初中英语人教版七年级下册Unit10 Id like some noodles.docx

Unit10 Id like some noodlesSection B (2a-2c)尚市镇中心学校 李武Teaching aims: Knowledge objects:1)Students should master some words and expressions: world, answer, different, cake, candle, age, blow, blow out, if, will, UK, candy, lucky, popular, cut up, idea 2)Students should be able to master some sentences: The answer would be different in different countries. The number of candles is the persons age. In China, its getting popular to have cake on your birthday. Moral objects:Students can feel the fun of learning English, they can achieve that “learn in practice and practise in learn”. They should know about food culture and birthday culture around the world and have preliminary concepts of world culture.Key points:Students can really use the knowledge they learned in real activities by reading and writing practice.Difficulties: Reading practiceTeaching Arrangement:Step 1 Warming upLet students listen to a song “Happy birthday.” Then ask students: Do you like this song? Can you sing? Get students to sing it together.Ask students: When do you sing this song? What will you say to the birthday person?Step 2 Watch a videoT: When I have a birthday, my family say “Happy birthday!” to me, too. Now, Id like you to watch a video about my birthday and tell me what I do on my birthday.(Play the video.)S1: You light the candles. S2: You make a wish and blow out the candles.T: Yes. I blow out the candles in one go. Do you know why?S3: Yes. If you blow out the candles in one go, your wish will come true.T: Right. What do I eat on my birthday?Students: Birthday cake.Show some pictures to present: birthday cake, candle, make a wish, blow out.Step 3 TalkingT：This is my birthday. How about you? What do you do on your birthday?S1: I usually have a birthday party. S2: I usually make a wish and blow the candles in one go. T: And what do you eat on your birthday? S3: I eat the birthday cake. S4: I eat the noodles.T：（show a picture of noodles）Do you cut up the noodles before you eat them？S4：No, I didnt. I never cut up the noodles.T: Why? S4: Because the long noodles are a symbol of long life.T：What else do you eat then? S5: I eat eggs.T: Why do you eat eggs on your birthday? S5: Because they are a symbol of life and good luck.T: In the UK, people eat birthday cakes on their birthday. People sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake. The child with the candy is lucky. Step 4 ReadingT: So you see, people in different countries eat different foods on their birthday. Now lets read an article about food traditions and complete the chart.CountryFoodSpecial meaningUKChinaCheck the answers.Then read it again and answer the questions in2c.T: Do you want to know more birthday foods around the world?Students: Yes.T: Great. So lets read some details in the article. Listen to the tape and repeat.Step 5 RetellingT: I think youve known a lot about birthday food around the world. Can you try to retell the article? Please try.Let students read the article carefully and try to retell it according to some pictures on screen.Step 6 Discussion and writingT: Good job! As we know, people in different countries eat different foods on their birthday. And people in the same country also eat different foods in different festivals. In China, there are some traditional festivals, such as the Spring Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival. People eat some special food in these festivals. What special food do people eat and what are their special meanings? Discuss in groups, fill in the chart and then write a short passage. FestivalsFoodSpecial meaningSpring FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalDragon Boat FestivalYou can start like this: In the Spring Festival, people eat Its/Theyre a symbol of(Some words: reunion 团圆, commemorate纪念, mooncake月饼)Ask some students to show their passages in class.Homework1. Review the words and expressions in this period.2. Finish off the writing. Blackboard Design:Unit 10 Id like some noodles.Section B (2a-2c)Words and phrases: cake, candle, make a wish, blow out, cut up, candy, lucky, around the world, different, if, will, popular,