Learning about Language精品学案

第一步

听写

origin, poet, custom, arrival, admire, celebrate, lunar, in memory of, in the shape of, drown oneself in sadness/ despair, have fun with sb., look forward to

第二步

任务布置

端午节是中国的一个传统节日，

请根据下列表格用英语写一篇100字左右的短文，对此节日做一个简单的介绍。

节日名称

端午节

庆祝日期

阴历五月初五

节日由来

战国时期楚国的一位伟大的爱国主义（patriotic）诗人——屈原，因国都沦陷而在绝望中投水自杀。人们敬佩他，故而设立了这个节日来纪念他。

庆祝活动

划龙船，用竹叶和五彩绳将粽子包成金字塔形等。

第三步

写前热身

Translate the following in groups of four. 1．阴历五月初五

_____________________________________________ 2．战国时期

_____________________________________________ 3．沦陷

_____________________________________________ 4．在绝望中投水自杀

_____________________________________________

5．用竹叶和五彩绳将粽子包成金字塔形

_____________________________________________ 第四步

限时写作

Ask students to finish writing the passage, they may refer to the dictated words and expressions Suggested article: (It can be shown after the students finish their own work.)

The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It’s generally believed that the origin of the festival is to celebrate the memory of a great patriotic poet Qu Yuan, who was a native of the State of Chu during the Warring States Period and finally drowned himself in despair after the capital was lost to its enemy. People admire him so much that every year thereafter people will row dragon boats on this day in memory of Qu Yuan. And it’s also the custom now that people make Zongzi wrapped in the shape of pyramid using bamboo leaves tied with five-colored thread. People can have a lot of fun free from the boring daily life on that day so that everyone looks forward to its arrival. 第五步

作业布置

Finish “Checking yourself” on page 47 after class.