Unit1ReadingandThinking教案--高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册.docx

英语教案 Teaching Contents Book 3 Unit 1 Reading and Thinking Teaching aims 1. Students can talk about what festivals they know and the reasons and the way of celebrating them. 2. Students should learn the reading skills such as the headline and get the topic sentences, the structures of articles. 3. Students can understand the past, the present situation of some festival around the world and why there are some changes about them. 4. Students can have the international awareness about the festivals. Teaching key points Students should learn the reading skills such as the headline and get the topic sentences, the structures of articles. Teaching difficult points Students can understand the past, the present situation of some festival around the world and why there are some changes about them. Teaching Methods 设计意图 Step 1 Lead in---Small talk What festival do you like best ? Why ? I like the Spring Festivals because I can set off the fireworks, receive the lucky money and enjoy the Gala with my families. Step 2 Before reading---Pair work Why do people celebrate different festivals ? The Spring Festivals is to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring and new life. The Mid-autumn Day is to celebrate the harvest and admire the moon. The Tomb Sweeping Day is in memory of the ancestors/to honour the dead. Step 3. Analyze the titleWhy do we celebrate festivals ? The subjects: the reason(s) Chinese or the people of other countries some festivals From the title, we can know that the article might be about detecting some festivals in China, even around the world and the reasons why the people celebrate them. So we can know that it is an exposition. Step 4 While reading --- Task 1 Read the text quickly and find the topic sentences in each paragraph. Reading tips---the Topic Sentence Reading tips---the Topic Sentence Identifying the main idea of paragraphs is necessary when analysing a text. Most paragraphs will have a “topic sen