Project: Debating pros and cons教学目标设计

Boxfish English Listening and speaking

The Origin of Valentine’s Day

Teacher: Lu Haiyan(卢海燕), Tian Jiabing High School Class: Class 1, Grade 2 Teaching Material: Valentine’s Day

Learning Objectives: By the end of the period, students are expected to 

express their ideas about given questions using the vocabulary from the passage as well as from their own vocabulary. 

understand the passage by conducting listening and speaking activities. 

share their ideas by discussion and debate. 

develop a balanced view on western festivals and Chinese traditional festivals Teaching focus: To conduct discourse analysis, trigger thoughts and enhance language application

Teaching Aids:

multi-media facilities Teaching Procedures

Task 1

Word Foundation Building

1. Use the words to answer questions 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) crumble---- injustice---- imprison---- verdict---- execution---- 2. Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the words above 1.) Their economy___________ under the pressure of United Nations sanctions. 1

Boxfish English 2.) The __________ hasn't weakened the bishop’s determination to fight the charges against him. 3.) I can imagine no greater misfortune than the ___________ of an innocent man. 4.) Many of the tribe's customs and rituals are very old, whose people are still under _________. 5.) The local priest was ____________for 18 months on charges of anti-state remarks.

Task 2: Watching, listening and understanding 1.

Watch the video and answer questions: 1)

Why did the emperor decide to ban soldiers’ marriage? 2)

Who did Valentine meet in prison? 3)

Why did the emperor have Valentine executed? 4)

What did he ask for before his execution? 5)

What did he write down on the paper? 6)

How did Valentine’s Day come? 2.

Watch the video again and fill-in blanks 1)

Watch the first part of the video and fill in the blanks Saint Valentine was a bishop who lived in the third century in __________.

During his lifetime, the Roman Empire was _______________ down in the attacks by the surrounding ______________.

The Roman Emperor ___________ an edict that forbade marriage to _____________ the quality of soldiers. 2)

Watch the second part of the video and fill in the blanks Valentine noticed the ____________ of the decree.

He helped lovers and ___________ them in a holy matrimony.

But soon the emperor heard about this and had him ______________.

Valentine was ______________.

His jailer approached him to use his power and ___________ his daughter. 3)

Watch the last part of the video and fill in the blanks Valentine ____________ her sight.

They fell in love.

The emperor issued a _____________.

Valentine was asked to agree with the emperor about the __________ on marriage but he refused.

Just before his ________________, he signed a _____________ message to his lover, “From your Valentine”, a phrase that lived ever after. Task 3: Report This is a widespread folk story about western Valentine’s Day.

Chinese people also have many folk stories about Chinese traditional festivals.

Share the stories with the class. 2

Boxfish English Task 4: Group discussion

Do you like to celebrate Chinese festivals or Western festivals?

Why?

You are required to list as many reasons as possible to support your view. Task 5: Debate Three main parts of the debate: 1. Opening statement 2. Free debate 3. Closing statement Task 6: Assignment

1.

Learn 5 key words , and make up 2 sentences with each given word. One is a short sentence, the other is a longer one, adding to adjective, adverb, non-finite verb or a clause. 2.

Write an article about your view on Chinese festivals and western festivals in about 120 words.

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