Unit 1 Festivals around the world全单元教案.doc

学习资料收集于网络，仅供参考Unit 1 Festivals around the worldPeriod 13Reading and language pointsTeaching goals1. to get the students to talk about festivals2. to learn about how festivals begin and how to celebrate festivals so as to enable them to learn more about different cultures while learning different language3. to develop the students reading skills : skimming, scanning, summarizing, and finding out details.4. to arouse the students interest in festivals, cultures, especially those in china，thus promote their culture awareness.Important points1. comprehension of the reading part.2. knowledge accumulation of festivals and cultures.3. useful words and expressions concerning festivals.Teaching aidsa computer, a projector, courseware, a tape-recorderTeaching procedures1. Lead-in1. greetings: t: good morning, girls and boys. happy new year.ss: good morning. happy new year.2.talk about winter vacation:t: did you have fun/enjoy yourselves in the winter vacation? what did you do? whod like to tell us something about your winter vacation? lets share.s1, s2, t: well, girls and boys, most of us seem to be happy during the winter vacation, old or young. the whole country was filled with joy and excitement. can you tell me why?ss: because of the spring festival.2. warming-up1) show some pictures about the spring festival and the lantern festival. ask them to talk about what they did during the two festivals.t: did you have fun during the spring festival/ the lantern festival? what do people do? what do people eat? what does it celebrate?2) show some more pictures of festivals, ask students to guess what festivals they are.t: look at the pictures, can you tell us which festival is it about? when does it take place? what do they celebrate? what do people do? discuss with your partners.the dragon-boat festival, mid-autumn day, and the double ninth festival.3) well-done. in fact, there are plenty of festivals throughout the world, and different festivals take place in different cultures. here you are given a quiz:festivalstime of year/datewhat it celebratewhat people domid-autumn festivalautumn / fallthe beauty of the full moon, harvest , time with family and friends.give/eat mooncakes and watch the full moon with family and friends.spring festivaljanuary / februarythe end of winter, arrival of spring, lunar new year, reunion with family and relatives.give money in red paper to children; see dragon dances; eat fish. prawns and dumplings; visit family members.national dayoctober 1the founding of the peoples republic of china in 1949.take time off work; travel to visit family or to see other parts of china or the world; go shopping.dragon boat festival/duanwu festivalthe fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendarthe memory of the beloved poet qu yuan who died in 278 bc.eat zongzi; watch dragon boat races; throw rice wrapped in reed leaves into water in memory of qu yuan; put herbs on doorways for good health3. reading1) fast readingt: got it. you seem to know many festivals of china. but do you other festivals in different countries and how these festivals began? what do people do to celebrate? luckily, the passage provides you much information. read the passage quickly and find out the festivals mentioned here:festivals of the dead; festivals to honour people; harvest festivals; spring festivals2) now, lets get to know more about these festivals, listen to the tape and find out the information accordingly to fill in the form and answer the questions:kinds of festivalsnames of festivalscountriesfestivals of the deadobonday of the deadhalloweenjapanmexicosome western countriesfestivals to honour peopledragon boat festivalcolumbus dayfestival to honour gandhichinausaindiaharvest festivalsharvest/thanksgiving festivalsmid-autumn festivalseuropean and other countrieschinaand japanparagraph 1:*when did ancient people celebrate ? at the end of winter when good weather returned a good harvest animals caught when they wanted a year of plenty*what about festivals now?have many origins, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or eventsparagraph 2: festivals of the deadfestivalswherewhenwhat to dowhat to eatobonjapanin july or augustclean the graveslight incenselight lampsplay music/the day of the deadmexicoin early novemberpeople offer food, flowers and gifts to the deadfood in the shape of skulls, and cakes with “bones” on themhalloweenthe u.s and some other western countriesoctober 31go to neighboursdress up and try to frighten people/*are there any similar festivals in china? what to do? what to eat? the qing ming festivalparagraph 3: festivals to honour peoplefestivalscountrypeople honouredthe dragon boat festivalchinaqu yuan, the famous ancient poetcolumbus daythe usachristopher columbusnational festivalindiamahatma gandhiany other festivals which are meant to honour people in china? who is honoured?tree-planting day -sun zhongshanparagraph 4:harvest festivals1) why are autumn festivals happy events?because people are grateful and happy and a season of agricultural work is over.2) what do people do to celebrate it?in european countries, it is the custom to decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit; get together to have meals, win awards for their farm produce ; admire the moon, enjoy moonquakes.paragraph 5: spring festivalsfestivalscountrywhat to dothe lunar chinese new yearchinaeat dumplings, fish and meatgive lucky moneydragon dancescarnivalschristian countriesparades, dancing , loud music , colourful clothingthe cherry blossom festivaljapanenjoy the cherry tree flowersparagraph 6: what are the purposes of festivals?festivals: to have fun with each other / to let us enjoy life/ to be proud of our customs/ to forget our daily life for a little while/to honour the dead/to honour famous people/to celebrate harvest/to welcome a new year and look forward to the future/to ask people to pay attention to something4. well-done. since you have got to know the information related to these festivals, id like you to have a quiz to check whether you have fully understood the text. use the information from the reading passage to answer the following questions.suggested answers to exercise 2:(1). festivals of the dead are for honouring or satisfying dead ancestors or others, who some people believe might return to help or harm living people.(2). autumn festivals are happy events because people are thankful that food it ready for winter and the hard farm work is finished.(3). at spring festivals, people usually have dances, carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring.(4). it is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life/ be proud of our customs/for get our work for a little while.(5). the chinese, japanese and mexican festivals of the dead all have customs to honour the dead. the chinese and japanese go to clean their ancestors graves, and the mexicans offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. however, there are some differences. the mexicans eat special food that looks like bones, something the chinese and japanese do not do.4. pair workbased on the reading passage, what do most festivals seem to have in common? why do you think these things might be important to people everywhere? talk with your partner and fill in the chart below.three common thingsreasons why they are important to people everywhere123three common things might be from the following:food, music, entertainment, being with family and friends, dance, lights or fires, remembering events or peoplereasons why they are important to people everywherewill vary.5. group workdiscuss in pairs which festivals you think are the most important and which are the most fun. then fill in the chart with your ideas.type of festivalexample of festivalreasons for your choicemost importantmost funanswers will vary.6. homework1. find out useful words and expressions, beautiful sentences and finish the exercises in learning about language accordingly.2. write an introduction of the festival your group have created.7. language points:1) festival are meant to celebrate important times of years. 节日就是庆祝每年中重要时刻的活动。(1). mean doing sth.mean doing sth. 的意思是“意味着（必须要做某事或导致种结果）”,其主语通常是指事物的词。(2). mean to do sth.mean to do sth. 的意思是“打算或企图做某事”，其主语通常是表示人的名词或代词，其过完成式表示“本来打算做某事”。(3). mean sb. to do sth.mean sb. to do sth. 的意思是“打算让某人做某事”，也可以用于被动结构。(4). mean后接名词、副词或从句mean 后接名词或副词，意为“表示；打算；存心”等意思；后接that 从句，意为“表示”。(5). be meant for该短语的意思是“打算给予；打算作用”。in some parts of london, missing a bus means _ for another hour.a. waiting b. to wait c. wait d. to be waiting2). discuss when they take place, what they celebrate and what people do at that time.讨论它们（中国节日）什么时间进行，庆祝的是什么事件，并说出人们那时做什么。take place发生；举行 the performance didnt take place after all.演出终于没有进行。 was there anybody passing by when the accident took place? 事故发生时，有人路过那里吗？great changes _in china in the last two decades.a. have taken place b. took place c. have been taken place d. are happening3. festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. 世界各地从古时就有各种各样的节日庆典。 that kind of question is verydifficult to answer. = questions of that kind are difficult to answer. 那类问题是很难解答的。 we sell all kinds of shoes.= we sell shoes of all kinds. 我们卖各式各样的鞋。 you can see different kinds of animals in the zoo.= you can see animals of different kinds in the zoo.你在动物园可以看见不同种类的动4.or satisfy and please the ancestors, who could return either to help or to do harm. .取悦祖先, 使他们得到满足,以为(祖先们)有可能回来帮助他们,也有可能带来危害。1) satisfyvt.满足,使满意; satisfy sb. satisfieda.感到满意的; be satisfied with satisfyinga.令人愉快的 satisfactionn.满意; to ones satisfaction satisfactorilyad. 满意地 satisfactorya. 令人满意的2)hurt, injure, harm, damage, wound的区别与用法 hurt普通用语，既可指肉体上的伤害,也可精神上, 感情上的伤害。 如:the girl hurt herself badly in the accident. 那位女孩在那次事故中伤得很重。 injure比hurt正式, hurt多指伤痛, 而injure则指损害健康, 成就, 容貌等,强调功能的损失。 如:he injured his hand while playing basketball. 他在打篮球时手受了伤。damage主要指对于物的损害,强调对于价值、用途、外观等所造成的损失, 这种损失或因自然灾害所致, 或因人为造成。如： several cars were damaged in theaccident. 好几辆汽车在事故中损坏了。wound指枪伤, 刀伤, 刺伤等皮肉之伤, 是出血的, 严重的伤, 特指战场上受伤, 它可以指肉体上的伤害, 也可指人们精神上的创伤。如: the bullet wounded his left leg. 子弹打伤了他的左腿。do harm to sb.=do sb. harm=harm sb.伤害某人 do more harm than good 弊大于利 smoking will do you harm. smoking will do more harm to you than good. if we solve the problem in this way, it may do more harm than good5 .for the japanese festival obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.in memory or纪念。如：they set up a monument in memory of the soldiers who died in world war ii.6. they also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.leadto领往；使得出(结论)lead to通向；引起，导致请把客人领到会客室去。 please lead the guests to the reception-room.你是如何得出这个结论的? what led you to this conclusion?条条道路通罗马。 all roads lead to rome. the path leads to the village.食用过多的糖会引起健康问题。eating too much sugar can lead to health problems7. some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster.award.n.奖,奖品 v.判给, 授予 award sb. sth. 奖赏某人某物辨析: award 和reward： award后接双宾语award sb. a metal 授予某人奖章 reward 奖赏, 给报酬, 不能接双宾语; reward sb. for sth. 因 奖赏某人； reward sb. with sth. 用某物酬劳某人8. the most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.最富有生气而有最重要的节日就是告别冬天迎来春天的日子。look forward to (doing) sth.意为期待着(做)某事, 其中的to是介词, 而不是动词不定式符号。 children are looking forward to spring festival. 孩子们渴盼着过年。 hes looking forward to hearing from his pen pal. 他期待着笔友来信。9. the country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow.整个国度处处都是樱花盛开,看上去就像罩上了一层粉红的雪。as though和as if没有什么区别。as if用得普遍些, 却可引导方式状语从句和表语从句, 其从句谓语常用虚拟语气。(1) 引导方式状语从句 she acted as though nothing had happened 她装得好像什么事也没发生过似的。 当从句主语和主句主语一致,从句谓语中又含有动词to be时, 可以把主语和to be一起省去。 he looked about as though (he was) in search of something他四处张望, 好像寻找什么。(2) 引导表语从句 it looks as if its going to rain 看样子天要下雨了。as though和as if从句用虚拟语气,还是用陈述语气。完全根据具体情况而定。如果从句表示的意思与事实完全相反,或者纯粹是一种假设, 通常用虚拟语气。the child talks as if she were an adult. 那孩子说话的样子好像她是个大人。Period 3 Using languageTeaching aims1. To discover and learn to use some useful words and expressions.2. Get the students to understand the whole passage.Difficult points1. How to get Ss to comprehend the passage by the reading skills.2. How to use the useful words and expressions according to the concrete and authentic situations.Important pointsKey words and expressions: apologize, remind of, set off, turn up,hold ones breath, keep ones word, forgiveImportant structures: it is obvious that., get married, marry to sb, wait for,on ones way to sw, hear about, on earth, turn on, drown.in.,laugh at, heart-broken, fall in loveTeaching methods: task-based teaching, discussion, self-learning Teaching aids: the multimedia, blackboard, textbook, Ss hand-outTeaching procedures:Step 1: ListeningAsk Ss to listen to the radio and then answer the following questions about the passageStep 2: Checking the answersListen again and then analyze the questions and answers together. While translating the passage paragraph by paragraph, T emphasizes the useful words and expressions and remind Ss to take notes. Step 3: PhrasesT speaks out the phrases in English and then ask Ss to tell the meaning in Chinese.Step 4. Language points apologize remind of turn up turn的相关短语Step 4. ExercisePeriod 45 Learning about languageTeaching aims1. To discover and learn to use some useful words and expressions.2. Get the students to study the use of modal verbs.Difficult points1. How to use the proper words and expressions in different situations.2. How to use proper modal verbs according to the concrete and authentic situations.Important points1. Key words and expressions: as though,belief, celebration, Christians, custom , have fun with, origin, religious, admire, feast, harvest, trick, starve, gather, gain, look forward to2. The meaning and correct use of each pair of modal verbs: can and could, may and might, will and would, shall and should, must and cantDiscovering useful words and expressions1. Suggested answers to exercise 1:religion religiousculture culturalproduce productiondanger dangerousnation nationaleducate educationhumour humourousseason seasonalcelebrate celebrationcourage courageousorigin originalpredict plete the passage below with the words and expressions in the box.answer key : celebration , religious, christians , origin, custom, as though, have fun with , belief3.answer key:look forward to; starving; custom; gather; admire; belief; harvests, harvests; feast; tricks; gain, gaindiscovering useful structures1.lead-int: look at the picture, the man is carrying a pile of books. so he can carry heavy books. he wants to enter the room, but he couldnt open the door by himself. so he is making a request to ask for help from the woman by saying “could you open the door, please?”(the teacher writes the three sentences on the blackboard. 1.so hecancarry heavy books. 2. hecouldntopen the door by himself. 3.couldyou open the door, please?)t: look at the three modal verbs in each sentence and try to get their meanings.s: the modal verbs “can” and “couldnt” mean ones ability to do something. they are similar to “be able to do something”.s: “could” in the third sentence means making a request.t: well-done! these are the basic meanings of “can” and “could” , which are quite familiar to you. of course, therere other meanings of them. so today well focus on the five pairs of modal verbs.2.explanation of the use of modal verbs1. can and could1) 表示能力（ability），指有能力做某事，意为“能够”。例如：注意：表示现在，将来“能够”可用be able to 替换。表示过去“能够”并成功了只能用was/ were able to, 不能用could。例如my grandma is over eighty, but shecan/is able toread without glasses.wecan/ will be able totalk about the matter later.i talked with her for a long time, and at last iwas able tomake her believe me.(不能用could)表示请求（request）或允许（permission）。意为“可否”、“可以”。 could 比can 更有礼貌，在此不是can的过去式。canyou wait a moment please?liz,canyou do me a favor?excuse me,couldyou tell me the way to the station?i wonder if youcouldhelp me.(request)-couldi use your phone?-yes, of course. youcan.do you think icouldborrow your bike.(permission)2) 表示可能性（possibility）a. can 表示泛指的“可能”， 并非说话者主观认为的可能性，即并非说话者的主观猜测。accidentcanhappen to any drunken driverb.表示说话者主观猜测，只能用与否定句或疑问句中。例如：itcantbe my father. he is now in england.-canit rain tomorrow?-no, itcant.2.may and might1） 表示可能性（possibility）,用于对现在，过去或将来的推测，暗示不确定。might 不是may的过去式，它所表示的可能性比may 小，含较多的怀疑。hemaybe very busy now. (可能性较大)hemightbe very busy now. (可能性较小)2） 表示许可（permission），表示允许别人做某事， 也可征求对