Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworldprereading教案（1）

1、Unit 1 Festivals around the worldThe First Period Warming up, Pre-readingTeaching goals 教学目标Improve students spoken English by talking about festivals and celebrations.Enable the students to talk about Chinese festivals and customs in English and get to know some information about foreign festivals.

2、Teach the basic reading skills: skimming and scanning.Teaching important points 教学重点及难点How to talk about the Chinese festivals and social customs at festivals and how to offer and request the items you need in shops. Teaching methods 教学方法 Fast reading, discussion, listeningTeaching aid 教具准备 a tape r

3、ecorderTeaching procedures && ways 教学过程与方法 Step I English Speech Step II Warming up Fill in a table Festivals DateFestivals DateNew YearJanuary 1stTeachers DaySeptember 10thInternational Womens DayMarch 8National DayOctober 1stArbor DayMarch 12ththe SpringFestivalLunar New YearInternational

4、Labor DayMay 1stPure Brightness DayApril the fifthChinese Youth DayMay 4th.Dragon Boat Festivalthe fifth day of the fifth lunar monthInternational ChildrensDayJune 1stMid-Autumn Festivalthe 5th day of the 8th lunar monthArmy DayAugust 1stLantern Festivalthe 15 day of the 1st lunar monthStep III Disc

5、ussionUse the following sentences: When does the Spring Festival usually take place? What do you do to celebrate it? What special food do you eat? What is the origin of the Spring Festival? Why is the Spring Festival such a big holiday in China? How much do you know about western culture?Step pre-re

6、adingDiscuss the questions in Part 2 “pre-reading” Do you like spending festivals with your family or with your friends?What part of a festival do you like bestthe music, the things to see, the visit or the food?Step ComprehendingGet the main idea in a minute.ScanningHow many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage?SkimmingWhat festivals are mentioned in each paragraph?Listen to the tape