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Unit14 Festivals

教材分析

中心话题: “Festivals”, e.g.鬼节(Day of theDead) ,油腻的星期二(Mardi Gras), 复活节(Easter)开斋节(Ramadan)等,重点介绍了 宽札节(Kwanzaa), 以及如何创办节日等。

１．丰富学生关于节日的知识

２．了解外国的节日文化、风土人情

３．比较外国节日与中国节日异同．

目的：

哲理：举办节日

其宗旨是促进历史和文化的发展、有助于人们了解自己、展望未来。

Warming up:

Part 1. 用西方的万圣节(Halloween)，日本盆舞节(Obon ), 墨西哥鬼节(Day of the Dead)三幅图画,引出本单元的中心话题．　　　　　　

Part 2. pair work：图表填写，区分中国的传统节日与别国节日的异同，使学生加深对中国文化和世界文化的了解．

Listening :

Part 1: 三个独白，分别介绍了油腻 的星期二（Mardi Gras）,开斋节(Ramadan）, 复活节（Easter）三个节日的庆祝时间、方式及背景。

Part 2: pair work:　让学生介绍自己喜爱的节日，丰富学生节日常识．

Speaking:

Group work, 提供Peace Day(和平日), Happiness Day(幸福日),　　　 Friendship Day(友谊日)，Nature Day(自然日)四份材料，整个活动以说为主，其目的既训练学生口头表达能力，又培养学生的领悟能力，同时让学生创建更多的自己想拥有的日．

Pre-reading :

结合我国传统节日——春节，设计了四个问题让学生比较我国的春节与西方圣诞节的不同之处，激活学生已有的知识和经验，使学生主动参与到主题教学活动中，激发起学生想了解更多节日的好奇心，为下面的“Reading”作铺垫。

是一篇介绍Kwanzaa（宽札节）的说明文。介绍了Kwanzaa产生的背景、庆祝的方式及创办的宗旨。全文分四个部分：

①介绍Kwanzaa的产生背景。

②列举Kwanzaa的七条原则。

③交代Kwanzaa的庆祝时间及方式。

④揭示节日产生的宗旨。

学生们不仅了解了Kwanzaa（宽札节），而且也领会了举办各种节日的意义。

Reading:

Post-reading:

第一部分设置了四个问题。问题的设计由表到里、由浅入深，帮助学生了解节日文化的意义，激发他们探究节日的真正内含。第二部分正误判断题帮助学生进一步理解和领悟文章。

词汇部分的四个句子要求学生在一定的情境中掌握所学单词的正确用法。第二部分让学生在真实的情景中掌握情态动词 “must”, “have to”以及“have got to”的用法。

Language study:

包括以下几个内容：①阅读训练。通过阅读和回答5个问题，学生们更好地了解 “Earth Day”, “Martin Luther King, Jr Day”, “Day of the Dead”以及 “April Fool’s Day”的有关信息。②创建自己的节日。让学生进行联想和想象，创建出自己的节日，从而培养学生的创新思维。③描述自己的节日。目的是培养学生语言应用能力和逻辑思维能力。④写一封邀请书。既培养学生的写作能力，又锻炼学生的组织活动能力。

Integrating Skills:

重点和难点:

Words and expressions:

dress up, in common, generation, take in, honour,

Structures:

We must remember our plan and build our future.

We have to build our own lives, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.

It’s getting late. I’ve got to go.

Functional items:

Talk about festivals. Write invitation letters

for festivals.

重点:

难点:

Words and expressions:

theme, destruction, self-determination, purpose, community…

Structures:

It’s getting late. I’m afraid I’ve got to go.

No (fighting) or (crimes) are allowed.

Functional items:

Talk about festivals. Create new festivals.

教学计划：

本单元分六课时：

第一课时：Warming up,Listening;

第二课时： Speaking；

第三、第四课时：

Pre-reading,Reading,Post-reading,Language points;

第五课时：Language study；

第六课时：Integrating skills

The first period

Warming up and listening

Aims and demands:

1.To arouse the students’ interest in learning about Chinese festivals and foreign festivals.

2. To develop the students’ listening abilities.

3. To improve the ability of the students’ comprehension.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1. Warming up

1.Lead in

Show some pictures about the Spring Festival:

Questions:

1.What is the theme of this festival?

2.When is the festival held?

3.Do you like it? Why or why not?

2. Group work:

Talk about the pictures in the text book.

names/ come from/ what do/ why do…

3. Show more pictures/ guess/ say more festivals

Step 2. Pair work:

Compare a Chinese festival with one from foreign country according to the following:

I. Pre- listening

II. While-listening

III .Listen again to get the general ideas of the three festivals. Write down the information :

Step 3: Listening

Useful websites:

www.holidays.net

www.njwebworks.com

www.english.peopledaily.com.cn

www.dfcnews.com

www.holidays.net/mardigras

www.holidays.net/ramadan

www.holidays.net/easter

建议：第一课容量较大，为了更好地完成各个任务，教师可布置预习作业或事先发放有关节日的材料。

第二课时 Speaking

这节课的侧重点是“说”。在“说”的过程中正确使用表达自己观点和看法的句式，强化语言知识的操练。

中心任务：The students are to describe their creative holidays.

1、热身运动

1)记者采访。某报记者来校采访有关学生过春节的情

况。

2)比赛。让学生做有关节日的配对练习

2、 Speaking

1)Pre-speaking. 小组活动。描述配对练习中的节日。

2)While-speaking. 学习课文中的四个节日。

3)Post-speaking. 模仿前一部分的活动来创建自己的节 日。

3、个体活动。教师列出以下问题：

Q1: Suppose you are the manager of a supermarket, what holiday do you like best? Why?

Q2: Suppose you are the headmaster of a school, what holiday do you like best? Why?

Q3: Suppose you are the manager of a Travel Agency, what holiday do you like best?

4、探究性问题。“五一”将近，学生小组活动给旅游公司设计一份调查表。

第三、第四课时 Pre-reading Reading Post-reading language points

这两节课的侧重点是语篇阅读。语篇教学采用整体教学的方法，让学生获取文章的主要信息，激发学生学习英语的主动性和积极性，在真实的语言情景中，进行交际并习得语言知识。

中心任务：The students are expected to know what Kwanzaa is.

Aims and demands

1. To know something about Kwanzaa.

2.To improve the students’ comprehension abilities.

3.To get the students to know something more about festivals.

4.To enable the students to master some words and expressions.

Kwanzaa, honor, ancestor, nation, self-determination, purpose, generation, faith, commercial, joy, light( lighted, lit) get together, in common, as well as…

Festival

Information

From the 1st day to the 5th day of the first lunar month

On Dec.25

cleaning, hair cut, decorating with the spring couplets.

Festival shopping ( new clothes, delicious food, fireworks, etc)

cleaning, do Christmas shopping (gifts, cards, sweet, cookies, etc ), getting up Christmas tree, putting up lights and decorations.

New Year’s cake, dumplings, sweet dumplings……

candies, cookies

Bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new year, hoping a good future

Celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ

1 、热身运动，节日比较。

2、Pre-reading

1）解决难题。替朋友参谋买圣诞或春节礼物。

2）回答书上“Pre-reading”部分的问题。

Teaching procedures:

3、 Reading

1）看图预测。问题回答。

2) While-reading。本篇阅读文章是一篇有关 Kwanzaa“宽札节”的说明文。文章的学习不仅 使学生知道了宽札节，同时使他们更多地了解了西方的 节日文化和举办节日的真实意义。

① Skimming。快速阅读，提取主要信息。

② Scanning。整体理解，划出课文段落，归纳大意。

③ True or False 。将Post-reading第二部分提前。

④ Listening&talking。 先播发录音，回答有关课文内 容的更多 问题。

⑤ Reading aloud。全班分为四大组。

⑥ Consolidation。教师提供一篇完型填空短文。

Kwanzaa

When

Why

Characteristics

How

Who

how long

Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the _______ and _______ of African Americans. Families and friends _______ _________ to celebrate the new year and think about _______ ________. Kwanzaa is a time for _______ as well as ____.People celebrate it by _______ a candle each day and _______ one of the seven _________.The candle is ______ by the ______ child in the family.

The festival Kwanzaa is a _______ holiday. It was _______ by Dr Maulana Karenga, who used the word “ ______ _______” in Swahili, the largest _______ in Africa. The African first fruit festivals have many things ____ _________. People would celebrate it to _________ their ancestors, give _______ for their harvests and so on. Because of their_____________, Dr Karenga wrote the seven principles: unity, ______________, living together, working together, _________, creativity and _________.

history

culture

get together

the past

learning

joy

lighting

discussing

principles

lit

youngest

young

created

first fruit

language

in common

honour

thanks

characteristics

self-determination

purpose

faith

Fill in the blanks according to the text.

4、Post-reading。1）问题。2）对话操练。

6、讨论。举办各种各样的文化节对主办城市带来 哪些好处和坏处？

5、拓展性话题。小组活动。讨论如何看待越来越多 的年轻人喜欢过圣诞节这一现象？(What do you think of the phenomenon that more and more young people like Christmas?)

7. Useful words and expressions:

I. Read the text aloud:

II. Group work:

Each group is supposed to discuss the useful words and expressions:

Part 1:

1.Find the phrase which means gather or meet together for a certain activity.

get together 聚会

e.g. On New Year’s Eve we Chinese get together for a family meal.

get sb. together 聚集

e.g. The rebel leader could not get an army together.

get-together (n.) 聚会

e.g. They will have a get- together in the classroom next weekend.

2. Find the word which means “ great respect”

honour/ honor (n.) (v.)

honor (n.) “荣幸、使感到光荣的人或事　”，可数名词，

　但一般用作单数形式。　

e.g. To host the 29th Olympic Games is a great honor for China.

honour (v.) “　使．．感到光荣”、“给．．荣誉”

e.g. I feel highly honored by the kind things you say about me.

in honor of sb./sth ; in one’s honor 　为了纪念、尊敬某人／某事

e.g. A monument was built in honor of those who gave up their lives during the war.

3. Find the phrase which means “ sharing with”

in common 与．．．．．．共有

e.g. Though they are twins, they have nothing in common.

Part 2.

1. Find a word meaning country or people of a certain community.

nation (n.) 国家，　民族

e.g. The whole nation were rejoiced at the news that the Chinese Women

Volleyball Team won the World Champion.

National (adj.) 国家的 nationality (n) 国籍 nationwide (adj.)　全国范围

2.Find a word meaning a result/ effect that is planned.

purpose (n) 目的，　意图，　效果

e.g. He went to town with the purpose of buying a new television.

on purpose 故意地，　有意地

e.g. I came here on purpose to see you.

3.Find the word which means strong belief/ trust

faith (n) 信念，信赖

e.g. He has faith in my ability.

have/ lose faith in …　对．．．．．．有／失去信心

e.g. I have faith in you; you will do it well.

keep/ break faith… 对．．．．．．某人守／不守信用

We will not treat him as our friend because he doesn’t keep faith with us.

Part 3.

1. Find the word meaning pleasure/ happiness.

joy (n) 开心，　快乐

e.g. He was filled with joy.

My children are a great joy to me.

to one’s joy

e.g. To my joy , he swam across the river.

2. Find the phrase meaning and/ in addition to

as well as 也，　和

e.g. He speaks Spanish as well as French.

His wife as well as his children was invited to the party.

Part 4

Find the word meaning “give the appearance of being / doing

seem (v) 好像

e.g. She seems happy.

c.f. seem, look, appear

e.g. 1).It seems (appears) that the book is too difficult for me to read.

2).It seems (appears) to me that it will rain.

3). There seems to be thousands of people outside; it was too noisy.

8 Homework:

Translate:

１．他们进行一次为期３　天的旅行，为了更好地了解大自然。(so that )

２．中国具有悠久的历史和丰富的文化。

３．我们必须尽我们最大的努力，使我们的国家变得更加的美好。(as much as)

４．我们应该相信自己能把事情办好。

５．春节既是团聚的时刻，又是喜庆的机会。

( a time)

６．每次碰见他的时候，他总是在努力学习。(each time)

第五课时 Language Study & grammar

Aims and demands:

1. To get the Ss to master the useful words and expressions.

2. To let the Ss know how to use the modal verbs: must ,have to/ have got to

Teaching procedures:

Step 1. Revision.

Ask some students to say something about Kwanzaa.

Step 2. Word study:

A word game:

The teacher says the meanings and the students say the words or expressions

1). quarrel, discussion in which disagreement is expressed

2).sth. done to welcome sb. to show respect esp. (in the army)

3).making of someone’s own decision

4). great respect, high public regard

5). making jokes on somebody

6).sharing with

7).design, plan, intention

8). strong belief

9). cause to begin burning

10).topic, a subject of writing

11).the two sides of one’s face below the eyes

12). the act of destroying something

13).a country

14). to touch with one’s lips to show love or to greet someone

15).a written or spoken request to come to a party, a meal or a meeting

16). members of your family who lived a long time ago

2. Choose the best word to fill in each blank. Change the form of the word when necessary. (p.12)

Step 3. Grammar

1.Presentation:

To introduce the modal verbs to the Ss, the teacher presents a dialogue and asks

the Ss to distinguish must , have to/ have got to

Mum: What a mass! Tommy.

Tommy: I’m sorry, Mum. I can’t find my key to my desk, so I have to break my drawer.

Mum: Why?

Tommy: Because I want to find my math exercise book.

Mum: Look at the shelf. The book is lying there.

Tommy: Ah, yes. Thank you, Mum.

Mum: Next time you must put everything in order.

The teacher explains:

When you want to say that it is necessary for someone to do something, you use

must or have to. You use must when you think it is necessary.

e.g. We must get to school on time.

You use have to when someone else think it is necessary or there seems to be no other choice.

e.g. We have to build our own lives, think for ourselves, and speak for ourselves.

You can use have got to instead of have to.

e.g. It is getting late. I’m afraid I have got to go.

2. Pair work:

Look at the following table of greeting manners. Decide which are necessary and which are not . Make sentences using must, have to or their negative forms.

Models:

When you greet a person you know, you don’t have to salute. If you greet an army officer, you must take off your hat.

3. Consolidation Cloze test

The biggest Sumo Wrestler

Sumo Wrestlers are usually big, heavy men. The biggest sumo wrestler of all time isKonishiki, who now weighs about 230kg. Born in Hawaii, he was always a big boy. When he was a teenager, someone suggested. “You 1 go to Japan and become a sumo wrestler.”

Although he took their advice, it was a hard life. “I 2 clean the toilets and empty the rubbish,” Konishiki remembers. “I knew I 3 to adapt to life in Japan”. I said to myself, “I 4 learn Japanese. Soon I 5 speak quite well.”

Konishiki’s career started well. The doctors told him that he 6 lose some weigh. I

started dieting. I 7 to do it. But I did it too quickly , he said. “I lost some of my strength, too.”

He lost a lot of fights. And then his parents were injured in a crash. “I 8 and visit them,” he thought. Though it was only three days before a big tournament , he flew back to Hawaii. In spite of his worries, they were not badly injured.

When he returned, he knew that he 9 to do well. The newspaper said,“ Konishiki 10 win or he will go down in rank.”

Though he had many problems, Konishiki won 14 of his 15 fights, and won the Emperor’s Cup. He was so happy that he cried. “You 11 not to show your feelings,” he said, “ but I couldn’t help it.”

1.A. must B. ought C. should 2. A. had to B. could C. need

3.A. has B. have C. had 4. A.ought B. must C. have

5. A. can B. could C. must 6. A. should B. have C. ought

7.A. must B. should C. had 8.A. must go B. must to go C. must going

9. A. had B. has C. have 10.A. must B. can C. could

11.A. must B. ought C. should

Aims and demands:

1. To get the Ss to know about the following holidays: Earth Day, Martin Luther Day, Day of the Dead, April Fool’s Day

2.To prepare the Ss to write an invitation.

第六课时 Integrating skills

Teaching procedures:

A. Proverbs:

1). Everyday is not Sunday.

2). Rome is not built in a day.

3). It’s a day after the fair.

4).Every dog has his day.

1、热身运动。

1）学生猜测四个与“Day”有关的谚语。

B智力测试。

1). In one year, some months have 31 days, and some have 30 days. So how many months have 28 days in a year?

2). What day do you like best?

The teacher prepares some cards with the names of the festivals/ holidays. Any student who gets the card makes a description, using only one sentence

without mentioning the words of the festival/ holiday and then choose someone

to tell what it is.

C猜谜比赛。

Model:

2、Integrating skills

1)快速阅读，回答问题。2）听磁带，讨论并回答书本上的问题。

3、创建节日。小组活动，创建一个节日。

Create a festival and according the information about the festival write an invitation:

In writing the invitation, things should be included:

What?

When?

Who?

Why?

Where?

The teacher gives the Ss one or two samples for them to find out any missing information:

4、写邀请信。

1）范文理解。 2）写作训练。

Model:

Dear Mr. and Mrs. silver,

Will you have dinner with us on Tuesday, April 3rd, at 7:00 o’clock?

It has been a long time we had pleasure of seeing you, and we do hope you will

find it possible to be with us.

Sincerely yours,

Janet Hobert

5、小组讨论。直至今日，我国还没有一个以某位杰出人物而命名的节日，试问：谁该获此殊荣？为什么？who deserves such a holiday as Martin Luther King, Jr Day ? And Why ?

6、辩论赛。辩论题：Is holding festivals a must to develop the local economy ?

7、作业。利用所创造的节日写邀请信。向客人描述这一节日并介绍如何庆祝这个节日。

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