1、unit 3 festivals and celebrationsunit3festivalsandcelebrationsteachingaims:.knowledgeaims:)studentscanlisten,read,writeandgraspsomenewwords,suchasarrival,lookforwardtoandsoon;2)studentscanunderstandthecontentofthepassageandgetfamiliarwithdifferentfestivalsmentionedinthepassagesuchasthefestivalsforth

2、edead,thefestivalsforharvestandsoonaroundtheworld.3)studentscanpayattentiontotheirpronunciationandintonationintheirreadingthepassageanddothediscussionworkintheclass.2.abilityaims:)studentscanusereadingstrategiessuchaspredictingwhatthepassageismainlyabout,skimmingthemainideaofthepassageandscanningthe

3、specificinformationfromthepassageinreadingprocess.2)studentscangetthemainideasandspecificinformationaboutthefestivalsandcelebrationsduringtheirfastreadingandcarefulreading.3.emotionalaims.)studentscanexperiencedifferentcustomsandcultureaboutthefestivalsandcelebrationsandtheycanexperiencethedifferenc

4、einculture,.2)studentscanbemoreconfidentandinterestedinlearningenglishandtheyarenotshytospeakenglishinpublic.3)studentscancooperateandcommunicatewithpartnersintheirdiscussionandinterview.teachingkeyanddifficultpoints:.teachingkeypoints)studentscangetthemainideaandthedetailedinformationthroughansweri

5、ngalotofquestionsfromthepassage;2)studentscanunderstandandgraspthecontentofthepassageandgetfamiliarwithdifferentfestivalsandtheircelebrationsaroundtheworld.2.teachingdifficultpoint)studentscantalkaboutandsharetheiropinionsaboutthefestivalsandcelebrations.2)studentscanusethereadingstrategiessuchasski

6、mmingwhatisthepassagemainlyabout,scanningthemainideaofthepassageandpredictingthemainideaofthepassageintheirreadingprocess.teachingaids:powerpoint,picturesandblackboardteachingprocedures：step1warmingupasmid-autumnfestivaliscoming,iwillletstudentsbrainstormthefestivals.iwilldividestudentsinto4groupsto

7、haveabrainstormingcompetition.thegroupwhichcanmemorizemorephrasesaboutfestivalscangetaprize.andthenleadtoourtopictoday-festivalsandcelebrations.justlikethis:goodmorning,girlsandboys.beforeclass,letsplayabrainstorminggame.youguysneedtobrainstormallthewordsaboutfestivalsandiwilldivideyouinto4groups.an

8、dthegroupwhocanmemorizemoreintheshortesttimecangettheprize.soletsstart.ok,letscongratulategroupa.sinceyouhaveknownalotaboutthefestivals,doyouwanttoknowhowtocelebratethefestivals?letsstartthenewlesson,festivalsandcelebrations.step2pre-readingiwillpresentsomepicturesoffestivalsonthepowerpointtoaskstud

9、entstomatchthemwiththecorrespondingfestivals.thenwewillhaveafreetalkaboutthequestions:whichfestivaldoyoulikebestandwhy?justlikethis:nowlookatthepicturesonthepowerpoint,therearesometraditionalfestivalsontheleftandontherightishowpeoplecelebratethefestivalsinawrongorder.soyouguyshavetwotasks,taskoneist

10、omatchthecelebrationswiththecorrespondingpictures.andtasktwoistohaveafreetalkwithyourpartnersaboutwhichfestivaldoyoulikeandwhy?iwillgiveyouthreeminutesandthreeminuteslater,iwillasksomestudentstosharewithus.step3whilereadingfirstly,iwouldliketogivestudents4minutestohaveaglobalreadingwithtwotasks.thef

11、irsttaskistofindoutthemainideaofthepassage.andthesecondtaskistofillintheformonpage3aboutthenamesoffestivalsandthecountries.justlikethis:nowletscometothereadingpart.firstly,fastreading.iwillgiveyou4minutestoreadthepassagequicklyandfinishtwotasks.thefirsttaskisthatyouneedtofindoutthemainideaofthepassa

12、ge.andthesecondtaskisthatturntotheexercisepartandfinishthetableaboutthenamesofthefestivalsandthecountries.thenitshouldbedetailedreading.iwillletthreestudentsreadthefirstthreeparagraphscarefullyandanswertwoquestions:“whatarefestivalsofthedeadusuallyfor?”and“whoisinmemoryofdragonboatfestival”?andthene

13、xplainthenewword“arrival”.afterthis,iwillaskstudenttoreadthenextparagraphandthendiscussingroupsaboutharvestfestivals,especiallythanksgivingday.studentswillshowtheiropinionsaboutthisfestivalintheclass.atthesametime,iwillintroducethehistoryandthewaystocelebratetheirdayinwesterncountries.iwouldlikethem

14、toreadthelasttwoparagraphsanddothetrueorfalse.“themostenergeticfestivalintheworldisspringfestival”.thesecondoneis“festivalsletusenjoylifeandproudofournations”.justlikethis:ok,girlsandboys,youhaveknownthemainideaofthepassage.nowletsreadthefirstthreeparagraphscarefullyandanswerthequestionsonthepowerpo

15、int,thefirstoneisthatwhatarefestivalsofthedeadusuallyfor?”andthesecondoneisthat“whoisinmemoryofdragonboatfestival”?andpayattentiontothewordarrival,itsthenounformof“arrive”.andletsmakeanexample,onlythetimelyarrivalofthepolicecanpreventthesituationfrombecomingworse.thenletsreadthenextparagraphcarefull

16、ywhichisaboutthanksgivingday.afterreading,wewillhaveagroupdiscussionaboutwhatyouknowaboutthanksgivingday.ok,nowcomesthelastpart.afterreading,youneedtodothetrueorfalseexercisesonthepowerpoint.thefirstoneis“themostenergeticfestivalintheworldisspringfestival”.thesecondoneis“festivalsletusenjoylifeandpr

17、oudofournations”.step4postreadingtheforthstepispost-reading.iwillaskstudentstodoaninterview.workinpairs,oneactsasinterviewer,andthetheoneistheofficialofnationaltourismadministrationwhoisinchargeofintroducingfestivalsinchina.andthentheywillshowtheirinterviewsintheclasstopickoutthebestperformancetobep

18、raised.justlikethis:sinceyouhaveknownthemainideaandthespecificinformationofthepassage,letsusewhatwehavelearnedtodaytodoaninterview.letsworkinpairs,onestudentactsasaninterviewer,andtheotheroneactsastheofficialofnationaltourismadministrationwhoisinchargeofintroducingfestivalsinchina.iwillgiveyoufiveminutestoaskandansweraboutchinesefestivals.fiveminuteslater,fo