Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld教案（2）电子教案.docVIP

1 Unit 1 Festivals around the world The Second Period Reading Teaching goals 教学目标 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. 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 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 English Speech Step II Revision 1. Review the new words of this part. 2. Check the students’ homework---festivals. Step III 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 Step Ⅳ 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