Unit1 Festivalsaroundtheworld单元要览类别课程标准要求掌握的项目话题Festivals;howfestivalsbegin;howtocelebratefestivals词汇beautyn.美;美人awardn.奖;奖品 vt.授予harvestn.&vt.&vi.收获;收割roostern.雄鸡;公鸡celebrationn.庆祝;祝贺admirevt.赞美;钦佩;羡慕starvevt.&vi.(使)饿死;饿得要死energeticadj.充满活力的;积极的originn.起源;由来;起因customn.习惯;风俗religiousadj.虔诚的;宗教上的clothingn.衣服ancestorn.祖先;祖宗worldwideadj.遍及全世界的feastn.节日;盛宴permissionn.许可;允许beliefn.信任;信心;信仰fooln.愚人 vt.愚弄 vi.干傻事trickn.诡计;恶作剧;窍门apologizevi.道歉;辩白arrivaln.到来;到达;到达者drownvt.&vi.溺死;淹死gainvt.得到;获得obviousadj.明显的;显而易见的independencen.独立;自主remindvt.提醒;使想起gathervt.,vi.&n.集合;聚集weepn.哭 vi.哭泣;流泪agriculturen.农业;农艺;农学forgivevt.原谅;饶恕短语takeplace发生turnup出现;到场inmemoryof纪念;追念keepone’sword守信用;履行诺言dressup盛装;打扮;装饰holdone’sbreath屏息;屏气playatrickon搞恶作剧;诈骗;开玩笑setoff出发;动身;使爆炸lookforwardto期待;期望;盼望remind...of...使……想起……dayandnight日夜;昼夜;整天beproudof以……而自豪asthough好像intheshapeof以/呈现……的形式/形状havefunwith玩得开心becoveredwith被……所覆盖重要句型1....peoplewouldstarveiffoodwasdifficulttofind.(thesubjunctivemood)2.Thecountry,coveredwithcherrytreeflowers,looksasthoughitiscoveredwithpinksnow.(asthough...)3.Findingthat...,hergrandmotherfinallydecided...(thepresentparticipleusedasadverbial.)4.Itwasobviousthatthemanagerofthecoffeeshopwaswaiting...(Itis+adj.+that...)5.“...Idon’twantthemtoremindmeofher.”Sohedid.(So+S.+do/does/did.)6.TherewasHuJinwavingathimandcalling,...(Inversion)功能1.MakingphonecallsMayIspeakto...?CanIring/callbacklater?Hold/Hangon,please.I’llringhim/herupagain.Justamoment,please.Sorry,he/sheisn’thererightnow.2.InvitationsIwonderifyouareinterestedin....I’dliketoinviteyouto....Wouldyoulike...?Could/Wouldyouplease...?I’mlookingforwardto....I’dloveto,but....3.ThanksThankyousomuch.Thanksalot.That’sverykindofyou.You’remostwelcome.Don’tmentionit.It’sapleasure.,语法Theuseofcan,could,may,might,will,would,shall,should,must,can’t1.canandcouldJincanspeakEnglishwell.(ability)CouldyoupleaseshowmethewaytoBeihaiPark?(request)2.mayandmightMayweseetheawardsfortheteams?(permission;request)Shemightgiveyousomenewclothing.(possibility)3.willandwouldTheSpringFestivalisthemostfun.Thewholefamilywillcomefordinner.(promise;agreement)Oftenhewoulddressuplikearichman.(pasthabit;custom)4.shallandshouldTheharvestfestivalbeginsonSunday.Weshallbetherewithourfriends.(promise;agreement)Youshouldarriveattheairporttwohoursbeforehegoes.(advice)5.mustandcan’tWangFengwinsanawardeveryyear.Hemustbeverystrong.(speculation)Youmustbejoking.Thatcan’tbetrue.(guessing)教学重点1.Getstudentstoknowaboutfestivalsaroundtheworld.2.HavestudentslearnsomeusefulnewwordsandexpressionsaboutfestivalsandcustomsandletthemlearneffectivewaystorememberEnglishvocabulary.3.Enablestudentstograspandusetheexpressionsofrequestandthanks.4.Letstudentslearnthenewgrammaritem:theuseofcan,could,may,might,will,would,shall,should,mustandcan’t.5.Developstudents’listening,speaking,readingandwritingabilities.教学难点1.Enablestudentstomastertheuseofcan,could,may,might,will,would,shall,should,mustandcan’t.2.Letstudentslearntowriteadifferentendingofastory.3.Developstudents’integrativeskills.课时安排Periodsneeded:7Period1WarmingupandreadingPeriod2Learningaboutlanguage:ImportantlanguagepointsPeriod3Learningaboutlanguage:GrammarPeriod4Usinglanguage:ListeningandspeakingPeriod5Usinglanguage:ExtensivereadingPeriod6Usinglanguage:SpeakingandwritingPeriod7Revision:SummingupandlearningtipPeriod1 Warmingupandreading整体设计教材分析Thisisthefirstteachingperiodofthisunit.Atthebeginningoftheclass,theteachercanleadinthetopicoftheunitbyhavingafreetalkwithstudentsabouttheirwinterholidaysandtheSpringFestival.TheWarmingUpisintendedtohavestudentsstartthinkingaboutthevarietyofeventsandfestivalsthatarecelebratedinChina,andconnectthemwithseasonsoftheyearandreasonsforthecelebrations.TheteachercanusethisparttointroduceinformationthatChinesestudentsshouldhaveabouttheircountry’sculturalevents.ThePre-readingisacontinuationoftheWarmingUpanditmovesthediscussiontoamorepersonallevel.Itisintendedtohelpstudentsenterimaginativelyintoadiscussionoffestivalsandtheirimportancetothesociety.Italsodirectstheirattentiontothevarietyofeventsandactivitiesthosefestivalsinclude.TheteachershouldletstudentsdiscussthequestionsandpredictwhatkindofinformationwillbeintroducedintheReading.ThereadingpassagetitledFESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONSbrieflydescribestheearliestkindsoffestivalswiththereasonsforthem,andthenfourdifferentkindsoffestivalsthatoccurinmostpartsoftheworld.Encouragestudentstolookatthepicturesandtheheadingofeachsectiontoguesswhatthetextmightbeabout.Thenletthemskimforthegeneralideafor,eachsection,andscanforfurtherunderstanding.Becausethispassageintroducesalotofusefulnewwordsandexpressionswhichareonlyusedforfestivals,inordernottoletstudentsfeelmuchdifficult,theteachershoulddealwithanylanguageproblemswhiletheyarereading.Afterreading,studentsarerequiredtodothefourexercisesintheComprehendingtoseehowmuchtheyhaveunderstoodthereadingpassage.Theteachercanfirstletthemworkinpairsoringroupstofindtheanswerscooperatively,andthenchecktheiranswerswiththewholeclass.Toconsolidatethecontentsofthereadingpassage,studentsshouldberequiredtotalkaboutfestivalsintheirownwordsattheendoftheclass.Inordertoarousestudents’interest,theteachercanholdacompetitionbetweengroups.教学重点1.Letstudentslearnmoreabouthistoryandbasicknowledgeoffestivals.2.Getstudentstolearndifferentreadingskills.教学难点1.Developstudents’readingability.2.Enablestudentstotalkaboutfestivalsandcelebrations.三维目标知识目标1.Getstudentstolearntheusefulnewwordsandexpressionsinthispart:beauty,harvest,starve,origin,religious,ancestor,Mexico,feast,bone,belief,poet,arrival,gain,independence,gather,agriculture,award,rooster,admire,energetic,Easter,clothing,Christian,custom,takeplace,inmemoryof,dressup,playatrickon,lookforwardto,dayandnight,asthough,havefunwith2.LetstudentslearnabouthistoryandbasicknowledgeoffestivalsbothinandoutofChina.能力目标1.Developstudents’readingabilityandletthemlearndifferentreadingskills.2.Enablestudentstotalkaboutfestivalsandcelebrations.情感目标1.Stimulatestudents’lovefortheirownnationalcultureandcustoms.2.Developstudents’senseofcooperativelearning.教学过程设计方案(一)→Step1Leading-inHaveafreetalkwithstudents.Askthemthefollowingquestions:Didyouhaveagoodtimeinyourwinterholidays?Whendidyoufeelmosthappyandexcited?Why?(AttheSpringFestival.Becauseit’sthemostimportantfestivalinourcountry...)→Step2Warmingup1.LetstudentsbrainstormtheotherChinesefestivals.(LanternFestival,PureBrightnessFestival,DragonBoatFestival,Mid-AutumnFestival,NewYear’sDay,ChungYeungFestival...)2.LetstudentsreadtheinformationaboutChinesefestivalsbelowanddiscussanotherthreeChinesefestivals:,Whendoesthefestivalcome?Whatdopeoplecelebrate?Whatdopeopledo?FestivalsDateFestivalsDateNewYearJanuary1stTeachers’DaySeptember10thInternationalWomen’sDayMarch8thNationalDayOctober1stArborDayMarch12thTheSpringFestivalLunarNewYearInternationalLaborDayMay1stDragonBoatFestivalthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonthInternationalChildren’sDayJune1stMid-AutumnFestivalthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonthArmyDayAugust1stLanternFestivalthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonthChineseYouthDayMay4thPureBrightnessDayAprilthefifth3.Askstudentstofillinthefollowingformandasksometosharetheiropinionswiththewholeclass.Thefirstoneisgivenasanexample.FestivalsTimeofyear/dateWhatitcelebratesWhatpeopledoMid-AutumnFestivalautumn/fallthebeautyofthefullmoon,harvest,timewithfamilyandfriendsgive/eatmooncakesandwatchthefullmoonwithfamilyandfriends4.Talkaboutsomeforeignfestivalswithstudents.(Christmas,AprilFools’Day,Easter,Halloween,Valentine’sDay,ThanksgivingDay,...)→Step3Pre-reading1.Letstudentsdiscussthefollowingquestions:Whatfestivalsorcelebrationsdoyouhaveinyourcityortown?Whatpartofafestivaldoyoulikebest—theactivities,themusic,thesights,thefoodorthepeoplewhovisit?2.AskstudentstolookatthepicturesandtitleofthepassageinReading.Discussinpairswhatkindofinformationwillbeintroducedinthepassage.→Step4Reading1.FastreadingAskstudentstoskimthereadingpassageandthenfillinthefollowingchart.KindsofFestivalsNamesofFestivalsCountriesFestivalsFestivalsHarvestSpring(Letstudentslookthroughthechartandthenreadthetextsilently.Threeminuteslater,checktheanswerswiththewholeclass.Showthesuggestedanswersonthescreen.)2.IntensivereadingAllowstudentstoreadcarefullythistimetounderstandthemainideasofeachparagraphandtheimportantdetails,andthenfinishthefollowing:1)Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionortofinisheachsentenceaccordingtothetext.(1)WhydoJapanesepeoplelightlampsduringtheFestivaloftheDead?A.Becausetheywanttomakethefestivalcolorful.B.Becausetheywanttolightuptheirrooms.C.Becausetheywanttolightuptheirway.D.Becausetheywanttoleadtheirancestorstoreturntoearth.,(2)Whichofthefollowingwasnotmentionedasafamouspersoninthetext?A.MohandasGandi.B.ChristopherColumbus.C.AbrahamLincoln.D.QuYuan.(3)Theplacewherepeoplewillusuallydecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruitsis______________.A.IndiaB.AmericaC.EuropeD.China(4)EasterisheldinmemoryofthereturnofJesusforChristiansandalsocelebrates______________.A.thecomingofspringB.theautumnharvestC.theLunarNewYearD.theendofayearSuggestedanswers:(1)D (2)C (3)C (4)A2)Usetheinformationfromthereadingpassagetoanswerthefollowingquestions.(1)Whatarefestivalsofthedeadusuallyfor?(2)Whatmakesautumnfestivalshappyevents?(3)Whatdopeopleusuallydoatspringfestivals?(4)Whatisoneimportantreasontohavefestivalsandcelebrations?(5)ComparethefestivalsofthedeadinMexico,JapanandChina.Whatthingsaresimilar?Whatthingsaredifferent?3.ReadinganddiscussionReadthetextathirdtimeandthenworkinpairstodothefollowing.1)Basedonthereadingpassage,whatdomostfestivalsseemtohaveincommon?Whydoyouthinkthesethingsmightbeimportanttopeopleeverywhere?Talkwithyourpartnerandfillinthechartbelow.ThreecommonthingsReasonswhytheyareimportanttopeopleeverywhere1.2.3.2)Discussinpairswhichfestivalsyouthinkarethemostimportantandwhicharethemostfun.Thenfillinthechartwithyourideas.TypeoffestivalExampleoffestivalReasonsforyourchoiceMostimportantMostfun(Letstudentshaveenoughtimetoreadthepassagecarefullyanddiscussthequestionsandchartswiththeirpartners.Encouragethemtoexpandtheiranswersaccordingtotheirownexperiences.)4.ExplanationHelpstudentsanalyzesomedifficult,longandcomplexsentencesandguessthemeaningsofsomenewwords.Encouragethemtotrytodealwiththelanguagepointsinthecontext.Discussthefollowingimportantsentencesandphrasesinthepassage.,1)Somefestivalsareheldtohonourthedead,ortosatisfytheancestors,whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm.2)inmemoryof3)IndiahasanationalfestivalonOctober2tohonourMohandasGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia’sindependencefromBritain.4)Peoplearegratefulbecausetheirfoodisgatheredforthewinterandtheagriculturalworkisover.5)Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.6)Thecountry,coveredwithcherrytreeflowers,looksasthoughitiscoveredwithpinksnow.Suggestedexplanations:1)Thesentencecontainsanon-restrictiveattributiveclausewhomightreturneithertohelportodoharm.Itmeanspeopleholdsomefestivalseithertoshowrespecttothedeadortomaketheirancestorshappyincasetheymightcomebacktodoharm.2)inmemoryof:servingtorecallsb.,tokeephimfreshinpeople’smindsHewroteapoeminmemoryofhisdearestwife,whodiedinanaccident.inhonorof:showinggreatrespectorhighpublicregard3)theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia’sindependencefromBritain:anounphrasefollowedbyanattributiveclauseastheappositive4)twoclausesforreason5)energyn.→energeticadj.:fullofordonewithenergylookforwardto:“to”isaprepositionhere.I’mlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.bedevotedto;be/getusedto;getdownto;stickto...6)coveredwithcherrytreeflowers:apastparticiplephraseequalto“whichiscoveredwithcherrytreeflowers”asthough:asifHetalksasthoughheknewallaboutit.Helooksasifhehadseenaghost.5.ReadingaloudandunderliningAskstudentstoreadthepassagealoudtothetapeandletthempayattentiontothepronunciationofeachnewwordandthepauseswithineachsentence.Tellthemtopickoutalltheusefulexpressionsorcollocationsfromthepassagewhilereadingandcopythemtothenotebookafterclassashomework.→Step5ConsolidationAskstudentstotalkaboutfestivalsintheirownwordsaccordingtothetext.Thenletthemcompletethefollowingpassagewithproperwordsorphrases.Thereareallkindsoffestivalsand______________aroundtheworld,whichareheldfordifferent______________.Theancientfestivalsweremainlyheldatthreetimesayear—theendofthecold______________,plantinginspringand______________inautumn.Somefestivalsareheldto______________thedeador______________theancestors,whomightreturneithertohelpor______________,whileotherfestivalsareheldtohonorfamouspeopleortothe______________,suchasDragonBoatFestival,ColumbusDay,andsoon.Harvestand,______________festivalsarehappyeventsbecausetheirfoodis______________forthewinterandthe______________workisover,towhichMidAutumnFestivalbelongs.Andthemost______________andimportantfestivalsaretheonesthat______________theendofwinterandtothecomingof______________suchastheLunarNewYear,atwhichpeoplehaveavery______________.Suggestedanswers:celebrations;reasons;weather;harvest;honor;tosatisfy;todoharm;gods;Thanksgiving;gathered;agricultural;energetic;lookforwardto;spring;goodtime→Step6Homework1.Learntheusefulnewwordsandexpressionsinthispartbyheart.2.ReadthereadingpassageagainandagainandtrytotalkaboutfestivalsbothinandoutofChina.设计方案(二)→Step1Leadinginthetopicbylearningvocabularyaboutfestivals1.Makeacircleontheblackboardandwritetheword“FESTIVAL”init.2.Askstudents,“Wehavelearned‘festival’.Canyounamesomefestivals?”3.Studentslistasmanyfestivalsaspossible.Thentheteacheraddssomestudentscan’tthinkof,suchasHalloween,Easter,Thanksgiving,Valentine’sDay.4.Letstudentsreadthemaloudandtrytolearnthembyheart.→Step2WarmingupbytalkingaboutfestivalsWorkingroupsandlistthreemoreChinesefestivalsthatyouknow.Discusswhentheytakeplace,whattheycelebrateandwhatpeopledoatthattime.Thentellthegroupwhichfestivalistheirfavoriteandwhy.FestivalsTimeofyear/dateWhatitcelebratesWhatpeopledoMid-AutumnFestivalautumn/fallthebeautyofthefullmoon,harvest,timewithfamilyandfriendsgive/eatmooncakesandwatchthefullmoonwithfamilyandfriends→Step3Predictingbylookinganddiscussing1.Lookatthepicturesandtitleofthereadingpassageanddiscussinpairswhatthepassagemightbeabout.2.Twoorthreestudentsaretogivetheiropinions.→Step4Reading1.Givestudents2minutes,andaskthemtoskimthepassageforinformationtotellifthefollowingsentencesareTrueorFalse.1)Theancientpeopleneedn’tworryabouttheirfood. (F)2)Halloweenusedtobeafestivalintendedtohonorthedead. (T)3)QuYuanwasagreatpoetwhopeoplehonoralotinChina. (T)4)TheMid-autumnFestivalisheldtocelebratetheendofautumn. (F)5)EastercelebratesthebirthofJesus. (F)2.Givestudents5minutestoreadthepassagecarefully,andcompletethechartaccordingtothepassage.FestivalsoftheDeadOboninJapan___________________HalloweenFestivalstoHonorPeople________________,________________Anationalfestivalin____________HarvestFestivals_________inEuropeancountries_________inChinaandJapanSpringFestivals________________CarnivalsinsomeWesterncountries________________________________inJapan3.ListeningandreadingaloudPlaythetapeofthetextforstudentsandletthempayattentiontothepronunciationofeachnewwordandthepauseswithineachsentence.Thenaskthemtoreadthetextaloudtothetape.→Step5Closingdownbyspokenpractice1.Havestudentsgetpreparedin3minutesorsoandthenaskthemtotalkaboutfestivalsandcelebrations.2.Askasmanystudentsaspossibletohaveatryinfrontoftheclass.→Step6Homework1.Gooverthetextandtrytolearnalltheusefulwordsandexpressionsinthispartbyheart.2.FinishtheexercisesinComprehendingonPage3.板书设计Unit1 FestivalsaroundtheworldFestivalsandcelebrationsKindsofFestivalsNamesofFestivalsCountriesFestivalsFestivalsHarvestSpring活动与探究Groupdiscussion&speechAsisknownfromthereadingpassage,festivalsofallkindsarecelebratedaroundtheworld.Mostfestivalshavecelebrationsthatincludefood,music,clothinganddances.Theseeventsoriginatedfromsomesimilarideas,buttheytakedifferentformsindifferentregionsandsocieties.Whatfestivalsandcelebrationsdoyouknowallovertheworld?Haveyouevertakenpartinthemandenjoyedyourself?Discussfestivalsingroupsandthenmakespeeches.Step1:Theteacherdividestheclassintofourgroupsandgivesthetaskstostudentsineachgroup.Group1willlistthefestivalsaroundtheworldasmanyaspossible,andthencategorizethemaccordingtotheoriginsofthesefestivals.Andtheyshouldprepareforashortspeech.Group2willdiscusstwotraditionalChinesefestivalsandpreparefortheirpresentation.Group3willdiscusstwoWesternfestivalsandpreparefortheirpresentation.Group4willdiscussthedifferencesbetweenChinesefestivalsandWesternfestivals,thencontrastandcomparetheirstyles,celebrations,datesandsoon.Andtheyshouldprepareforashortspeech.Step2:Groups1,2and3givetheirspeechesonthefestivalstheyhavediscussed.Group4givestheirspeechonthedifferencesbetweenChinesefestivalsandWesternfestivals.Step3:Theteachermakesproperremarksaboutstudents’speechesandsumsupthedifferentculturalpracticesbetweenChinaandothercountriesaccordingtothem.
