2016高中英语 Unit 1 Festivals around the world Period 1学案 新人教版必修3.docVIP

Unit 1　Festivals around the world Period 1　文本研读课 学习目标 1.To understand the reading passage and learn to use some key words and expressions. 2.To be able to describe your favourite festival in English. 课堂探究 Fast reading Guessing Predict what will be talked about in the text. Skimming Find the main idea of the text. A.The text mainly tells us the origins of festivals. B.The text mainly tells us the development of festivals. C.The text is about different kinds of festivals around the world,and the ways people celebrate them. D.The text is about the differences of festivals between the east and the west. Scanning Scan the text quickly and then fill in the following chart. Kinds of Festivals Names of Festivals Countries Festivals of the Dead 1.　　　? 2.Day of the Dead 3.　　　 　　　 　　 Some Western countries Festivals to Honour People 4.　　　 5.　　　 6.Festival to Honour Gandhi 　　　 　 　 续表 Kinds of Festivals Names of Festivals Countries Harvest Festivals 7.　　　 8.　　　 Some European countries 　 Spring Festivals 9.　　　 10.　　　 11.　　　 　　　 Some Western countries 　 Intensive Reading Task 1 Divide the text into 3 parts and find the main idea of each part. Part 1.(Para.1)　　　 Part 2.(Para.2-5)　　　 Part 3.(Para.6)　　　 A.Different kinds of festivals around the world. B.The reason why people celebrate the festivals. C.The origins of the festivals. Task 2 Read Part 1.(Para.1)and do the following exercises. 1.What did most ancient festivals celebrate? A.Seasons. B.Religion. C.Special people. D.Special events. 2.Choose a sentence to replace the following sentence. In cold winter,people would die because of having no food to eat. ? Task 3 Read Part 2.(Para.2-5)and do the following exercises. 1.What are festivals of the dead usually for? ? 2.What makes autumn festivals happy events? ? 3.What do people usually do at the Spring Festival in China? ? Task 4 Learn to analyze the following important sentences and translate them. 1.Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors,w