Module 2 Public holidays Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in

课题 Module 2 Public holidays Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.
教材分析 What This lesson is about a traditional festival—Thanksgiving in America, which is very important for Americans. In this passage, it not only gives us a brief introduction of Thanksgiving, but also tells students its history and different ways of celebration.
Why As English learners, we should know something about foreign culture by some important public holidays. Meanwhile, students can learn about background knowledge of Thanksgiving. Let them know that they should give thanks to their parents, teachers and friends. By learning this lesson, students can learn about other festivals from these aspects, especially its history, ways of celebration. They can compare different cultures with ours as well. And also, we should respect different cultures, that’s an important part of human culture.
How Many relative words and phrases, especially the adverbial clauses are included in this topic. They are used to describe when American people started to celebrate Thanksgiving and how they celebrated it.
教学目标 Students can clearly tell the history of Thanksgiving and say out different celebrations in different times. not only correctly grasp important words and expressions but also correctly express the time with adverbial clauses.Meanwhile they can write a passage about public holidays with what they learn from this lesson.
教 学 重 难 点 ① master new words and expressions about Thanksgiving. ② use adverbial clauses to describe a festival. ③ know the expression of traditional public holiday and the identification with the culture of the motherland and the culture awareness.
教学方法 Task-based approach.
教学准备 Multimedia handouts and pictures videos and mind-maps 课 时
教 学 过 程
Teaching Procedures: Step I:Lead-in Thanksgiving is coming. It is easy and direct to warm up. Some questions about foreign festivals will be used to begin new lesson. Step II: Pre-reading Show a short video about what the foreigners are going to do for Thanksgiving. And then let students think about it. Lead students to say out the aspects of Thanksgiving: introduction; history; celebrations. Step III: While-reading 1.Let students read the passage quickly, then match the headings with the paragraphs. Teach students learning and reading strategies. Para.1 A special dinner Para.2 An American festival Para.3 The history of the festival Para.4 Things to do during the festival 2.Students read Para1 carefully, think and answer the following three questions on the screen. Pay attention to some key words and phrases. a.Do you know which countries celebrate Thanksgiving b.What do people do on Thanksgiving c.Guess: What are these short speeches about 3. Students read Para2 aloud and carefully, find out the facts of Thanksgiving with the help of each other. who the first pioneer when in the seventeenth centurywhere Americawhattaught them how to grow cornhow ate a dinner
4.Watch a short video and add some more details about Thanksgiving to help students know more about foreign culture. 1620 help celebrate MayFlower died new food 1621 Read Para3-4, fill in the blanks. Para.3: a special dinner: lay the table; give thanks (before dinner) Para.4: things to do during festival: travel;parade;shopping;football games (after dinner) 5.Introduce more information about Macy’s Thankgiving Day Parade and the shopping festival, and let students learn to compare it with Double Eleven shopping festival. Expand knowledge about the history of Thanksgiving and the genocide of the Indians.Students can learn to analyze questions from different ways. Step IV: Post-reading Compare the differences between Thanksgiving and Mid-autumn Day. from history time special celebrations There is a similar public holiday in China, let student guess what it is and then try to write a passage about it from the three aspects:introduction;history;celebrations. Students give a presentation about their passage about Mid-autumn Day. Summary and promotion:Group-talk: Compare these two public holidays, which do you prefer Step V: Extra-class work Make a poster about your favourite public holiday. 2.Compare foreign festivals and our traditional festivals and make it a form.
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