Module 2 Public holidays
Unit 1 My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.
教材分析
This is the first lesson in this module. The listening material is information about public holidays. It’s a good text to help the students improve their listening strategies, such as getting information from the listening material about public holidays.
教学目标
【知识目标】
1. Key words:
found, flag, until, off, vacation, season, kid, band, fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, twelfth, twentieth
2. Key phrases:
all kinds of, take a vacation, as soon as, since then, have one day off, have fun, get together
3. Key sentences:
(1) While we’re staying with our friends,we’re going to spend one day in Qingdao.
(2) My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.
【能力目标】
To understand the material about festivals and get key information.
To express dates correctly.
To talk about customs about festivals home and abroad and the differences between them.
【情感目标】
To understand festivals.
To cherish Chinese traditional culture.
教学重难点
【教学重点】
Learn the key words.
1. Key words:
found, flag, until, off, vacation, season, kid, band, fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, twelfth, twentieth
2. Key phrases:
all kinds of, take a vacation, as soon as, since then, have one day off, have fun, get together
3. Key sentences:
(1) While we’re staying with our friends, we’re going to spend one day in Qingdao.
(2) My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.
【教学难点】
Learn to listen for main points and express ideas about festivals.
课前准备
Multimedia
教学过程
Step I. Warm-up
Warming up and leading in
T:Boys and girls,do you like festivals?Can you tell me something about Chinese festivals?
S1:
S2:
...
Then show some photos about Labour Day and ask some questions.
1.Which public holiday are people celebrating?
2.When is this holiday in China?
S1:
S2:
...
Today,we will learn something about public days.
【设计意图】
通过对有关节日问题的回答与讨论使学生更多地了解一些有关中国传统节日的知识; 通过展示图片, 从视觉上吸引学生,为他们建立直观的印象, 激发他们的兴趣, 使学生明确本单元的话题。为后续听力活动的开展作铺垫,顺利导入新课。
Step II. Pre-listening
Complete the sentences(完成句子)
T: Read the three sentences in Activity 2 and work with your desk partner, guess the correct dates.
(1) Labour Day in China is on .?
(2) May Day in the UK is on .?
(3) Labour Day in the US is on .?
Ss: Discuss and answer.
【设计意图】
根据已有节日知识进行猜测填空,为下一对话听力作好铺垫。
Step III. Listening
Listen and complete the table.
China
US
Holiday
Date
Duration
Ways of celebrate
Year the celebration
started
【设计思路】
通过设计由浅入深、不同层次的听力问题,使学生把握对话主旨与内容,通过听力,锻炼学生的听力,促进学生听力水平的提高,同时让学生了解中外节假日的日期、庆祝方式和文化习俗,为后期的说积累了语言材料。
Step IV. Post- listening
Read and complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
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1. The Americans celebrate Independence Day on 4th July. It is the start of the ____________season.
2. On 1st October, you can see the national ________everywhere in China.
3. The US was _________ in 1776.
4. What kinds of ____________ are there on 1st January?
【设计意图】
1. 进一步理解对话。
2. 掌握重点短语及语法。
Step V. Language points
1. anything special 特别的事情
somewhere nice 很好的地方 somewhere interesting 有趣的地方
当形容词修饰不定代词时，应把形容词放在后面.
I have something important to tell you. 我有一些重要的事情要告诉你。
2. as soon as 一……就 (主将从现)
I will call you as soon as he comes back.
拓展: as soon as / if(如果) (主将从现)
If it doesn’t rain , we will have a picnic tomorrow. 明天如果不下雨，我们就去野炊。
3. found (vt.) 建立；创立
The university was founded in 1970.
拓展: found也是find的过去式和过去分词形式。 表示“发现；找到”
I found a wallet on the ground.我在地上发现一个钱包。
4. since then 自从那时起
from now on 从现在起
from then on 从那时起
5. a three-day holiday 一个三天的假期
此处three-day 是一个合成形容词，它有两个特点：
(1) 中间必须有“-”；
(2) 后面的名词必须用单数。
6. have great fun 玩得开心 = have a good time / enjoy oneself
Did you have great fun on my birthday party?
你在我的生日聚会上玩的开心吗？
【拓展】have great fun (in) doing sth. 做某事很开心
The kids are having great fun playing in the park now.
【设计意图】
进一步理解文本重难点。
Step VI. Speaking
(I) Pronunciation and speaking
Listen and repeat.
1st first 5th fifth
2nd second 6th sixth
3rd third 7th seventh
4th fourth 8th eighth
9th ninth 13th thirteenth
10th tenth 20th twentieth
11th eleventh 21st twenty-first
12th twelfth 31st thirty-first
(II) Work in pairs. Say the dates.
—When is your birthday?
—The tenth of September.
(III) Work in pairs and talk about festivals.
1. When is the holiday?
2. What do your family do during the holiday?
3. What special food do you eat?
4. What special clothes do you wear?
【设计意图】
通过对话的方式(谈论一个中国的节日)把所学知识加以巩固。
Step VII. Speaking
1. Pronunciation and speaking
Listen and repeat.
1st first 5th fifth
2nd second 6th sixth
3rd third 7th seventh
4th fourth 8th eighth
9th ninth 13th thirteenth
10th tenth 20th twentieth
11th eleventh 21st twenty-first
12th twelfth 31st thirty-first
2. Work in pairs. Say the dates.
—When is your birthday?
—The tenth of September.
3. Work in pairs and talk about festivals.
(1) When is the holiday?
(2) What do your family do during the holiday?
(3) What special food do you eat?
(4) What special clothes do you wear?
【设计意图】
通过对话的方式(谈论一个中国的节日)把所学知识加以巩固。
Step VI. Homework
1. Listen and read the dialogue twice.
2. Make a dialogue about the Spring Festival.
【设计意图】
作业是课堂学习的延伸，是对课堂所学的技能很好的综合检测。
课件18张PPT。Mother’s DayFather’s DayThe Spring Festival is known
as the most important Festival
in China. National Day October 1st ,1949 is the birthday of The People’s Republic of China.Public festivals in ChinaPublic festivals in the USNew Year’s DayIndependence DayGeorge Washington1. Which public holiday are people celebrating?Look at the picture and answer the questions.Labour Day.2. When is this holiday in China?On 1st May.Listen and complete the sentences with the dates of the following holidays in China, the UK and the US.
1. Labor Day in China is on ________________.
2. Labor Day in the UK is on________________.
3. Labor Day in the US is on ____________________________.1st May1st Maythe first Monday of SeptemberListen and complete the table. National DayIndependence DayOctober 1stJuly 4thThree daysOne daySince 1949Since 1777Flowers and flags everywhere
A three-day holidayAll kinds of holiday activities
American flags
are everywhereRead and complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.1. The Americans celebrate Independence Day on 4th July. It is the start of the ____________season.
2. On 1st October, you can see the national ________everywhere in China.
3. The US was _________ in 1776.
4. What kinds of ____________ are there on 1st January?activity, flag, found, vacationflagsfoundedactivitiesvacationLanguage points 1. anything special 特别的事情somewhere nice 很好的地方
somewhere interesting 有趣的地方 当形容词修饰不定代词时，应把形容词放在后面.
I have something important to tell you.
我有一些重要的事情要告诉你。2. as soon as 一……就 (主将从现)
I will call you as soon as he comes back.
拓展: as soon as / if(如果) (主将从现)
If it doesn’t rain , we will have a picnic tomorrow.
明天如果不下雨，我们就去野炊。
3. found (vt.) 建立；创立
The university was founded in 1970.
拓展: found也是find的过去式和过去分词形式。 表示“发现；找到”
I found a wallet on the ground.我在地上发现一个钱包。4. since then 自从那时起
from now on 从现在起
from then on 从那时起
5. a three-day holiday 一个三天的假期
此处three-day 是一个合成形容词，它有两个特点：
(1) 中间必须有“-”；
(2) 后面的名词必须用单数。【拓展】have great fun (in) doing sth. 做某事很开心
The kids are having great fun playing in the park now. 6. have great fun 玩得开心 = have a good time / enjoy oneself
Did you have great fun on my birthday party?
你在我的生日聚会上玩的开心吗？Listen and repeat.
1st first 5th fifth
2nd second 6th sixth
3rd third 7th seventh
4th fourth 8th eighth
9th ninth 13th thirteenth
10th tenth 20th twentieth
11th eleventh 21st twenty-first
12th twelfth 31st thirty-first
Pronunciation and speaking Say the dates.Now work in pairs. Ask and answer
questions about important dates.
—When is your birthday?
—The tenth of September. 10th September, 1st October,
4th July, 25th DecemberWork in groups. Ask and answer questions about a Chinese public holiday. 1. When is the holiday?
2. What do your family do during the holiday?
3. What special food do you eat?
4. What special clothes do you wear?HomeworkI. Listen and read the dialogue twice.
II. Make a dialogue about the Spring Festival.
