unit 1 festivals around the world 編號001【學習目標】說出中國及世界各地常見的節日和時間、慶祝方式【教學重點】 the words and the expressions in the text 【教學難點】 how to enable the students to grasp the usages of words and in order to and understand some difficult and long sentences .【自主預習】1. 朗讀本單元單詞2. 自主查找資料，并完成相關練習。3. 自愿選擇完成對拓展的探究學習【自學檢測】根據課本第1-2頁的文章內容，完成下列任務1. which of the following is liked by children now?a. obon b. the day of the dead c. halloween d. thanksgiving day 2. why do kids go to their neighbours homes on halloween? a. to ask for sweets b. t ask for cakes c. to ask for lucky money d. to say hello to them 3.what do people do in european countries to celebrate thanksgiving day ? a. they admire the moon and enjoy mooncakes b. they go to clean graves and light incense c. they take part in the boat race . d. they decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit .4. when do carnivals take place in some western countries ? a. in january b. in february c. in march d. in april 短語預知發生_ 紀念_ 盛裝_開玩笑_期待_ 日夜_ 好像_ 玩的開心_【預習疑問】 【課堂探究】step1 課堂導入：i 根據英文敘述，猜出節日名字 nowadays, foreign festivals are more and more popular in china. can you list some?1_ january / february the end of winter, arrival of spring, lunar new year, reunion with family and relatives ;red paper; dragon dances; eat dumplings; new years visit 2_ october 1 the founding of the peoples republic of china in 1949 take time off work; travel to visit family or to see other parts of china; go shopping 3_ the fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendar the memory of poet qu yuan eat zhongzi; watch dragon boat races; put herbs on doorways for good healthnowadays, foreign festivals are more and more popular in china. can you list some? 1.candy, flowers and other tokens of affection are exchanged on this day, in honor of two martyrs, both named st. valentine. 2.franksters feel that it is permissible to play all sorts of tricks on this day.3.the second sunday in may, set aside to honor mothers. 4.the third sunday in june, set aside to honor fathers. 5.a special day for making merry, wearing costumes and playing old-fashioned games. a favorite with children. 6.a christian holy day in march or april when christians remember the death of christ and his return to life.7.generally the fourth thursday in november, set aside for national thanksgiving, especially for our democratic form of government. it is a legal holiday in all states. 8.the first monday in september. set aside to honor labor, it is a legal holiday in all states.9.this is both a legal and religious holiday, it observes the anniversary of the birth of jesus. all states and all those of the christian faith celebrate this holiday.step 2reading and transferring informationread the text again to complete the table listing festivals and their celebrations.festivals and celebrationsancient festivalsfestival of the deadfestival to honour peopleharvest festivalspring festivalcelebrate the end of the cold weather, planting and harvest; capture of animals.step3 . reading to decide on the type of writing and summary of the texttype of writingmain idea of the passagetopic sentence of 1st paragraphtopic sentence of 2nd paragraphtopic sentence of 3rd paragraphtopic sentence of 4th paragraphtopic sentence of 5th paragraphtopic sentence of 6th paragraphstep 4 closing down by making a diagram and retell the textwe shall end the class by going over the text once again to make a diagram and retell the story with its help.ancient festivals spring festivalsharvest festivalsfestivals to honour peoplefestivals of the dead【總結反思】 答案：i 根據英文敘述，猜出節日名字 the spring festival national day the dragon boat festival valentines day , february 14 情人節april fools day, april 1 愚人節 mothers day 母親節 fathers day 父親節 halloween , october 31 萬圣節 easter 復活節 thanksgiving day 感恩節 labors day 勞動節 christmas day, december 25 圣誕節 for reference:festivals and celebrationsancient festivalsfestival of the deadfestival to honor peopleharvest festivalspring festivalcelebrate the end of the cold weather, planting and harvest; capture of animals.honor the dead, satisfy and please the ancestorsan honor to famous people or the gods, happy events for food gathering and end of agricultural work.look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of springstep3 . reading to decide on the type of writing and summary of the texttype of writingthis is a piece of descriptive writing.main idea of the passagefestivals and celebrations of all kinds, such as festivals of the dead, festivals to honour people, harvest festivals and spring festivals, have been held ever since the ancient times.topic sentence of 1st paragraphtodays festivals have many origins.topic sentence of 2nd paragraphfestivals are held to honour the dead, or satisfy and please the ancestors.topic sentence of 3rd paragraphfestivals can be held to honour famous people.topic sentence of 4th paragraphharvest and thanksg