Module1Unit3Lesson1Festivals教案.doc

Teaching plan For Unit3 Lesson1 FestivalsTeaching Aims1. Enlarge students knowledge about Chinese traditional festivals, like Lantern Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.2. Cultivate studentspatriotism and raise their awareness of protecting and developing fine tradition.3. Learn how to describe a festival.Teaching AidsMultimedia, radio,blackboardTeaching processStep:Greetings Welcome some other English teachers to my class warmly.Step: Warm-up1. Raise a question: Whats your favorite season? Ask students to look at the four pictures on the screen and tell me which season they like most. 2. Ask students to give one typical festival in each season , though many festivals happen during each season. For example:Spring-Qingming FestivalSummer-Dragon Boat FestivalAutumn-Mid-Autumn FestivalWinter-Lantern FestivalStep: Fast-Reading1. Ask students to read the text quickly and match the pictures with the festivals.2. Lead students to look at the first festival, the Lantern Festival.Students have to answer the questions as follows:(1. When is the Lantern Festival ?(2. What do people do on this day ?(3. Whats the special food for the festival ?(4. Are there any stories about it ?Answers:(1. The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March in the solar calendar.(2. This days important activities are watching lanterns and guessing lantern riddles.(3. Sweet dumplings are the special food on this day.(4. There are quite many stories about it3. Look at the second festival ,called the Dragon Boat Festival , in the same way.4. Before going to the third festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, show a short poem of Su Shi (水调歌头-明月几时有) Ask students to read the poem aloud together and try to guess which festival this poem is about.5. Listen to the tape, then do some T or F exercises.(1. The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated by Chinese people only in China. (F)(2. Traditional moon cakes are usually made with fruit. (F)(3. In the past, dragon boat races were organised only by Chinese people. (T)(4. The Dragon Boat Festival has a long history of over 1000 years ago. (F)(5. At present, lanterns are usually made with light bulbs and batteries. (T)(6. The Lantern Festival marks the begining of the Chinese New Year Celebrations.(F)Step: Careful Reading1.Read the text again and fill in the table of Ex.3 with the information you need from the texts.Students can discuss with their partners.Festivals Season&date/monthTypical activity or foodSpecial meaningThe Mid-Autumn FestivalIn September or November Moon cakeA special occasion for familyThe Lantern FestivalThe 15th day of the 1st lunar monthSweet dumplingThe end of the New Year celebrationThe Dragon Boat FestivalThe 5th day of the 5th lunar monthzongzi1.beginning of the hottest season 2.to remember Qu Yuan2.Show some other famous festivals:(1.Sprng Festival The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people .During the festival all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home will go back.(2. Qingming FestivalThe Qingming (Pure Brightness) Festival is one of the 24 seasonal division points in China, falling on April 4-6 each year. People often sweep the tombs, remembering and honoring the dead.Students will go to the memorial hall or monument to show respect to martyrs(3. the Double Seventh Festival It falls on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month and its a traditional festival full of romance. There is a beautiful love story passed down from generation to generation. (4. the Double Ninth Festival It is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. People usually climb mountains on that day.Now it is also a festival for the old peopleStep:Summary How can we describe a festival?a. What is it called?b. When is it celebrated?c. How is it celebrated?d. Is there any special food?e. What are the stories about it?Homework What do you think of that?In 2005,both China and South Korea applied for the World Intangi