Unit 2 I think mooncakes are delicous
I. Analysis of the Students
The students in grade9 know the tradition of Mid-Autumn Festival well .They can describe it in Chinese, The purpose of this period is to help them learn to describe it in English.They like to imitate and they are creative. They have their own ideas and desire to present themselves. They are interested in songs, performances and stories.
II. Teaching Aims
1. Knowledge:
The tradition of Mid-Autumn Festival
1. Skills:
1)Guessing the meaning of new words and expressions
1)Skimming a passage and get the mean idea
3. Awareness:
(1)The story of Chang’e
(2) the tradition of Mid-Autumn Festival
III.Teaching Stress and Difficulties
1.Teaching Stress:Command The story of Chang’e and the tradition of Mid-Autumn Festival
2. Teaching difficulties:
(1)The clues of the story of Chang’e
(2)the new words and expressions
IV.Teaching Methods:
Task-based language teaching; Communicative language teaching; Inductive teaching.
V.Learning Strategies
Autonomic learning; Group cooperation in improving oral English.; Building up confidence in presentation
VI. Teaching Steps(教学步骤)
Steps Purposes Teacher’s activity Students’ activity
Step 1. Leading-in. (1mins) Lead in the topic by a piece of song Greeting.Let Ss be interested in the topic. Greeting.
Step 2. Present and practice. (13mins) Lead in the topic by some pieses of music ( 1mins)lead in the topic by showing a picture Of chang’e (3mins)( 3. Lead in the information about Mid-Autumn Festival and the story of Chang’e(6mins) Lead in the clues of the story of Chang’e and ask the students to put them in order (3 mins) 1.Let Ss distinguish some piece of music and tell what festival it is aboutAsk the students the following question and lead in the main topic and new words and expressions :eg,T:Who is this lady in the picture What special day do you think of when you see this picture 3.Present the new words and expressions by talking with the students and discuss the following questions:When and where do people celebrated this festival What do people do on the festival Why do they celebrate the festival What is the most famous story about this festvial 4.Help the student put the clues of story in order Listen and distinguish and tell what festival it is aboutHave a free talk with the teacher and get the main topic--Mid-Autumn Festival 3.Get to know the new words and expressions :Eg, Lunar calendarAdmire the moonShare...with/dessert/lay out/ call out/steal/fly up toRead the clues Guess the meaning of the words and put the clues of story in order
Step 3. Reading task (19mins) The meaning of the title. (1mins)Task 1 :skimming (2mins)Task2.read the first paragraph (2mins)Task 3understand the clues of the story ( 2mins)Task 4 Make up short plays with what you learnt from the passage (10mins)Task 5 Practice the new words we’ve learnt (2mins)Summarize what we have learnt today and finish the passage about the Chinese New Year Lean in the meaning the meaning of topic Task 1 Help the students skim the passage get the meaning ideaTask2 Help the students read the first paragraph in detailTask 3 Help the students read the second paragraph and check the answer Task 4 Help the students finish their own short plays Task 5 Help the kids to practice what we have learnt todayHelp the student Summarize what we have learnt today and finish the passage about the Chinese New Year Ss try to learn and understand the meaning of the titleTask 1 Skim the passage and answer the two questions:1.How do people celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival 2. What story is the reading about Task 2Student read the first paragraph and find the answers of the questions:For centuryIn the shape of full moonBest wishesTsak 3 the students read the second paragraph and check the answer according the story in the passage;Pay attention to the words:Steal/ refuse/ as a resultTask 4 choose one of the scene ,make up a short play and act it outTask5 3c Without looking at the passage, try to complete the sentences with the correct words.Think over what they have learnt today and summarizeHelp the student finish the passage about Chinese New Year
Blackboard Design (板书设计)
Full moon Full feeling
Step4. Summary and practice (7mins)
August15th on Chinese lunar calendar
Admire the moon
Share the mooncakes with their family
Family reunion
Mid-autumn festival
Folk story
The story of Chang’e
A goddess thanked hongyi
magic medicine
share it with his wife
steal the medicine
refuse
drink
Flew up to the moon
miss/call out /lay out
Come back