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Module 2 Public holidays
Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the
first pioneers arrived in America.
教学目标：
掌握文中词汇并能熟练拼写。掌握时间状语从句。
2．通过阅读训练完成阅读任务，提高阅读能力。
3．通过谈论中西方节日文化的不同，帮助学生了解中西方的传统文化。
教学重难点：
1．重点：
(1)掌握文中重点短语和句型。
(2)熟练运用文中出现时间状语从句。
2．难点：运用所学知识写自己喜欢的节日。
教学过程：
Step 1 Lead－in
Show some pictures on the screen about the Thanksgiving Day，and then talk about it in class.
【设计意图】通过图片让学生了解感恩节，可以提高学生参与的积极性，同时激起学生的学习热情。
Step 2 Reading
Before reading
Work in pairs.Talk about the picture in Activity 1.
Think about: What can you see in the picture？What are the people celebrating？What's their relationship？Why are they happy
While reading
Fast reading:
Scan the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.
Careful reading:
Fill in the table about Thanksgiving in Para1.
Fill in the timeline about Thanksgiving in Para2.
Fill in the table about Thanksgiving in Para3.
Fill in the table about Thanksgiving in Para4.
【设计意图】让学生泛读和精读课文，掌握阅读策略。
After reading
Review and retell the story
1．Find out the phrases in the passage and write them down on a piece of paper.
2．Find out the useful sentences and structures.
3．Finish the following mind map.
4．Retell the story using his/her own words according to the mind map.
【设计意图】通过思维导图复习回顾课文内容；通过复述训练学生的表达能力。
Step 5 Writing
1．Think about an unforgettable festival you have enjoyed.Answer the questions in Activity 5.
2．Write a passage about the festival in Activity 6!
【设计意图】通过提供语言提示引导学生整理信息，帮助学生独立完成写作任务，达到训练、提升语言书写能力的目的。
Step6: knowledge points.
Step 6 Homework
1．Remember the words and phrases in this unit.
2．Finish the exercises in the workbook.
板书
Module 2 Public holidays Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America. Key phrases：give thanks for，in the seventeenth century，as well，plenty of，enjoy oneself，lay the table，at the beginning Key sentences： It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends. People make short speeches and give thanks for their food. We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers from England arrived in America by ship in the seventeenth century. The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food.
教学反思(共53张PPT)
Module2 Public holidays
American public holidays
New Year’s Day falls on 1st January
American public holidays
Halloween falls on 31st October
American public holidays
Independence Day falls on 4th July.
People are watching a parade.
Christmas falls on 25th December
American public holidays
Usually, there is a special dinner among them.
Before dinner, they make short speeches.
Thanksgiving
When
Who
What (感谢什么)
Food
Holiday activitives
turkey
corn bread
mashed potato
cranberry sauce
pumpkin pie
sweet potatoes
Unit2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America
An American festival.
A special dinner.
Things to do during the festival.
The history of the festival.
Para2
Para1
Para3
Para4
Predict
Look through and match
Fact about Thanksgiving Para1 Date _______________________
Meaning ________________for their food
Main activities ______
Enjoy a special dinner
_______________
On the fourth Thursday in November
Show thanks
among family and friends
Make short speeches
Fill in the table
When
Why
How
Time What happened to them
The following year
After they landed
While crossing
Fact about Thanksgiving Para2
the first pioneers went to America
by ship.
many of them died.
The native Americans taught them to
grow corn
In the 17th century
they celebrated together by eating
the new food
So Americans have celebrated the festival _______
the first pioneers arrived in America.
since
Fill in the timeline
Before dinner, they usually prepare……
sentence
Fill in the table
Fact about Thanksgiving Para3 Time What do they do
Before dinner
While dinner
After dinner
prepare the food,lay the table,
give thanks for the food
eat too much
talk a lot, tell stories, wash the dishes
Fact about Thanksgiving Para4
Things to do
1.watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,
2. start shopping
3.watch football games
on the fourth Thursday in November
I. What is it
II. History
give thanks for their food
…have celebrated… since the first…
while they were crossing…
after they landed…
luckily, they learned how… from…
and celebrated by eating a dinner
Date
meaning
Retell the text：Thanksgiving
III. Celebration
(activities)
...celebrate …with…dinner
before dinner-----
make speeches
give thanks for
when the dinner is over---
help wash
the dishes
activities to do
the parade
the football match
on TV
watch…
after dinner-------
tell stories
Talk about the festival:
Thanksgiving Day
What was it & When was it
Why did American people spend it
Who do people spend it with
How do they spend it
Thanksgiving Day is an ……，it’s……
American people spend it because……
They spend it with……
During the festival, they celebrate by……
Pair work & Discussion:
Thanksgiving Day is an American festival，it’s on the 4th Thursday in November. American people spend it because they want to give thanks for their food.
They spend it with family and friends. During the festival, they celebrate by watching the Macy’s Thanking Giving Day Parade in New York City and
football on television.
writing
中国传统节日是中华民族悠久历史文化的重要组成部分。假如你是李华，你的美国朋友爱丽丝(Alice)想通过你了解中国传统节日，感受中国文化。请你用英语给她写一封信，向她介绍一个你最喜欢的中国传统节日，内容包括：
1. 介绍一个你最喜欢的中国传统节日(包括时间、应节食物、庆祝活动等)；
2. 谈谈你过节的感受。
传统节日
1. When is it
2. Who do you usually spend it with
3. What are the special food of it
4. What do you do to celebrate it
5. your feelings
Dear Alice，
How are you Let me introduce a Chinese traditional festival to you.____________________________________________________________________________________
Dear Alice，
How are you Let me introduce a Chinese traditional festival to you.My favourite festival is Mid Autumn Festival.It is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. It is on August 15th in lunar calendar every year. It is a time forfamily and friends to get together and have a big dinner.
On that day, we usually eat different kinds of moon cakes.And there are plenty of other things to do. After dinner, we gettogether to enjoy the bright moon in the sky, tell stories andwatch TV. I always have great fun. And I wish you have a wonderful Mid Autumn Festival one day.
Let’s live ,work and
study with grateful
heart.
1.在……之中
2.演说；讲演
3.开拓者；先驱者
4.种植，栽培（植物）
5.谷物；玉米
6.接着的；接下来的
7.摆放餐桌
among
speech
pioneer
grow
corn
following
lay the table
Review the words
8.完了的；结束的
over
9.盘；碟
dish
10游行
parade
11.我们自己
ourselves
Translate phrases（根据paragraph1,查找以下短语）
1 十一月第四个星期四
2 被庆祝
3 做简短致辞
4 感恩…..
the fourth Thursday in November
be celebrated
make short speeches
give thanks for
1 在十七世纪
2 当地人
3 种植谷物
4 下一年
in the seventeenth century
the local people
grow corn
the following year
Translate phrases（根据paragraph2,查找以下短语）
1 传统饭
2帮助做某事
帮助某人做某事
3 摆桌子
4 太多的
5 一年一次
6 讲故事
7 全部结束
8 洗碗
traditional dinner
help do sth
help sb do sth
lay the table
too much
once a year
tell stories
be all over
wash dishes
Translate phrases（根据paragraph3,查找以下短语）
1 一起来
2 在…期间
3 大量的
许多其他可看可做的事
4居住在
5沿着…走
6 ….的开始
7 the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
come together
during…
plenty of…
plenty of other things to do and see
live in
go along
the start of…
梅西感恩节大游行
Translate phrases（根据paragraph4,查找以下短语）
1. give thanks （to sb.） for （doing） sth.
为（做）某事（向某人）表示感谢
【点拨】give thanks （to sb.） for （doing） sth.=thanks for （doing） sth.，意为“对（某人做）某事表示感谢”。如：
Review the phrases
①People make short speeches and give thanks for their food.
人们做简短的致辞，感恩有食物。
②She gave her thanks to her friends for coming to the party.
她对朋友们来参加聚会表示感谢。
③Thanks for helping me out of the trouble.
谢谢你帮我摆脱困境。
2.It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends.
这是和家人朋友间进行特别晚餐的时候。
【点拨】此句句型为：It’s a time for...，意为“这是……的时候”。
【延伸】（1）It’s time for sth.意为“该是某事的时候了”。如：
It’s time for your medicine, dear.
该吃药了，亲爱的。
（2）It’s time （for sb.） to do sth.意为“（对某人来说）该做某事了”。如：
①It’s time for you to stop smoking.
你该戒烟了。
②It’s time for you to wake up and attend to your business.
该是你奋发立业的时候了。
③It’s time for us to go.
我们该走了。
（3）It’s time for doing sth.意为“该做某事了”。如：
①It’s time for having breakfast.
该吃早饭了。
②It’s time for playing the computer games now.
现在是到玩电脑的时候了。
③It’s time for having a rest.
该休息一会儿了。
3. among prep. 在……之中
【辨析】among意为“在……之中”。如：
It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends.
这是家人和朋友间进行特殊晚餐的时刻。
【辨析】among与between
among 意为“在……中间”，用于三者或三者以上的事物或人中间
between ①指“两者之间”，后接三者或三者以上的事物或人时，指每两者之间；②between...and...在……和……之间
如：
①The teacher sat among the children.
老师坐在孩子们中间。
②I am sitting between my parents.
我正坐在我父母中间。
4. The local people, the Native Americans, taught the pioneers how to grow corn.
当地人，也就是美洲印第安人，教这些拓荒者们如何种植玉米。
【点拨】（1）句中的how to grow corn是“疑问词+不定式”结构，作动词taught的宾语。该结构可以在句中充当主语、宾语、表语等成分。如：
①How to solve this problem is unknown.
还不知道如何解决这个问题。（作主语）
②The main difficulty is how to go there.
主要的难题是如何去那里。（作表语）
（2）动词teach的常见搭配：teach sb． sth.，意为“教某人某事”；teach sb. to do sth.，意为“教某人做某事”。如：
Who taught you English
谁教你（们）英语？
5.following adj. 接着的；接下来的
例句：Answer the ________ questions.
回答下列问题。
拓展：follow v. 跟随，追随 例句：
_______ me, please!
请跟我来！
Follow
following
6. The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food. 第二年他们聚在一起品尝新收获的食物，一起欢庆（丰收)。
by eating a dinner of the new food 在句中作状语，表示以聚餐品尝新食物的方式（来庆祝）
by doing sth. 常用来表示“以某种行为的方式”。
例如：
The little girl earns her living by selling newspapers.
小女孩靠卖报纸为生。
by的基本用法
1). 表示静态的位置，意为“靠近……；在……旁边。
His house stands by the river.他住在河边。
2). 表示动态的位置，意为“从…..旁边经过；路过…..”。
He passed by me without greeting me.
他从我身边走过，没和我打招呼。
3). 表示时间、时限，意为“不迟于，在…..之前” “到……为止”。
They will be back by six.
他们将于6点钟以目11回来。
4). 和take, hold等动词连用, 表示接触身体/物体的某一部位.
Don’t take the baby by the arm. She is too young. 别拽那个小女孩的胳膊，她太小了。
5). 表示“逐个”“逐批”,常见于以下短语中：
step by step 一步一步地；day by day 日复一日地；
little by little —点一点地
6). 用于被动语态中,后接动作的执行者,表示“被……；由……”。
English is spoken by many people.许多人讲英语
7). 表示判断的标准，意为“依照，根据”。
By my watch it is eight o’clock.
(按）我的表显不的时间是八点。
8). 表示交通、传递的方式。
I often go to school by bus.
我经常坐公共汽车去上学。
9). 表示原因，意为“由于……的结果，凭着”。
By good fortune, I succeeded the first time.
由于运气好，我第一次就成功了。
7. by 通过……(手段或方法)
例句：He won the competition _______ a
lot of practice.
他通过大量的练习赢得了比赛。
辨析：by, with 和 in 表示“用……”时的区别
by：使用某种方式、方法或使用交通工具，后
接名词、代词或动名词。
with：使用某种工具或身体某个部位,后接名
词或代词。
in：使用语言、语调、笔墨或颜色，后接名词
或代词。
by
例句：
1) I learn English ________ listening to the
tapes.
我通过听磁带学习英语。
2) Liu Wei can play the piano ________ his
feet.
刘伟会用双脚弹钢琴。
3) Please answer the question ________ a
loud voice.
请大声回答问题。
with
in
by
8. lay v. 摆放（餐桌）
【点拨】lay意为“摆放（餐桌）”。如：
We lay the table. 我们摆放餐桌。
试比较：
lie—lied—lied—lying 说谎
lie—lay—lain—lying 躺；位于
lay—laid—laid—laying 放置；下蛋
9. too much 太多
【点拨】too much意为“太多”。如：
We usually eat too much, but it is only once a year.
我们通常吃太多，但是一年只有一次。
【辨析】too much与much too
（1）too much可以作形容词，用来修饰不可数名词，意为“太多”，有时名词可省略。如：
There were so many people and too much noise in the hall that I could not hear you.
大厅里有太多人和吵闹声以致于我听不到你。
此外，too much也可作副词，放在某些动词（如：talk, thank, disturb, walk等）后面或这些动词的宾语后面作状语，表示程度，意为“过分；太”。如：
I can’t thank you too much for your kind help.
对于你的热心帮助我无论怎样感谢都不算多。
（2）much too用来修饰形容词或副词，意为“太”。如：
He does his work much too carefully.
他工作太过认真。
此外，too 前除加 much 修饰外，还可以加 a little来表示程度，意为“过于……了一点”。如：
This coat is a little too tight for me.
这件外套对我来说太紧了一点。
10. Football is also important at Thanksgiving, with many teams playing games.
足球在感恩节也是很重要的，很多球队都在比赛。
【点拨】（1）with many teams playing games是“with+宾语+动词-ing形式”构成的复合结构，在句中可以作定语或状语。这一结构中的宾语补足语可由形容词、副词或介词短语等充当。
（2）with的复合结构:
（3）with的不同含义及用法：
词义 用法
同……一起；和…… 其后一般接表示人的名词或代词
有；带有 其反义词为without，其后接名词、代词或动名词
用…… 其后一般接表示工具的名词
11. with sth 忙于sth
doing sth 忙于做sth
My mother is busy with housework every day.妈妈每天忙着做家务。
I was busy doing my homework yesterday.
我昨天一直忙着写家庭作业。
7. plenty of = lots of 大量的 (用于修饰可数名词复数或不可数名词)
There are plenty of places to visit in Beijing. 北京有很多可以参观的地方。
be busy
