2019新人教高中英語必修三Unit1 Festivals and CelebrationsReading and Thinking公開課教案Teaching aims:By the end of this period, students will be able toKnow the reasons and meaning of celebrating festivals.Identify the sentence patterns and expressions from the reading text.3.figureoutthemainideaofeachparagraphbyfindingoutthetopicsentence.4.expresstheirownideasonthegiventopicsthroughcriticalthinking.Teaching key points:Let students learn to find out the topic sentence of each paragraph to catch the main idea of the passage quickly.Let students learn how to express the reasons and meanings of festival.Teaching difficult points:Enable students to know the main structure of the passage by analysing the main idea of each paragraph.Enable students to express their personal ideas with the help of the target vocabulary.Teaching proceduresStepⅠBeforereadingBeforeyouread,discussthesequestionsingroupsandthenfillinthetable.1.Whatfestivalsdoyoucelebratewithyourfamilyeachyear?2.Whydoyouthinkpeoplecelebratedifferentfestivals?NamesofthefestivalsReasonsforcelebratingthefestivalsSuggested answers:NamesofthefestivalsReasonsforcelebratingthefestivalsTheSpringFestivalTocelebratetheendofwinterandthecomingofspringandnewlife.TheTombSweepingDayTohonourthedeadandtheancestors.TheMid-AutumnFestivalTocelebratetheharvestandadmirethemoon.TheLanternFestivalTocelebratefamilyunionandhappiness.StepⅡWhilereadingActivity1PredictionAskstudentstopredictthemainideaofthewholepassagebyskimmingthetitle.Fromthetitle,wecanpredictthepassageismainlyabout.Suggested answers:thereasonswhypeoplecelebratefestivalsActivity2ReadingforthemainideasReadthetextquicklytofindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.Paragraph1:____________________________________________Paragraph2:____________________________________________Paragraph3:____________________________________________Paragraph4:____________________________________________Paragraph5:____________________________________________Suggested answers:Paragraph1:Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworldfordifferentreasonsandthesamespirit.Paragraph2:Theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Paragraph3:Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Paragraph4:Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial.Paragraph5:Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.Activity3Readingforthedetails1.Readthefirstparagraph,tellmethefunctionoftheword “However” here.2.Inthesecondparagraph,whydowecelebratetheharvestfestival?AndwhatcustomsdowehavewhencelebratingtheMid-AutumnFestival?3.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthecommercializationoffestivals?Howdoyouknowit?4.Whatpartarefestivalsplayinginoursociety?(orwhatmeaningsdofestivalshaveinoursociety?)Suggested answers:1.“However” cangiveussomehintthatthetextcontainsanditisdividedintotwopartsbyit.Thepartbeforethisword,infact,isnotwhatthewriterlayemphasisonbutthelatterpartis.Whenwearereading,weshouldpaymoreattentiontothecontentthatfollowstheword “however”.2.Wecelebratetheharvestfestivaltoexpressgratitudetonaturefortheyear’ssupplyoffood.WhencelebratingtheMid-AutumnFestival,peopleoftengettogethertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakesoverafamilybigdinner.3.Thewriterdoesn’tdirectlysay.Overall,heseemstothinkthatitisapositivethingasithelpstheeconomyandmakesiteasiertobuygifts.4.Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.Theyreflectpeople’swishes,beliefs,faiths,andattitudestowardslife.Theyareoccasionsthatallowustorelaxandenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile.Theyhelpusunderstandwherewecamefrom,whoweare,andwhattoappreciate.Activity4SummaryforthetopicWhydowecelebratefestivals?1)Toexpressgratitudeforthesupplyoffood2)Toobeythecustoms.3)Tomeettheneedsofthedevelopmentofdifferentbusinesses.4)Toexpresspeople’swishes,beliefs,faithsandattitudes.5)Torelaxandenjoylife.6)Tounderstandourselvesbetterandcherishwhatwehavehad.Activity5ReadingforthinkingAfterreading,askstudentstodiscussthefollowingquestions.1.Fromthethirdparagraph,wecanseethecustomoflightingfirecrackersinChineseSpringFestivalhasfadedaway.Howdoyoufeelaboutit?Why?Howdoyouthinkwecanbetterdealwiththerelationshipbetweentheoldcustomsandthenewones?2.Whycanbusinessestakeadvantageofthecelebrationstomakegreaterbenefits?Areyoufororagainstthis?Why?3.Whydodifferentfestivalsindifferentcountriessharesomethingincommonfinally?Suggested answers:1.Ifeelsad,becausethiscustomispartofourcultureandhistory.Itmakesthefestivalmoreinterestingandleavesadeepimpressiononmymind.Weshouldtreattheoldcustomscriticallyandcomprehensively.Generallyspeaking,customsshouldbekeptfromgenerationtogenerationunlessitcannotadapttotheneweraanditstopsthedevelopmentofthesociety.Bythesametoken,weshouldembracethenewcustomsthatcaterforourcurrentsociety.2.Thepublicoftenspendmoremoneyongiftsfortheirlovedonesduringfestivals.Thosewhopossiblywillnotbuygiftsonweekdaysmaybuysomeforthecomingfestivals,whichprovidesagoodchanceforthebusinessestopromotetheirproducts.Ichoosetosupportthisidea.Althoughthepublicspendmoremoneyongifts,therelationshipbetweenfamilymembersisstrengthenedbygivinggifts.(Theanswercanbevaried.)3.Becauseofnatureofhumansarealwaysthesamedespitedifferentracesordifferentcountries.Activity6SummaryToday’sfestivalshaveawide1.oforigins,includingtheseasonsoftheyear,famous2.,importantevents,andreligions.The3.___________festivalisoneofthemostpopularfestivalsandiscelebratedinmanycultures.Customsplaya4.roleinfestivals,buttheycanchangeovertime.Forexample,someChinesecitiesnolongerallowfirecrackersduringtheSpringFestival,astheycanincreaseairpollution.Thesedays,festivalsarebecomingmore5.,withpeoplespendingmoremoneyongifts.Festivals6.__________people’swishes,beliefs,faiths,andattitudestowardslife.Theyare7.tospendtimewithfamily,andtorelaxandenjoylife.Suggested answers:1.range2.figures3.harvest4.significant5.commercial6.reflect7.occasionsStepⅢPostreadingUsewhatwehavelearnedfromthepassagetowriteaboutthemeaningsofcelebratingfestivalswithnolessthan120words.Andyouareexpectedtouseasmanysentencesfromthetextasyoucanandunderlinethemtoshowthemclearly.onepossibleversionFestivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Everyfestivalhasitsdifferentcustomsanduniquecharms.Somefestivalsarecelebratedforharvest,oneofwhichistheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina.Onthatday,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes,bywhichmeans,theyexpressthegratitudeforharvest.Somefestivalsarecelebratedtoexpresshappiness.OnthetypicalChineseSpringFestival,firecrackerslightedtodriveawaytheevilspiritsandcelebratethenewyearisoneofitscustoms.Withthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas,festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,butnomatterwhatthechangeis,festivalsarestillplayinganimportantpartinsociety.Theyareoccasionsthatallowustorelaxandenjoylife,andforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile,bearingthespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeace.StepⅣHomeworkYourAustralianfriend,Emily,wantstoknowhowyouspendthetraditionalSpringFestival.Pleasewriteanemailtotellheraboutit.Presentitinthenextperiod.