Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld2.docx

1、Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld2 Unit 1 Festivals around the world1. Teaching aims of this unit Talk about festivals and celebrationsTalk about the ways to express request and thanksLearn to use Modal verbsWrite a similar story with a different ending2. Sentence patterns:Request: Could/ Would you pleas

2、e?Could I have?Could we look at?I look forward toMay I see? Thanks: Its very kind of youThank you very much/ Thanks a lot. Id love to. It was a pleasure Dont mention it. You are most welcome.3. Modal verbs:May might, can could， will would，shall should，must can The first period warming up 1. Teaching

3、 aims: Vocabulary: take place, festival , beauty, celebrate, Phrases: take place , could you ？ Would you ? Teaching ProceduresStep I Leading inT: Hello, everybody! Welcome back to school! Did you have a good time in your winter holidays?Ss. Yes. Of course!T: When did you feel most happy and excited?

4、Ss: At the Spring Festival.T: Who can tell us why? Any volunteers?S1: Because it is the most important festival in our country.S2: Because I got a lot of lucky money from my parents.S3: Because I neednt study at festivals and there was a lot of delicious food to eat. How great.S4: Because I met my c

5、ousins and friends who I hadnt seen for a long time.T. Very food! I am glad to hear that. Today we will talk about festivals, which are meant to celebrate important events. Please think about some other festivals. Can you name just a few?Ss: New year, Yuan xiao festival:T: Quite right. Thats called

6、the Lanterns Festival. How about some other festivals?Ss: The Army Day, International Labours Day, National Day, Tomb Sweeping Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-autumn DayT: You have done a good job, boys and girls! .Step Warming upFestivals are meant to celebrate important events. Different count

7、ries have different festivals. Work in groups and lost five Chinese festivals that you know. Discuss when they take place, what they celebrate and one thing that people do at that time. The first one is given to you as an example. FestivalsTime of year/dateWhat does it celebrateWhat do people doMid-

8、Autumn FestivalAutumn/FallThe beauty of the full moon, harvest, time with family and friendsGive/Eat mooncakes and watch the full moon with family and friendsStep Pre- reading Discuss in groups of four1. Whats your favourite holiday of the year? Why?2. What festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in

9、your city or town? Do you like spending festivals with your family or with friends? What part of a festival do you like best-the music, the things to see, the visits or the food?Step Assignment1. Consolidation2. Listening to the material again after class to be familiar with it.3. Homework: Collect

10、as much information about festivals as possible. The second period ReadingTeaching Aims1. Vocabulary: Starve , starvation, origin , religious , ancestors ,plenty, Mexico, feast, in memory of , bones, beliefs, dress up, play a trick on ,poet , arrival, gain , independence , gathered , agricultural ,

11、awards , rooster , admire,look forward to , Easter , energetic , day and night ,clothing ,Christians, as though ,have fun with , customs2. To enable the students to know the earliest festivals with reasons for them and four different kinds of festivals that occur in most parts of the world3. To enab

12、le the students to master some English expressions and phrases about festivals.4. Teach the basic reading skills: skimming and scanning.5. Try to compare and make conclusion s of different festivals.Step Revision1. Greetings.2. Review the new words of this part.3. Check the students homework-festiva

13、lsStep Reading1. Scanning T: Open your books and turn to page one. Id like you to do the scanning. Read the text quickly and accurately to get the main idea and answer the 5 questions on Page3.( Ask the student to look through the questions and then read the text silently.)( Four minutes later, chec

14、k the answers with the whole class. Show the suggested answers on the screen.)2. Intensive reading ( Allow the students to read aloud and carefully this time to understand the main ideas of each paragraph and the important details)T: Read the text loudly for a second time and them try to tell if the

15、se sentences are True or False.1. The ancient people neednt worry about their food. ( F )2 .Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead. ( T )3.Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China. ( T )4.Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end ot autumn( F )5.Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus. ( F )3. Reading and discussion T: Read the text a third time and then work impairs to do Exercise 2 on Page 3.( Let the students have enough time to read the passage carefully and discuss the chart with their partners. E