1、2014-2015高中英语浙江同步精品教案：Unit 1 Festivals around the world第1课时（人教新课标必修3）Book 3 Unit 1 Festivals around the world分课时教案Period 1 Warming up and readingTeaching 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 le
2、arn more about different cultures while learning different language3. To develop the students reading skills : 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
3、points1. Comprehension of the reading part.2. Knowledge accumulation of festivals and cultures.3. Useful words and expressions concerning festivals.Teaching aidsA computer, a projector, courseware, a tape-recorderTeaching procedures1. Lead-in1) Greetings: T: Good morning, girls and boys. Happy New Y
4、ear. Ss: Good morning. Happy New Year.2) Talk about winter vacation:T: Did you have fun/enjoy yourselves in the winter vacation? What did you do? Whod like to tell us something about your winter vacation? Lets share.S1, S2, T: well, girls and boys, most of us seem to be happy during the winter vacat
5、ion, old or young. The whole country was filled with joy and excitement. Can you tell me why?Ss: Because of the Spring Festival.2. Warming-up 1) Show some pictures about the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival. Ask them to talk about what they did during the two festivals.T: Did you have fun du
6、ring the Spring Festival/ the Lantern Festival? What do people do? What do people eat? What does it celebrate?2) Show some more pictures of festivals, ask students to guess what festivals they are.T: Look at the pictures, can you tell us which festival is it about? When does it take place? What do t
7、hey celebrate? What do people do? Discuss with your partners. The Dragon-boat Festival, Mid-autumn Day, and the Double Ninth Festival.3) Well-done. In fact, there are plenty of festivals throughout the world, and different festivals take place in different cultures. Here you are given a quiz:Festiva
8、lsTime of Year/dateWhat it celebrateWhat people doMid-autumn Festivalautumn / fallThe beauty of the full moon, harvest , time with family and friends.Give/Eat mooncakes and watch the full moon with family and friends.Spring FestivalJanuary / FebruaryThe end of winter, arrival of spring, Lunar New Ye
9、ar, reunion with family and relatives.Give money in red paper to children; see dragon dances; eat fish. prawns and dumplings; visit family members.National DayOctober 1The founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949.Take time off work; travel to visit family or to see other parts of China or t
10、he world; go shopping.Dragon Boat Festival/Duanwu FestivalThe fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendarThe memory of the beloved poet Qu Yuan who died in 278 BC.Eat Zongzi; watch dragon boat races; throw rice wrapped in reed leaves into water in memory of Qu Yuan; put herbs on doorways for good
11、 health3. Reading1) Fast readingT: Got it. You seem to know many festivals of China. But do you other festivals in different countries and how these festivals began? What do people do to celebrate? Luckily, the passage provides you much information. Read the passage quickly and find out the festival
12、s mentioned here:Festivals of the Dead; Festivals to Honour People; Harvest Festivals; Spring Festivals2) Now, lets get to know more about these festivals, listen to the tape and find out the information accordingly to fill in the form and answer the questions:Kinds of FestivalsNames of FestivalsCou
13、ntriesFestivals of the deadObonDay of the deadHalloweenJapanMexicosome Western countriesFestivals to Honour PeopleDragon Boat FestivalColumbus DayFestival to honour GandhiChinaUSAIndiaHarvest Festivalsharvest/Thanksgiving festivalsmid-autumn festivalsEuropean and other countriesChina and JapanSpring
14、 FestivalsSpring FestivalEaster and related holidaysCherry Blossom FestivalChinasome Western countries JapanParagraph 1:*When did ancient people celebrate ? at the end of winter When good weather returned a good harvest animals caught When they wanted a year of plenty*What about festivals now?have m
15、any origins, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or eventsParagraph 2: Festivals of the deadFestivalsWhereWhenWhat to doWhat to eatObonJapanIn July or AugustClean the gravesLight incenseLight lampsPlay music/The Day of the DeadMexicoIn early NovemberPeople offer food, flowers
16、and gifts to the deadFood in the shape of skulls, and cakes with “bones” on themHalloweenThe U.S and some other Western countriesOctober 31Go to neighboursDress up and try to frighten people/*Are there any similar festivals in China? What to do? What to eat? The Qing Ming FestivalParagraph 3: Festiv
17、als to Honour PeopleFestivalsCountryPeople honouredThe Dragon Boat FestivalChinaQu Yuan, the famous ancient poetColumbus DayThe USAChristopher ColumbusNational FestivalIndiaMahatma GandhiAny other festivals which are meant to honour people in China? Who is honoured?Tree-planting Day -Sun ZhongshanPa
18、ragraph 4: Harvest Festivals1) Why are autumn festivals happy events?Because people are grateful and happy and a season of agricultural work is over.2) What do people do to celebrate it?In European countries, it is the custom to decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit; get together t
19、o have meals, win awards for their farm produce; admire the moon, enjoy mooncakes.Paragraph 5: Spring FestivalsFestivalsCountryWhat to doThe Lunar Chinese New YearChinaEat dumplings, fish and meatGive lucky moneyDragon dancesCarnivalsChristian countriesParades, dancing , loud music , colourful cloth
20、ingThe Cherry Blossom FestivalJapanEnjoy the cherry tree flowersParagraph 6: What are the purposes of festivals?Festivals: To have fun with each other / To let us enjoy life/ To be proud of our customs/ To forget our daily life for a little while/To honour the dead/To honour famous people/To celebra
21、te harvest/To welcome a new year and look forward to the future/To ask people to pay attention to something4) Well-done. Since you have got to know the information related to these festivals, Id like you to have a quiz to check whether you have fully understood the text. Use the information from the
22、 reading passage to answer the following questions.Suggested answers to exercise 2:(1). 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). Autumn festivals are happy events because people are thankfu
23、l that food it ready for winter and the hard farm work is finished.(3). At spring festivals, people usually have dances, carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring. (4). It is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life/ be proud of o
24、ur customs/for get our work for a little while.(5). 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
25、s. The Mexicans eat special food that looks like bones, something the Chinese and Japanese do not do.4. Pair workBased on the reading passage, what do most festivals seem to have in common? Why do you think these things might be important to people everywhere? Talk with your partner and fill in the
26、chart below.Three common thingsReasons why they are important to people everywhere1 23Three common things might be from the following: food, music, entertainment, being with family and friends, dance, lights or fires, remembering events or peopleReasons why they are important to people everywhere wi
27、ll vary.5. Group workDiscuss in pairs which festivals you think are the most important and which are the most fun. Then fill in the chart with your ideas.Type of festival Example of festivalReasons for your choiceMost importantMost funAnswers will vary.6. Homework1) Find out useful words and express
28、ions, beautiful sentences and finish the exercises in Learning about Language accordingly.2) Write an introduction of the festival your group have created.7. Language points:1) Festival are meant to celebrate important times of years. 节日就是庆祝每年中重要时刻的活动。(1). mean doing sth.mean doing sth. 的意思是“意味着（必须要
29、做某事或导致种结果）”, 其主语通常是指事物的词。(2). mean to do sth. mean to do sth. 的意思是“打算或企图做某事”，其主语通常是表示人的名词或代词，其过完成式表示“本来打算做某事”。(3). mean sb. to do sth.mean sb. to do sth. 的意思是“打算让某人做某事”，也可以用于被动结构。(4). mean 后接名词、副词或从句mean 后接名词或副词，意为“表示；打算；存心”等意思；后接that 从句，意为“表示”。(5). be meant for该短语的意思是“打算给予；打算作用”。In some parts of Lo
30、ndon, missing a bus means _ for another hour. A. waiting B. to wait C. wait D. to be waiting2). Discuss when they take place, what they celebrate and what people do at that time.讨论它们（中国节日）什么时间进行，庆祝的是什么事件，并说出人们那时做什么。 take place 发生；举行 The performance didnt take place after all.演出终于没有进行。 Was there anyb
31、ody passing by when the accident took place?事故发生时，有人路过那里吗？Great changes _ in China in the last two decades. A. have taken place B. took place C. have been taken place D. are happening3. Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. 世界各地从古时就有各种各样的节日庆典。 That ki
32、nd of question is very difficult to answer. = Questions of that kind are difficult to answer. 那类问题是很难解答的。 We sell all kinds of shoes. = We sell shoes of all kinds. 我们卖各式各样的鞋。 You can see different kinds of animals in the zoo. = You can see animals of different kinds in the zoo.你在动物园可以看见不同种类的动4.or sa
33、tisfy and please the ancestors, who could return either to help or to do harm. .取悦祖先, 使他们得到满足,以为(祖先们)有可能回来帮助他们,也有可能带来危害。1) satisfy vt. 满足,使满意; satisfy sb. satisfied a. 感到满意的; be satisfied with satisfying a. 令人愉快的 satisfaction n. 满意; to ones satisfaction satisfactorily ad. 满意地 satisfactory a. 令人满意的2)
34、 hurt, injure, harm, damage, wound的区别与用法 hurt 普通用语，既可指肉体上的伤害,也可精神上, 感情上的伤害。 如:The girl hurt herself badly in the accident. 那位女孩在那次事故中伤得很重。 injure比hurt正式, hurt多指伤痛, 而 injure则指损害健康, 成就, 容貌等, 强调功能的损失。 如:He injured his hand while playing basketball. 他在打篮球时手受了伤。 damage主要指对于物的损害,强调对于价值、用途、外观等所造成的损失, 这种损失
35、或因自然灾害所致, 或因人为造成。如： Several cars were damaged in the accident. 好几辆汽车在事故中损坏了。 wound 指枪伤, 刀伤, 刺伤等皮肉之伤, 是出血的, 严重的伤, 特指战场上受伤, 它可以指 肉体上的伤害, 也可指人们精神上的创伤。如: The bullet wounded his left leg. 子弹打伤了他的左腿。do harm to sb.=do sb. harm=harm sb.伤害某人 do more harm than good 弊大于利 Smoking will do you harm. Smoking will
36、do more harm to you than good. If we solve the problem in this way, it may do more harm than good5 .For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. in memory or 纪念。如：They set up a monument in memory of the soldiers who died in World Wa
37、r II.6. They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. leadto领往；使得出(结论) lead to通向；引起，导致请把客人领到会客室去。Please lead the guests to the reception-room.你是如何得出这个结论的?What led you to this conclusion?条条道路通罗马。All roads lead to Rome. The path leads to the v
38、illage.食用过多的糖会引起健康问题。Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems7. Some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster. award. n. 奖, 奖品 v. 判给, 授予 award sb. sth. 奖赏某人某物辨析: award 和reward： award后接双宾语 award sb. a metal 授予某人奖章 reward 奖赏, 给报酬
39、, 不能接双宾语; reward sb. for sth. 因 奖赏某人； reward sb. with sth. 用某物酬劳某人8. The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring. 最富有生气而有最重要的节日就是告别冬天迎来春天的日子。 look forward to (doing) sth. 意为期待着(做)某事, 其中的to是介词, 而不是动词不定式符号。 Children are loo
40、king forward to Spring Festival. 孩子们渴盼着过年。 Hes looking forward to hearing from his pen pal. 他期待着笔友来信。9. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow. 整个国度处处都是樱花盛开,看上去就像罩上了一层粉红的雪。as though和as if没有什么区别。as if用得普遍些, 却可引导方式状语从句和表语从句, 其从句谓语常用虚拟语气。(1) 引导方式状语从句
41、 She acted as though nothing had happened 她装得好像什么事也没发生过似的。 当从句主语和主句主语一致,从句谓语中又含有动词to be时, 可以把主语和to be一起省去。 He looked about as though (he was) in search of something 他四处张望, 好像寻找什么。(2) 引导表语从句 It looks as if its going to rain 看样子天要下雨了。as though和as if从句用虚拟语气,还是用陈述语气。完全根据具体情况而定。如果从句表示的意思与事实完全相反,或者纯粹是一种假设, 通常用虚拟语气。 The child talks as if she were an adult. 那孩子说话的样子好像她是个大人。