetheharvestfestivalsPeoplecelebratetheharvestfestivalstoexpresstheirgratitudetonature.n.收獲季節(jié)；收獲；收成

vi.&vt.收割（莊稼）；捕獵（動(dòng)物、魚）adj.農(nóng)業(yè)的n.莊稼；作物；一季的收成vi.聚集；集合

vt.聚集；搜集；收割adj.感激的；表達(dá)感謝的vt.以……為特色

n.特色；特征；特點(diǎn)vt.裝飾；裝潢n.（基督教的）教堂；禮拜堂Readparagraph3carefullyandanswerthefollowingquestion.Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Withthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas,sometraditionsmayfadeawayandothersmaybeestablished.OneexampleisthetypicalChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackerstodriveawaytheevilspiritsandcelebratethenewyear.Nowadays,manybigcitieshavegivenupthiscustominordertoavoidairpollution.AnotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecameanexcitingfestivalforchildren,inspiteofitsreligiousorigins.WhatroledocustomsandtraditionsplayinfestivalsDoyouthinktheyarealsothereasonsforcelebratingfestivalsWhyCustomsandtraditionsareveryimportantandtheyarealsothereasonsforcelebratingfestivals.Peoplefollowcustomsandsometimesevenestablishnewtraditionstocelebratethefestivals.adj.有重大意義的；顯著的vi.&vt.逐漸消失；（使）褪色；（身體）變得虛弱adj.典型的；有代表性的；平常的n.鞭炮；爆竹adj.邪惡的；有害的；罪惡的

n.邪惡；罪惡；惡行不管；盡管Readparagraph4carefullyandanswerthefollowingquestion.Festivalsarebeingmoreandmoremercial,withbusinessestakingadvantageofthecelebrations.Onlineshoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappshavemadeitmucheasierforthepublictospendmoreongiftsfortheirlovedones.Althoughsomebelievefestivalsshouldnotbemercialised,othersbelievetheincreaseinspendingisgoodfortheeconomyandpublichappiness.WhydidthewritermentionthemercialisationoffestivalsHowisitinfluencingpeople’swayofcelebratingfestivalsThemercialisationoffestivalscaninfluencepeople’sdecisionstospendmoremoneyonfestivals,whichcanbeconsideredasanencouragementtocelebratefestivals.adj.商業(yè)（化）的；以獲利為目的的利用；欺騙；占……的便宜n.媒介；手段；方法

adj.中等的；中號(hào)的Readparagraph5carefullyandanswerthefollowingquestion.Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.Theyreflectpeople’swishes,beliefs,faiths,andattitudestowardslife.Theyareoccasionsthatallowustorelaxandenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile.Theyhelpusunderstandwherewecamefrom,whoweare,andwhattoappreciate.Andifyoustudyfestivalscarefully,youmaybesurprisedtofindthatdifferentculturesactuallyhavealotinmonafterall.WhataresomeotherreasonsforcelebratingfestivalsTheotherreasonsforcelebratingfestivalscanincludepeople’sreligiousbeliefs,personalinterestsorhobbies,etc.vt.顯示；反映；反射n.信仰；信心；信任n.宗教信仰；信任；相信n.特別的事情（或儀式、慶典）；（適當(dāng)?shù)模C(jī)會(huì)（興趣、想法等方面）相同；有相同的特征WHYDOWECELEBRATEFESTIVALSIntroductionPara.1BodyParas.24ConclusionPara.5OriginsoffestivalsCommonspiritoffestivalsTheharvestfestivalCommercialisedfestivalsChangesincustomstheimportance/significanceoffestivalsseasonsoftheyear,religions,famousfiguresandimportanteventssharingjoy,gratitude,loveorpeaceTime:afterallthecropshavebeengatheredinPurpose:toshowgratitudefortheyear’ssupplyoffoodActivities:inAncientEgypt,insomeEuropeancountries,inChinaExample1:LightingfirecrackersisnotallowedinmanyChinesebigcities.Example2:Halloweenslowlybecameanexcitingfestivalforchildren.Result:Itisgoodfortheeconomyandpublichappiness.Reason:Onlineshoppingwebsitesandsocialmediaappshavemadeitmucheasierforpeopletospendmoreongifts.Readthetextagainandpletethefollowingmindmap.1.Howdoyoufeelaboutfestivalcustomsthathavealreadyfadedaway2.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthemercialisationoffestivalsIfeelsad,becausethesecustomsarepartofourcultureandhistory.Theymakeourlivesmoreinteresting,andtheyreminduswhoweare.Thewriterdoesn’tdirectlysay.Overall,heseemstothinkthatitisapositivething,asithelpstheeconomyandmakesiteasiertobuygifts.SuggestedAnswersPost-readingInpairs,discussthefollowingquestions.Today’sfestivalshaveawide_____oforigins,includingtheseasonsoftheyear,famous_______,importantevents,andreligions.The______festivalisoneofthemostpopularfestivalsandiscelebratedinmanycultures.Customsplaya_________roleinfestivals,buttheycanchangeovertime.Forexample,someChinesecitiesnolongerallowfirecrackersduringtheSpringFestival,astheycanincreaseairpollution.Thesedays,festivalsarebeingmore__________,withpeoplespendingmoremoneyongifts.Festivals_______people’swishes,beliefs,faiths,andattitudestowardslife.Theyare_________tospendtimewithfamily,andtorelaxandenjoylife.rangefiguresharvestsignificantmercialreflectoccasionsCompletethefollowingpassageusingsuitablewordsfromthetext.Besuretousethecorrectforms.Theyhaveawiderangeoforigins,suchastheseasonsoftheyear,religions,famous figures,andimportantevents.(P4)

節(jié)日的由來(lái)五花八門，比如時(shí)節(jié)、宗教、著名人物及重大事件。range

/re?nd?/

n.一系列；范圍、界限vi.包括；（在一定范圍內(nèi)）變化搭配awide/fullrangeof=avarietyof

各種各樣的……in/withinrange(of...)

在（……的）范圍內(nèi)outof/beyondrange(of...)

超出（……的）范圍rangefrom...to...

包括……例句Mybrotherhasagreatnumberofinterests,rangingfromplayingchesstoswimming.我弟弟的愛好很多，從下棋到游泳。Languagepoints1Theyhaveawiderange

oforigins,suchastheseasonsoftheyear,religions,famous figures,andimportantevents.(P4)

節(jié)日的由來(lái)五花八門，比如時(shí)節(jié)、宗教、著名人物及重大事件。origin

/??r?d??n/

n.起源；起因；出身拓展original

adj.

原來(lái)的，起初的；獨(dú)創(chuàng)的

n.[C]原件，原作originally

adv.

原來(lái)，起初originate

vi.

起源，發(fā)端于

vt.創(chuàng)立，創(chuàng)建例句Theoriginofthewordremainsobscure.

該詞的來(lái)源尚不清楚。Ithinkyoushouldgobacktoyouroriginalplan.

我認(rèn)為你應(yīng)該回頭執(zhí)行你原來(lái)的計(jì)劃。

It’sknownthatacupunctureoriginatedin

China.

眾所周知，針灸起源于中國(guó)。2Theyhaveawiderangeoforigins,suchastheseasonsoftheyear,religions,famous figures,andimportantevents.(P4)節(jié)日的由來(lái)五花八門，比如時(shí)節(jié)、宗教、著名人物及重大事件。figure/?f?ɡ?(r)/n.人物；數(shù)字；身材vt.認(rèn)為；認(rèn)定例句SteveJobsisakeyfigureintheputerworld.史蒂夫·喬布斯是計(jì)算機(jī)界的重要人物。Byworkingouteveryday,Maryhasstillkeptherfigureafteralltheseyears.通過(guò)每天鍛煉，這么些年后瑪麗依然保持著身材。Ourtextbookhasmanyfigurestohelpexplainthetexts.我們的教科書有許多圖表幫助解釋課文。Myfatherwastryingtofigureoutwhythecameradidn’twork.我父親正試圖弄懂這架照相機(jī)出故障的原因。3Thisimportantagriculturalfestivaltakesplaceafterallthecropshavebeengathered in.(P4)

這一重大的農(nóng)業(yè)節(jié)日在莊稼全部收割后來(lái)臨。gather

/?ɡ?e?/

vi.聚集；集合

vt.聚集；搜集；收割搭配gatheraround/round(...)

聚集（在……）gathertogether

聚集例句ItwaslateAugustandthecropshadbeensafelygatheredin.已是八月下旬，莊稼都妥善收割完畢。Footballfansgatheredaround/roundtheTVinthecorneroftheroom.足球迷們圍在房間角落處的電視旁。4Today,insomeEuropeancountries,peopledecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit...

(P4)

如今，在一些歐洲國(guó)家，人們用鮮花和水果裝飾教堂和市政廳……decorate

/?dek?re?t/

vt.

裝飾；裝潢

搭配decorate...with...

用……裝飾……bedecoratedwith...被……裝飾，裝飾著……例句Iwilldecoratemyroomwithstars,sothatsleepinginitwillfeellikeflyinginthe

nightsky.我要用星星來(lái)裝飾我的房間，這樣睡在里面會(huì)像是在夜空飛翔。拓展decoration

n.[U]裝飾，裝潢；[C,usuallypl.]裝飾品5

Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.(P4)

風(fēng)俗在節(jié)日中扮演重要角色，但有時(shí)也隨時(shí)間而變化。significant

/s?ɡ?n?f?k?nt/

adj.有重大意義的；顯著的

拓展significance

n.[U,C]重要性，意義 beofgreat/muchsignificance

重要的，有重大意義的beofno/littlesignificance

無(wú)關(guān)緊要的 havegreat/nosignificance(for...)

（對(duì)……）很重要/不重要attach(great)significanceto...

（非常）重視……significantly

adv.顯著地，明顯地6例句Pleaseinformusifthereareanysignificantchangesinyourplans.你們的計(jì)劃如果有任何重大變動(dòng)，請(qǐng)通知我們。Yourworkhasshownasignificantimprovement.你的工作有了顯著改進(jìn)。Theproposalstheyputforwardatthemeetingwereoflittlesignificance.他們?cè)跁?huì)上提出的建議無(wú)關(guān)緊要。Thenewdrughasgreatsignificanceforthetreatmentofthedisease.這種新藥對(duì)于這種疾病的治療有重大意義。TheChinesegovernmentattachesgreatsignificancetotheissueofclimatechange.中國(guó)政府非常重視氣候變化問(wèn)題。

OneexampleisthetypicalChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackersto driveawaytheevilspiritsandcelebratethenewyear.

(P4)

中國(guó)春節(jié)燃放鞭炮以驅(qū)鬼神、賀新年這一典型風(fēng)俗就是一個(gè)例子。typical

/?t?p?kl/

adj.

典型的；有代表性的；平常的

搭配betypicalof...

是……的典型Itistypicalofsbtodosth.

做某事是某人特有/一貫的做法。例句Jackislateagain.Itistypicalofhimtokeepotherswaiting.

杰克又遲到了。他一向讓別人等。拓展typically

adv.通常，一般；典型地，具有代表性地7Festivalsarebeingmoreandmoremercial,withbusinessestakingadvantageofthecelebrations.(P5) 節(jié)日正變得越來(lái)越商業(yè)化，商家會(huì)利用這些慶?；顒?dòng)（進(jìn)行促銷）。takeadvantageof利用；欺騙；占……的便宜例句Davidtookadvantageofmytrust,takingmorethanIhadintendedtogive.大衛(wèi)利用了我的信任，拿走的比我想要給的還多。拓展havetheadvantageof... 具有……的有利條件havethe/anadvantageover... 比……占優(yōu)勢(shì)takefulladvantageof 充分利用8

Theyreflectpeople’swishes,beliefs,faiths,andattitudestowardslife.

(P5)

它們（節(jié)日）反映了人類的愿望、信仰、信念以及對(duì)生活的態(tài)度。reflect

/r??flekt/

vt.

顯示；反映；反射

拓展reflect

vi.&vt.認(rèn)真思考，沉思reflecton/upon...

認(rèn)真思考/沉思……reflection

n.[C]反映；影像；[U]沉思，深思；（聲、光、熱等的）反射reflective

adj.（指物體表面）反射熱的，反光的；沉思的例句Ireflectonhowmyday’sgoneandthinkabouttherestoftheweek.

我反思我的一天是怎樣度過(guò)的，又想了想這一周剩下的時(shí)間。9

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