人教版必修三unit 1《festivals around the world》教案
高中英語教學(xué)案例(新課標(biāo)人教版必修 3)Unit 1 . Festivals around the worldI. Learning objectives and demands1. Learn how festivals began and how festivals celebrated.2. Developing the ability of reading: scanning and skimming3. Learn more knowledge of foreign cultures and develop the sense of protectingChinese culture.II. Teaching important point1、Learn how different festivals began and celebrated .2、Let students learn more about history and basic knowledge of festivals.III. Teaching difficult point1、Learn the basic method of reading.2、Enable students to talk about festivals and celebrations.IV. Teaching aidsA computer and projectorV. Teaching procedures:Step 1.Leading-inHave a free talk with students. Ask them the following questions:T: Hello, everybody! Welcome back to school! Did you have a good time duringyour winter holidays?Ss: Yes. Of course!T: When did you feel most happy and excited?Ss: At the Spring Festival.T: Who can tell us why? Volunteers!S1: Because its the most important festival in our country.S2: Because I got much lucky money from my parents, grandparents and my1relatives.S3: Because I neednt study at festivals and there was lots of deliciousfood to eat. How great!S4: Because I metmy cousins and old friends who I hadnt seen for a longtime and we had a very good time together.T: Excellent work! I am glad to hear that. Now lets talk about FESTIVALS,which are meant to celebrate important events. Please think about other Chinesefestivals.Then discuss in pairs what other Chinese festivals you know and choose threefestivals to talk about.Step 2.Warming up1.Let students brainstorm the other Chinese festivals:(Lantern Festival, Pure Brightness Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-AutumnFestival, New YearsDay,Chung Yeung Festival)2.Let students work in groups and find the information about Chinesefestivals.FestivalsDateJanuaryNew YearsDay1stInternationalMarch 8thWomens DayFestivals DateTeachers' Day September 10thNational Day October 1stThe SpringArborDayInternational LaborMarch 12thLunar New YearFestivalDagon Boat the fifth day of theMay 1stDayFestivalfifth lunar month2InternationalJune 1stChildren's DayArmy DayAugust 1stChinese Youth DayMay 4thMid-AutumnFestivalLanternFestivalPure Brightnessthe 15th day of thefifth 8th lunar monththe 15th day of thefifth 1st lunar monthApril the fifthDay3.Ask students to fill in the following form and ask some to share theiropinions with the whole class. The first one is given as an example.Time ofFestivalsMid-AutumnFestivallWhat it celebrates What people doyearDatethe beauty of the giveeat moon cakeautumnfal full moon, and watch the fullharvest, time with moon with family andfamily and friends friends. Step 3. Pre-readingT: Ask the students whether they know any festivals of foreign countries.Ss: Christmas Day 、Easter Day、Valentines Day 、HalloweenTell the students well learn something about some festivals in foreigncountries.Step 4. ScanningLet the students read the passage silently and quickly and ask them for themain idea. And then ask them how many kinds of festivals are mentioned in thepassage.3Step 5. ListeningPlay the MP3 of the passage on the computer. And then do the true or falsequestions :1. The ancient people neednt worry about their food.2. People celebrate Halloween with a different purpose from the past.3. Gandhi was a great leader who Indian people honor a lot.4. China and Japan share the same custom of celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival.5. Easter just celebrates the rebirth of Jesus6. In some Western countries there are very exciting carnivals, which takeplace fourteen days before Easter.Keys: 1.F2.T3.T4.T5.F6.FStep 6. Careful reading1Let the students read the passage carefully and finish the form.Kind ofFestivalsNames ofFestivalsAims/ReasonsCountryWays ofcelebrationsFestivalsof the DeadFestivalsto HonorPeopleHarvestFestivalsSpringFestivals(Let students look through the chart and then read the text silently. Threeminutes later, check the answers with the whole class.)42Answer the following questions:1) At what occasions would the ancient people celebrate?2) What are the names of the festivals of the dead in different countries?3) Who do you think should have a festival to be honored? Why?4) What do people usually do when Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival arrives?5) Why is the Spring Festival popular? Talk about all the cultural practicesyou know of at the Spring Festival.Step 7. ConsolidationAsk students to talk about festivals in their own words according to thetext. Then let them complete the following passage with proper words or phrases.There are al kinds of festivals andaround the world, which areheld for different. The ancient festivals were mainly held at threetimes a year-the end of the cold,planting in spring andinautumn. Some festivals are held tothe dead orthe ancestors,who might return either to help or, while other festivals areheld to honor famous people or to the,such as Dragon Boat Festival,Columbus Day, and so on. Harvest andfestivals are happy events because their food isfor the winter andthework is over, to which Mid Autumn Festival belongs. And the mostandimportant festivals are the ones thatthe end of winter and tothe coming ofsuch as the Lunar New Year, at which people have avery.Suggested answers: celebrations;reasons;weather;harvest;honor;to satisfy;to do harm;gods;Thanksgiving;gathered;agricultural;energetic;look forward to;spring;good time.Step 8. Homework1.Learn the useful new words and expressions in this part by heart.52.Read the reading passage again and try to talk about festivals both in andout of China.6