Using LanguageⅡ教学实录

Lesson Plan Unit 1 Festivals around the world Background information:

Time duration: 40mins Students: Senior high school students, Grade 1 Type of lesson: warming up+ reading Teaching objectives:

By the end of this lesson, students should be able to: 1.

Learn about the variety of events and festivals that are celebrated in China. 2.

Understand the passage about different kinds of festivals and the reasons for the celebrations. 3.

Summarize the main idea of the passage. 4. Learn some useful words and expressions in the passage.

Key points: 1.

Make students have a better understanding on different festivals. 2.

Make students to get a right attitude towards Chinese and foreign festivals.

Difficult points: 1.

How to make students have a better understanding on different festivals.

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How to make students understand the reasons to celebrate different festivals.

Teaching approaches: Communicative approach, Task-based language teaching, Group cooperation Teaching aids:

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A multimedia classroom; 2.

A blackboard and chalks; 3.

PPT and pictures. Teaching procedures: Step 1 Warming up: 1)

Play a video about Chunwan Gala then ask them “What is the video taking about? When do we have Chunwan Gala?”

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Ask students “In addition to Spring Festival, what kind of Chinese festivals and foreign festivals do you know? ”

Step 2

Pre-reading:

1)List some Chinese Festivals to Ss

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2)List some western countries to Ss

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and then lead in today’s topic----Unit 1 Festivals around the World.

Step 3 While-reading

Task1:Skimming for general idea

1. Choose the best answer. What is the main idea of the text? A. An introduction to four kinds of festivals. B. The differences among four kinds of festivals. C. How to celebrate four kinds of festivals.

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D. Festivals have different origins. Task2. Skim the reading passage and then fill in the following chart. (课本P3第一题)

Scanning for specific information Task3:. Read the first paragraph and fill in the blanks.

Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of ____ _______, planting in ______ and harvest in _______. Today’s festivals have many origins, some ________, some seasonal and some for special ______ or ______. Task4: Answer the following questions.

1) How do Japanese honour their ancestors? 2) What do people in Mexico do in memory of the dead? 3) What do people in Western countries do in memory of the dead?

Task5: Match the festivals with proper people.

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Task6:what will people do on Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals? Task7. Answer the following questions.

Step 4 Post-reading: Group discussion

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