M3 Unit1 Festivals and Celebrations 教学设计 Procedure Students’ activities Teacher’s activities Warming-up 1. Look at the pictures on the PPT and guess the names of festivals. Ask the teacher for help if they do not know the English name for sure. 2. Talk about their favourite festivals. Share information with classmates. 1. The teacher show some pictures of festivals and let Ss speak out the names. Give instructions if necessary. 2. Encourage Ss to share information about festivals they are familiar with. Fast reading Ss go through the passage quickly and find out types of fetivals mentioned. Use skimming skills. What types of festivals are mentioned in the passage? a. _____ b. _____ c. _____ d. _____ The teacher let Ss checek the answer together. Careful reading--Competition The whole class is divided into 2 groups to have a competation. Each group will get stars after finishing different tasks. Diffenrent stars will be given according to the difficulty of tasks. The group who get more stars will be the winner. Part 1(Para 1) Festivals would celebrate: Origins of today’s festivals _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Part 2 (Para 2-5) Festivals of the dead 1. What are festivals of the dead usually for? They are held to _____ 2. True or False? (correct the wrong statement) Obon is celebrated in Mexico in memory of the ancestors. People eat food in the shape of skulls to celebrate the Day of the Dead. Children dress up and play a trick on their neighbours during Christmas. Festivals to Honour People Match the festivals with the people. Harvest Festivals 1.What makes autumn festivals happy events? 2. How do Europeans celebrate these festivals? _____ churches and town halls with _____ and _____ Get together to _____ _____ for their farm produce Spring festivals Introduce festivals from these aspects: Festivals Country What it celebrates What do people do Part 3 (Para. 6) Reasons to have festivals and celebrations (list at least three) The teacher guides them to read passage one part by one part based on the types of festivals and finish every task. The teacher give stars to the group when they finish a task. Explain some new words if necessary. Post reading Ss summarize how to introduce a festival. How to introduce a festival Time&Country It is celebrated on …. in… It usually lasts … days. what it celebrates: It is held to honour/remember… People celebrate the festival in memory of …. Origin It has a long history. It has been celebrated since ancient times. What people do: dress up eat… drink… get together decorate The teacher guide students to summarize the aspescts of introducing a festival. Give help if necessary. Role- play 1. Ss form groups of four to maka a conversation. Invite foreign friends to join in your celebration of a local festival. Work in groups of four to make a short conversation. Standard Content (contain a lot of/much/little information) Language (use many useful expressions) Cooperation (communicate well ... ...
