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Unit14Festivals

Unit14　Festivals

Ⅰ.TeachingAims:

1.Talkaboutfestivals,customsandhabits.

2.Usethemodalverbs“must”,“haveto”and“havegotto”.

3.Practiseexpressingandsupportinganopinion.

4.Writeaninvitation.

Ⅱ.TeachingTime:

Fiveperiods

Ⅲ.BackgroundInformation:

1.HistoryofMother'sDay

IntheU.S.,Mother'sDayisaholidaycelebratedonthesecondSundayinMay.Itisadaywhenchildrenhonortheirmotherswithcards,gifts,andflowers.FirstobservanceinPhiladelphia,in1907,itisbasedonsuggestionsbyJuliaWardHowein1872andbyAnnaJarvisin1907.

Althoughitwasn'tcelebratedintheU.S.until1907,thereweredayshonoringmotherseveninthedaysofancientGreece.Inthosedays,however,itwasRhea,theMotherofthegodsthatwasgivenhonor.

Later,inthe1600's,inEnglandtherewasanannualobservancecalled“MotheringSunday”.ItwascelebratedduringJune,onthefourthSunday.OnMotheringSunday,theservants,whogenerallylivedwiththeiremployers,wereencouragedtoreturnhomeandhonortheirmothers.Itwastraditionalforthemtobringaspecialcakealongtocelebratetheoccasion.

IntheU.S.,in1907AnnaJarvisfromPhiladelphia,beganacampaigntoestablishanationalMother'sDay.Jarvispersuadedhermother'schurchinGrafton,WestVirginatocelebrateMother'sDayonthesecondanniversaryofhermother'sdeath,the2ndSundayofMay.ThenextyearMother'sDaywasalsocelebratedinPhiladelphia.

Jarvisandothersbeganaletter-writingcampaigntoministers,businessmen,andpoliticiansintheirquesttoestablishanationalMother'sDay.Theyweresuccessful.PresidentWoodrowWilson,in1914,madetheofficialannouncementproclaimingMother'sDayanationalobservancethatwastobeheldeachyearonthe2ndSundayofMay.

ManyothercountriesoftheworldcelebratetheirownMother'sDayatdifferenttimesthroughouttheyear.Denmark,Finland,Italy,Turkey,Australia,andBelgiumcelebrateMother'sDayonthesecondSundayinMay,asintheU.S.

2.TheOriginofChristmas

ThenameChristmasisshortfor“Christ'sMass”.AMassisakindofChurchservice.Christmasisareligiousfestival.ItisthedaywecelebrateasthebirthdayofJesus.

TherearespecialChristmasservicesinChristianchurchesallovertheworld.ButmanyofthefestivitiesofChristmasdonothaveanythingtodowithreligion.ExchanginggiftsandsendingChristmascardsarethemodernwaysofcelebratingtheChristmasintheworld.

ThebirthofJesushadastory:

Mary,avirgin,wasbetrothedtoJoseph.Beforetheycametogether,shewasfoundwithchildoftheHolySpirit.Joseph,herhusband,wasmindedtoputherawaysecretly.Whilehethoughtaboutthesethings.Gabriel,anangeloftheLordappearedtohiminadreamandtoldhimnottobeafraidtotakeMaryaswife.AndMarywillbringforthaSon,andheshallcallhisname.Jesus,forhewillsavehispeoplefromtheirsins.

BeforeJesusbirths,therewentadecreefromCaesarAugustus,thatalltheworldshouldbetaxed.AndthistaxingwasfirstmadewhenCyreniuswasgovenorofSyria.Soallwenttoberegistered,everyonetohisowncity.JosephalsowentupoutofGalilee,outofthecityofNazareth,intoJudea,tothecityofDavid,whichiscalledBethlehem,becausehewasofthehouseandofthelineageofDavid,toberegisteredwithMary,hisbetrothedwife,whowaswithchild.Soitwasthatwhiletheywerethere,thedayswerecompletedforhertobedelivered.AndshebroughtforthherfirstbornSon,andwrappedhiminswaddlingcloths,andlaidhiminamanger,becausetherewasnoroomforthemintheinn.Andthat,ChristmasisthefeastofthenativityofJesus,ison25th,Decembereveryyear.ButnobodyknewtheactualbirthdayofJesus.AndtheChristmashasbecomepopularwhenChristmascardsappearedin1846andtheconceptofajollySantaClauswasfirstmadepopularinnineteenthcentury.

TheFirstPeriod

TeachingAims:

1.Learnthefollowingwordsandphrases:

dressup,fighting,crime,argument,destruction

2.Trainthestudents'speakingandlisteningabilities.

3.Learntotalkaboutfestivals,customsandhabits.

TeachingImportantPoint:

Improvethestudents'speakingandlisteningskillsbytalkingaboutandlisteningtosomethingaboutfestivals.

TeachingDifficultPoint:

Howtofurtherdevelopthestudents'speakingandlisteningskills.

TeachingMethods:

1.Pairworkandgroupworktotrainthestudents'speakingability.

2.Listening-and-chooingactivitytotrainthestudents'listeningability.

TeachingAids:

1.pictures

2.aprojector

3.ataperecorder

TeachingProcedures:

StepⅠ.Greetings

Greetthewholeclassasusual.

StepⅡ.FreeTalkandLead-in

T:

TheSpringFestivalhasjustgoneby.Didyouhaveagoodtime?

Ss:

Yes.

T:

WeallknowthattheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantandgreatestfestivaltoourChinesepeople.Andwealsoknowthattherearesomeotherimportantfestivalsinourcountry.Canyoutellmethenamesofthem?

Ss:

Yes.ThereareLanternFestival,theDragonBoatFestival,TombSweepingDay,Mid-AutumnDay,NewYear'sDay,May1st,NationalDay…

（Teacherwritesthemontheblackboard.Ifpossible,teachercanshowsomepicturestotalkaboutsomeofthembrieflywiththestudents）

T:

Well.Thankyou.Thenhowmuchdoyouknowaboutforeignfestivals?

Ss:

Notverymuch.JustknowaboutChritmasDay,ThanksgivingDay,Mother'sDay,AprilFools'Day,Valentine'sDay…（TeacherwritesthemontheBb.）

T:

Oh.You'veknownmanyoftheforeignfestivals.TodaywearegoingtolearnUnit14Festivals.Inthisunit,we'lllearnaboutsomeforeignfestivals,suchasMardiGras,Ramada,Easter,Kwanzaa.Firstlet'slearnthenewwordsinlisteningandspeaking.

（TeacherwritesthenamesofthefestivalsontheBb.Andthendealwiththenewwordswiththewholeclass.）

StepⅢ.Warmingup

T:

NowpleaseopenyourbooksatPage5.LookatthepicturesbelowWarmingup.Theyareallpicturesofsomefestivals.Lookatthemcarefullyanddiscussthesethreequestionsonthescreenwithyourpartner.

（Showthescreen.）

1.Doyouknowthenamesofthefestivals?

2.Doyouknowwhichcountriesthefestivalscomefrom?

3.Whatarethepeopleinthepicturesdoing?

Whyaretheydoingthis?

（Afterthestudentsdiscussforawhile,teacheraskssomeofthemtodescribethepictures.Onestudent,onepicture）

T:

OK.Stop!

Who'dliketotalkaboutthefirstpicture?

S1:

IthinkitmustbeHalloweenfromAmerica,whichiscelebratedonOctober31.Inthispicture,wecanseethepeoplearedancingatthefancyball.Theyarewearingghostcostumes,falsefacesandwitches'hats.Maybetheywanttofrightenawayspiritslookingforlivingbodiestopossess.

T:

Verygood!

Thesecondpicture?

S2:

ThispictureshowstheDayoftheDeadinMexico.InmanyplacesinMexico,thecelebrationbeginsasearlyasOctober18andcontinuesuntilNovember9.Inthispicture,theyarehonoringtheirpastloversbeforeamemorialtomemorializeandwelcometheirdepartedlovedonesandtoofferthemabrieftimeofearthlypleasure.Oneofthemholdsatoyskull.

T:

Welldone!

Thankyou.Thelastpicture?

S3:

IthinkthispictureshowsYuLanFestivalfromJapan.InmostpartsofJapan,itiscelebratedfromAugust13toAugust16.InsomepartsofJapan,itiscelebratedbetweenJuly13andJuly16.Inthepicture,weseethelanternslightingtowelcometheirpastancestorsbackhome.

T:

Youalldidverywell.Next,pleasethinkofaChinesefestivalandaforeignfestival,andthenworkinpairstocomparethem.Afterthat,youcanexchangeyourinformationwithanotherpair.Thefollowingquestionsonthescreencanhelpyou,andyoucanaskmeifyoudon'tknowofanyfestivalsfromothercountries.Begintoworknow.（Teachershowsthescreenfirst,andthenwalksaroundtheclasstohelpthemandchecktheirwork）

Festival______________________

1.Whenisthefestivalcelebrated?

2.Whocelebratesthefestival?

3.Howdopeoplecelebrateit?

4.Whydopeoplecelebratethefestival?

5.Whataresomeimportantthemes,forexample,“family”,“peace”?

6.Howoldisthefestival?

Onepossiblesample

StepⅣ.Listening

T:

Next,let'sdoalistening-and-choosingexerciseaboutthefollowingthreefestivals:

MardiGras,RamadanandEaster.TurntoPage6.Lookatthelisteningpart.Igiveyousomesecondstolookatthepicturesandreadtheexercisesforeachfestival.ThenI'llplaythetapeforyoutofinisheachexercise.Attheend,I'llchecktheanswerswiththewholeclass.Areyouclear?

Ss:

Yes.

T:

OK.Nowpleaselistentothetapecarefullyandfinisheachexercise.

（TeachercheckstheanswersaftertheSslistentothetape.ThenteachergoesontodealwiththeotherexerciseinListening.）

T:

Welldone!

Nowit'stimeforyoutotryit.Workwithyourpartnertodescribeoneofyourfavouritefestivals.Igiveyouthreeminutestoprepareforit.Youcanbeginnow.

（TeachercanwalkaroundtochecktheirworkwhiletheSsarepreparing.Threeminuteslater,teachersaysthefollowing.）

T:

Well.Timeisup.Who'dliketotalkaboutyourfestival?

S1:

MyfavouritefestivalistheSpringFestival,whichisalsoknownastheLunarNewYear,thegreatestfestival.ItiscelebratedinlateJanuaryorearlyFebruary.Itmeansrestandrelaxationbetweenwinterandspringaswellascelebration.BeforetheSpringFestival,peoplecleantheirhouses,putredcoupletsontheirgatesandsetofffirecrackers,accordingtofairytale,fordrivingademon,namedNian,away.OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,aget-togetherbanquetisamust,andthemostpopularfoodisJiaozi,whichissupposedtobringgoodfortune.Onthefirstdayofthenewyear,everybodywearsnewclothesandgreetsrelativesandfriendswithbowsandcongratulations,wishingeachotherthebestduringthenewyear.

S2:

MyfavouritefestivalisLanternFestival,whichisoneofthemostimportantfestivals.Thistraditionalfestivaliscelebratedonthefiftee