模块1 Unit 3 Celebration 单元教案

Teaching Plan for Unit 3
Content: Unit 3 Celebration
Aims: 1. To read a magazine article, two Internet pages and a literature extract.
2. To talk about celebrations, give advice and send, accept and refuse invitations.
3. To listen to dialogues and radio programmes.
4. To write a description of a party.
5. To learn about the Passive.
6. To learn and master new words and useful expressions in this unit.
Important Points: 1. Reading a magazine article, two Internet pages and a literature extract.
2. Learning about the Passive.
3. Learning and mastering new words and useful expressions in this unit.
Difficult Points: 1. Talking about celebrations, giving advice and sending, accepting and refusing invitations.
2. Listening to dialogues and radio programmes.
3. Writing a description of a party.
Teaching Methods: 1. strategies-based 2. explaining 3. practice 4. interaction 5. discussion
Teaching Aids: 1. a tape recorder 2. the multimedia
Teaching Time:
The First Period
Content: Warm-up
Aims: 1. To understand the learning goals of this unit
2. To learn and master words and useful expressions in this part.
3. To listen and decide the type of celebration
4. To talk about the celebration they had.
Important Points: 1. Learning and mastering words and useful expressions in this part.
2. Listening and deciding the type of celebration
Teaching Methods: 1. audiolingual 2. explaining
Teaching Aids：a tape recorder
Teaching Steps:
I Greetings and Organization
Greet and organize the whole class as usual
II Learning Goals of Unit 3
1. Let the Ss go through the goals
2. Talk about the goals
Which goals are the easiest/the most difficult to realize How to reach the goals
III Warm-up
1. Look at the photos.
What are the people celebrating
2. Explain the key words in this part
graduation from/in/with, win a scholarship, a sporting victory, Halloween
3. Listen and decide
Which five celebrations do you hear
4. Talk
Which have you celebrated recently Tell the class what you did
IV Homework
1. Recite all the words learned.
2. Review Lesson 1.
The Second Period
Content: Reading: Festivals
Aims: 1. To learn words and useful phrases in this lesson.
2. To get a general idea and some specific information in this lesson.
3. To talk about festivals.
Important Points: 1. Learning words and useful phrases in this lesson.
2. Getting a general idea and some specific information in this lesson.
Teaching Methods: 1. skimming and scanning 2. explaining and practice
Teaching Aids: a tape recorder
Teaching Steps:
I Greetings and organization
Greet and organize the whole class as usual.
II Before Reading
What’s your favorite season What festivals happen during your favorite season
II While Reading
1. Skimming
Read the texts quickly and match the pictures with the festivals
2. Scanning
Read the texts again and fill in the table in Ex 3 with the specific information
3. Listening
Listen to the tape and add another typical festival that they know well
4. Pair work
Work in pairs and tell each other about the different festivals
III Post Reading
Discuss in pairs.
Do you think too much money is spent at festival times Why or why not
IV Words and phrases
1. Read aloud the words and phrases
2. Underline all of them in the texts and think about the context.
V Homework
1. Read the texts as fluently as possible.
2. Recite the words after class.
The Third Period
Content: Language Points in the texts
Aims: To master the usages of the language points to better understand the texts
Important Points: be said to be, be made in/from/of, burn down, serve
Teaching Methods: explaining and practice
Teaching Steps:
I Greetings and organization
Greet and organize the whole class as usual.
II Explaining
1. celebrate--- celebration
hold a celebration, in celebration of
2. be said to be doing/ to do/ to have done
He is said to be studying abroad, but I don’t know which country he is studying in.
He is said to have studied abroad, but I don’t know which country he studied in.
He is said to study abroad, but I don’t know which country he will study in.
3. occasion
The wedding was quite an occasion.
He wore his oldest clothes to the party. He has no sense of occasion.
4. tradition--- traditional
traditional Chinese medicine
The young should keep up the fine tradition of plain living and hard work.
5. include ---- included/ including
6. be made with/ in /from/of
7. fall=happen/occur/have as a date
8. light--- lighted/lit
He lighted the candle.
a lighted candle
9. burn down
burn sth down= burn sth to the ground
(fire) burn down/up
break down
get down to doing sth
hand down
turn down
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How come
When it comes to…
come across
come = be available
This dress comes in three sizes.
The shoes come in black.
11. serve
We should serve the people whole-heartedly/ heart and soul.
He has served in the army for three years.
The old woman served us with apples/ served apples for（to）us.
12. take part in
take part in 参加某一项活动，并在其中起积极作用
attend a meeting/conference/college/church 出席/参加，只是听和看，不一定起积极作用
join in a game/ an activity
join the Party/Army/League
join sb in doing sth
III Reading aloud
Understand the texts better by reading aloud the language points.
IV Homework
Recite the language points.
The Fourth Period
Content: the Passive
Aims：1. To understand the usage of the passive
2. To master the examined points in NMET
Important Points: 1.Understanding the usage of the passive
2. Mastering the examined points in NMET
Teaching Methods: 1.discovery 2.practice
Teaching Steps:
I Greetings and Organizations
Greet and organize the whole class as usual
II Passive
1. Do Exx5-6 on Page37
Imitate the given sentences and complete the blanks.
2. Work out the correct verb forms of various tenses.
is/am/are done
was/were done
will be done
is/am/are going to be done
would be done
was/were going to be done
is/am/are being done
was/were being done
have/has been done
had been done
may/can/must/should be done
3. Explain the uses
⑴We don’t know who performed the action
⑵We needn’t know who performed the action
⑶The action itself is more important than “doer”
⑷In writing, especially in scientific and technical reports, and in newspaper articles, the passive is more formal than the action
4. Practice
Exx7-9 on Page 37
5. Consolidate
Do the following questions in NMET
⑴No decision_____ about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed.
A. will be made B. is made C. is being made D. has been made
⑵---- What’s that noise
------ Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine ____.
A. was tested B. will be tested C. is being tested D. has been tested
⑶Though we don’t know what was discussed, yet we can feel the topic____.
A. had changed B. will change C. was changed D. has been changed
⑷I like these English songs and they ____many times on the radio.
A. taught B. have taught C. are taught D. have been taught
III. Homework
Review what has been taught
The Fifth Period
Content: Listening(1) in Lesson 2
Aims: 1. To learn and master words and useful expressions in this lesson
2. To understand the listening strategies
3.To listen for the general idea
Important Points: 1.Words and useful expressions in this lesson
2. Understanding the listening strategies
3. Listening for the general idea
Teaching Methods：1. explaining and practice 2. strategies-based 3.audiolingual
Teaching Aids: a tape recorder
Teaching Steps:
I Greetings and Organization
Greet and organize the whole class as usual
II Words and useful expressions
1. Read aloud all the words and useful expressions in this lesson
2. Explain the following
⑴reception---receive
接收，接纳，接待；招待会，宴会；（无线电信号）接收
⑵ apply--- application---applicant---applied
apply for a job
apply to do sth
apply oneself to
⑶ depend--- dependence---- dependent----independent
depend on/upon whether clause
depend/reply on it that
----- How often do you eat out
-----____, but usually once a week.
A. Have no idea B. It depends C. As usual D. Generally Speaking
III. Listening
1. Look at the photos
What is happening at these parties What kind of party do you prefer
2. Use the key words to complete the sentences in Ex 2
3. Go through the listening strategies and try to understand them
4. Listen and decide why each person is celebrating
5. Check their answers
The first person--- passing his driving test
The second person--- getting a job with a good salary
The third person----- going to study abroad
The fourth person----- retiring
IV Homework
Recite all the language points learnt in this lesson
The Sixth Period
Content: Listening(2)
Aims: 1. To listen to the radio programme
2. To understand what to do and what not to do
3. To prepare some advice for a foreigner
Important Points: Understanding what to do and what not to do
Difficult Points: 1.Listening to the radio program
2. Preparing some advice for a foreigner
Teaching Methods: 1.audioligual 2.pair work
Teaching Aids: a tape recorder
Teaching Steps:
I Greetings and Organization
Greet and organize the whole class as usual
II Revision
Revise the lesson learned in the last period
III Listening
1.Look at the advice in the Function File
Try to complete the sentences about what you should and shouldn’t do at parties
2.Listen and check the answers
3.Listen again and get more information
IV Speaking
1.Use the phrases from the Function File to prepare some advice for a foreigner who is invited to a celebration in China.
2.Work in pairs
3. Act the dialogue out
V. Homework
Preview Lesson 3
The Seventh Period
Content: Reading: Weddings
Aims: 1.To learn and master words and useful expressions in this lesson
2. To understand the Internet pages
Important Points: 1. Learning and mastering words and useful expressions in this lesson
2. Understanding the Internet pages
Teaching Methods: 1. skimming and scanning 2. guessing and explaining
Teaching Aids: 1. a tape recorder 2. the multimedia
Teaching Steps:
I Greetings and Organization
Greet and organize the whole class as usual.
II Show some wedding photos on the screen and let Ss talk and guess
1. Have you been to a wedding party Who got married
2. Guess the meaning of the words in the Internet pages and match
III Reading
1. Read the small passage about the wedding in USA.
2. Skim the pages as quickly as possible and decide whether the statements on the screen are true or false.
3. Scan each passage and answer the following questions：
What should be done or shouldn’t be done in Indonesian wedding
What happen before/during/after the Greek wedding ceremony
4. Listen and consolidate
Consolidate the pages by filling the blanks on the screen.
IV Words and useful expressions
1.invitation (to)
I have received an invitation to their party.
2.even if/though: in spite of the fact that
I can still remember, even though it was so long ago.
Even if he can understand you, he won’t follow your advice.
3.contribute: give/ write articles
contribute to: help to cause sth
Smoking contributes to lung cancer.
We should make contributions to society.
4. ribbon: silk woven in a narrow strip
Her hair was tied back with a black ribbon.
5. link: make a connection between two people or things
We link up with the company. 我们与该公司携手合作.
V. Homework
Write a small passage about the wedding in China.
The Eighth Period
Content: Modal verbs
Aims: 1. To understand the uses of the modal verbs
2. To master the uses in NMET.
Difficult Points: 1. Understanding the uses of the modal verbs
2. Mastering the uses of the modal verbs in NMET.
Teaching Methods: 1. discovery 2. explaining and practice
Teaching Steps:
I Greetings and Organizations
Greet and organize the whole class as usual
II. Grammar Learning
1.Underline all the following words in the texts
have to, don’t have to, ought to, ought not to, can, can’t
2. Match the verbs to their meanings
3. Get the Ss to talk about the uses of the modal verbs
The teacher should help explain when necessary.
have to---- talk about people’s obligation
don’t have to ---- express lack of obligation
can---- give or ask permission, say that sth is possible
can’t---- express prohibition, say that sth is not possible
ought to---- say that sth is advisable
ought not to---- say that sth is not advisable
4. Practise
Complete the passage with the modal verbs
5. Consolidate
Do the following:
⑴It is usually warm in my hometown in March, but it ____ be rather cold sometime.
A. must B. can C. should D. would
⑵You don’t have to know the name of the author to find a book. You____ find the book by the title. A. must B. need C. can D. would
⑶---- What sort of house do you want to have Something big
----Well, it ___ be big--- that’s not important.
A. mustn’t B. don’t have to C. can’t D. won’t
III Language in Use
Work in pairs. Student A gives advice about what to do. Student B is the foreigner.
IV Homework
Consolidate what has been learnt
The Ninth Period
Content: Reading: Christmas
Aims: 1. To learn words and useful expressions in this lesson.
2. To learn to use strategies to solve problems
3. To read for general idea and specific information.
Important Points: 1. Learning words and useful expressions in this lesson.
2. Learning to use strategies to solve problems
3. Reading for general idea and specific information.
Teaching Methods: 1.skimming and scanning 2. strategies-based
Teaching Aids: a tape recorder
Teaching Steps:
I Greetings and Organization
Greet and organize the whole class as usual.
II Reading
1. Find the key words in the pictures.
Which of the things do you think western people have at Christmas
2. Read the text using skimming and scanning strategies
Which key words are mentioned Circle them out.
What other Christmas things are mentioned Make a list.
In what order did the children do these things
a open the new year calendar
b put their stockings at the end of the end
c sing Christmas carols
d write a letter to Father Christmas
e put up the Christmas tree
f go to church
g have Christmas cake
Answer the multiple-choice questions in Ex 4 by using the reading strategies.
III Writing and Speaking
Make notes about your childhood memories of an important festival.
IV Homework
Read the text as fluently as possible.
The Tenth Period
Content: Language Points in reading
Aims: 1.To learn and master all the language points in reading
2. To understand the text better
Important Points: All the language points in reading
Teaching Methods: explaining and practice
Teaching Steps:
I Greetings and Organization
Greet and organize the whole class as usual
II Language Points
1…..telling him about /before giving them….
____ that she was going off to sleep, I asked if she’d like that little doll on her bed.
A. Seeing B. To see C. See D. Seen
If ____ the same treatment again, he is sure to get well.
A. giving B. give C. given D. being given
2. At the bottom of the bed was the stocking, now full of all kinds….
At the foot of the mountain lies a village.
3. We sang Christmas carols, laughed at jokes, put on silly paper hats and laughed again.
4. …….while……
In the past, men usually worked outside while women worked at home
6. ……with a huge Christmas cake covered with snowmen
With the old man leading, we started towards the river.
With a lot of problems to solve, Barack Obama will be under great pressure.
She was thinking about what to do next with her legs crossed.
7. carry on/out/off
They swore to carry out their duties faithfully.
You will have an accident if you carry on driving like that.
John carried off all the prizes in the contest.
The meal over, the managers went back to the meeting room to ___ their discussion.
A. put away B. take down C. look over D. carry on
III Reading aloud
Read the text aloud in order to understand it better.
IV Vocabulary: Words that go together
Do Exx 5-6 by themselves, then check their answers.
V Homework
Recite all the language points after class.
The Eleventh Period
Content: Communication Workshop
Aims: 1. To know when to show surprise and ask someone to repeat.
2. To cultivate the communicative abilities at parties.
3. To write a description of a party.
Important Points: 1. Words and useful expressions in this part.
2. Knowing when to show surprise and ask someone to repeat.
Difficult Points: 1.Cultivating the communicative abilities at parties.
2. Writing a description of a party.
Teaching Methods：1.audiolingual 2. stages-based
Teaching Steps:
I. Greetings and Organization
Greet and organize the whole class as usual.
II. Speaking
1.Read and listen to the dialogue at a party. Which of the underlined words on the Function File express surprise Which ask someone to repeat
2. Imagine you are going to a party.
Invent a character for yourself and write notes about the person.
3. Imagine you are this person and you are at the party.
4. Work in groups and talk about the most interesting character you met.
III. Words and useful expressions
IV .Writing
1. Read the description of a party. Match these topics with the paragraphs.
a. how it ended b. the situation c how it began d during the party
2. Write a description of a party you have been to. Use the diagram below to think of ideas.
1) Introduction to the situation
Why --- a birthday party Where ---- house
When ---- June, last year Who ---- family and friends
2) The beginning
What preparations What time What food
3) Development
What happened during the party
4) Conclusion
What happened in the end？When did it finish Was it good
3. Use your notes to write a description in four paragraphs
4. Check your description under the guideline of Writing Help 3.
V. Homework
Polish your writing
The Twelfth Period
Content: Culture Corner
Aims: 1. To learn words and useful expressions in this part.
2. To understand sth about Halloween.
Important Points: 1. Words and useful expressions in this part.
2. This history of Halloween
Teaching Methods: 1.skimming and scanning 2. explaining
Teaching Aids：a tape recorder
Teaching Steps：
I Greetings and Organization
Greet and organize the whole class as usual
II Words Learning
The students learn the words by themselves. The teacher should offer help when necessary.
III Reading
1. Listen to the tape and try to get more information about Halloween.
2. Read the text quickly and do the multiple-choice questions.
3. Read more carefully and find the key words related to the history development of Halloween
4. Read aloud the text.
5. Talk about Halloween without referring to the text.
IV. Homework
Go over all that has been taught.