1、课题 Unit 1 Reading- comprehension 授课时间 3.5 课型 New课时 Period 4 授课人 Wang Zhijie 科目 English 主备 Wang Zhijie二次修改意见知识与技能过程与方法 Help Ss master the way they read the passages by reading them教学目标情感态度价值观 Help them enlarge their knowledge about social customs and the history of festivals, enlighten them on the co
2、lorful life教材分析重难点1.To let the students pay attention to some useful words, sentences and way to describe festivals around the world.来2. To help the students know how to appreciate an article.教法 Fast reading, task-based method & discussion学法 Task-based method, Discussion, Cooperation, Pair-work教学设想
3、教具 Multimedia and other normal teaching tools课堂设计一、目标展示1.To talk about the history of festivals around the world 2.To read the passage about festivals around the world3. To generalize and compare the similarities and differences.二、预习检测1. Check the students homework-festivals.2. Discussion1).What fes
4、tivals or celebrations do you have in your city or town?2).What kind of information you think will be introduced in the passage?三、质疑探究1.How to grasp the main idea of the reading passage?2.How to know well about the details in the passage?四、精讲点拨Step I Fast ReadingScan the passage and then choose the
5、best answers according to the passage.1Most ancient festivals were held in order to_Acelebrate the end of cold weatherBcelebrate harvest in autumnCcelebrate planting in springDall of the above2In which country do people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November?AJapan. BMexico.CAmerica. DIndia
6、.3What is Columbus Day in the USA for?AIn memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World.BIn order to satisfy their ancestors.CIn order to offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead.DIn order to celebrate the return of Jesus from the dead4The biggest difference between the Chinese Spr
7、ing Festival and Easter in Western countries lies in _ functions.Acultural BpoliticalCreligious Deducational5Which of the following festivals is to honour the dead?AObon. BMidautumn festival.CEaster. DCherry Blossom Festival.Key：15 DBACAStep Careful reading1Read the passage and write down the main i
8、dea of it.Get the students to comprehendthe passagequickly and accurately, and meanwhile help the students to form a good habit of reading.The text mainly tells us about some of todays festivals. There are three kinds of festival.Some are , some are and some are for 2.Read the passage carefully and
9、fill in the blanks.Festivals and celebrations have been held everywhere since ancient times. There are all kinds of celebrations throughout the world. Todays festivals have many origins, some 1. , some seasonal, and some for 2. Different countries have different festivals. Festivals of the dead are
10、held to honor the dead or to satisfy the 3. . Festivals can also be held to honor famous people. In China, the 4. Festival honors the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. The most energetic and important festival is 5. , which looks forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring. At the Spring Festi
11、val in China, people eat such things as 6. , fish, and meat and give children 7. in red paper. Some Western countries have very exciting 8. , which take place forty days before Easter, usually in 9. . Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our 10. and forget our work for a little while.Should we,
12、Chinese students, celebrate western festivals like Christmas? Why or why not?_keyYes. We can share our happiness with each other and increase mutual understanding by celebrating western festivals. Meanwhile, we can learn more about western culture.3What is one important reason for us to have festiva
13、ls and celebrations?_key：We can enjoy life/be proud of our customs/forget our work for a little while.五、 当堂检测1. Read the text loudly for a second time and then try to tell if these sentences are True or False.1). The ancient people neednt worry about their food. ( )2). Halloween used to be a festiva
14、l intended to honor the dead.( )3). Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China.( )4). Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn.( )5). Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.( )2.Use the information from the reading passage to answer the following questions.1).What are f
15、estivals of the dead usually for?2).What makes autumn festivals happy events?3).What do people usually do at spring festivals?4).What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?5).Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and China. What things are similar? What things are d
16、ifferent?六、作业布置1. Go over the text after class and try to write a summary of the text (about 100 words)2If possible try to find out as much information as possible about festivals around the world.宁县五中导学案板书设计1.The key words and phrases: starve, satisfy, ancestor, lamps, feast, origin, in memory of,
17、dress up, trick, poet, arrival, national, gain, independence, gather, agricultural, European, food was difficult to find, look forward to, look into, look out , look up to ,look down on/upon , as if/though 2.The key structures:1) At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especi
18、ally during the cold winter months.2 It seems as if the boy has lost his way.3) She has been looking forward to having a chance to pay a visit to Taiwan.4）The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.5）Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our daily life for a little while.教学反思
