Unit 1 Festivals around the world 單元教學(xué)目標(biāo)技能目標(biāo)Goals Talk about festivals and celebrations Talk about the ways to express request and thanks Learn to use Modal verbs Write a similar story with a different endingII 目標(biāo)語言功能句式Talk about festivals:*Festivals are meant to celebrate important events.*Whats your favorite holiday of the year?*What festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in your city or town?*Do you like spending festivals with your family or with your friends?*What part of a festival do you like bestthe music, the things to see, the visit or the food?*Festivals and celebrations of all kinds are held everywhere.*They lit fires and made music because they thought these festivals would bring a year of plenty.*Some festivals are held to honor the dead or satisfy and please the ancestors.*Festivals can be held as an honor to famous people or the gods.*The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.*Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our daily life for a little while.Request:Could/Would you please.? Could I have .? Could we look at.?I look forward to . May I see.? ThanksIts very kind of you . Thank you very much/Thanks a lot.Id love to. It was a pleasure.Dont mention it. You are most welcome.詞匯1. 四會(huì)詞匯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 fool permission parking apologize drown sadness obvious wipe weep remind forgive2. 認(rèn)讀詞匯Obon, incense, skull, Halloween, carnival, lunar, parade, Jesus, Trinidad, Valentine, weave, herd, the Milky Way, magpie3. 固定詞組take place, in memory of, dress up, play a trick, look forward to, day and night, as though, have fun with, turn up, keep ones word, hold ones breath, set off , remindof4. 重點(diǎn)詞匯starve, satisfy, lead, gather, admire, apologize, drown, wipe, weep, forgive語法Modal verbs: may/ might, can/ could, will/ would, shall/should, must/ can They lit fires and made music because they thought these festivals would bring a year of plenty. P1 Some festivals are held to honor the dead, or satisfy and please the ancestors, who could return either to help or to do harm. P2 Festivals can be held as an honor to famous people or the gods.III. 教材分析與教材重組1. 教材分析本單元以節(jié)日為話題，介紹古今中外節(jié)日的種類、由來、意義以及人們的活動(dòng)和習(xí)俗，旨在通過本單元的學(xué)習(xí)使學(xué)生不但了解我國的節(jié)日，而且對(duì)外國的節(jié)日也有所了解，進(jìn)而拓展社會(huì)文化背景、增加跨國文化知識(shí)；使學(xué)生復(fù)習(xí)和鞏固運(yùn)用請(qǐng)求和感謝的表達(dá)法，掌握情態(tài)動(dòng)詞的用法；并嘗試根據(jù)閱讀的文章寫一個(gè)不同的結(jié)局，能表達(dá)自己的觀點(diǎn)和想法。1.1 Warming Up 旨在通過表格引導(dǎo)學(xué)生討論并列舉出五個(gè)我國節(jié)日的日期、慶祝內(nèi)容和民俗。可以剛剛過去的春節(jié)為話題導(dǎo)入對(duì)節(jié)日的討論；使他們由自己的經(jīng)歷談起，擴(kuò)展到別的節(jié)日以及外國的重要節(jié)日，激發(fā)學(xué)生的興趣，激活他們關(guān)于節(jié)日的背景知識(shí)，為本單元的學(xué)習(xí)做準(zhǔn)備。1.2 Pre-reading是Reading 的熱身活動(dòng)。主要通過兩個(gè)問題引導(dǎo)學(xué)生思考并討論自己最喜歡的節(jié)日及歡度方式，進(jìn)而了解學(xué)生對(duì)節(jié)日的認(rèn)識(shí)，以便為閱讀作好鋪墊。1.3 Reading 的五篇小短文分別介紹古代節(jié)日、亡靈節(jié)、紀(jì)念名人的節(jié)日、豐收節(jié)、春天的節(jié)日等，使學(xué)生了解各種節(jié)日的由來及其存在的意義。此部分載有Festivals的重要信息，還呈現(xiàn)了大量的詞匯和主要的語法-情態(tài)動(dòng)詞的用法。處理時(shí)應(yīng)作為重點(diǎn)、整體處理，通過上下文來教詞匯、語法，并引導(dǎo)學(xué)生分析長句、難句和復(fù)雜句。1.4 Comprehending是考察對(duì)閱讀內(nèi)容的進(jìn)一步理解。練習(xí)一：六個(gè)問題讓學(xué)生對(duì)文章內(nèi)容有淺層理解并考察課文細(xì)節(jié)，但又不能僅僅拘泥于課文，要引導(dǎo)學(xué)生理解課文內(nèi)容的基礎(chǔ)上聯(lián)系現(xiàn)實(shí)生活。練習(xí)二：要求學(xué)生討論哪些節(jié)日是最重要的，哪些是最有趣的，以表格的形式檢查學(xué)生對(duì)所讀節(jié)日的理解，并訓(xùn)練他們舉一反三的歸納和推理能力。練習(xí)三：要求學(xué)生找出各種節(jié)日共有的三件事，然后討論為什么這些事對(duì)各地的人們都很重要。這就要求學(xué)生不僅要溫習(xí)文章內(nèi)容而且要結(jié)合實(shí)際，闡述自己的想法，挖掘?qū)W生的思維能力和語言表達(dá)能力。1.5 Learning about Language 分詞匯和語法兩部分。其中Discovering useful words and expressions是本單元單詞的英文釋義練習(xí)和用文章中的詞匯的適當(dāng)形式填空；Discovering useful structures 是以文章內(nèi)容為載體在語境中練習(xí)語法，掌握情態(tài)動(dòng)詞。由此可以看出本教材已明顯地由結(jié)構(gòu)為特征的傳統(tǒng)語法訓(xùn)練轉(zhuǎn)變到以交際功能為特征的功能語法訓(xùn)練，充分體現(xiàn)了新教材話題、功能、結(jié)構(gòu)相結(jié)合的特點(diǎn)。1.6 Using Language 是英語聽說讀寫的全面運(yùn)用的練習(xí)。 1.6 Listening 是課文的延伸，通過聽幾位學(xué)生參加Trinidad Carnival 節(jié)日游行的兩段對(duì)話，使學(xué)生體會(huì)參加節(jié)日游行的真實(shí)情景，既訓(xùn)練聽力一通過問題訓(xùn)練了他們的分析能力。1.6 Speaking 分為兩部分。第一部分通過電話突出交際用語功能的訓(xùn)練；第一部分讓學(xué)生編對(duì)話，可以按自己的想象、經(jīng)歷為內(nèi)容，訓(xùn)練思維和表達(dá)能力。1.6 Reading 是發(fā)生在情人節(jié)的一個(gè)令人傷心的愛情故事，其中又插入了一個(gè)“七巧節(jié)”的故事。閱讀后的討論不僅幫助學(xué)生理解文章主旨大意，更重要的是讓學(xué)生學(xué)會(huì)尋求解決問題的方法。1.6 Writing 的任務(wù)是寫一個(gè)與文章結(jié)尾不同的結(jié)局。旨在讓學(xué)生通過思考寫出自己的想法，嘗試自己解決問題?？傊?，通過本單元的系統(tǒng)學(xué)習(xí)，讓學(xué)生了解世界各國的節(jié)日及民俗，學(xué)習(xí)有關(guān)節(jié)日的詞匯，并能夠豐富語言知識(shí)，提升用英語表達(dá)觀點(diǎn)的能力。2. 教材重組2.1 口語 從話題內(nèi)容和功能上分析Warming Up 與Workbook中的Listening和Talking相一致，旨在啟發(fā)學(xué)生討論、思考并引出本單元關(guān)于節(jié)日的話題，可以整和成一節(jié)任務(wù)型“口語課”。2.2精讀 可將Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending三個(gè)活動(dòng)整和成一節(jié)“閱讀課”。2.3語言學(xué)習(xí) 將Learning about Language與Workbook中的Using words && expressions Using structures結(jié)合在一起，上一節(jié)“語言學(xué)習(xí)課”。2.4聽力 可將Using language中的 Listening與Workbook中 Listening和Listening task放在同一節(jié)課中處理，上一堂 "聽力課"。（Using language中的 Speaking可視聽力時(shí)間而定，可課上處理亦可留做課下作業(yè)下堂課提問。）2.5. 泛讀 可將Using Language中的Reading &&Writing和Workbook中的Reading Task上成一節(jié) "泛讀課"。2.6 復(fù)習(xí)、寫作 可將Workbook中的Speaking Task 和Writing Task 上成一節(jié)復(fù)習(xí)寫作課。（Workbook中的Project && checking yourself, 可視學(xué)生水平安排在本堂課或留做作業(yè)。）3. 課型設(shè)計(jì)與課時(shí)分配 (經(jīng)分析教材, 本單元可以用六課時(shí)教完。)1st period Speaking 2nd period Reading3rd period Learning about Language 4th period Listening 5th period Extensive Reading6th period Writing && ConsolidationIV. 分課時(shí)教案The First Period SpeakingTeaching goals 教學(xué)目標(biāo)1. Target language 目標(biāo)語言a. 重點(diǎn)詞匯和短語take place, lunar, festivals, Army Day, Christmas, dress upb. 交際用語Express ones opinion:In my opinion, . I believe .I think that .Expressions used in the shops:Would you like.? Could I have.?Might I offer help.? May I see.?You should try.? Could we look at.?Can you suggest.? We might take.?2. 能力目標(biāo)Enable the students to talk about Chinese festivals and customs in English and get to know some information about foreign festivals.3. 學(xué)能目標(biāo)Enable the students to learn how to talk about Chinese festivals and customs.Teaching important points 教學(xué)重點(diǎn)及難點(diǎn)How to talk about the Chinese festivals and social customs at festivals and how to offer and request the items you need in shops. Teaching methods 教學(xué)方法 Elicitation, discussion, listening, pair work.Teaching aid 教具準(zhǔn)備A computer, a projector and a tape recorderTeaching procedures && ways 教學(xué)過程與方法 Step I Leading in T: Hello, everybody! Welcome back to school! Did you have a good time in your winter holidays?Ss: Yes. Of course!T: When did you feel most happy and excited? Ss: At the Spring Festival.T: Who can tell us why? Volunteers!S1: Because its the most important festival in our country.S2: Because I got much lucky money from my parents,grandparents and my relatives.S3: Because I neednt study at festivals and there was lots of delicious food to eat. How great!S4: Because I met my cousins and old friends who I hadnt seen for a long time and we had a very good time together.T: Excellent work! I am glad to hear that. Now lets talk about FESTIVALS, which are meant to celebrate important events. Please think about other Chinese festivals.S1: New Year (January 1st), Yuan Xiao Festival (15 days after the Spring Festival).T: Quite right. Thats the Lantern Festival. Its the 15th day of the first lunar month. What do you usually do on the Lantern Festival?S2: We eat special sweet dumplings called Yuan Xiao and enjoy displayed lanterns.S3: And we enjoy beautiful fireworks, too.T: You have done a good job. What are the other festivals?S4: International Womens Day. It was on March 8.S5: Arbor Day on March 12th.S6: International Labor Day and Chinese Youth Day.S7: International Childrens Day.T: Yes. Very good. Next one?S8: Army Day is on August 1st and Teachers Day is on September 10th.S9: National Day on October 1st.T: Excellent work! Those are all the legal holidays in our country. Do you know our traditional festivals? List some of them, please.Sa: The most important one is the Spring Festival.T: Yes. Its also called Lunar New Year. Anything else?Sb: Qingming Festival in memory of the dead or the heroes on April the fifth. T: Its called Tomb Sweeping Festival. Another one?Sc: Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in memory of the great poet Qu Yuan.Sd: Mid-Autumn Festival on the fifth day of the eighth lunar month.T: Youve done a good job, boys and girls! You have named many festivals. Im proud of you for you are so well-informed.Step II Warming up T: Look at the screen and Ill show you a table and some pictures:Festivals DateFestivals DateNew YearJanuary 1stTeachers DaySeptember 10thInternational Womens DayMarch 8National DayOctober 1stArbor DayMarch 12ththe SpringFestivalLunar New YearInternational Labor DayMay 1stPure Brightness DayApril the fifthChinese Youth DayMay 4th.Dragon Boat Festivalthe fifth day of the fifth lunar monthInternational ChildrensDayJune 1stMid-Autumn Festivalthe 5th day of the 8th lunar monthArmy DayAugust 1stLantern Festivalthe 15 day of the 1st lunar monthTalking (P41)Use the following sentences: When does the Spring Festival usually take place? What do you do to celebrate it? What special food do you eat? What is the origin of the Spring Festival? Why is the Spring Festival such a big holiday in China?Li Mei and Carla are talking on the phone. Carla is asking some more questions about Spring Festival. A: Li Mei, when does the Spring Festival usually take place? B: Well, the date is a little different every year, but it usually happens at the end of January or the beginning of February. A: What do you usually do to celebrate it? B: My whole family gets together- my grandparents, all my aunts and uncles, and all my cousins. We usually talk about what weve done in the past year. Then we cook a lot of food. A: What special food do you eat? B: We almost always make and eat dumplings. Thats the most traditional Spring Festival food.A: What is the origin of Spring Festival?B: Well, there are several old stories about Spring Festival. In old Chinese stories, there was a monster named Nian who would come into towns at the end of the year and frighten people. Sometimes he would eat them. At some point, people discovered that the monster Nian was frightened of loud noises and the colour red. They began to put red paper on their doors and set off firecrackers. It became the tradition to do this every year to frighten the monster away from the town.A: Wow! Thats an amazing story! Why isSpring Festival such an important holiday in China?B: I guess its like Christmas in Western countries. Its the most important family holiday all year.Homework Collect as much information about festivals as possible. Think about the questions in Part 2 “pre-reading” and then preview the next part about reading to get the main idea. Step III Listening (WB P41)T: Now, we will come to the listening part. First, turn to Page 41. And then listen to the tape. Look at the first picture in this page. What can you see?S5: A rabbit and a chicken.T: Yes. But the rabbit is called the Easter Bunny. Read after me "the Easter Bunny". It is an imaginary rabbit that children believe comes to the home to hide the Easter eggs(復(fù)活節(jié)彩蛋). And the second picture is about the Easter eggs. Whats in the third picture?S6: Some bread.T: Yes. The bread with an X is called hot cross buns. On Easter Day people eat it. Now listen to the tape and try to get the main idea. Play the tape for the students. While listening, the students should grasp the key words and get the main idea. Then play the tape once more. After listening, let the students answer the questions. And check the answers with the whole class. Then sum up the useful expressions in the material (about Easter Day). Then play the tape a third time for them to write down the main idea of the passage. Then check the answers with the whole class.The suggested answers are in the Teachers Book Page 18.The Second Period ReadingTeaching goals 教學(xué)目標(biāo)1. Target language 目標(biāo)語言a. 重點(diǎn)詞匯和短語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 worldwideb. 重點(diǎn)句子They lit fires and made music because they thought these festivals would bring a year of plenty. P1They might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colorful clothing of all kinds. P2Some festivals are held to honor the dead, or satisfy and please the ancestor, who could return either to help or to do harm. P2On this important feast day, people might eat food in the shape of skulls, and cakes with "bones" on them. P2Another is Columbus Day in the USA, in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America. P22. Ability goals能力目標(biāo)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學(xué)能目標(biāo)Teach the basic reading skills: skimming and scanning.Try to compare and make conclusions of different festivals.Teaching important points 教學(xué)重點(diǎn)Talk about all kinds of festivals.Teaching methods 教學(xué)方法 Fast reading, task-based method & discussionTeaching aids 教具準(zhǔn)備A computer, a projector, and a tape recorderTeaching procedures 教學(xué)過程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 calendarShow the pictures on the screen.Pre-reading1. 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: 饑餓 origin: 起源 ancestor: 祖先 Obon: 盂蘭盆節(jié)(日本) grave: 墳?zāi)?；墓?incense: 熏香 in memory of: 紀(jì)念 feast: 節(jié)日；盛宴skull: 頭骨dress up: 打扮；盛裝play a trick on: 搞惡作劇award: 獎(jiǎng)品rooster: 公雞 energetic: 充滿活力的carnival: 狂歡節(jié)parade: 游行ScanningHow many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage?1. Ancient festivals2. Festivals of the Dead3. Festivals to Honor the People4. Harvest Festivals5. Spring FestivalsSkimmingWhat 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 DeadJapan -ObonMexico-Day of the DeadAmerica-HalloweenP 3. Festivals to Honour PeopleDragon Boat FestivalColumbus Day(India)October 2P 4. Harvest FestivalsHarvest and Thanksgiving FestivalMid-Autumn festivalP 5.Spring festivalCarnivalEaster Cheery Blossom Festival長句難句：（supplementary reference materials） 一補(bǔ)充注釋 1 . At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find，especially during the clod winter months .在那個(gè)時(shí)代，如果食物難以找到，特別是在寒冷的冬月，人們就會(huì)挨餓。Starve (v.)1) to cause a person or an animal to suffer severely or die from hunger 挨餓；餓死 Millions of people starved to death during the war.戰(zhàn)爭中數(shù)百萬人挨餓至死。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獲得某事物；缺乏 The homeless children were starved for love .這些無家可歸的孩子渴望得到愛。3）to feel very hungry 感覺很餓。僅用于進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài) When will dinner be ready ? Im starving.晚飯什么時(shí)候做好？我快餓死了。starvation (n.) :(U) suffering or death caused by lack of food 挨餓；餓死 die of starvation 餓死 starvation wages 不夠維持基本生活的工資2. or satisfy the ancestors , who could return either to help or to do harm. 或使祖先得到滿足，因?yàn)樽嫦葌冇锌赡芑氐绞郎希ńo人們）提供幫助，也可能帶來危害。 harm (n.): damage, injury 損害； 傷害 do harm to sb (習(xí)俗) = harm sb 傷害某人come to harm: be injured physically , mentally or morally 身體上精神上或道義上受到損害，通常用于否定式Ill go with her to make sure she comes to no harm. 我要和她一同去以免她受到傷害。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. 如果我們以這種方式處理問題，那可能是弊大于利。 harm (v.): cause harm to (sb / sth) 損害或傷害某人/某事物 This event didnt harm his reputation. 這個(gè)事件沒有損害他的名譽(yù)。3. Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. 萬圣節(jié)也源自人們古老的信念，認(rèn)為亡者的靈魂會(huì)返回人間。 origin (n.) : the place or situation in which something begins to exist 起源；由來，可用做可數(shù)名詞或不可數(shù)名詞，通常用作復(fù)數(shù)形式The tradition has its origins in the Middle Ages . 這個(gè)傳統(tǒng)發(fā)源于中世紀(jì)。He told me it was a word of unknown origin. 他告訴我這是個(gè)詞源不詳?shù)脑~。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 通常用作不可數(shù)名詞，當(dāng)作可數(shù)名詞時(shí)，詞義略不同于用作不可數(shù)名詞時(shí) religious beliefs 宗教信仰 Several members hold very strong political beliefs. 有些成員有著強(qiáng)烈的政治理念。4. It is now a childrens festival, when they can dress up and go to their neighbours homes to ask for sweets. 萬圣節(jié)如今成了孩子們的節(jié)目，這天他們可以喬裝打扮上鄰居家要糖吃。 dress (v.): to put clothes on yourself or someone else 穿衣服。可作及物或不及物動(dòng)詞。dress up 是動(dòng)詞詞組, 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 連衣裙,(上下連身的)女裝 She makes all the dresses for her daughter. 她女兒的連衣裙都是她做的。2) U clothes, esp. outer garments, for either men or women 衣服（男女均可）casual dress 便服ComprehendingUse 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 False1. The ancient people neednt 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 The Third Period Extensive reading Teaching goals 教學(xué)目標(biāo)1. Target language 目標(biāo)語言a. 重點(diǎn)詞匯和短語heart-broken, turn up, keep her word, fool, hold ones breath, apologize, drown ones sadness, in coffee, obvious, wipe, lovely, fell in love, couple, make a bridge of their wrings, weeping, set off for, remind somebody of something, forgive, warm up, the ice sculptures b. 重點(diǎn)句子She could be with her friends right now laughing at him.It was obvious that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for him to le