初中英语人教版七年级下册birthday food.doc

Unit 10 Id like some noodles.Section B 2a-2c. Teaching Aims and Demands1. Knowledge ObjectsKey words: answer, different, cake, candle, age, if, will, candy, lucky, ideaKey phrases: around the world, make a wish, blow out, get popular, cut up, bring good luck to 2. Ability Object Improve Ss reading skills. Get the main idea of each paragraph. Retell the passage. 3. Moral ObjectUnderstand the different culture in different countries. Teaching Key points Master the key words and phrases. Get the main idea of each paragraph. Teaching Difficult Point Improve Ss reading skills. Retell the passage. Teaching Methods Task-based method Pairwork. Teaching Aid Multimedia A tape recorder. Teaching Procedures:Step 1. Lead inAsk Ss to brainstorm as many words about birthday as possible.song, party, cake, candle, noodles, dinner birthdayStep 2. Pre-readingT: When is your birthday?Ss: Its on T: What do you do or eat on your birthday?Ask Ss to talk in pairs.Step 3. While-readingFast reading.Ask Ss to read the four paragraphs in a short time.Then tell the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1 People eat different birthday foods in different countries.Para.2 People have birthday cakes with candles in many countries.Para.3 Many Chinese people still eat long noodles and eggs on their birthday.Para.4 The birthday foods bring good luck to the birthday person.Careful reading.Look at the title.Birthday Food Around the WorldT: What is the meaning of around the world?Look at the picture.T: The girl is the birthday person. What is she doing?blow outT: How many candles can you see?The number of candles is 7.a birthday cake with candlesComplete the chart, and then check answers.CountryFoodSpecial meaningUKChinaStep 4. Post-readingTask 1Read the article again and answer the questions. 1. How can a person make his or her birthday wish come true?2. What do people in the UK sometimes put in a birthday candy?3. Why do people never cut up birthday noodles in China?4. Why do people eat special foods on their birthday?Find the answers in the passage.Task 2Tell T for true or F for false. 1. If its Toms 13th birthday, he will put 13 candles on the cake.2. If the birthday person blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true.3. In China, it is getting popular to eat noodles with eggs on your birthday.4. Long noodles are a symbol of good luck.5. The birthday foods are different, and the ideas are different, too.Task 3A