1、WelcomeUnit3 CelebrationLesson1 FestivalsPart1 Analysis of the Teaching MaterialPart2 Analysis of the Teaching MethodPart3 Analysis of the Learning MethodPart4 Analysis of the Teaching Procedure Analysis of the Teaching MaterialThis text is the first reading material of this unit,which plays an impo
2、rtant role in drawing students attention to the learning of the whole Unit.Besides,it mainly talks about three typical traditional Chinese festivals,which are very close to students everyday life.Teaching AimsKnowledge goalsTo know and use the new words and expressions To get general idea of the thr
3、ee traditional Chinese festivalsAbility goalsTo develop students reading ability,especially reading in the limited time To develop students ability on picking out the key information of an articleMoral goalsTo strengthen students communicative ability through group work.To cultivate students love fo
4、r our traditional culture Teaching Difficult Pointscatching the key information of the article in limited time expressing opinions in EnglishTeaching Important Pointsgrasping relative language points using the useful expressions to describe date,activities and food about festivals Analysis of the Te
5、aching MethodCommunicative Language TeachingTask-based Language TeachingComputer Assisted Language TeachingAnalysis of the Learning MethodTasked-based LearningSelf-dependent LearningCooperative LearningAnalysis of the Teaching ProcedureWarming-upPlease look at the following pictures and guess what f
6、estivals they are about.the Spring Festivalthe Lantern Festivalthe Tomb-Sweeping Daythe Dragon Boat FestivalChinese Valentines DayTeachers Daythe Mid-Autumn Festivalthe Double Ninth FestivalLead-in Please listen to the following songs,trying to guess what festivals they are about.the Dragon Boat Fes
7、tivalthe Mid-Autumn Festivalthe Lantern FestivalFast ReadingTask 1Please read the text quickly and match the pictures with the festivals.Festival AFestival BFestival CTask 2Please go though the text again and decide which festivals do the following sentences belong to in the text.1)On that day,many
8、people try their best to go home to share the feeling of“being together”with families.2)This festival marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebration.3)This festival marks the beginning of the hottest season of the year.4)The special food for this festival is sweet dumplings.5)The festival falls o
9、n the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar.6)On that day,the moon is said to be its biggest and brightest.the Mid-Autumn Festivalthe Lantern Festivalthe Dragon Boat Festivalthe Lantern Festivalthe Dragon Boat Festivalthe Mid-Autumn FestivalCareful-readingPlease read the text carefully
10、and fill in the table.FestivalsSeason&date/monthTypical activity or foodThe Lantern FestivalThe Mid-Autumn FestivalThe Dragon Boat Festivalthe fifteenth day of the first lunar monthsweet dumplings September or Octobermoon cakesthe fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar yearZongzi Post Reading Ple
11、ase look at the following sentences,and try to decide whether they are true or false.1)The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated by Chinese People only in China.()2)Traditional moon cakes are usually made with fruit.()3)In the past,dragon boat races were organized only Chinese people.()4)The Dragon Boat
12、 Festival has a history of over 1000 years ago.()5)At present,lanterns are usually made with bulbs and batteries.()FFFTT Relevant Expressions1.On this day,the moon is said to be its biggest and brightest.分析本句采用句型“sb./sth.be said+不定式短语”，意为“据说”，可以转换为句型“It is said that”故本句可改写为:It is said that the moon
13、is its biggest and brightest on this day.类似用法 It is reported that 据报道 It is supposed that 据推测 It is hoped that 人们希望 It is well-known that 众所周知 2.Traditional moon cakes are usually made with bean paste,but nowadays,there are many different kinds of moon cakes including fruit,coffee,chocolate and even
14、 ice-cream moon cakes.分析1)本句是一个由but连接的并列句。其中,be made with 意为“由制成”，后跟某物的部分组成材料，而不是整体的基本材料。相关词组be made from “由制成”（看不出原材料）be made of “由制成”（能看出原材料）eg.This table is made of wood.Some paper is made from wood.2)include用作及物动词，意思是“包括，包含”included用作形容词，用在名词或代词后，意思是“包括在内”including用作介词，意思是“包括在内”including+n./pron
15、.=n./pron.+includedeg.Your duties will include putting the children to bed Everyone laughed，me included Ten members were present at the meeting，including myselfDiscussionPlease discuss with your group members about the Double Ninth Festival in China.Whats the date?Whats the special food?What are the
16、 special activities?Summary To summarize the content of this lesson and make comments on the performance of each groupHomework Topic WritingSuppose your foreign friend Tom wants to know something about the Spring Festival.You need to write a letter to introduce to him.(date,food,activity)1.春节是中国人的重要
17、节日2.春节在哪一天3.除夕一家人吃团圆饭4.放烟花迎新年5.大年初一亲朋好友拜年6.孩子们的压岁钱7.狮子舞及其它节目是节日必不可少的活动内容Useful phrases春联：Spring Festival couplets放烟花：fireworks红包：red packets(cash wrapped up in red paper,symbolize(象征)fortune/luck and wealth in the coming year.)压岁钱：gift/lucky money舞狮：lion dance(The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil（驱逐邪恶）and bring good luck.)守岁：staying-up 拜年:give New Years greetings除夕:New Years Eve团圆饭:family reunion dinner年夜饭:the dinner on New Years Eve Thank you!
