Unit 1 Festivals around the world 教案1
(FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
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Introduction
In this period, after the warming up, students will first be guided to imagine and share their views about the festivals around the world. They will then be helped to read a passage entitled FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS. It is an introduction of four kinds of festivals.
Examples of “Warming Up” designs are presented in this book for teachers’ reference. Computer and overhead projector may be used to aid the teaching and learning.
Objectives
To talk about festivals and celebrations
To talk about the ways to express request and thanks
To learn to use Modal verbs
To write a similar story with a different ending
Focus
Words
starve, satisfy, lead, gather, admire, apologize, drown, wipe, weep, forgive
Expressions
take place, in memory of, dress up, play a trick, look forward to, day and night, as though, have fun with, turn up, keep one’s word, hold one’s breath, set off , remind…of
Patterns
People should go to clean graves and light intense in memory of their ancestors.
They can dress up.
They children might play a trick on them.
The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring.
People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other.
Aids
Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagrams
Procedure
1. Warming up
(1)Warming up by discussing
T: Look at the screen and I’ll show you a table and some pictures:
Festivals
Date
Festivals
Date
New Year
January 1st
Teacher’s Day
September 10th
International Women’s Day
March 8th
National Day
October 1st
Arbor Day
March 12th
The Spring Festival
Lunar New Year
International Labor Day
May 1st
Pure Brightness Day
April 5th
Chinese Youth Day
May 4th
Dragon Boat Festival
The 5th day of the 5th lunar month
International Children’s Day
June 1st
Mid-Autumn Festival
The 5th day of the 8th lunar month
Army Day
August 1st
Lantern Festival
The 15th day of the first lunar month
(2)Warming up by looking and speaking
1. Use the following sentences:
When does the Spring Festival usually take place?
What do you do to celebrate it?
What special food do you eat?
What is the origin of the Spring Festival?
Why is the Spring Festival such a big holiday in China?
Li?Mei?and?Carla?are?talking?on?the?phone.?Carla?is?asking?some?more??questions?about?Spring?Fe-stival.??
?A:?Li?Mei,?when?does?the?Spring Festival?usually?take?place??
?B:?Well,?the?date?is?a?little?different?every?year,?but?it?usually?happens?at?the?end?of?January?or?the?beginning?of?February.??
A:?What?do?you?usually?do?to?celebrate?it??
B:?My?whole?family?gets?together-?my?grandparents,?all?my?aunts?and?uncles,?and?all?my?cousins.?We?usually?talk?about?what?we’ve?done?in?the?past?year.?Then?we?cook?a?lot?of?food.?
A:?What?special?food?do?you?eat??
B:?We?almost?always?make?and?eat?dumplings.?That’s?the?most?traditional?Spring?Festival?food.?
A:?What?is?the?origin?of?Spring?Festival??
B:?Well,?there?are?several?old?stories?about?Spring?Festival.?In?old?Chinese?stories,?there?was?a?
monster?named?Nian?who?would?come?into?towns?at?the?end?of?the?year?and?frighten?people.?Sometimes?he?would?eat?them.??At?some?point,?people?discovered?that?the?monster?Nian?was?frightened?of?loud?noises?and?the?color?red.?They?began?to?put?red?paper?on?their?doors?and?set?off?firecracker.It?became?the?tradition?to?do?this?every?year?to?frighten?the?monster?away?from?the?town.?
A:?Wow!?That’s?an?amazing?story!?Why?is?Spring?Festival?such?an?important?holiday?in?China??
B:?I?guess?it’s?like?Christmas?in?Western?countries.?It’s?the?most?important?family?holiday?all?year.
Pre-reading by talking and sharing
Questions
What festivals or celebrations do you have in your city or town? What part of a festival do you like best- the activities, the music, the sights, the food or the people who visit?
Prediction
Look at the pictures and title of the passage below. What kind of information you think will be introduced in the passage.
3. Reading aloud to the recording
Today we’re going to read a passage about FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS. Please listen and read aloud about the recording of the text FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS on page 1. Pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence. I will play the tape twice and you shall read aloud twice, too.
4. Reading and underlining
Now please read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.
Collocations from FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
take place, in memory of, dress up, play a trick, look forward to, day and night, as though, have fun with, turn up, keep one’s word, hold one’s breath, set off , remind…of
5. Reading aloud once again and understanding
1.?What?are?festivals?of?the?dead?usually?for??
???Festivals?of?the?dead?are?for?honoring?or?satisfying?dead?ancestors?or?others,?who?some?people?
believe?might?return?to?help?or?harm?living?people.?
2.?What?makes?autumn?festivals?happy?events??
??Autumn?festivals?are?happy?events?because?people?are?thankful?that?food?is?ready?for?winter?and?
the?hard?farm?work?is?finished.?
3.?What?do?people?usually?do?at?spring?festivals??
??At?spring?festivals,?people?usually?have?dances,?carnivals?and?other?activities?to?celebrate?the?end?of?winter?and?the?coming?of?spring.?
4.?What?is?one?important?reason?to?have?festivals?and?celebrations??
??It?is?important?to?have?festivals?and?celebrations?so?we?can?enjoy?life/?be?proud?of?our?customs/?
forget?our?work?for?a?little?while.?
?Compare?the?festivals?of?the?dead?in?Mexico,?Japan?and?China.?What?things?are?similar??What?
things?are?different??
??The?Chinese,?Japanese?and?Mexican?festivals?of?the?dead?all?have?customs?to?honor?the?dead.?
The?Chinese?and?Japanese?go?to??clean?their?ancestors and?the?Mexicans?offer?food,?flowers?and?
gifts?to?the?dead.??However,?there?are?some?difference.?The?Mexicans?eat?special?food?that?looks?
like?bones,?something?the?Chinese?and?Japanese?do?not?do.?
6.?What?is?one?important?reason?to?have?festivals?and?celebrations??
??Festivals?let?us?enjoy?life,?be?proud?of?our?customs?and?forget?our?daily?life?for?a?little?while.?
Discussing in groups
True or False
The ancient people needn’t worry about their food.
Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead.
Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China.
Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn.
Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.
Answer: FTTFF
Closing down by taking a quiz
What?festivals?are?mentioned?in?each?paragraph??
P1.celebrate?the?end?of?the?cold?weather,?planting?in?spring?and?harvest?in?autumn;?celebrate?when?hunters?catch?animals.?
P2.?Festivals?of?the?Dead?Japan?-----Obon?Mexico------Day?of?the?Dead?America------Halloween?
P3.?Festivals?to?Honor?People?Dragon?Boat?Festival?Columbus?Day?(India) October?2?
P4.?Harvest?Festivals,?Thanksgiving?Festival?and Mid-Autumn?festival?
P5.?Spring?festival?Carnival?Easter?Cheery?Blossom?Festival?