Module 2 Public holidays Unit 1 My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday be

外研版九年级上册Module 2 Public holidays Unit 1 My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins. 设计说明 教师利用国庆节的图片，引领学生谈论国庆节的计划，很自然地导入新课，激发学生学习的兴趣。然后依据课本，热身、听听力，速读、精读会话，培养学生阅读与交际的能力。指导学生学习课文中出现的知识点，提升解题能力。然后通过训练，实际运用所学知识。 教学目标 通过本单元的教学，让学生达成以下目标： 1. 知识目标 学习本单元新单词及短语：found, since then, flag, until, off, all kinds of, vacation, take a vacation, season, kid, have fun, band, UK, as soon as, fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, twelfth, twentieth。 2. 能力目标 能运用所学句型谈论中外节日。 3. 情感目标 通过听说训练，加深对中外重要节日的了解，理解其含义。 重点难点 重点：本单元的重点单词、短语、句型 难点：谈论中外节日 教学准备 PPT课件；教材活动录音 授课时数 2课时 教学过程 Step 1　Lead-in Ask and answer. Discuss. What are your plans for the National Day holiday? I am going to visit Beijing with my parents. I can’t wait! I am going to a concert with my friends. I love concerts. Step 2 Warming up Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1 Which public holiday are people celebrating? 2 When is this holiday in China? Answers：1 They are celebrating Labour Day. 2 It’s on the first of May. Step 3 Listening Complete the sentences with the dates of the following holidays in China, the UK and the US. 1 Labour Day in China is on _____. 2 May Day in the UK is on _____. 3 Labour Day in the US is on _____. Now listen and check. Answers：1 1st May 2 the first Monday in May 3 the first Monday in September Tapescript: Lingling: In China, many holidays are on the first day of the month. For example, we celebrate Labour Day on 1st May. Tony: Well, we celebrate May Day in the UK. It’s not always on the first day of May. It’s on the first Monday in May. Betty: In the US, Labour Day is a national holiday, but it’s on a different date. It’s on the first Monday in September. It’s the last day before the new school year begins. Step 4 Fastreading Listen and read. Now complete the table. Step 5 Carefulreading Find out the phrases in the conversation and translate them into Chinese. the People’s Republic of China 中华人民共和国 since then 从那以后 a three-day holiday 一个三天的假期 the end of ……的末尾 public holiday 公共假期 watch sb. do sth. 观看某人做某事 on that day 在那天 all kinds of 各种各样的 as soon as 一……就…… take a vacation 去度假 have fun 玩得高兴; 有乐趣 Step 6 Post-reading Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. activity flag found vacation 1 The Americans celebrate Independence Day on 4th July. It is the start of the _____ season. 2 On 1st October, you can see the national _____ everywhere in China. 3 The US was _____ in 1776. 4 What kinds of _____ are there on 1st January? Answers：1 vacation 2 flags 3 founded 4 activities Step 7 Acting 1. Read the conversation in pairs. 2. Act it out. Step 8 Language points 1. The First of Octobe ... ...