Unit 14 Festivals人教版八年级英语上册教案教学设计.docx

1、Unit 14 Festivals人教版八年级英语上册教案教学设计Teaching aims:(1) Learn to use functional sentences, key structures, and words.(2) To know something about the festivals of different countries and try to express their ideas about them by listening, speaking, reading and writing.Teaching contents:1. Topic: Festivals

2、.Talking about festivals and customs.2. Functional Sentences: Expressing and supporting an opinion.(1) In my opinion, we should.(2) I believe we should(3) I dont think its necessary to(4) We must decide(5) I hope we can make a decision(6) If we do this, we can(7) I think thatshould3. Vocabulary:(1)

3、Words: theme parade holy Easter symbol conflict argument opinion major probably honour ancestor principle nation purpose creativity faith commercial joy light similar generation salute kiss cheek nod celebration respect gift cycle fool invitation.(2) Phrases: dress up in ones opinion play a trick on

4、 sb. take in4. Grammar: modal words- must, have to and have got toPeriod 1 Warming up and listeningTeaching aims:1. To get students to know something about festivals, customs and habits.2. To train students listening ability for catching specific information.Teaching aids: multimedia, recorder, and

5、tape.Teaching procedures:Step1 Pre-task (Warming up)Look at the pictures of these festivals on page 8 and answer the questions:(1) Do you know the Chinese names of the festivals?(2) Do you know which countries the festivals come from?(3) What are the people in the pictures doing? Why are they doing

6、this?If students can answer these questions, thats OK. If not, ask the students to read the following description and match.On October 31st westerners celebrate Halloween which children like best, because they can enjoy themselves on that day. When night comes, they wear all kinds of strange costume

7、s and masks as bad men, witches, ghosts or goblins, then they ask for candies from door to door, shouting: “Treat or Trick? Happy Halloween”The Day of the Dead is an ancient festival celebrated in Mexico. The festival honors both the living and the dead. On this day, people light candles for prayers

8、 to the dead and give sugar skeletons to each other as gifts. It is not a sad day, but rather a time to celebrate the cycle of life.Obon is an ancient festival celebrated in Japan. The Japanese float paper lanterns in memory of the dead.Step2 While task (Listening comprehension)(1) Before listening,

9、 ask the students to have a competition to match the festivals with the given information.1. Mardi Gras A. Its much like Halloween in the US.2. Ramadan B. People celebrating the festival will not eat or smoke.3. Easter C. The name of the festival is “Fat Tuesday”.(2) Martin Gras1. Go through the thr

10、ee items with the students and make sure what to listen before the teacher plays the tape.2. Play the tape for 3-4 times and finish the multiple choice.3. Let students check their answers in pairs and then with the whole class.(3) The teaching procedure of Ramadan and Easter: the same as Martin Gras

11、Step3 Post task (Comparative study of Chinese and foreign festivals)1. Show some pictures about the Chinese festivals to the students and have them try to identify the festival. Whether they can identify the festival or not, ask them to read the short description in English and share it with class.(

12、1) The Spring FestivalThe Spring Festival is celebrated on the 30th day of the 12th lunar month. Its an ancient Chinese festival and it is the most important one for Chinese. On that day, people will get together to have a reunion dinner on Chinese New Years Eve no matter how far he is. And children

13、 often get new clothes and money from their parents or relatives(2) The Dragon Boat FestivalChinese celebrate the memory of a great poet Qu Yuan on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. On this day, the people eat some pyramid-shaped dumplings which are made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed

14、 leaves and they often have a dragon boat race and throw some pyramid-shaped dumplings into the Yangzi River so that the fish or animals in it wouldnt eat Qu Yuan.2. Brainstorm: How many foreign and Chinese festivals do you know through todays study? Can you compare them in details? Please work in p

15、airs and compare a Chinese festival with one from another country.A Chinese festival A foreign festivalThe name of the festivalWhen is the festival celebrated?Who celebrates the festival?How do people celebrate it?Why do people celebrate it?What are some important themes, for example “family” and “p

16、eace”?How old is the festival?Step4 Homework:Task: Comparative study of Chinese and foreign festivals.Period 2 SpeakingTeaching aims:1. To train students speaking ability through practicing their expressing and supporting an opinion.2. To train students creative ability.Teaching procedures:Step1 Pre

17、-task (Leading in)1. Instruction: This class we will learn four new holidays, which new holiday do you like best and why? Please read and decide what a new holiday should be about.2.Ask the students to read the message about the four new holidays on page 10 and decide what a new holiday should be ab

18、out.Step2 While task1. Brainstorm: Ask the students to try to remember festivals as many as possible.Instruction: What foreign festivals did we learn from last class? How about Chinese festivals? Among the foreign and Chinese festivals and four new festivals, which one do you like best and why?2. Ac

19、tivity: Before the students tell their partners which one they like best, ask the students to write down their favourite festival and then have a game according to the instructions on page 30 of the teachers book.3. Instruction: Then Ill show you how Tom thinks. (Show the sample to the class) What s

20、entences can express and support an opinion in English? Lets see the useful expressions on page 10.4. Ask the students to read the useful expressions.5. Instruction: Please discuss in group of four and tell your group members why your holiday is the best one or why you like it best. (Then have stude

21、nts discuss in groups.)6. Ask some groups to report in class.Step3 Post task(1) Ask the class to finish the following task.Task: Create a new festival or holiday.When would you celebrate it? Why would you celebrate it? How would you celebrate it? What theme would you use?1.Name of the festival (holi

22、day):2.Date:3.Meaning:4.Themes:5.How is the festival celebrated?6. What is the symbol of the festival?Ask the students to discuss and then ask some groups to tell the class why their festival or holiday is the best one.(2) Divide the class into three groups and each group finish one of the following

23、 three tasks.Situation1: Create a class festival1. Show the key words to the students: honor, purpose, faith, respect, fix, on the day, in honor of, sing high praise for, in memory of2. Show the functional sentences to them.1) Fix the festival on that day in memory of2) Celebrate the festival by3)Do

24、 this to play respect toSituation2: Work in groups. Imagine that you and three of your classmates are going to celebrate a festival. Please decide1.when you will celebrate the celebrate2. what you will do3.where you will celebrate4.what you will buy5.what guests you will invite Situation3: Work in g

25、roups. Imagine that you and three of your classmates are going to spend a holiday together. Please decide where you will go and what you will do.*Show the functional sentences to them:1. I think that we should go to the park and have a picnic because2. I think that the best way to celebrate is to ha

26、ve dinner at a restaurant and then goto a karaoke bar because3. I think we should go on a trip to and because4. I think we shouldStep4 HomeworkProject work: Work in group of four to create a new festival or holiday.Period 3 ReadingTeaching aims:1. Let students know about the history and culture of t

27、he festival.2. Ask students to understand and respect other countries costumes.3. To train students reading ability.Teaching procedures:Part I-Pre-reading.I. Task : Ask students to search the information about the Spring Festival in groups before the class:II. Show students some pictures of festival

28、s of China and other countries and ask them to guess what festivals they are.Part II-.While-readingStep 1: I. Show students some pictures of Kwanzaa and ask them if they know this festival.Show the word “ Kwanzaa” on the blackboard.II. Ask students what they want to know if they come across a new fe

29、stival.Ask students ideas then write their questions on the blackboard.WhatWhenWhoWhyHow(T: So today we are going to read an article, then you will get the answer)Step 2. Ask students to read the passage as quickly as possible and then answer the following questions:1. What is Kwanzaa?2. When is the

30、 festival celebrated?3. Who celebrate it?Step 3. . Listen and read for the detailed information and finish True or False statements.( 可参考目标练习册)1. Kwanzaa is a very old festival. ( F)2. People celebrate Kwanzaa from December 25 to January 1. (F)3. The word Kwanzaa means first fruit in Swahili. ( T)4.

31、 Kwanzaa is celebrated by all the Americans. (F)5. Many things of the African first-fruit are the same. (T)6. People celebrate it by lighting seven candles each day and discussing one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa. (F)7. The holidays and festivals help us understand who we are, remember where w

32、e come from, and share our hopes for a happy future. (T)Step 4. Dealing with difficulties in understanding the words and sentences.I Ask students to read the text with the tape on and find out some difficulties in understanding the text.II . Help students understand the following words and match them.unity make decisions by oneselfnation strength