Lesson2Parties

Festivals,Teachingmaterialanalysis,Thislessonisthefirstlessonofunit3inmodule1.Itisanimportantreadingtextwhichplaysanessentialpartinthisunit,withtheaimofimprovingstudentsreadingskillsandmakingstudentsknowmoreaboutChinesetraditionalfestivalsandculturesaswell.,Step1Warm-up,Showpicturesofsometraditionalfestivalstogetstudentsknowtheirdates,specialfoodsandactivitieswhileshowingtheexpressionsandnewwordstoleadinthelesson.,Mid-AutumnFestival,Mid-AutumnFestival,EveryyearinSeptemberorOctober,theMid-AutumnfestivaliscelebratedbytheChinesepeopleallovertheworld.,Itisaspecialoccasionforfamilymemberstogathertogether,watchingthemoonandeatingmoon-cakes.,Peopleusuallysacrificetheancestorsusingwaterchest-nuts(菱角），lotusroots（莲藕）,mooncakesandotherdeliciousfoods.,DragonBoatFestival,TheDragonBoatFestivalfallsonthefifthdayofthelunaryear.,CelebratingthisfestivalistocommemoratethegreatpoetQuyuan.,Peopleholddragonboatracesonthisday.,Zongziismadeofstickyriceinbambooleaves.,LanternFestival,Thelanternfestivalfallsonthefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonth.,Lanternsofdifferentshapesandsizes,Inthepast,lanternswereusuallylitbycandlesanddecoratedwithpicturesofbirds,animalandflowersect.,Thespecialfoodforthelanternfestivalisthesweetdumplings,whichareboiledandservedinhotwater.,OnthelanternfestivalpeoplewouldgototheTemplefairs.,ChingMingFestival;Tomb-sweepingFestival,QixiFestival,Springfestival,SpringFestivalcouplets,PeoplearehavingfamilyreuniondinnerontheNewyearevening.,Litthefireworks(放鞭炮),Newyearmoney,EldersgavejuniorNewYearmoney,wishthemayearspentinpeace.,Step2Pre-reading,Dividetheclassintotwogroupstodiscussandanswerthetwoquestionsbelow.Thenasktwostudentstopresenttheiranswers.1.Whatisyourfavoriteseason?Whatfestivalshappenduringyourfavoriteseason?2.WhatdopeopleeattocelebratetheMid-AutumnFestivalandwhatactivitiesdopeopledo?,Ofthetwoquestions,thefirstoneistogetstudentsfamiliarwiththedatesoffestivalswhilethesecondoneistoletstudentspayattentiontothefoodsandactivitiesonthefestivalstoleadinthetopic.,Studentsreadthewholetextquicklywhilelistentothetape.Afterthat,theyareaskedtofillinthetabletograspthemainstructureandgeneralinformation.,Step3Fast-reading,Step4carefulreading,Studentsreadthetextcarefullytofocusonthekeysentencesandphrasestoknowthespecificinformation,figuringoutthedates,foodsandactivitiesforeachfestival.Studentsworkinpairstocompletetwoexercises(choosethebestanswerandcompletethetable).Thenteacherchecktheanswerswiththewholeclass.,Step5After-reading,Studentsfindoutsentenceswhichcontaintheimportantnewwordsinthetext.Tocompletethistask,studentsneedtofindoutmorekeyinformationtoconsolidatethewordsandphraseslearnedinthetext.,occasion1.Themid-autumnfestivalisimportantbecauseitisaspecialoccasionforfamily.celebrate2.EveryyearinSeptemberorOctobertheMid-AutumnFestivaliscelebratedbytheChinesepeopleallovertheworld.,traditional3.Traditionalmooncakesareusuallymadewithbeanpaste.including4.Nowadays,therearemanydifferentkindsofmooncakesincludingfruit,coffee,chocolateandevenice-creammooncakes.,Double-ninthDay,decorate5.Inthepast,lanternwereusuallymadelitbycandlesanddecoratedwithpicturesofbirds,animalsandflowers.destroy6.Inanotherstory,atownwasalmostdestroyedbutthelight.burndown7.Thestorywasaboutagodwhowantedtoburndownthetown.sticky8.ItiscalledZongzi,whichisstickyriceinfreshbambooleaves.,Step6Discussion,Topic:Nowadays,moreandmorepeoplecelebratetheforeignfestivals(suchasChristmasDay,theValentinesDayandThanksGivingDay),Studentsworkingroups,talkingaboutthisphenomenonwhilewritingdownfourorfivesentencesoftheiropinion.Eachgrouphasonestudenttoexpresstheirviewonthegroupsbehalf.,StudentswriteanarticletodescribetheSpringFestivalinChinaforforeignerswhohavenevervisitedChinabefore.Studentscanfollowthestructureofthetextand,ifpossible,theycanalsousereferencebooksortheinternettofindoutmoreinformation.,step7Assignments,板书设计,Afterreadingandlisteningthetext,Fillinthetable,CarefulreadingExercise1Choosethebestansweraccordingtothetext,1.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat(D)A.theDragonBoatFestivaliscelebratedinSpring.B.OnlyChinesepeopleorganizeDragonBoatFestivalC.TheDragonBoatFestivalisthelastcelebrationoftheChineseNewYear.D.ThemoonissaidtobeitsbiggestandbrightestontheMid-AutumnFestival.2.Accordingtothepassage,thegoddidnotdestroythetownbecause(C)A.thetownwasalreadyburning.B.thelanternsinthetownhadstrongerpowerthanthegod.C.Alargenumberoflanternsmadethegodbelievethetownwasburning.D.thegodchangedhismind.,3.Whichistherightorderofthefollowingfestivalsaccordingtothetimewhentheyarecelebrated?（A）a.TheMid-AutumnFestivalb.TheDragonBoatFestivalc.TheLanternFestivalA.cbaB.acbC.bacD.abc4.Whatisthepurposeofthepass