Unit 2 Lesson 3 Christmas Reading 教案
Teaching Aims:
I. Knowledge and Skills
1. To master some useful expressions and enlarge the vocabulary . (hang, chimney, Christmas carols, on Christmas Eve…)
2. To improve the students’ listening , speaking and reading abilities through different tasks.
3. To master how to describe this important festival in the West — Christmas.
II. Progress and Methods
1. To develop the students’ abilities of studying independently, cooperation with others and sharing with others.
2. To learn how to use the knowledge into practice.
III. Emotions and Values
1. To arouse the students’ interest in English.
2. To make the students know more about Christmas Day as well as how to make a plan for the Christmas party.
3. To deepen the understanding of western culture
Teaching difficulties:
To introduce Christmas by using the new words and expressions.
Teaching procedures:
Stages Purposes
Teacher’s
Students’ Activities
Activities
Pre-task: Lead-in and warming-up
1.Let the students sing the song together.
2.Let the students think about any words they know about Christmas. 3.Let the students make a dialogue by using the word cues.
1.Sing a song about Christmas 2.Brainstorming 3.Role-play
1.To review some key words and patterns.
2.To arouse the students’ interest and enliven the class atmosphere.
3.To prepare the students for further reading.
While-task
1.Show the main idea of this reading
2.Let the students listen to the key paragraph and ask some questions
3.Let the students master the new vocabulary by different teaching methods
4.Elicit something about Santa Clause and let the students grasp some words
5.Guide the students to master the language points of the reading
6. Guide the students to do group work and make a plan for a Christmas party
1. Get the main idea of each paragraph
2. Listen to the key paragraph about celebrations at Christmas and answer the questions
3.Learn some new vocabulary by different teaching methods
4.Play a guessing-game and learn some customs about Christmas 5.Learn the language points of the reading 6.Complete the table according the key words
7.Pair work- Make a plan for a Christmas party
1.To practice the students’ ability of scanning and skimming.
2.To get to know the main idea of the reading.
3.To let the students show their works, communicate with each other and learn from each other.
4. To consolidate some key words and phrases.
5.To test whether the students master the content well after the lesson.
Post-task
1. Show another reading material and let students catch the main idea 2.Show the main idea of this reading material 3.Show the answers to the text about some western culture knowledge
1.Read the passage about Halloween 2.Complete the table and get the main idea of this reading material 3.Have a quiz about some western culture knowledge
1.To practice the students’ ability of searching for certain information.
2.To deepen the understanding of western culture.
3. To arouse the students’ interest in
English.
Assignment
1. Write a letter to invite your best friend to the Christmas party.
2. Collect some information about western holidays.
To have further practice and prepare for next class.
课件40张PPT。U2L3Christmas DayFather ChristmasChristmas treeChristmas presentsChristmasChristmas dinnerBrainstormingAssistant: _________________?
Customer: Yes, please. I’d like a Father Christmas coat in a large size.
Assistant: Here you are.
Customer: _______________?
Assistant: It’s 100 yuan.
Customer: That’s too expensive.
______________________?
Assistant: OK. I’ll let you have it at 20 percent off.
Customers: Thanks. _______________.A. I’ll take it. B. Can I help you?C. How does it fit?D. How much does it cost?E. Can you give me a discount?BDEAAssistant: Can I help you?
Customer: Yes, please. I’d like …
Assistant: Here you are.
Customer: How much does it cost?
Assistant: It’s…
Customer: That’s too expensive, Can you give me a discount?
Assistant: OK. I’ll let you have it at …percent off.
Customers: Thanks. I’’ll take it.Role play:the date of Christmas Day the celebrations on Christmas Eve something about Father Christmas atinonChristmas Daythe afternoon HalloweenOctober, 2011Thanksgiving Daythe eve of National DayChristmasnoonNew Year’s Eve6:30p.mautumn1980the date of Christmas Day the celebrations on Christmas Eve something about Father Christmas 1.What do we eat on Christmas Eve?
2.What do we decorate our house with?
3.What do we hang on the tree?
4.What do we do after Christmas dinner?Ask and answer On Christmas Eve, we usually have a party. We eat a big meal-turkey, Christmas pudding, potatoes, ham and so on. We decorate our house with a Christmas tree. The tree is very beautiful. We hang a lot of stars and lights on it. After Christmas dinner, we sit around the tree and sing Christmas carols. Everyone has a wonderful time.The Celebrations on Christmas Eve 1.What do we eat on Christmas Eve?
2.What do we decorate our house with?
3.What do we hang on the tree?
4.What do we do after Christmas dinner?We eat a big meal-turkey, Christmas pudding, potatoes ,ham and so on.We decorate our house with a Christmas tree.We hang a lot of stars and lights on it.We sit around the tree and sing Christmas carols.Ask and answerhang, hung, hung,
hung the bells on the tree,
hang, hung, hung,
hung the star on the tree.
Say a chant:Santa Clause, Santa Clause, what can I _____?
You can ______ stars and lights on the Christmas tree.
Linda ,Linda, What did you ______?
I _______ many nice gifts on the Christmas tree.Fill in the blanks with the proper form of ‘hang’hanghanghanghung1.What do we eat on Christmas Eve?
2.What do we decorate our house with?
3.What do we hang(悬挂) on the tree?
4.What do we do after Christmas eve?We eat a big meal-turkey, Christmas pudding, potatoes ,ham and so on.We decorate our house with a Christmas tree.We hang a lot of stars and lights on it.We sit around the tree and sing Christmas carols.Ask and answerEnjoy Christmas carols!Jingle bells ring——《铃铛响铃铛》Silent Night——《平安夜》1.What do we eat on Christmas Eve?
2.What do we decorate our house with?
3.What do we hang(悬挂) on the tree?
4.What do we do after Christmas eve?We eat a big meal-turkey, Christmas pudding, potatoes ,ham and so on.We decorate our house with a Christmas tree.We hang a lot of stars and lights on it.We sit around the tree and sing Christmas carols.Conclude and readWe eat a big meal-turkey, Christmas pudding, potatoes ,ham and so on.We decorate our house with a Christmas tree.We hang a lot of stars and lights on it.We sit around the tree and sing Christmas carols.Christmas Day is on December 25.Everyone has a good time.We eat …We decorate … with …We hang …We sit around …and sing…Christmas Day is on…Everyone has…Do a competitionthe date of Christmas Day the celebrations on Christmas Eve something about Father Christmas1.Where does Father Christmas put his Christmas gifts for children?
In the stockings
In the socks
In the hat
Guessing-game:√(长袜)(短袜)2.How does Father Christmas get into our house?
A. Through the window.
B. Through the door.
C. Through the chimney.
√?['t??mn?] （烟囱）3.What kind of animal pulls the sleigh for Santa Clause?
Reindeers.
Dogs
Horses.
Donkeys.√驯鹿[sle?] ?雪橇 ?['re?nd??]
Fill in the blanks with proper words:That night we go to bed very l_____. During the night, Father Christmas gets into our house through the c________. He brings us children p_________. He puts his presents in the s________ at the end of our beds. We open our presents o___ the morning of Christmas Day. I love Father Christmas. I love his presents.latechimneypresentsstockingsonComplete the table according to the readingDecember 25Christmaspotatoes hama partya big mealour housestarslightsthe Christmas treeChristmas carolsa Christmas treeour presents Christmas is coming! Suppose our class is going to have a party for Christmas. Make a plan for the party.Pair WorkPlan for the Christmas PartyPlan for the Christmas PartyA：When are we going to have a Christmas party?B：Where are we going to have a Christmas party?A：Who are going to be our guests?B：What are we going to buy for the party?A：How are you going to decorate the room ?B：What activities are we going to have?On the evening of December 24.In the hall.The whole class, teachers, headmaster.Turkey, pudding, salad, fruit cakes, ham and so on.We will decorate the room with a Christmas tree and some lights and so on.Sing Christmas carols and have a gift exchangeStep 1: Speaking!Plan for the Christmas Partyon the evening of December 24in the hallthe whole class, teachers, headmasterturkey, pudding, salad, fruit cakes, ham and so on.Christmas tree, lights, stars
ornaments(装饰品)sing Christmas carols, have a gift exchange, TimePlacePlan for the Christmas Partyon the evening of December 24in the hallTimePlan for the Christmas PartyA：When are we going to have a Christmas party?B：Where are going to have a Christmas party?A：Who are going to be our guests?B：What are we going to buy for the party?A：How are you going to decorate the room ?B：What activities are we going to have?Step 1: Speaking!Pair work: Plans for the Christmas DayStep 2: Writing!
Step 3: Showing!We are going to have a Christmas party on_______.
We are going to have a Christmas party in________.
___________ are going to be our guests.
We are going to buy ________________for the party.
We will decorate the room with_____________
We are going to ….
Welcome to our Christmas Party!What’s your favourite traditional western festival?It’s on the fourth Thursday of Novermber.( )
A. Easter B. Christmas C. Thanksgiving Day
2. People usually do the thing at Easter.( )
A. send cards to his friends B. play egg rolling
C. make pumpkin pies
3.It’s on a Sunday in March or April .( )
A. Halloween B. Easter C. Thanksgiving Day
4.It’s the birthday of Jesus Christmas.( )
A. New Year B. Easter C. Christmas
5.People send cards and roses to the people they love.( )
A. Christmas B. Thanksgiving Day C. Valentine’s DayHave a quiz about western holidaysYour star：_____
Add up the stars for each answerDo you want to learn more western holidays?Halloween is on the 31st of October. At Halloween, there are jack-o’-lanterns everywhere.
People often make pumpkin pies and pumpkin bread. They are sweet. Many people have ‘fancy-dress’ parties. They dress like animals, monsters or famous people.
Children like Halloween very much. They go ‘trick-or-treating’ in the evening. They knock on people’s doors and ask, ‘Trick or treat’ People must give the Children sweets of chocolate, or the children play a trick on them.HalloweenComplete the table according to the readingOctober 31pumpkin piespumpkin bread‘fancy-dress’ parties‘trick-or-treating’October 31pumpkin piespumpkin bread‘fancy-dress’ parties‘trick-or-treating’Do a competitionMy favourite western holidaythe date of….celebrationssome customs you knowIntroduction (引言）Body（正文） Conclusion（总结） Writing guide Homework
Read the reading
Write a composition –my favourite western holiday Homework
Read the reading
Complete the exercises
