高中英语人教版备课资料包：必修3 Unit 1教案 Teaching Resources .docVIP

Unit 1 Festival around the world Part 2: Teaching Resources (第二部分：教学资源) Section 1 A text structure analysis of FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS 1. Type of writing and summary of the text Type of writing This is a piece of descriptive writing. Main idea of the passage Festivals and celebrations of all kinds, such as festivals of the dead, festivals to honour people, harvest festivals and spring festivals, have been held ever since the ancient times. Topic sentence of 1st paragraph Ancient festivals celebrate the end of the cold weather and the hunting of animals. Topic sentence of 2nd paragraph Festivals are held to honour the dead, or satisfy and please the ancestors. Topic sentence of 3rd paragraph Festivals can be held as an honour to famous people or to the gods. Topic sentence of 4th paragraph Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events. Topic sentence of 5th paragraph The most energetic and important festivals are the ones at the end of the winter and the coming of spring. 2. A box graph of the text → Section 2: Background information for Unit1 Festivals around the world 1. What is a festival? a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); “a drama festival.” From Latin, joyful. Another way of describing a Feast Day. A special day or season of the year to celebrate an event of importance to a religion. They were and are times of feasting (hence the name) and are often associated with holidays (holy-days) A special occasion during the church year. a religious celebration. A ceremonial parade 2. Traditional Chinese Festivals Spring Festival 春节 The most important festival in China is the Spring Festival. Since all the traditional festivals in China are based on the Chinese lunar calendar, the Spring Festival marks the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year. At this festival, people bring out their bounty from hunting, fishing and the field to thank th