甘肃省庆阳市宁县第五中学高中英语 Unit1 Festivals a

课题Unit 1 Reading--- comprehension 授课时间 3.5 课型New 二次修改意见教学目标知识与技能过程与方法Help Ss master the way they read the passages by reading them情感态度价值观Help them enlarge their knowledge about social customs and the history of festivals, enlighten them on thecolorful life教材分析重难点1.To let the students pay attention to some useful words, sentences and way to describe festivals around theworld.[来2. To help the students know how to appreciate an article.教学设想教法Fast reading, task-based method & discussion学法Task-based method, Discussion, Cooperation, Pair-work 教具Multimedia and other norm al teaching tools课堂设计目标展示1.To talk about the history of festivals around the world2.To read the passage about festivals around the world3. To generalize and compare the similarities and differences.预习检测Check the students’ homework---festivals.Discussion1).What festivals or celebrations do you have in your city or town?2).What kind of information you think will be introduced in the passage?三、质疑探究1.Ho w to grasp the main idea of the reading passage?2.How to know well about the details in the passage?四、精讲点拨Step IFast ReadingScan the passage and then choose the best answers according to the passage.1．Most ancient festivals were held in order to________．A．celebrate the end of cold weatherB．celebrate harvest in autumnC．celebrate planting in springD．all of the above2．In which country do people celebrate the Day of the Deadin early November?A．Japan.B．Mexico.C．America. D．India.3．What is Columbus Day in the USA for?A．In memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus inthe New World.B．In order to satisfy their ancestors.C．In order to offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead.D．In order to celebrate the return of Jesus from the dead4．The biggest difference between the Chinese SpringFestival and Easter in Western countries lies in ________ functions.A．cultural B．politicalC．religious D．educational5．Which of the following festivals is to honour the dead?A．Obon. B．Midautumn festival.C．Easter. D．Cherry Blossom Festival.Key：1～5DBACAStepⅡCareful reading1．Read the passage and write down the main idea of it.The text mainly tells us about some of today’s festivals. There are three kinds of fes tival.Some are , some are and some are for2.Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks.Festivals and celebrations have been held everywhere since ancient times. There are all kinds of celebrations throughout theworld. Today’s festivals have many origins, some 1. , some seasonal, and some for2. ．Different countries have different festivals. Festivals of the dead are held to honor the dead or toGet the studentsto comprehendthe passagequickly andaccur ately, andmeanwhile helpthe students toform a good habitof reading.1satisfy the 3. . Festivals can also be held to honor famous people. In China, the 4. Festival honors the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. The most energetic and important festival is 5. , which looks forward to the end of winter and the coming of spring. At the Spring Festival in China, people eat such things as 6. , fish, and meat and give children 7. in red paper. Some Western countries have very exciting 8. , which take place forty days before Easter, usually in 9. . Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our 10. and forget our work for a little while. Should we, Chinese students, celebrate western festivals like Christmas? Why or why not?________________________________________________________________________________________________________keyYes. We can share our happiness with each other and increase mutual understanding by celeb rating western festivals. Meanwhile, we can learn more about western culture.3．What is one important reason for us to have festivals and celebrations?__________________________________________________________________________________________________key：We can enjoy life/be proud of our customs/forget our work for a little while.当堂检测1. Read the text loudly for a second time and then try to tell if these sentences are 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). Ea ster celebrates the birth of Jesus.( )e the information from the reading passage to answer the following questions.1).What are festivals of the dead usually for?2).What makes autumn festivals happy events?3).What do people usually do at spring festivals?4).What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?5).Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and China. What things are similar? What things are different?六、作业布置1. Go over the text after class and try to write a summary of the text (about 100 words)2．If possible try to find out as much information as possible about festivals around the world.板书设计1.The key words and phrases: starve, satisfy, ancestor, lamps, feast, origin,in memory of, dress up, trick, poet, arrival, national, gain, independence,gather, agricultural, European, food was difficult to find, look forward to,look into, look out , look up to ,look down on/upon , as if/though2.The key structures:1) At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especiallyduring the cold winter months.2 It seems as if the boy has lost his way.3) She has been looking forward to having a chance t o pay a visit toTaiwan.4）The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forwardto the end o f winter and to the coming of spring.5）Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our dailylife for a little while.教学反思2。