教学设计 课题 Unit 4 Time to celebrate-Understanding ideas 课时 1 教学目标 Language Competence: Construct sentences with complex structures (e.g., relative clauses) to describe festival experiences, and apply new vocabulary (e.g., fireworks, ceremony) accurately. Cultural Awareness: Explore the historical backgrounds of festivals (e.g., Thanksgiving, Christmas), and appreciate the cultural connotations behind traditions. Thinking Quality: Infer the symbolic meanings of festival activities (e.g., red envelopes for luck) and analyze cultural differences critically. Learning Ability: Use skimming and scanning to grasp main ideas of festival-related texts, and summarize information systematically. 重难点 Vocabulary: Differentiate between "traditional" (adj.) and "tradition" (n.), master collocations like "hold a ceremony" and "set off fireworks". Grammar: Distinguish between past simple (e.g., "They celebrated yesterday.") and present perfect tenses (e.g., "We have enjoyed many festivals.") in context. Text Comprehension: Decode implicit cultural messages in texts and link language to real-life festival scenarios. 教学环节 学习活动 新课教学 Step 1: Greetings Good mornin, class! How are you all today I hope you're feeling energetic and ready to learn. Before we start our new lesson, let's have a quick chat. Did anyone do anything interesting over the weekend [Allow a few students to share briefly] That sounds great! Now, let's focus and get into our exciting English class for today. Step 2: Lead - in (5 minutes) Teacher: Okay, class. Look at the big screen. I'm going to show you some pictures. [Show pictures of various festivals around the world, such as Christmas with Santa Claus and decorated trees, Thanksgiving with a turkey dinner, and the Chinese Spring Festival with red lanterns and fireworks] Can you tell me what festivals these are Raise your hands if you know. [Call on students to answer] Student 1: The first one is Christmas. Teacher: Very good! And what do people usually do during Christmas Student 1: They give each other presents and have a big dinner. Teacher: Exactly! Well done. Now, what about the second picture Student 2: It's Thanksgiving. People eat turkey. Teacher: Great job! Thanksgiving is a time for family gatherings and giving thanks. Now, for the last picture. Student 3: It's the Chinese Spring Festival. There are red lanterns and fireworks. Teacher: Perfect! The Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival in China. Now, I want you to think about this question: Which of these festivals do you think is the most special And why Discuss it with your 同桌 for a minute. [Students discuss] Teacher: Alright, let's stop here. Who wants to share their opinion Student 4: I think the Spring Festival is the most special because it's a time for family reunions, and there are so many fun traditions like setting off fireworks and getting red envelopes. Teacher: That's a wonderful reason. The Spring Festival indeed has a lot of ... ...
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