学生版Module3Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld.doc

Unit 1 Festivals around the world The First period Warming up and reading Learning aims： 1. Knowledge and skills: get familiar with the festivals around the world and people’s activities during the festivals. 2. Process and methods: pair work, group work, discussion, and presentation. 3. Emotional values and attitudes: stimulate the students’ interests on festivals; know the cultures of different countries in the world. Learning steps： Step1 Leading-in 1. Did you have a nice winter holiday? What did you do during the spring festival? 2. How many festivals do you know both in and out of China? Step 2 Warming up Fill in the table on Page 1. And try to express the information of festivals orally. Step 3 Pre-reading Look at the pictures and title of the passage on Pages 1-2. Can you guess what kind of information will be introduced in the passage? Step 4 Skimming and Scanning Skimming How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage? What are they? Fill in Exercise1 on Page 3. Scanning 1. Read the passage again and try to find some detailed information Festivals and celebrations Festivals Aims/reasons Ways of celebrations Ancient Festivals to celebrate the end of winter, planting in spring harvest in 1 lit 2 , ?made 3 Festivals of the Dead to honor the dead, or satisfy please the 4 clean 5 , light 6 lamps,? play music, eat food 7_____________ cakes with “bones” on them, offer a lot to the dead, go to neighbors to ask for sweets, dress up to frighten people, play tricks Festivals to honor the people to honor famous people or 8________ hold dragon boating race; eat Zongzi Harvest festivals to be grateful for harvest the 9__________work is over. decorate churches town halls, get together to have meals, win 10________ admire the moon, give gifts of moon cakes. Spring festivals to look forward to the end of winter the coming of spring eat dumplings, give children 11__________, have exciting