1、Unit 1 Festival around the worldPart 1 Teaching Design第一部分 教学设计Period 1 A sample lesson plan for reading(FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS)IntroductionIn this period, after the warming up, students will first be guided to imagine, talk and share what they know about festivals. Then they will be helped to r
2、ead an exposition（说明文）entitled FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD. Examples of “Warming Up” designs are presented in this book for teachers reference. ObjectivesTo help students understand the texts forms and contents and learn about festival around the world To help students communicate on the topic in foc
3、us with the words, expressions and structures learned in this unitFocusWordsharvest, starve, trick, gain, gather, award, admire, blossom, fool, apologize, drown, wipe, weave, weep, remind, forgiveExpressionstake place, in memory of, dress up, play a trick on, look forward to, day and night, as thoug
4、h, have fin with, turn up, keep ones word, hold ones breath, set off, remind ofPatterns1. Discuss when they take place. 2. Festivals and celebrations of all kinds are held everywhere. 3. The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and the coming of
5、spring. 4. The country is covered with cherry trees flowers so that it looks as though it might be covered with pink snow.5. In European countries it is the custom to decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit. 6. If they are not given anything, the children might play a trick. 7. Becau
6、se they thought these festivals would bring a year of plenty. Aids Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagramsProcedures1. Warming up Warming up by discussingGood morning, class. Today we are going to read about FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS. But first, Id like to have you work in groups and
7、 list five Chinese festivals that you know. When do they take place? What do they celebrate? And what people do at that time?Warming up by watching and listeningHi, every one. Look at the photos and listen to me telling you about some Western Festivals. (用原版)Some Western Festivals Valentines Day , F
8、ebruary 14 情人节 Candy, flowers and other tokens of affection are exchanged on this day, in honor of two martyrs, both named St. Valentine. April Fools Day, April 1 愚人节 Franksters feel that it is permissible to play all sorts of tricks on this day. Mothers Day 母亲节 The second Sunday in May, set aside t
9、o honor mothers. Fathers Day 父亲节 The third Sunday in June, set aside to honor fathers. Halloween , October 31 万圣节 A special day for making merry, wearing costumes and playing old-fashioned games. A favorite with children. Easter 复活节 A Christian holy day in March or April when Christians remember the
10、 death of Christ and his return to life.Thanksgiving Day 感恩节 Generally the fourth Thursday in November, set aside for national thanksgiving, especially for our democratic form of government. It is a legal holiday in all states. Labors Day 劳动节 The first Monday in September. Set aside to honor labor,
11、it is a legal holiday in all states.Christmas Day, December 25 圣诞节 This is both a legal and religious holiday, it observes the anniversary of the birth of Jesus. All states and all those of the Christian faith celebrate this holiday.Warming up by learning vocabularyTurn to page 96, and go over the v
12、ocabulary list for Unit 1. Find out the relationship between the spelling and the pronunciation.2. Pre-reading by imagining and sharingHello! Now you can celebrate everyday! Everyday is a holiday. Imagine somewhere someone is celebrating right now. Our world is filled with mystical celebrations and
13、powerful memories. Come and tell the class what holiday it is today. 3. Talking and sharingWork in groups of four. Tell your group mates what festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in your city or town? 4. Listening to the recordingNow please listen to the recording of the text FESTIVALS AND CELEBRA
14、TIONS. Pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence. I will play the tape twice.5. Reading and underliningNext you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.Collocatio
15、ns from FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS hold festivals and celebrations, catch animals, have food吃饭, light fires, make music, bring a year of plenty带来富足的一年, honour the dead纪念死去了的人, satisfy and please sb.讨好取悦某人, do harm to对有害, clean the graves扫墓, light incense, in memory of 纪念；追念, light lamps, play music,
16、 lead sb. back to earth, on an important feast day, in the shake of sth., offer sth. to sb., have the origin as an event, ask for sth., dress up乔装打扮；穿上盛装, play a trick诈骗；开玩笑, hold festivals as an honour to sb., a national holiday, gain s independence, gather for, a season of agricultural work, decor
17、ate churches with 用装饰教堂, get together聚会, have meals吃饭, win awards for sth., admire the moon, give gifts of moon cakes, an energetic and important festival, look forward to期望；期待；盼望, eat dumplings吃饺子, give sb. lucky money给某人压岁钱, in red paper, dragon dances, celebrate the lunar New Year庆祝阴历的新年, take pl
18、ace发生, day and night日日夜夜, loud music, colourful clothing of all kinds, an important religious and social festival, be covered with 由覆盖., have fun with each other彼此玩得开心, enjoy life享受生活, be proud of为自豪, forget sth. for a little while暂时忘记某事6. Reading and transferring informationRead the text again to c
19、omplete the table listing festivals and their celebrations.FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONSAncient FestivalsFestival of the DeadFestival to Honour PeopleHarvest FestivalSpring Festivalcelebrate the end of the cold weather, planting and harvest; capture of animals.For reference:FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONSAn
20、cient FestivalsFestival of the DeadFestival to Honor PeopleHarvest FestivalSpring Festivalcelebrate the end of the cold weather, planting and harvest; capture of animals.honor the dead, satisfy and please the ancestorsan honor to famous people or the gods, happy events for food gathering and end of
21、agricultural work.look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring7. Reading to decide on the type of writing and summary of the textType of writingThis is a piece of descriptive writing.Main idea of the passageFestivals and celebrations of all kinds, such as festivals of the dead, fest
22、ivals to honour people, harvest festivals and spring festivals, have been held ever since the ancient times.Topic sentence of 1st paragraphTodays festivals have many origins.Topic sentence of 2nd paragraphFestivals are held to honour the dead, or satisfy and please the ancestors.Topic sentence of 3r
23、d paragraphFestivals can be held to honour famous people.Topic sentence of 4th paragraphHarvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events.Topic sentence of 5th paragraphThe most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of the winter and the coming of spri
24、ng.Topic sentence of 6th paragraphFestivals let us enjoy life.8. Closing down by making a diagram and retell the textWe shall end the class by going over the text once again to make a diagram and retell the story with its help.Ancient festivals Spring festivalsHarvest festivalsFestivals to honour peopleFestivals of the Dead
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