Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Section B 3a-Self Check
Teaching goals:
Review the key words and different Chinese and foreign festivals in English.
To learn how to express your favorite festival.
To improve students’ writing skills.
Teaching important and difficult points:
The structure of writing about favorite festival.
Be able to write a letter about your favorite festival.
Teaching methods:
Task-based teaching method, situational teaching method
Teaching tools:
PPT, textbook, blackboard
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Revision
Review the key words and phrases.
Look at the pictures and review Chinese and foreign festivals
Step 2 Pre-writing
Your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chinese festival. Make some notes about the festival.(3a)
E.g.
What is the name of the festival the Spring Festival
When is it The 1st day of the first lunar month
What do people eat dumplings
What do people do clean and decorate their house visit each other
Why do you like it so much wear new clothes and get gift money
Step 3 While-writing
Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/her about your favorite Chinese festival. Use your notes in 3a.(3b)
Try to make a mind map about how to introduce your favorite festival.
Beginning My favorite Chinese/foreign festival is…
It is celebrated in/on …
Body During the festival/ On that day, people usually…
At night, Family will …/Children…
One of the most exciting things is…
It’s exciting to…
Ending It’s my favorite festival because…
It makes me feel…
To show a sample writing.
Step 4 Post-writing
Complete the passage with the words in the box.
Rewrite these sentences as exclamations.
Make sentences about a festival/festivals you like using these words + that/whether/if.
Step 5 Summary
Make a summary how to introduce your favorite festival.
Step 6 Homework
To write a letter to introduce your favorite festival.
Finish the exercise.(课时练)
Blackboard design
Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Section B 3a-Self Check
Beginning my favorite festival is... It’s celebrated on...
Body During the festival, people...
Ending It’s my favorite festival because…
It makes me feel…