1、 / 6- 1 -Unit 1 Festival around the worldPart 1 Teaching Design第一部分 教学设计Period 1 A sample lesson plan for reading(FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS)IntroductionIn this period, after the warming up, students will first be guided to imagine, talk and share what they know about festivals. Then they will be he
2、lped to read an exposition（说明文）entitled FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD. Examples of “Warming Up” designs are presented in this book for teachers reference. ObjectivesTo help students understand the texts forms and contents and learn about festival around the world To help students communicate on the top
3、ic in focus with the words, expressions and structures learned in this unitFocusWords harvest, starve, trick, gain, gather, award, admire, blossom, fool, apologize, drown, wipe, weave, weep, remind, forgiveExpressions take place, in memory of, dress up, play a trick on, look forward to, day and nigh
4、t, as though, have fin with, turn up, keep ones word, hold ones breath, set off, remind ofPatterns 1. Discuss when they take place. 2. Festivals and celebrations of all kinds are held everywhere. 3. The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and th
5、e coming of spring. 4. The country is covered with cherry trees flowers so that it looks as though it might be covered with pink snow.5. In European countries it is the custom to decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit. 6. If they are not given anything, the children might play a tri
6、ck. 7. Because they thought these festivals would bring a year of plenty. Aids Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagramsProcedures1. Warming up Warming up by discussingGood morning, class. Today we are going to read about FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS. But first, Id like to have you work i
7、n groups and list five Chinese festivals that you know. When do they take place? What do they celebrate? And what people do at that time?Warming up by watching and listeningHi, every one. Look at the photos and listen to me telling you about some Western Festivals. (用原版)/ 6- 3 -Some Western Festival
8、s Valentines Day , February 14 情人节 Candy, flowers and other tokens of affection are exchanged on this day, in honor of two martyrs, both named St. Valentine. April Fools Day, April 1 愚人节 Franksters feel that it is permissible to play all sorts of tricks on this day . Mothers Day 母亲节 The second Sunda
9、y in May, set aside to honor mothers. Fathers Day 父亲节 The third Sunday in June, set aside to honor fathers. Halloween , October 31 万圣节 A special day for making merry, wearing costumes and playing old-fashioned games. A favorite with children. Easter 复活节 A Christian holy day in March or April when Ch
10、ristians remember the death of Christ and his return to life.Thanksgiving Day 感恩节 Generally the fourth Thursday in November, set aside for national thanksgiving, especially for our democratic form of government. It is a legal holiday in all states. Labors Day 劳动节 The first Monday in September. Set a
11、side to honor labor, it is a legal holiday in all states.Christmas Day, December 25 圣诞节 This is both a legal and religious holiday, it observes the anniversary of the birth of Jesus. All states and all those of the Christian faith celebrate this holiday.Warming up by learning vocabularyTurn to page
12、96, and go over the vocabulary list for Unit 1. Find out the relationship between the spelling and the pronunciation.2. Pre-reading by imagining and sharingHello! Now you can celebrate everyday! Everyday is a holiday. Imagine somewhere someone is celebrating right now. Our world is filled with mysti
13、cal celebrations and powerful memories. Come and tell the class what holiday it is today. 3. Talking and sharingWork in groups of four. Tell your group mates what festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in your city or town? 4. Listening to the recordingNow please listen to the recording of the text
14、FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS. Pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence. I will play the tape twice.5. Reading and underliningNext you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them to your notebook after class a
15、s homework.Collocations from FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS hold festivals and celebrations, catch animals, have food 吃饭 , light fires, make music, bring a year of plenty 带来富足的一年, honour the dead 纪念死去了的人 , satisfy and please sb.讨好取悦某人, do harm to 对有害, clean the graves 扫墓, light incense, in memory of 纪念；
16、追念, light lamps, play music, lead sb. back to earth, on an important feast day, in the shake of sth., offer sth. to sb., have the origin as an event, ask for sth., dress up 乔装打扮；穿上盛装, play a trick 诈骗；开玩笑, hold festivals as an honour to sb., a national holiday, gain s independence, gather for, a seas
17、on of agricultural work, decorate churches with 用装饰教堂, get together 聚会, have meals 吃饭, win awards for sth., admire the moon, give gifts of moon cakes, an energetic and important festival, look forward to 期望；期待；盼望, eat dumplings 吃饺子, give sb. lucky money 给某人压岁钱, in red paper, dragon dances, celebrate
18、 the lunar New Year 庆祝阴历的新年 , take place 发生, day and night 日日夜夜, loud music, / 6- 5 -colourful clothing of all kinds, an important religious and social festival, be covered with 由覆盖., have fun with each other 彼此玩得开心, enjoy life 享受生活, be proud of 为自豪, forget sth. for a little while 暂时忘记某事6. Reading a
19、nd transferring informationRead the text again to complete the table listing festivals and their celebrations.FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONSAncient Festivals Festival of the DeadFestival to Honour PeopleHarvest Festival Spring Festivalcelebrate the end of the cold weather, planting and harvest; capture
20、of animals. For reference:FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONSAncient Festivals Festival of the DeadFestival to Honor PeopleHarvest Festival Spring Festivalcelebrate the end of the cold weather, planting and harvest; capture of animals.honor the dead, satisfy and please the ancestorsan honor to famous people
21、or the gods, happy events for food gathering and end of agricultural work.look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring7. Reading to decide on the type of writing and summary of the textType of writing This is a piece of descriptive writing.Main idea of the passage Festivals and cele
22、brations of all kinds, such as festivals of the dead, festivals to honour people, harvest festivals and spring festivals, have been held ever since the ancient times.Topic sentence of 1st paragraph Todays festivals have many origins.Topic sentence of 2nd paragraph Festivals are held to honour the de
23、ad, or satisfy and please the ancestors.Topic sentence of 3rd paragraph Festivals can be held to honour famous people.Topic sentence of 4th paragraph Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events.Topic sentence of 5th paragraph The most energetic and important festivals are the ones th
24、at look forward to the end of the winter and the coming of spring.Topic sentence of 6th paragraph Festivals let us enjoy life.8. Closing down by making a diagram and retell the textWe shall end the class by going over the text once again to make a diagram and retell the story with its help.Ancient festivals Festivals of the DeadFestivals to honour peopleHarvest festivalsSpring festivals
