英语人教版九年级全册Unit 2 Section A-1 .docx

Unit 2 Section A-1 Class TypeListening, reading and speakingObjectives1. To learn the different festivals.2. To practice talking about the conversations by listening to the information about festivals.3. To learn the information in the conversation by listening.4. To know something about Ching Mai.Key structure1. What a great day!2. What do you like best?I love the races. I think they are fun to watch.5. What did you do on your vacation?6. Guess what?DifficultiesHow to understand and describe the information about some festivals and Ching Mai.Vocabularystrange, relative, poundput onPeriod1ProcedureLead-inFree talk.Show Ss the pictures and let them say what the festival is.Step 1Discussion. 1. What is your favorite festival? 2. Why do you like it most?3. What did you do at the festival?Step 2Activity 1b.Listen and circle T or F.Step 3Ask Ss to listen again and answer the questions.Step 4Pair works. Make a dialogue about one of the four festivals.Step 5Free talk. Do you know anything about the four festivals?Step 6Brainstorm.Introduce to Ss about the information of some festivals.Step 7Activity 2a. Listen and circle the correct words.Step 8Listen 2a again and answer the question. Step 9Activity 2b.Listen again and fill in the chart.Step 10Free talk.1. Have you ever had any down sides when travelling in a place?2. What were they?Step 11Pair works.Make a dialogue about a vacation by using 2c as a model.Step 12Free talk.1. Have you ever been abroad?2. Do you know where Chiang Mai is?Step 13Show Ss some pictures about Chiang Mai and give some explanations.Step 14Activity 2d.Read the conversation and answer the questi