1、Unit4 holidays and fetivalsWarming up 学案 Teaching goals1. To get the students to talk about festivals2. To learn about how festivals begin and how to celebrate festivals so as to enable them to learn more about different cultures while learning different language3. To develop the students reading sk
2、ills : skimming, scanning, summarizing, and finding out details.4. To arouse the students interest in festivals, cultures, especially those in China，thus promote their culture awareness.Important points1. Comprehension of the reading part.2. Knowledge accumulation of festivals and cultures.3. Useful
3、 words and expressions concerning festivals.Step 1 Lead-inFree Talk: Did you have a good time in your winter holidays?When did you feel most happy and excited? Why?Step 2 Warming up1. Let the Ss think about the other Chinese festivals.2. Discussion OneWhen does the festival come?What do people celeb
4、rate?What do people do?Fill in the blanksFestivals Date festivals DateNew Year Teachers DayInternational Womens DayOctober 1stArbor Day The Spring FestivalInternational labor Daythe fifth day of the fifth lunar monthInternational Childrens DayMid-Autumn FestivalArmy Day the 15th day of the 1st lunar
5、 monthChinese Youth Day April the fifth3 Discussion TwoTalk about some foreign festivals.Step 3 discussion1) What is your favourate holiday of the year? Why?2)What festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in your city or town? Do you like spending festivals with your family or with friends? What part
6、of a festival do you like best- the music, the things to see, the visits or the food?Step 4 Language points1. mean 1) I never mean_我没打算让她读那些书。2) Passing the entrance examination means_通过了高考意味着被大学录取。3) We Chinese people always mean_ 我们中国人从来说话算数。4) These books_, I meant _.这些书是给你的，我的意思是让你要这些书。5) I dont
7、 mean_.我不打算跟你吵架。 2. take place1) Great changes _in China in the past 10 years.在最近十年里，中国发生了巨大的变化。2) A terrible traffic accident_ last night.昨晚发生了一次可怕的交通事故。3) The First World War _in 1914.第一次世界大战发生于 1914 年。 Homework 1. preview reading2. readingNian- The New Year Monster(origin and legends )Nian in Chi
8、nese only means year. However, it is widely accepted that the origin of this word comes from the mythical(神化的） monster that would come and terrorize(恐吓） humans around the time of the New Year. Fierce（凶猛的） Nian to destroy mankind. The Emperor summoned（召集） a wise man to solve this problem. the wise ma
9、n approached Nian with a challenge. “Why do you choose to kill and destroy the humanswho are no match for your strength?“ he asked. “Prove your real power by destroying the other monsters of the earth.“Nian took up this challenge, and one year later, having destroyed all the monsters of the earth, he returned to mankind. However, the day he returned some children were playing with firecrackers（鞭炮）, and they noticed that Nian was afraid of the noise. From then on, on each New Year firecrackers and other fireworks are used to scare away （吓跑）the last remaining monster of the earth - Nian.
