Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending第二课时教案

The Second Period Reading Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language 目标语言

a. 重点词汇和短语

Beauty harvest celebration starve origin religious ancestor Mexico feast bone belief trick poet arrival gain independence gather agriculture award rooster admire energetic Easter clothing Christian custom worldwide b. 重点句子

They lit fires and made music because they thought these festivals would bring a year of plenty. P1 They might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colorful clothing of all kinds. P2 Some festivals are held to honor the dead, or satisfy and please the ancestor, who could return either to help or to do harm. P2 On this important feast day, people might eat food in the shape of skulls, and cakes with "bones" on them. P2 Another is Columbus Day in the USA, in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America. P2 2. Ability goals能力目标

To enable the students to know the earliest festivals with reasons for them and four different kinds of festivals that occur in most parts of the world. Enable the students to master some English expressions and phrases about festivals. 3. Learning ability goals学能目标

Teach the basic reading skills: skimming and scanning. Try to compare and make conclusions of different festivals. Teaching important points 教学重点

Talk about all kinds of festivals. Teaching methods 教学方法 Fast reading, task-based method & discussion Teaching aids 教具准备

A computer, a projector, and a tape recorder

Teaching procedures 教学过程

Step I Revision 1. Greetings. 2. Review the new words of this part. 3. Check the students’ homework---festivals.

Do you know these festivals? When do they take place? lunar calendar Show the pictures on the screen. Pre-reading 1. What festivals or celebrations do you have in your city or town? What part of a festival do you like best- the activities, the music, the sights, the food or the people who visit? 2. Prediction Look at the pictures and title of the passage below. What kind of information you think will be introduced in the passage.

Learn the new words in the text: starve: 饥饿

origin: 起源

ancestor: 祖先

Obon: 盂兰盆节(日本) grave: 坟墓；墓地

incense: 熏香

in memory of: 纪念

feast: 节日；盛宴

skull: 头骨

dress up: 打扮；盛装

play a trick on: 搞恶作剧

award: 奖品

rooster: 公鸡 energetic: 充满活力的

carnival: 狂欢节

parade: 游行

Scanning How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage? 1. Ancient festivals 2. Festivals of the Dead 3. Festivals to Honor the People 4. Harvest Festivals 5. Spring Festivals

Skimming What festivals are mentioned in each paragraph? P1. celebrate the end of the cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn; celebrate when hunters catch animals. P 2. Festivals of the Dead Japan -----Obon Mexico------Day of the Dead America------Halloween P 3. Festivals to Honour People Dragon Boat Festival Columbus Day (India)October 2 P 4. Harvest Festivals

Harvest and Thanksgiving Festival Mid-Autumn festival P 5. Spring festival Carnival Easter Cheery Blossom Festival

长句难句：

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一•补充注释

1 . At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find，especially during the clod winter months .在那个时代，如果食物难以找到，特别是在寒冷的冬月，人们就会挨饿。

Starve (v.) 1) to cause a person or an animal to suffer severely or die from hunger 挨饿；饿死

Millions of people starved to death during the war. 战争中数百万人挨饿至死。

2) starve for sth ; starve sb of sth: ( cause sb to) suffer or long for sth greatly needed or wanted (使某人）得不到某事物而受苦或渴望获得某事物；缺乏

The homeless children were starved for love . 这些无家可归的孩子渴望得到爱。

3）to feel very hungry 感觉很饿。仅用于进行时态

When will dinner be ready ? I’m starving.

晚饭什么时候做好？我快饿死了。

starvation (n.) : (U) suffering or death caused by lack of food 挨饿；饿死

die of starvation 饿死 starvation wages 不够维持基本生活的工资

2. …or satisfy the ancestors , who could return either to help or to do harm. ……或使祖先得到满足，因为祖先们有可能回到世上（给人们）提供帮助，也可能带来危害。

harm (n.): damage, injury 损害；

伤害 do harm to sb (习俗) = harm sb 伤害某人

come to harm: be injured physically , mentally or morally 身体上﹑精神上或道义上受到损害，通常用于否定式

I’ll go with her to make sure she comes to no harm.

我要和她一同去以免她受到伤害。

do more harm than good: have an effect which is more damaging than helpful 弊大于利

If we solve the problem in this way, it may do more harm than good. 如果我们以这种方式处理问题，那可能是弊大于利。 harm (v.): cause harm to (sb / sth) 损害或伤害某人/某事物

This event didn’t harm his reputation.

这个事件没有损害他的名誉。

3. Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. 万圣节也源自人们古老的信念，认为亡者的灵魂会返回人间。 origin (n.) : the place or situation in which something begins to exist 起源；由来，可用做可数名词或不可数名词，通常用作复数形式

The tradition has its origins in the Middle Ages . 这个传统发源于中世纪。

He told me it was a word of unknown origin. 他告诉我这是个词源不详的词。

belief (n.): an idea that you believe to be true, especially one that forms part of a system of ideas 信任；信心；信仰。

注意： belief 通常用作不可数名词，当作可数名词时，词义略不同于用作不可数名词时

religious beliefs 宗教信仰 Several members hold very strong political beliefs. 有些成员有着强烈的政治理念。

4. It is now a children’s festival, when they can dress up and go to their neighbours’ homes to ask for sweets.

万圣节如今成了孩子们的节目，这天他们可以乔装打扮上邻居家要糖吃。 dress (v.): to put clothes on yourself or someone else 穿衣服。

可作及物或不及物动词。

dress up 是动词词组, 意思使是 to wear special clothes for fun, or to put special clothes on someone dress (n.) 1) [C] garment for a woman or girl , consisting of a bodice and skirt in one piece ; frock 连衣裙,(上下连身的)女装

She makes all the dresses for her daughter. 她女儿的连衣裙都是她做的。

2) [U] clothes, esp. outer garments, for either men or women 衣服（男女均可）

casual dress 便服

Comprehending Use the information from the reading passage to answer the following question. 1. What are festivals of the dead usually for? Festivals of the dead are for honouring or satisfying dead ancestors or others, who some people believe might return to help or harm living people. 2. What makes autumn festivals happy events?

Autumn festivals are happy events because people are thankful that food is ready for winter and the hard farm work is finished. 3. What do people usually do at spring festivals? At spring festivals, people usually have dances, carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring. 4. What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations? It is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life/ be proud of our customs/ forget our work for a little while. 5. Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and China. What things are similar? What things are different? The Chinese, Japanese and Mexican festivals of the dead all have customs to honour the dead. The Chinese and Japanese go to clean their ancestors’ graves, and the Mexicans offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. However, there are some difference. The Mexicans eat special food that looks like bones, something the Chinese and Japanese do not do. 6. What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations? Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our daily life for a little while.

True or False 1. The ancient people needn’t worry about their food.

2. Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead. 3. Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China. 4. Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn. 5. Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus. FTTFF