1、The Second Period ReadingTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target language 目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语Beauty harvest celebration starve origin religious ancestor Mexico feast bone belief trick poet arrival gain independence gather agriculture award rooster admire energetic Easter clothing Christian custom worldwideb. 重点句子Th
2、ey lit fires and made music because they thought these festivals would bring a year of plenty. P1They might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colorful clothing of all kinds. P2Some festivals are held to honor the dead, or satisfy and please the ancestor, who could
3、 return either to help or to do harm. P2On this important feast day, people might eat food in the shape of skulls, and cakes with bones on them. P2Another is Columbus Day in the USA, in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America. P22. Ability goals能力目标To enable the students to know the
4、 earliest festivals with reasons for them and four different kinds of festivals that occur in most parts of the world. Enable the students to master some English expressions and phrases about festivals.3. Learning ability goals学能目标Teach the basic reading skills: skimming and scanning.Try to compare
5、and make conclusions of different festivals.Teaching important points 教学重点Talk about all kinds of festivals.Teaching methods 教学方法 Fast reading, task-based method & discussionTeaching aids 教具准备A computer, a projector, and a tape recorderTeaching procedures 教学过程Step I Revision 1. Greetings.2. Review t
6、he new words of this part.3. Check the students homework-festivals.Do you know these festivals?When do they take place? lunar calendarShow the pictures on the screen.Pre-reading1. What festivals or celebrations do you have in your city or town? What part of a festival do you like best- the activitie
7、s, the music, the sights, the food or the people who visit?2. Prediction Look at the pictures and title of the passage below. What kind of information you think will be introduced in the passage.Learn the new words in the text: starve: 饥饿 origin: 起源 ancestor: 祖先 Obon: 盂兰盆节(日本) grave: 坟墓；墓地 incense:
8、熏香 in memory of: 纪念 feast: 节日；盛宴skull: 头骨dress up: 打扮；盛装play a trick on: 搞恶作剧award: 奖品rooster: 公鸡 energetic: 充满活力的carnival: 狂欢节parade: 游行ScanningHow many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage?1. Ancient festivals2. Festivals of the Dead3. Festivals to Honor the People4. Harvest Festivals5.
9、 Spring FestivalsSkimmingWhat festivals are mentioned in each paragraph?P1. Celebrate the end of the cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn; celebrate when hunters catch animals.P 2. Festivals of the DeadJapan -ObonMexico-Day of the DeadAmerica-HalloweenP 3. Festivals to Honour Peopl
10、eDragon Boat FestivalColumbus Day(India)October 2P 4. Harvest FestivalsHarvest and Thanksgiving FestivalMid-Autumn festivalP 5.Spring festivalCarnivalEaster Cheery Blossom Festival长句难句：（supplementary reference materials） 一、补充注释 1. At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find，especi
11、ally during the clod winter months .在那个时代，如果食物难以找到，特别是在寒冷的冬月，人们就会挨饿。starve (v.)1) to cause a person or an animal to suffer severely or die from hunger 挨饿；饿死 Millions of people starved to death during the war.战争中数百万人挨饿至死。2） starve for sth. ; starve sb. of sth.: ( cause sb. to) suffer or long for sth.
12、 greatly needed or wanted (使某人）得不到某事物而受苦或渴望获得某事物；缺乏 The homeless children were starved for love.这些无家可归的孩子渴望得到爱。3）to feel very hungry 感觉很饿。仅用于进行时态 When will dinner be ready? Im starving.晚饭什么时候做好？我快饿死了。starvation (n.) :(U) suffering or death caused by lack of food 挨饿；饿死 die of starvation 饿死 starvation
13、 wages 不够维持基本生活的工资2. or satisfy the ancestors, who could return either to help or to do harm. 或使祖先得到满足，因为祖先们有可能回到世上（给人们）提供帮助，也可能带来危害。 harm (n.): damage, injury 损害； 伤害 do harm to sb. (习俗) = harm sb. 伤害某人come to harm: be injured physically , mentally or morally 身体上精神上或道义上受到损害，通常用于否定式Ill go with her to
14、 make sure she comes to no harm. 我要和她一同去以免她受到伤害。do more harm than good: have an effect which is more damaging than helpful 弊大于利If we solve the problem in this way, it may do more harm than good. 如果我们以这种方式处理问题，那可能是弊大于利。 harm (v.): cause harm to (sb. / sth.) 损害或伤害某人/某事物 This event didnt harm his reput
15、ation. 这个事件没有损害他的名誉。3. Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. 万圣节也源自人们古老的信念，认为亡者的灵魂会返回人间。 origin (n.) : the place or situation in which something begins to exist 起源；由来，可用做可数名词或不可数名词，通常用作复数形式The tradition has its origins in the Middle Ages. 这个传统发源
16、于中世纪。He told me it was a word of unknown origin. 他告诉我这是个词源不详的词。belief (n.): an idea that you believe to be true, especially one that forms part of a system of ideas 信任；信心；信仰。注意： belief 通常用作不可数名词，当作可数名词时，词义略不同于用作不可数名词时 religious beliefs 宗教信仰 Several members hold very strong political beliefs. 有些成员有着强
17、烈的政治理念。4. It is now a childrens festival, when they can dress up and go to their neighbours homes to ask for sweets. 万圣节如今成了孩子们的节目，这天他们可以乔装打扮上邻居家要糖吃。 dress (v.): to put clothes on yourself or someone else 穿衣服。可作及物或不及物动词。dress up 是动词词组, 意思使是 to wear special clothes for fun, or to put special clothes
18、on someone dress (n.) 1) C garment for a woman or girl , consisting of a bodice and skirt in one piece ; frock 连衣裙,(上下连身的)女装 She makes all the dresses for her daughter. 她女儿的连衣裙都是她做的。2) U clothes, esp. outer garments, for either men or women 衣服（男女均可）casual dress 便服ComprehendingUse the information fro
19、m the reading passage to answer the following question.1. What are festivals of the dead usually for? Festivals of the dead are for honouring or satisfying dead ancestors or others, who some people believe might return to help or harm living people.2. What makes autumn festivals happy events? Autumn
20、 festivals are happy events because people are thankful that food is ready for winter and the hard farm work is finished.3. What do people usually do at spring festivals? At spring festivals, people usually have dances, carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of
21、spring.4. What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations? It is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life/ be proud of our customs/ forget our work for a little while.5. Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and China. What things are similar? Wh
22、at things are different? The Chinese, Japanese and Mexican festivals of the dead all have customs to honour the dead. The Chinese and Japanese go to clean their ancestors graves, and the Mexicans offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. However, there are some difference. The Mexicans eat special
23、food that looks like bones, something the Chinese and Japanese do not do.6. What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations? Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our daily life for a little while.True or False1. The ancient people neednt worry about their food. 2. Halloween used to be a festival 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. F T T F F