Module 10 Spring Festival
Unit 2 My mother’s cleaning our house and sweeping away bad luck.
【学习目标】
1. To master some key words and useful expressions.
2. To learn about the customs (习俗) and activities of the Spring Festival.
3. To learn to write about the Spring Festival.
4. To respect and love ancient culture.
【教学重难点】
重点：1. Some key words and useful expressions.
2. The customs (习俗) and activities of the Spring Festival.
难点：Write about the Spring Festival.
【教学方法】
任务型教学法、小组合作法。
【教学过程】
Step 1 Leading in
Show some pictures and have a free talk.
What do you usually do before Spring Festival
What do you usually do On New Year’s Eve
What do you usually do On New Year’s Day
Step 2 Pre-task
Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and talk about what’s happening.
—What’s Li Shan’s mother doing
—She’s cleaning the house.
Step 3 While-task
Skimming.
Activity 1 Read the passage quickly and match the paragraphs with the pictures.
Careful reading.
Activity 1 Read Para.1 and finish the tasks.
1. Spring Festival is very important in ___.
A. China B. America C. The UK
2. It happens on the same day every year. (T/F)
3. It usually comes in _________, but sometimes it comes in _______.
Read Para. A and finish the tasks.
1. When does Li Shan’s mother clean the house
2. What is she doing
Read Para. B and finish the tasks.
1. We are celebrating with a traditional __________ on the evening before Spring Festival.
2. I am ______ jiaozi—a kind of _______.
3. _____ dinner, we usually watch a special programme on _____.
Read Para. C and finish the tasks.
(T/F) 1. In this photo, Li Shan’s parents and she are visiting her grandparents.
(T/F) 2. Hongbao means lucky money.
Activity 2 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words and expression from the box.
celebrate dumplings few luck mean programme sweep away traditional
We (1) ________ Spring Festival in January or February. A (2) ____ days before Spring Festival we clean our homes and (3) __________ all the bad (4) ____. On the evening before Spring Festival we have a big family dinner. We eat lots of (5) _________ food, such as jiaozi—a kind of (6) _________. We usually watch a special (7) ___________ on television, and parents usually give their children a hongbao. It (8) _______ lucky money.
Step 4 Post-reading
Activity 1 Read Part 2 carefully and complete the table.
Complete the table on the PPT.
Time be doing always/usually do
Activity 2 Write sentences with the notes in Activity 4.
Join two notes and write one sentence with and.
For example: go shopping for presents; get lots of food ready
→They go shopping for presents and they get lots of food ready.
You can leave out the second they.
→They go shopping for presents and get lots of food ready.
Activity 3 Writing.
Before the Spring Festival clean the house put things awaygo shoppingbuy new clothes
On New Year’s Eve have a traditional family dinnereat jiaozi—a kind of dumplingwatch a special programme on TVset off fireworks
On New Year’s Day wear new clothesvisit family and friendsget lucky money
Activity 4 Exercise.
一、根据汉语意思完成句子。
1. 我们必须马上把树叶扫掉。
We must ____________ the leaves at once.
2. 父母亲通常给孩子们红包。
Parents usually _____ a hongbao _____ their children.
3. “Dumplings”是什么意思？
_________ “Dumplings” ______
4. 我正在吃饺子——一种团子。
We __________ jiaozi— _________ dumpling.
5. 我们正穿着新毛衣和外套。
We ____________ new sweaters and coats.
二、按要求改写句子。
1. Is your uncle making lanterns (否定回答)
_________________________________
2. She’s sweeping the floor at the moment. (一般疑问句)
__________________________________
3. They’re getting ready for the Lantern Festival. (划线部分提问)
________________________________
4. They go shopping for presents. They get lots of food ready. (用and合成一句话)
________________________________
Step 5 Summary
Words: Christmas, February, January, before, luck, table, celebrate, traditional, dumpling, programme, sweater, coat, mean, lucky, merry
Phrases: every year, on the same day, have a look at, a few, bad luck, sweep away, so much, Merry Christmas
Patterns:
My mother’s cleaning our house and sweeping away bad luck.
Like Christmas, it happens every year, but not on the same day.
We always buy a lot of food before the festival.
Step 6 Homework
1. 读熟U2 A2对话，记住本节课所学单词、短语、句型知识点。
2. 完成本单元的练习册。
【板书设计】
Phrases: on the same day, have a look at, bad luck, sweep away
Patterns: My mother’s cleaning our house and sweeping away bad luck.
Like Christmas, it happens every year, but not on the same day.
We always buy a lot of food before the festival.
1Module 10 Spring Festival
Unit 3 Language in use
【学习目标】
1. To summarize and consolidate grammar focus.
2. To get information and know about the Spring Festival.
3. To make notes and write paragraphs.
4. To understand culture and help each other during the cooperation.
【教学重难点】
重点：The difference between Present Continuous Tense and Present Simple Tense.
难点：Have teamwork and write paragraphs.
【教学方法】
任务型教学法、小组合作法。
【教学过程】
Step 1 Leading in
Free talk. Look at the following pictures and say what they are doing.
Step 2 Pre-task
Grammar
Language practice
1. Are you getting ready for Spring Festival
2. What’s your mother doing
3. She’s cleaning the house.
4. I’m eating jiaozi.
总结：现在进行时的构成特点：
肯定 否定 疑问 回答
I am doing … I am not doing … Am I doing … Yes, I am./ No, I’m not.
We are doing … We are not (aren’t) doing … Are we doing … Yes, we are./ No, we aren’t.
You are doing … You are not/ aren’t doing … Are you doing … Yes, I am/we are. /No, I’m not/ we aren’t.
He/ She is doing … He/ She is not (isn’t) doing … Is he/she doing … Yes, he/she is./ No, he/she isn’t.
They are doing … They are not (aren’t) doing … Are they doing … Yes, they are./ No, they aren’t.
现在进行时的特殊疑问句结构为:
“疑问词+ be +主语+doing ... ”
现在进行时与一般现在时的用法区别
一、基本用法不同
1. 一般现在时表示现在的状态、经常性或习惯性的动作、主语具备的性格和能力、自然现象、客观事实或普遍真理。
2. 现在进行时用来表示现在（说话的瞬间）正在进行或发生的动作或表示现阶段正在进行或发生的动作，但是说话那一刻不一定在做。
二、谓语动词的形式不同
1. 一般现在时的谓语动词
（1）be动词用is/am /are三种形式。
He is from America.
（2）实义动词用动词原形或第三人称单数形式。
She sings well.
2. 现在进行时的谓语动词：be + v.-ing
She is getting ready for Spring Festival.
三、时间状语不同
一般现在时常与often, sometimes, always, usually等频度副词连用，还与every morning/day/week …,on Wednesday, in the morning /afternoon/evening等时间状语连用。
2. 现在进行时与now, at the moment, these days, these weeks等时间状语连用，或句首有Look!/Listen!等提示词时，句子中的动词一般用现在进行时。
对比一般现在时和现在进行时：
一般现在时 现在进行时
构成 be (am/ is/ are)行为动词是动词原形或单三形式 be (am, is / are) + v.-ing
意义 表示习惯性或经常性的行为 表示正在进行的行为
标志性时间状语 always, often, usually, sometimes, usually, never … now, at the moment, look, listen …
Step 3 While-task
Activity 1 Work in pairs.
Students A: Choose a picture. Say what the people are doing.
Students B: Guess which picture. Students A is describing.
A: They are watching TV.
B: Is it Picture 4
A: Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.
Activity 2 Write questions and short answers.
Lingling’s mother / learning a lion dance
—Is Lingling’s mother learning a lion dance
— No, she isn’t.
Write question and answers about the pictures in Activity 1.
Picture 1
—What are the girl and her father doing
—They are making dumplings.
Picture 2
—What is the woman doing
—She is making lanterns.
Picture 4
—What are they doing
—They are watching TV.
Picture 5
—What are they doing
—They are performing lion dances.
Activity 3 Complete the passage with the correct form of the words and expression in brackets.
At the moment, we _______________ (get ready) for Spring Festival. We ___________ (clean) the house and we ____________ (sweep) the floor. My mother _________ (cook) a meal. My father doesn’t _____ (work) today. We always ____ (buy) new clothes for Spring Festival. We always ___ (get) presents from our family and friends. Spring Festival finishes at Lantern Festival, and we often ____(eat) yuanxiao on that day.
Activity 4 Work in pairs. Find four things that you both do at Spring Festival and report to the class.
1. We usually clean the house.
2. We buy new clothes.
3. We usually have a traditional family dinner on New Year’s Eve and then watch a special programme on TV.
4. We often play fireworks at midnight.
5. We sometimes visit our friends.
Activity 5 Around the world.
Read and answer. What does the Father Christmas look like
Christmas and Father Christmas
Christmas is the most important festival in most Western countries. Children usually like Christmas a lot because of Father Christmas, Santa Claus. He is a fat man with a long white beard and he wears a red suit. He visits people on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and gives presents to children, so they love him very much.
Step 4 Post-reading
Activity 1 Ask and answer questions about what you and your family are doing for Spring Festival at the moment.
—What are you and your family doing for Spring Festival at the moment
—My mother is cooking the meal. My grandparents are making lanterns. My father is cleaning the house. I am helping to sweep the floor. We are all very busy.
Activity 2 Write notes about your Spring Festival. Use the headings to help you.
Getting ready clean the house sweep the floorcook the meal learn the dragon dancemake the lanterns buy the new clothespaint the doors and windows redhave a haircut
Presents new clothes lucky money
Food niangao (rice pudding) jiaozi (dumpling)yuanxiao (rice dumpling)
Traditions play/watch fireworks at midnightvisit family and friends put on new clotheswatch dragon and lion dancing
Activity 3 Write a letter to a friend.
What you’re doing for Spring Festival at the moment.
What you usually do.
Activity 4 Exercise.
一、用所给词的恰当形式填空。
Look! What is he _______ (do)
We always _______(clean) at Spring Festival.
The boys ___________ (talk) about the football match at the moment.
—Where is the dog —It ________(lie) on the floor.
Betty sometimes _______(have) breakfast at school.
____(be) your father _________ (put) on his clothes
二、句型转换。
1. Are they having dinner (作肯定回答)
_____ ,__________.
2. The young man is taking photos. (对画线部分提问)
________ the young man _______
3. Lingling’s mother cleans the house every day.（改为一般疑问句）
______ Lingling’s mother ______ the house every day
Step 5 Summary
1. 现在进行时的句式变换。
2. 现在进行时与一般现在时的用法区别。
Step 6 Homework
1. 记住本模块所学单词、短语、句型和知识点。
2. 完成本单元的练习册。
【板书设计】
一般现在时 现在进行时
构成 be (am/ is/ are)行为动词是动词原形或单三形式 be (am, is / are) + v.-ing
意义 表示习惯性或经常性的行为 表示正在进行的行为
标志性时间状语 always, often, usually, sometimes, usually, never … now, at the moment, look, listen …
1Module 10 Spring Festival
Unit 1 Are you getting ready for Spring Festival
【学习目标】
1. 掌握单词和短语；
2. 能听懂现在进行时询问对方正在做什么；
3. 能描述春节前的准备活动；
4. 了解文化传统，增强热爱生活情感。
【教学重难点】
重点：1. 掌握本课单词和短语；
2. 能用现在进行时询问对方正在做什么，并能描述春节前的准备活动。
难点：能用现在进行时询问对方正在做什么，并能描述春节前的准备活动。
【教学方法】
创设情境法、小组合作法。
【教学过程】
Step 1 Leading in
Free talk. Show some pictures about Spring Festival. Talk about what people usually do for Spring Festival
Step 2 Pre-task
Activity 1 Match the pictures with the expressions.
1. making lanterns
2. learning a dragon dance
3. cleaning the house
4. sweeping the floor
5. cooking the meal
Step 3 While-task
Activity 1 Listen and number the pictures.
Activity 2 Listen and choose the correct answer.
1. Is Lingling’s father working
2. Is Lingling’s mother sweeping the floor
3. Is Lingling’s grandma cooking the meal
4. Are Daming and Betty making lanterns
Activity 3 Listen again and answer some questions.
1. What is Lingling doing
2. Who is working
3. What is Lingling’s aunt doing
4. What is Lingling’s grandma doing
5. What are Daming and Betty doing
Activity 4 Read and complete the passage
dragon happen hard hurry joinlantern put things away quite ready
What’s (1) __________ at Lingling’s home They’re getting (2) _____ for Spring Festival. Her mother and her aunt are working very (3) ______, cleaning and (4) _________________. Lingling is also (5) _____ busy. She’s making red (6) ________. Daming and Betty are learning a (7) _______ dance, so Tony (8) __________ to Lingling’s home and (9) _________ them.
Activity 5 Retell.
Retell the dialogue according to the information on PPT.
Step 4 Post-reading
Activity 1 Listen and repeat.
lantern learn Linging
what work
ready very
yes you your
Activity 2 Work in pairs.
Ask and answer about what people in the pictures are doing.
—Is the girl making lanterns
—Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.
Activity 3 Exercise.
一、 翻译短语。
1. 打扫房间
2. 扫地
3. 做饭
4. 制作灯笼
5. 为……作准备
二、根据汉语完成句子。
1. 他在为聚会作准备吗？
____ he _______________ the party
2. — Tom在做灯笼吗？
— 是的。
— _____ Tom ______________
— Yes, he _____.
3. — 你们会舞龙吗？
— 不会。
— _____ you ___________________
— No, we ______.
4. 孩子们在干什么？
________ the children ______
Step 5 Summary
1. 用现在进行时询问对方正在做什么。
2. 描述春节前的准备活动。
Step 6 Homework
1. Remember the new words and expressions in Unit 1.
2. Finish the exercise on the students’ book.
【板书设计】
making lanterns
learning a dragon dance
cleaning the house
sweeping the floor
cooking the meal
…
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