人教版高中英语必修三Unit1 Festival and celebrations Reading and thinking Why Do We Celebrate Festivals读思课教学设计【教材分析】本课语篇选自人教版高中英语必修三Unit1 Festival and celebrations的Reading and thinking本语篇主题语境属于人与社会范畴, 涉及节日与习俗，主要讲述了节日在不同方面的相同和不同本文为议论文，探讨了世界范围内节日文化的差异性（different）与统一性（common），指出节日习俗的动态变化受时代和社会变迁的影响，节日作为人们内心世界的外显同时提供深入理解节日文化内涵的机会 本文语篇文本结构清晰，整体以“总—分—总”的布局，五个段落均以一个主题句统领整段全文可分为三个部分: 第一部分（第1段）引入文章主旨，提出了different和common两个对立的关键词，引导下文对其深入探究第二部分（第2~4段）中，第2段主要讲述了各国对相同的the harvest festival不同的庆祝时间和方式，第3段指出一些节日占据重要地位但庆祝方式随着时间推移不断演变以适应社会发展的现象,第4段又提出节日在不断商业化的现象并附上社会对此的不同看法，通过“topic sentence＋support evidence”的议论结构探讨节日的变与不变（different&common）。
第三部分（第5段）总结全文，体现节日的重要性在于反映人们思想、信仰、态度，给人们带来生活的轻松和享受同时增强对节日内涵的理解全文字里行间都隐含了对标题“Why Do We Celebrate Festivals”这一问题的阐述尽管不同地区不同时代人们庆祝节日的方式不尽相同，但其中的内涵实质都是一致的，节日凝聚了人类最为质朴和真挚的情感，寄托了人们最美好的愿望和情怀，凝聚了世界统一的精神和观念作者通过描述世界范围内不同文化起源的传统节日贡献相同的精神内涵，让读者增强对本国文化的认同感和归属感同时充分感受世界文化多样性——世界文化是由不同民族、不同国家的文化共同构成的，塑造正确对待文化多样性的态度，求同存异，写生活中不同节日的风俗习惯，让读者了解并热爱不同国家的节日文化本文还进一步探讨了节日习俗随着时间不断演变，不断推陈出新和商业化现象，结合社会各方对立观点，引导读者与时俱进，以发展性视角和辩证性思维看待社会现象，增强学生的认知技能和多角度看待问题的能力，培养学生的跨文化交际意识同时发展高阶思维品质本文内容贴合学生所处社会环境，有利于启发读者的深刻思考，体会节日文化差异和演变的内在实质，形成完整且正确的世界观，感悟世界各国人民共同的精神追求和美好愿望并辩证看待时代变迁对社会带来的深远影响。
学情分析】 本课授课对象为普通高中的高一学生，英语水平相对较为均衡，部分学生较为积极活跃，大多数学生处于中等水平，能听懂英语授课，紧跟老师教学节奏并给出适当回应在经过必修一和必修二的学习后，已具备了一定的词汇量基础，掌握一些基本阅读策略和技巧，具备一定阅读理解能力和语言表达能力教学目标】1. 语言能力（1）掌握“节日”、“习俗”主题下的词汇如origin，parade，commercial等，以及掌握常见节日名的英语表达，如Halloween，Chinese Spring Festival等2）能够梳理议论文的语篇结构和文本逻辑，了解节日风俗习惯的发展与变迁，感悟节日内涵与意义重点）（3）能够提炼并拓展主题意义，解析语篇结构的合理性和语篇主要观点与事实之间的逻辑关系，能够批判阅读语篇的内容、观点、情感态度和文体特征，分析语篇中的写作手法，准确、熟练地陈述事件难点）2. 学习能力（1）能够正确找出文章及各段落的主题句，抓住段落大意重点）（2）能够归纳和积累用于表述节日习俗的相关词句3）能够准确获取、分析、判断并整合文本信息4）能够围绕语篇主题进行口头表达与交流3. 文化意识（1）了解不同文化背景下形成的不同民族的节日、风俗习惯、内涵和意义，挖掘不同节日所体现的人们共同的愿望与心理诉求。
2）树立文化自信，为传播中华民族优秀传统文化做好思想上、语言上的准备4. 思维品质（1）能够深入探讨和反思社会的发展变化对传统节日的影响难点）（2）能够归纳总结节日文化所体现的人类共同的生活追求和心理期望教学过程】 Step1 Lead-in (5min) Show Ss some pictures of different festivals and ask students what festivals they are. Then let Ss answer the question: 教学问题 Q1：What festivals do the pictures refer to? Q2：Why do you think people celebrate different festivals? 课堂实录 （Show students some pictures.） T: As we can see, there are many pictures in the screen. Each picture refers to a festival. Can anyone tell me what these festivals are in the pictures? S1:...T: Yeah,that’s right. We all know that there are many different festivals in the world, and people always have their own ways to celebrate. Why do you think people celebrate different festivals?S2:...(to show gratitude; to memorize of our ancestors...)T: Good! Today we are going to learn a passage called “why do people celebrate festivals” to learn more about the festivals and the celebrations. Are you ready?Ss: Yes.T: Okay, here we go!设计说明：在阅读前给学生提供与主题相关的话题情境，学生通过图片激发图示，调动背景知识，引起学习兴趣。
引导学生思考文章标题，通过留意图片、标题、段首句等信息支架，对章节话题与内容进行预测，为关键词的导出作铺垫，导入对文本的思考学习 Step2 Fast reading (5mins) Let Ss read the text and underline topic sentence of each paragraph that gives the main idea. Then lead Ss to figure out the structure of the text.教学问题Q1：What is the style of this article？Q2：What is the structure of this passage?Q3：What’s the topic sentence of each paragraph?课堂实录 T: Now, please read this passage quickly. While you are reading, think about these questions: What is the style of this article？What is the structure of this passage? And what’s the topic sentence of each paragraph? Please underline these topic sentences. 3 minutes. T: Ok, time’s up. Now please tell me the answers. What’s the style of this article? S3: Argumentation. T: Very good. And have you found out the topic sentence of each paragraph? What are they? S4: ... T: Yeah! You really did a good job! And we can find that the topic sentence of each paragraph is always the first sentence of the paragraph. Did you get it? Ss: Yes. T: That provides us with one of the tips to find the topic sentence of paragraph, right? Ss: Yes.T: And the last question. What’s the structure of this passage? Can you fill in the blank? S5:... T: Great. Now we are going to learn some details about this passage.设计说明：学生浏览全文，扫读全文，了解文章主旨大意，掌握文章结构框架，学习找主题句的方法并在后续过程中学会内化运用于写作。
Step3 Detail reading (20mins)1. Let Ss read Para1 carefully and answer the following question. Teacher highlights the two topic sentences and ask Ss to pay attention to these two words: different and common. And draw a conclusion that there are something different and common among all kinds of festivals.教学问题Q1：What are the origins of festivals?Q2：What is common in all festivals?课堂实录 T: Now please read paragraph1 carefully and then answer some questions.T: Besides the first sentence, there is another sentence that is important. Can you find it?Ss: 。