1、Unit 4 Holidays and Festivals in the United KingdomLanguage learning objectives:To help students get a glimpse into some major Western holidays and festivalsTo help students learn how to describe one holidaySkill objectiveTo help students learn to listen and read for specific informationInstructiona
2、l objectivesTo activate students prior knowledge of different holidaysTo strengthen students culture awareness of Western holidays and festivals Aids:Multimedia, tape recorderProcedure:Steps Activities Details PurposesLead-inMusicPicture show1. Enjoy the music.2. Summarize the music with one word.3.
3、 Enjoy the pictures about holidays and festivals. 4. Name the holidays.播放关于节假日的音乐和图片，以吸引学生的注意力，并引出课文主题。Blank-filling1. Fill in blanks, using the words they learnt.2. Try to list the four points needed to describe a holiday.复习课文新词汇；启发学生归纳描述节日的四个要点。ChristmasTable fill-inFinish the table according to t
4、heir common knowledge about “Christmas”.激活学生关于圣诞节的背景知识While-taskPicture-rearrangement1. Listen to the tape and rearrange the pictures.2. Read the text and talk about the pictures.1. 通过听力和阅读来训练学生捕捉信息的能力；2. 培养学生口头表达（复述）能力EasterTable fill-in Group discussion1. Scan the text and find information.2. Disc
5、uss in groups and talk about Easter.1. 通过快速阅读训练学生捕捉细节的能力；2. 培养学生口头表达（复述）能力3. 培养学生协作能力。Post-taskCreating Students Own holidaysGroup activity:1. Create their own holidays.2. Fulfill the four points. 通过小组活动，让学生充分发挥其想象力，创造出自己的节日，并且能通过四个方面来介绍。AssignmentsOral: Read the text fluently. Written: Finish the table on Page 50.For interest: Refer to the Internet for more information about “Halloween”.
