【2024秋人教九（全）英语精彩课堂（精品教案）】Unit 2 Section B

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Unit2 section B
导入一　图片/视频导入:
教师利用课前收集到的有关Halloween的图片或视频片段,在课堂上呈现或演示,同时用英语进行适当讲解,从而引发学生的好奇心和求知欲,导入活动1a。
导入二　讲故事导入:
若不使用多媒体教学,教师可以采用讲故事的方式进行导入:
Now, everyone, today I'd like to tell you something about an important festival in America…
听说训练　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
活动1b-1c (有一定难度,增设听力训练题)
听录音,完成下列表格。(听力原文:Section B　1b, 1c)
Halloween
Place It is popular in 1. 　North America　.
Time It is on 2. 　October　 31st.
Activities Many people make their 3.　houses　 look scary. They may turn off the 4. 　lights　 and light candles. They also put things like spiders and ghosts around the doors and windows. Little kids and their parents dress up as 5. 　ghosts　 or black cats. Parents take their children around the 6. 　neighborhood　 to ask for candies and treats.
阅读突破　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
突破一　任务教学
1. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas
2. Who wrote A Christmas Carol
3. What is the true meaning of Christmas
◎Key: 1.People usually think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
2.Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.
3.The true meaning of Christmas is the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
突破二　辅助教学
利用表格中关键词的提示,让学生根据提示用自己的话复述课文。
A Christmas Carol a famous short novel written by Charles Dickens
Scrooge's personality an old man, never laughs or smiles, mean, only thinks about himself, doesn't treat others nicely, cares about whether…, hates Christmas
the ghost of Jacob Marley Scrooge's dead business partner, used to be like Scrooge, was punished, warns Scrooge to change, tells him to expect…
three ghosts the Ghost of Christmas Past: takes Scrooge back to…, reminds…of…
the Ghost of Christmas Present: takes Scrooge to see how…
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: takes Scrooge to the future, sees that he is dead, but…cares
Scrooge's changes decides to change…, promises to be…, happily celebrates…with…, also gives…to…, treats…with…, spreading…
Section B
第一课时(1a-1d)
Study of the Text　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
What:
This is a listening and speaking lesson, which mainly focuses on the Western festival—Halloween. 1a lets students learn and understand vocabulary and phrases about Halloween, and 1b-1c are for students to learn about Halloween by answering questions and filling in the blanks. 1d is for students to communicate with their peers about their opinions about Halloween, which is a kind of natural output.
Why:
First, students are presented with Halloween, a traditional festival abroad, through festival pictures, introducing culturally exclusive phrases related to this festival. Then through 1b-1d listening and speaking activities, students are trained in listening skills and speaking skills based on the content of this festival, with a focus on training students to be able to use objective clauses to express their own opinions.
How:
Talk about the culture and customs about Halloween and opinions about Halloween through two-person situational dialogue. Focusing on the cultural connotations of the festival allows students to gain a deeper understanding of Western culture.
Teaching Objectives　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
1.To use new vocabulary and objective clauses correctly in the context of talking about Halloween, and understand Halloween-related culture and customs by listening, watching and speaking.
2.To clarify the structure of the introduction of festivals and introduce Halloween as well as other festivals with a mind map.
Teaching Focus and Difficulty　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Teaching Focus:
1.To use certain listening skills to understand and complete listening questions on the general ideas and details of Halloween culture.
2.To understand the cultural customs and cultural differences between Chinese and Western festivals.
Teaching Difficulty:
To use mind maps to introduce Halloween as well as other festivals.
Teaching Process　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Step 1　Lead-in
1.Brainstorm:
How many Chinese/foreign festivals can you think of
2.Think:
What do you know about Halloween
Step 2　Pre-listening
Work on 1a.
Look at the pictures and words related to Halloween. What do you think this festival is about
Purpose To prepare students for using the target language in a different context.
Step 3　While-listening
1.Listen for the main idea.
Listen to the conversation twice and try to write down the answers to the questions. Then report their answers in class.
(1)Where is Halloween popular
(2)When do people celebrate Halloween
(3)What does Wu Yu think of this festival
◎Key:
(1)In North America.
(2)On October 31st.
(3)It is a fun festival.
Purpose To give students practice in listening and understanding a conversation on a specific topic.
2.Listen for detailed information.
Before listening, try to guess what words are needed.
Work on 1c. Listen again and fill in the blanks about the ways to celebrate Halloween. Check the answers.(详见课件资源)
Purpose To give students practice in listening for specific vocabulary.
Step 4　Post-listening
1.Pair-work.
Think about the Halloween activities that interest them most.
Sa: What have you learned about Halloween
Sb: Oh, I know it's a popular festival in North America and it's on October 31st.
Sa: What do you like most about this festival
Sb: …
Purpose To give students practice in using the target language in a different context.
2.Mind map and report.(详见课件资源)
Purpose To realize knowledge output and improve students' expression ability.
Step 5　Summary(详见课件资源)
Step 6　Homework
1.Required: Write an article to introduce Halloween to your families and friends based on 1b & 1c.
2.Optional: Learn about some other festivals in Western countries, and search some information on the Internet and write a passage to introduce one of them, so that you can share with your teacher and classmates next class.
第二课时(2a-2e)
Study of the Text　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
What:
This is a reading lesson. It is centered around Christmas in the West. By exploring the meaning of Christmas and telling the story of Scrooge's transformation, the reading discourse aims to convey the following message to students: concern,empathy and compassion are valuable assets of human society, which should be inherited and promoted by all people in order to give back to the society with love.
Why:
Linguistically exclusive vocabulary related to this festival is presented and the learning of key sentence structures is further strengthened. In terms of skills, the reading process is emphasized to cultivate students' comprehensive language skills; in terms of strategies, the focus is on training students' deeper comprehension of reading.
How:
The spirit of Christmas and the related story of A Christmas Carol are introduced, and the reading skill of inference is used to analyze the main character's behavior, and then to understand the character's personality and the changes before and after, so as to achieve a deeper understanding of the meaning of Christmas.
Teaching Objectives　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
1.To find out the behavior of the main character through reading strategies such as prediction, searching and skimming, and speculation, and then to understand the details of the character's personality and the changes before and after, so as to achieve a deeper understanding of the true meaning of Christmas.
2.To be able to understand the customs of important Western festivals, recognize and understand different cultures, and promote the formation of cross-cultural awareness.
Teaching Focus and Difficulty　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Teaching Focus:
Students will be able to guess the meaning of new vocabulary in the text through the context of the preceding and following texts, and retell the story based on their understanding of the story as a whole.
Teaching Difficulty:
From the changes of the main character before and after, we can better understand the deeper meaning of Christmas.We can learn how to share happiness with others, spread love and be kind to others in our life.
Teaching Process　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Step 1　Lead-in
1.Guess.
Let students guess what festival it is about.
2.Discuss.
Get the students to discuss in groups and create a mind map in 2a.
Purpose To stimulate students' interest in learning and introduce topics.
Step 2　Pre-reading
Introduce the background of A Christmas Carol.
A Christmas Carol, probably the most popular short novel, was written by Charles Dickens (1812—1870). It was published in 1843.
Step 3　While-reading
1.Prediction.
Lead students to predict what the passage mainly talks about.
Can you predict what the passage talks about
A. The spirit of Christmas.　　　　　　B. An old man and ghosts.
◎Key: A
2.Fast reading.
Read the title and the first sentence of each paragraph and find out the general idea.
Para.1　　　　　　　 Scrooge changes his life.
Para.2 Three ghosts visit Scrooge.
Para.3 The true meaning of Christmas.
Para.4 A Christmas Carol is a famous novel.
Purpose To guide students to quickly browse the title and the first sentence of each paragraph and let them gain a preliminary understanding of the main idea and clarify the structure of the article.
3.Careful reading.
Read Para.1 and answer the questions.
(1)What are the common things that people think of for Christmas
(2)What's the true meaning of Christmas
(3)Which book is talked about in this passage
(4)Why does the writer choose this story
◎Key:
(1)Gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
(2)The importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
(3)A Christmas Carol.
(4)Because it is perhaps the best example of telling us the true meaning of Christmas.
Purpose To guide students to understand the iconic things about Christmas, and the story and the meaning behind it.
4.Read Para. 2 and list some information about the story.
(1)How much do you know about this book
(2)Ask students to find out some key information about Scrooge and guide them to infer what the man is like.
What was Scrooge like in the past
He
5.Provide some other questions to lead students to find out more detailed information.
(1)Who is Jacob Marley
(2)What happened to Jacob Marley
(3)Why was Jacob Marley punished after he died
(4)Does Jacob Marley want to help Scrooge Why does the ghost of Jacob Marley come to visit Scrooge
◎Key:
(1)He is Scrooge's dead business partner.
(2)He was dead and he was punished after he died.
(3)Because he used to be just like Scrooge who isn't nice to others and only cares about money.
(4)Yes.Because Jacob Marley wants to warn Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn't want to end up like him.
Purpose To guide students to analyze Scrooge's personality traits and the reasons why Jacob Marley found him, infiltrate inferential reading strategies, and help students experience the skills of deeply understanding the meaning of the text from between the lines.
6.Read Paragraph 3 and fill in the chart.
the Ghost of Christmas Past His happier days as a child.
the Ghost of Christmas Present How others are spending Christmas this year.
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come He is dead, but nobody cares.
7.Read Paragraph 4 and answer the questions.
(1)What's the spirit of Christmas
◎Key: Sharing and giving love and joy to people around us.
(2)Comparison: What do you think of Scrooge (详见课件资源)
Purpose To guide students to think and compare Scrooge's changes before and after, and understand the spirit and significance of Christmas.
Step 4　Post-reading
1.Make a mind map.(详见课件资源)
Purpose To help students recall and consolidate the main information in the text, form a complete context, and enhance the logical and divergent nature of their thinking.
2.Lead students to think about different festivals and stories.
Can you find the similarities of the festivals
Possible key: Reunions./Sharing./Giving./Love.
Purpose To guide students to think about the same meanings of different festivals and stories, reflect on the similarities and differences among different countries and cultures, and cultivate students' critical and divergent thinking.
3.Work on 2d.Answer the questions.Some answers need to be inferred.
◎Key: 1.Because he is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn't treat others nicely, and he only cares about whether he can make more money.
2.No, he doesn't. Because he doesn't treat others nicely.
3.Because he used to be just like Scrooge who isn't nice to others and only cares about money.
4.Yes, he does. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn't want to end up like him.
5.He feels relieved because he was scared in his sleep and he is surprised and happy to have a chance to change his life because it is only the next morning.
6.He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person.
4.Work on 2e.What do you think the three ghosts say to Scrooge when they visit him In groups of four, make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge.Role-play the conversation in front of the class.
Purpose To provide students with speaking practice using the target language.
Step 5　Language points(详见课件资源)
Step 6　Summary(详见课件资源)
Step 7　Homework
1.Required: Write a brief summary of this passage according to the mind map.
2.Optional: Try to write a passage named “The Spirit of the Spring Festival” to introduce the customs of the festival and tell a story about it.
第三课时(Writing)
Step 1　Presentation
(1)话题解读:
本单元写作主要是对某个传统节日进行描写,可以从节日的庆祝时间、庆祝方式以及对此节日的情感态度等方面进行描写。
(2)常用句型:
My favorite traditional festival is… 我最喜欢的传统节日是……
…is the most popular festival in… 在……最受欢迎的节日是……
It is a good idea to do sth. 做某事是一个好主意。
remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起某事
Step 2　Take notes
T: Your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chinese festival.
Get the students to make some notes about the festival and fill in the following chart individually.
What is the name of the festival
When is it
What do people eat
What do people do
Why do you like it so much
Step 3　Practice (通过对所记录的内容进行对话训练,加深对节日的理解)
Have the students talk about their notes in pairs. And then ask some pairs to present their ideas to the class. e.g.
A: What is your favorite festival
B: It's…
A: When is it
B: It's…
A: What do people eat
B: They usually eat…
A: What do people do
B: They…
A: Why do you like it so much
B: Because…
Step 4　Guidance on writing methods
Step 5　Writing
Ask the students to read the expressions in 3b.
Have the students write a letter to their pen pal and tell him or her about their favorite Chinese festivals, using their notes in 3a and the expressions in 3b.
Step 6　After-writing
After finishing the writing, have the students check their work with each other in pairs. And then ask some students to present their work to the class.
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