Unit 8 Culture Shapes Us.Lesson 43 教案

Unit 8 Culture Shapes Us
Lesson 43 A Visit to Chinatown
LESSON PREPARATION
LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
◎掌握词汇：bowl,chopstick,spoon,fork. underground
◎接触词汇：Chinatown, decoration, lantern. dragon, Santa Claus, temple
◎短语和句型： lucky money, temple fair
RESOURCES
poster paper
LESSON STRUCTURE
CLASS OPENING
Greeting
Greet the class. Introduce the new unit. Discuss the title page of Unit 8.
Teacher: Today we will start a new unit. Who can tell me the title of Unit 8
Student: I can. "Culture Shapes Us".
Teacher: Very good. What is culture How does something shape you
Students: Culture is the customs, art, traditions and behaviours that reflect a certain group of people. Teacher: Right. Now, how can culture shape you What does it mean when something shapes you Students: When something shapes you that means it helps to define and influence the person you are. Teacher: Excellent. Well done. What are other things that might help shape who you are and who you become
Students: Experiences, knowledge, education, family, friends...
Teacher: That's right. Our experiences, our knowledge and the people in our lives help to shape the person we are. Let's talk more about culture. What do you know about your own culture What do you know about other cultures
Brainstorm some ideas about Chinese culture and other cultures as a class. Write the students' ideas on the board. Talk about food, clothing, art, dance. music, language, literature, etc. Write the students ideas on the board.
Review
Review the theme from Unit 7.
Teacher: In the last unit we talked about working for peace. We learned how our understanding of other people and cultures around the world is important for keeping peace. What else did we learn about peace
Ask several students to respond.
KEY CONCEPTS
FOCUS STRUCTURES:
Young children usually get gifts-lucky money. We have temple fairs and all kinds of performances.
Step 1: Present
CLASS WORK: Think About It 1)Introduce the theme of this lesson.
Teacher: Holidays and festivals is a big part of culture. In Chinese culture one of our major holidays is Spring Festival. It's a time for us to be with our family and celebrate the beginning of a new year. One of our traditions during this holiday is to give lucky money to children in red envelopes. In Western culture they celebrate different holidays and have different traditions.
Write the phrase lucky money on the board. Students should master this phrase.
2)Divide the class into groups to discuss the Think About It questions. Then have the groups share their answers with the class.
Step 2: Read
GROUP WORK: Let's Do It! No.1
1) Instruct the students to read Lesson 43 and answer the questions in groups of three.
2)Discuss the answers as a class and correct any false statements.
Step 3: Break It Down
CLASS WORK: Discussion
Discuss the following questions and go over the mastery words and phrases as a class.
What did Jenny and Brian buy (A: A Christmas tree, some decorations and gifts.)
What did Brian have for lunch What did he use to eat his lunch (A: Brian had a bowl of noodles for lunch. He used chopsticks instead of a fork and spoon.)
What does Jenny say is a problem in Chinatown (A: Parking.)
Where did Jenny's father park (A: He parked in the underground parking lot.
According to Brian, do people speak Chinese in Chinatown (A: They spoke English to Brian, but they speak Chinese to each other.)
When did Danny and Jenny watch the dragon dancing performance (A: Last year during the Spring Festival.)
Who is Santa Claus (A: Santa Claus is a man in a red suit that brings gifts to children on Christmas. Does Brian believe in Santa Claus (A: No. Only young children believe in Santa Claus.
What does Li Ming usually do during the Spring Festival (A: He and his family eat dumplings and many other delicious foods. They also go to temple fairs and see all kinds of performances.)
What does Li Ming hope (A: Li Ming hopes there can be a North America town in China.
What does Brian hope (A: Brian hopes he can go to Chinatown to see the Spring Festival.
Step 4: Activity
INDEPENDENT/GROUP WORK: Let's Do It! No.2
1) Instruct the students to complete this exercise independently.
2)Then have the students work in groups to draw a vocabulary card for each utensil and dish (i.e. cup, glass, fork, spoon, knife, chopsticks, plate and bowl).
3)Once they have their vocabulary cards, students can play a game. One student stands in front of the group, while the other group members call out different uses for the different utensils without mentioning the utensil. The person at the front must choose from the vocabulary cards to complete the statement.
For example: I use
and
to eat soup. (bowl and spoon)
I like to drink juice out of a
(glass) Step 5: Task
PAIR WORK:Project
1)Instruct the students to work with a partner to fill in the Venn diagram. Ask students to copy the Venn diagram onto a large piece of poster paper. Students should write things related to the Spring Festival in the "Spring Festival"circle, things related to Christmas in the "Christmas"circle and things that both holidays have in common in the middle circle. 2)Ask each pair to present their completed Venn diagram to the class and discuss.
CLASS CLOSING 1)Role-play Lesson 43 2)Assign homework:
Write a Letter: Write a letter to a friend in North America. Tell them about the last Spring Festival you celebrated and ask them about a holiday they might celebrate
o What do you do during Spring Festival
o What do you eat /Who do you see /Where do you go
o What did you enjoy most about your last Spring Festival
o What do you hope to do during the next Spring Festival
EXTENSION
CLASS/GROUP WORK: The Word Association Game
Play The Word Association Game to review vocabulary from this lesson.
1) You will need a series of pictures that depict different vocabulary words/phrases from this lesson. You can play this game in groups or as a class. 2)Hold up one picture at a time. For each picture, give the students some time to write down as many words as they can that relate to or describe the picture. Do not give the students more than one minute per picture.
3) Keep the pictures in the same order as you displayed them. Then start with the first picture and ask the students/groups to share their answers with the class. The students get one point for every word they correctly associate with each picture. The student or group with the most points wins.
LANGUAGE NOTES
1. I have no idea.我不知道。
have no idea的意思是“毫无所知；不理解；料想不到”。例如：
I have no idea why my teacher shouted at me that morning.现在我还不知道（或不理解）那天上午老师为什么冲我大声喊叫。
He had no idea what was likely to happen next.他 无法预料接下来会出现什么情况。
2. Do you believe it's Santa Claus who brings you gifts，Brian？布莱恩，你相信是圣诞老人给你带来的礼物吗？
it's Santa Claus who brings you gifts 是 believe的 宾语从句，这个宾语从句是以it构成的强调句。这种强调句式中，it无具体意义，基本结构是“Itis/was+被强调的成分（主语、宾语、状语）+that/who+其他成分”。例如：
It was I that/who bought a second-hand computer yesterday.昨天买二手电脑的人是我。（强调主语）It was a second-hand computer that I bought yesterday.昨天我买的是台二手电脑。（强调宾语）It was yesterday that I bought a second-hand computer.我的二手电脑是昨天买的。（强调时间状语)
It is on the Internet that they exchange the experience of learning English.他们是在网上交流 学习英语的体会的。（强调地点状语）
It is because of gravity that objects fall to the ground.正是由于地球的引力物体才下落的。（强调原因状语)
It was by bike that Tom and his classmates went to Beijing.汤姆和他的同班同学是骑自行车去北京的。（强调方式状语）
3. Of course not.当然不。
not可用在一些副词或词组如why,perhaps, probably, sometimes, certainly, of course等之后代 替前面的整个词组或从句。例如：
-You don't want to go to the park 你不想去公 园？
-Why not 为什么不呢？
-Will you join in the game 你要参加这次比赛 -Probably not. 可能不。
-Do you always help your mother do housework 你总是帮妈妈做家务吗？
-Sometimes not.有时不。
一些动词或词组如believe, guess, expect, hope, imagine, be afraid 后也可以这样用。例如： Maybe I'll regret it, but I hope not.也许我会后悔， 但我希望不会。
-Don't you keep in touch with your American friend？你没跟你的美国朋友保持联系吗？
-I'm afraid not.恐怕是这样。
一些连接词如 as，if，or等后也可以这样用 not。
Walk fast. If not, we won't catch the early bus.快走 吧，不然我们就赶不上早班公共汽车了。
Rainy or not, we have to go there.不管下不下雨， 我们都得去那儿。
4. We have temple fairs and all kinds of performances. 我们有庙会和各种各样的表演。
temple fairs 的意思是“庙会”。例如： Do you like temple fairs 你喜欢庙会吗？