北师大-八年级上Unit6Celebrations素材.DOC

2011-2012学年8年级英语（北师大版）上册素材（含教案和练习）Unit 6 Celebrations（1） 一. 教学内容： 第六单元 第一部分 Unit 6 part 1 学会使用动词一般现在时描述中西方传统文化节日，风俗特点。 二. 本周教学重点: 1. 复习时态：一般现在时，现在进行时。 2. 表示日期，节日的短语。 三. 具体内容： （一）句型： I. Two famous Festivals in the texts: 1. In the United States the Christmas lasts from Thanksgiving through the beginning of January. Christmas Day itself, celebrating the day that Jesus Christ was born, is on December 25.In the weeks before Christmas, people decorate their homes. Green, red, silver, and gold are traditional colors. Another common tradition is to have a Christmas tree in the home. These trees are decorated with small colored lights and other decorations. Many people put a star or the figure of an angel at the top of the tree. At this time of year, people send Christmas cards to friends and family. These cards show typical Christmas pictures and inside the card there is usually a message such as “Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year” or “Season’s Greetings”. Another important Christmas tradition is giving gifts to family members and friends. Young children wake up on Christmas morning hoping to find the toys that Santa Claus left for them early during the night. Music is an important part of Christmas. People sing traditional Christmas songs such as “Silent Night” and “O Little Town of Bethlehem” and also popular songs like “White Christmas”. 2.This is the most important festival of the year. It is a time when all the family gets together –just like Thanksgiving and Christmas in the United States. …right now, Mrs. Zhang is cleaning the house. People clean their houses from top to bottom. Mr. Zhang is painting the window frames of the house with red paint. This is another tradition. I think red is supposed to be lucky color. Lucy, the Zhangs’ daughter, is writing out The Spring Festival Couplets to hang on the door. She’s painting with black paint on pieces of red paper. The couplets are very short—only two lines. Chinese people hang these couplets on their