1、Unit 3 Lesson 16 Happy Thanksgiving!教案英语年级八年级主备课人主讲人课时第_课时课题Unit 3 Families Celebrate TogetherLesson16 Happy Thanksgiving课型新授课知识与能力Know about Thanksgiving in Canada. It engages students in comparing Chinese celebrations with Western celebrations.教学重点难点重点：1. Possessive Case.2. Words and expressions u
2、sed on Thanksgiving.3. Students can write passages according to the pictures.难点： The similarities and differences between the two countries.教学过程设1. Teaching PreparedSome Flashcards about Thanksgiving.2. Teaching AidsAudiotape, Flashcards.3. Type of lessonNew lesson.4. Teaching ProcedureStep 1Listen
3、to the tape about last lesson. Then lead in the next lesson.Step 2Come to THINKABOUT IT Discuss the questions and share the opinions wit h the others.教师增补Step 3Look at the pictures and guess what they are doing. According to their imaginatio n, write a short passage.Then divide the class into severa
4、l groups and discuss their passages. Then choose a best one to read in front of the class.Step 4Listen to the tape and answer the questions:On Thanksgiving Day, where did Jenny and her mother go?Have Jenny cousins come?Step 5Come to “ LearningTips Let the students know the meaning of Thanksgiving. D
5、 iscuss the next questions.How many festivals are there in China?Do you always celebrate holidays with your whole family?Why do families like to celebrate holidays together?Step 6Come to “ Projec2 Ask, Areestivals in Canada the same as festivals in China ? Let the class discuss the questions. Get th
6、em to write down the similarities and differences.This part is hard for students to understand. Make sure the students clearly under stand what they are to do.Point to the different parts and explain what the students should write.In the green circle, write the things that families do in China. In t
7、he red circle, wr ite the things that families do in China. In the yellow circle, write the things that f amilies do in both countries.The chart is also called a Venn diagram. In their groups, the students each make a Venn diagram of similarities and differences between family celebrations in Chi na
8、 and Canada. They may use their notes from the previous lesson.Step 7Finish off the activity book.Go on the next reading in the student book if you have time.5. SummaryLet the students to act out what they arranged in front of the class.Ask them to search some information about Thanksgiving.6. HomeworkReview this lesson.
