英语人教版八年级上册Chinese Traditional Festivals.docx

Unit 8 How do you make a banana milk shake?The six period Chinese traditional festivals Teaching aims Introduce the five traditional festivals in China: the Spring Festival , Mid-Autumn Day ,the Dragon Boat Festival ,the Double Ninth Festival and the Lantern Festival . Teaching important and difficult pointsTeaching important points:The knowledge about the Spring Festival.Teaching difficult points：The dates and the food of each festival Teaching methods PPT , asking and answering Teaching steps:Step 1 leading in We have learned an important festival in the United States: Thanksgiving. We know most Americans still celebrate this festival by having a big meal at home withe their family .The traditional food of Thanksgiving is turkey. We all know there are many festivals in China. What are they? How do people celebrate them ? During the festival,what food do we usual have? Today we will learn the traditional festival in China.Step 2 Show five pictures about Chinese traditional festivals,and ask students to guess what festival it is .Step 3 Introduce the Spring Festival I will ask the student the following questions while I show some pictures:What festival do the pictures show us ? Is it the most important festival in China? What gifts do the children usually get ? What do we usually do during the Spring Festival? Whats the most traditional and popular food? ( Show mind map ) Step 4 Introduce Mid-Autumn Day I will ask the student the following questions while I show some pictures:What day is Mid-Autumn Day ? What do people usually do and eat this day ? Show the important information about Mid-Autumn Day : August 15th , moon cake , watch moonStep 5 Introduce the Dragon Boat Festival I will ask the student the following questions while I show some pictures: What day is the Dragon Boat Festival ? What do people usually do and eat this day ? Show the important information about Dragon Boat Festival: May 5th Zongzi , Double Fifth Festival , have boat races ,the famous poet Qu YuanStep 6 Introduce the Double Ninth Festival I will ask the student the following questions while I show some pictures:What day is the Double Ninth Festival ? What do people usually do and eat this day ?Show the important information about the Double Ninth Festival : September 9 the Old Festival , noodlesStep 6 Introduce the Lantern FestivalAsk and answer ,and then show the important information:January 15th ,rice glue ball Step 6 Sum up All the festivals contain their unique cultural connotations, reflect the strong cohesio