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Unit1ReadingandThinking名师教学设计

TeachingProcedures

StepOneLead-in：Listenandguess

Sslistentofivemusicclipsandidentifywhichfestivalitisrespectively?

ChristmasDayThanksgivingDayHalloweenMid-AutumnDaySpringFestival

Activity1:GroupdiscussionandvoiceopinonsThink:Whydopeoplecelebratefestivals?

StepTwoFastreading

Activity2:Skimming

TaskSsreadthepassagequicklyandidentifythetopicsentenceofeachpara.TremindsSstopayattentiontothefirstsentenceofeachparagraph,whichcanhelpthemfindtheanswer.

Para1:Festivalsarecelebratedallovertheworld.

Para2:Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.

Para3:Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.

Para4:Festivalsarebecomingmoreandmorecommercial,withbusinessestakingadvantageofthecelebrations.

Para5:Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.

StepThreeDetailreading

1.Para1Festivalsarecelebratedallovertheworld.

Tasksstofindoutthedetailsaboutthisparagraphandtellsstofindthekeyword.

Keywords:origin;custom;spirit;

seasonsreligions

seasons

religions

famousfigures

importantevents

differentoriginsdifferentcustomsanduniquecharms

commonspirit:sharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeace

Para2Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.

Ssreadpara2andfigureoutthereasonsforpeopletocelebrateharvestfestivalsandfeaturesofeachharvestfestivalfromthreedifferentcultures.

Para3Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.

Gothroughpara3andanswer:

Q1:Whydosometraditionspossiblyfadeaway?

Becauseofthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas.

Q2:Howdoestheauthorsupportthetopicsentence?Bygivingexamples.

ExampleOneWhyissettingofffirecrackersstoppedin