Unit 14 Festivals Warming-up & Listening(人教版高一英语下册教案教学设计)
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Teaching aims:
1 To learn about the festivals from other countries.
2 To learn the following words and phrases: dress up fighting crime argument destruction
3 Train the students` speaking and listening abilities.
4 Learn to talk about festivals, customs and habits.
Teaching important points:
Improve the students` speaking and listening skills, by talking about and listening to something about festivals.
Teaching difficult points:
How to further develop the students` speaking and listening skills.
Teaching procedures:
Step1. Greetings
Step2. Free talk and Lead-in
In China, the Spring Festival is the most important and greatest festivals. And also we have many other important festivals in China. Do you know the names of them?
(Lantern Festivals、 the Dragon Boat Festivals 、 Tomb Sweeping Day、 Mid-Autumn Day、 Labor Day 、 Children’s Day 、 Party Day、 Army Day 、 Teachers` Day 、 National Day 、 New Year’s Day……)
Well, then how much do you know about foreign festivals?
(Christmas Day , Thanksgiving Day, Mother’s Day， April Fools` Day Valentine’s Day ……)
Yeah, you’ve known many of the foreign festivals. Today we are going to learn Unit 14 Festivals. In this unit, we’ll learn about some foreign festivals that we don’t know well, such as Mardi Gras, Ramada, Easter, Kwanzaa.
Step3.Warming-up
1 Open your books at Page 5.Look at the pictures below Warming-up.
2 Answer these questions below:
A Do you know the names of the festivals? (1. Halloween, 2. Obon, 3. the Day of the Dead)
B Do you know which countries the festivals come from? ( US and Europe, Japan, Mexico)
C What are the people in the pictures doing? Why are they doing this? (Trick or treating, floating paper lanterns, lighting candles for prayers to the dead)
3. Compare one of them with a Chinese traditional festival. Write down your discussion in the chart below.
Step4. Listening
1 Go through the question below.
2 Listen to the tape first.
3 Try to answer them as possible as you can.
4 Listen to the tape again, (give them some notes)
5 Check the answers with the whole class.
Step5. Summary and Homework
Unit 14 Festivals
Speaking
Teaching Aims:
1 Learn the following words and phrases: fighting. conflict, argument, destruction, opinion, in one’s opinion
2 Train the students’ speaking abilities.
Learn to talk about festivals, customs .
Teaching Important Point:
How to improve the students’ speaking ability
Teaching procedures:
Step1 Greetings
Step2 Revision:
1. Girls are usually______________ flowers by poets in their works.
A. compare with B. compared with C. compared to D. comparing to
2. ________ the advanced countries, we still have a long way to go to catch up with them.
A Compare with B. Compare to C. Compared with D. To be compared to
3. She asked __________shut.
A The window was B. the window to be
C. for the window being D. for the window to be
4. I met li Ying yesterday, she was _________ you.
A. asked about B. asking after C. asking for D. asked
5. Walking around ,I found the city was full of people ____________for the festival.
A wearing B. had new dress on
C. dressing up D. dressed up
6. He got up ,________and went out in a hurry.
A. dressed B. to be dressed C. was dressed D. getting dressed
Step3 lead in
As we know, there are many festivals in the world ,most of them have a long history . Do you remember some of them?
(Lantern Festivals, The Dragon Boat Festivals, Tomb Sweeping Day, Mid-Autumn Day, Labor Day, Children’s Day, Party Day, Army Day, Teachers’ Day, National Day, New Year’s Day,
Chrismas Day, Thanksgiving Day, Mother’s Day, April Fools’ Day, Valentine’s Day--- Would you like a new holiday? (Yes.)
Step4. speaking
Here are some new holidays , Works in groups of four, first, each group must decide what a new holiday should be about .Second , you must tell the other groups why your holiday is the best one.
Let the students prepare for a while ,then ask some students to talk about their new holiday separately.
Step5 Summary and homework:
In this class ,we”ve learned something about festivals, at the same time , we’ve learned some words and phrases, such as fighting , crime, argument, destruction, dress up-----, you must remember them after class.
Unit 14 Festival
Period 3 Reading
Teaching Aims
1 Learn and master the following words: honour, ancestor, nation , self-determination, purpose, generation , faith, joy, light
2 Train the Ss’reading ability.
3 Let the Ss learn about the relation between festivals and culture.
Teaching important points:
1 Improve the Ss’ reading ability.
2 Help the Ss learn about foreign history and culture by reading about festivals.
Teaching difficult points:
How to help the Ss understand the passage exactly.
Teaching methods:
1 Discussions before reading and after reading to make the Ss interested in what they will read and further understand what they have read.
2 Fast reading and careful reading to understand te passage
3 Pair or group work .
Teaching Aids:
A projector and a recorder
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual.
Step 2 Discussions and lead in .
T : In this Unit we have learnt some festivals, do you remember? Yes, we are Chinese, so we are very familiar with the spring festival . Now look at the pre-reading questions: （幻灯）
1 How does your family celebrate the Spring Festival?
2 Why do you celebrate the Spring festival and other festival?
3 Do festivals help us understand our history and culture?
4 Do you think that people are spending too much on gifts and other things during major festivals like Christmas and the Spring Festival?
( discuss for a few minutes , then check the answers)
Step 3 Reading
1 Now we have some information about the spring festival. And today we are going to read a passage ------ The birth of a festival. First , let’s go through the new words together.
honour, ancestor, nation , self-determination, purpose, generation , faith, joy, light----板书
2 Now turn to page 10 read the passage silently and quickly to get the general idea. After a while , tell the main idea（幻灯填空）
1 Kwanzaa is a festival of a seven-day celebrating the culture and history of African Americans.
2 In a popular African language , It maens “ first fruit” and celebrates the new year.
3 The festival is based on seven important principles, or ideas.
4 Candles are an important aspect of the celebration of Kwanzaa.
5 Festivals not only celebrate history but add to our cultural traditions for future generations.
Then ask some questions:
1 When is the festival? How do people celebrate it?
2 What are the seven principles of Kwanzaa?
--- Answers: 1 It begins one day after Christmas and ends on New Year’s Day. By lighting a candle each day and discussing one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.
2 They are unity, self-determination, living together, working together, purpose, creativity and faith.
Step 4 Reading
T : Now you’ve known some information about Kwanzaa, Listen to the tape and finish te “ true
or false“exercises on the screen.
1 Kwanzaa is a very old festival.
2 The word Kwanzaa means first fruit in Swahili.
3 Kwanzaa is based on old African festivals
4 People created Kwanzaa to celebrate American culture.
5 Kwanzaa is celebrated on the same day as Christmas.
6 People who celebrated Kwanzaa light a candle for each of the seven principles.
Step 5 post-reading
Go through the questions and then ask Ss to discuss them.
Step 6 summary and Homework
In this class, we’ve learnt more about festivals, customs and habits by reading “ The birth of a festival” We know festivals are closely related to a country’s history and culture. We should also know that they all play important parts in learning a country’s language. After class, please read and the passage again and find out some language points. Ok , That’s all for today.
Homework: 每课练（Unit 14-2）
Reading
Period 4
I. Teaching and demands:
1. Learn and master the following new words: honour,ancestor,nation,self-determination,purpose,generation,faith,joy,light,commercial,creativity,unity,etc.
2. Train the students’ reading ability .
3. Make the students learn more about the relation between the festivals and history and culture.
II. Teaching important points: I------1—3.
Teaching difficult points: I-------2---3.
III. Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Greetings.
Step 2 Revision
Review the language points learned in the Warming –up, Listening and Speaking. Now I say them in Chinese and you answer in English. Are you clear?(1.compare…with… 2.compare…to…3.dress up 4.ask sb. for sth. 5. ask about 6.ask after 7.allow doing sth. allow sb. to do sth.8.in one’s opinion
Step 3. Reading
1.Ask and answer In the last three periods ,we’ve learned a lot about some festivals in the world. Yesterday we know a lot about a festival named Kwanzaa. Today let’s understand it further . Now I’ll ask one to read the text. Then answer the following three questions. Ok, who can read the first paragraph? Please put your hands.
1) Compare Kwanzaa with the Chinese Spring festival and Christmas .In which way are they similar and in which way are they different?
2). Many festivals around the world are celebrated around the same time .Why do we celebrate these festivals at these times?
3). Why did people create Kwanzaa?
2.Language points: 1).hear of, hear about ,hear that…2).a seven-day festival 3).as follows. 4).so that 5).have…in common 6).give thanks for… 7).do as much as we can 8) .believe in 9).as well as 10).Each time +a sentence
Step 4.Listening and Consolidation
Now listen to the tape and finish the “True” or “False” exercise on the book.(Exercise 1-----6) on page 11-12.)
Step5.Summary and Homework
1.In this class, we’ve learned more about festivals, customs and habits by reading “The birth of a festival”. After class, please read and understand its meaning in history and culture. What’s more, please preview next part---------Language study and grammar.2.Homework:Finish doing the Section II ,III. That’s all for today. Goodbye,class!
Period 5 Language Study
Teaching aims:
1. Review the new words learned in this unit.
2. Learn and master the following words and phrases:
generation, salute, kiss, cheek, nod, play a trick on sb.
3. Learn how to use the modal verbs─must, have to, have got to
Teaching important points:
1. Review the words learned by filling blanks.
2. Master the modal verbs correctly.
Teaching difficult points:
Learn how to use “must”, “have to” and “have got to” properly and master their negative forms.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Greetings
Step 2 Revision
1. Review the text learned last period by asking some questions:
① Why did people create Kwanzaa?
② Is it young or old?
③ How do people celebrate it?
2. Word study (Review the words learned before this period in this unit.)
purpose, faith, theme, determination, nation, birth, ancestor, joy, treat, peace
( Ask the students to tell the meaning of these words in Chinese and then fill the blanks in words.)
Step 3 New words
Learn the following words:
generation, salute, kiss, cheek, nod, play a trick on sb.
Step 4 Grammar
Ⅰ. Write down two sentences on the blackboard:
1. We must build unity of family, community and nation.
2. We have to build our own lives, think for ourselves and speak for ourselves.
Ⅱ. Tell the students the use of “must”, “have to” and “have got to”.
These modal verbs are all used to talk about obligations.
1. We use “must” when we think it is necessary.
2. We use “have to” when someone else think it is necessary or there seems to be no other choice.
Eg. We must be back by ten. (Our own opinion)
We have to be back by ten. (Someone else’s opinion or no other choice)
3. In informal English, we can use “have got to” instead of “have to”.
Eg. It’s getting late, so I’m afraid I have got to go.
Ⅲ. Tell the students the negative forms of “must” and “have to”.
must—needn’t/mustn’t have to—don’t have to
Ⅳ. Practice
Ask the students to go through the exercises for grammar and finish it. Then check the answers.
Step 5 Consolidation and workbook
1. Go through the use of the three modal verbs again.
2. Do Ex. 1 in grammar on P79 in the workbook.
Step 6 Homework
Finish the exercises in practicing in workbook.
Period 6
Integrating skills
Teaching aims:
1. Learn the following words and phrases: reminder, care about, respect, cycle, fool, play tricks on, take in, invitation.
2. Review the language point and modal verbs in this unit.
3. Train the students’ integrating skills, especially writing skills.
Teaching points:
1. How to create and describe a festival.
2. How to write an invitation.
3. Practice expressing and supporting an opinion.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Greetings
Step 2 Revision
Yesterday we had learnt to use “have to, have got to and must”. Now can you tell me when we should use them?
Step 3 Reading
1. Now please turn to page 9 and read the passage carefully. Try to remember some information of each festival. 3 minutes.
2. Look at some important words and phrases: care about, respect, honor, the living, not but, play a trick on, take in.
3. Look at the questions on the screen and discuss them with your partner.
4. Ask the students to create their own festivals.
First answer the following questions:
1) When would you celebrate it?
2) Why would you celebrate it?
3) How would you celebrate it?
4) What principles would u use?
(Take the spring festival for example, ask the students to work in groups of 4)
Second, ask the students to describe their festivals like this:
¬¬¬¬_______ is celebrated on _____, people celebrated to _________ by ___________. The principles of the festival are__________, people use ___________ as its symbol.
Step 4 Writing
Write an invitation letter.
1. Read the tips to get to know what an invitation letter contains.
2. How to write an invitation letter.
Step 5 HW
1. Write a description of your festival.
2. Write an invitation letter
Period 7
Harvest Festival
Teaching aims:
1. Learn and master the following words and phrases: likely, as early as, firework, decorate, jealous, send away, grave, lunar, yearly.
2. Enable the students know more about the festivals in the world.
3. Enhance the students’ integrating skills, especially reading skills.
Teaching Important Points:
Help the students know more about festivals of different cultures.
Teaching Difficult Points:
How to help the students understand the passage exactly.
Teaching Procedures:
StepⅠ. Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual.
StepⅡ. Free talk and lead-in.
We’ve known that Thanksgiving ceremonies and celebrations are both worldwide and very ancient. Then do you know what on earth does this day celebrate? (Maybe it is a national annual/yearly holiday on which people of all faith and backgrounds join in to express their thanks for the year’s harvest as well as ask for the following year’s blessing.) As a matter of fact, almost every culture in the world has held or do hold celebrations of thanks for a plentiful harvest, that is, Harvest Festival.
Step Ⅲ Fast Reading
Read the text fast and try to find the answers to the questions below.
1. How many festivals does this text deal with? What are they?
(First fruit in Egypt, Onam in India, Chu Suk in Korean, The Mid-Autumn Festival in China)
Some pictures will be given.
2. How do people in West Africa celebrate the festival?
3. What is the story behind Onam?
4. What is the Korean festival ChuSuk about?
5. What’s the symbol of the moon in Chinese festival?
Step Ⅳ Important Language Points
1. likely : adj. 可能的， 会有结果的。 Negative form：unlikely
eg:（1）Are we likely to arrive in time?
Is it likely that he’ll arrive so late?
（2）He is the most likely people who’ve asked the job.
2. ever since
eg: We’ve been good friends ever since we met at school.
3. decorate 装饰 decorate sth.with…
eg:The streets are decorated with flags.
4. jealous: adj. 忌妒的，珍爱的 be jealous of…
eg: He is jealous of his rights/their success.
5. send away (v.+adv.) 派遣，开除， 解雇
6. yearly: every year or once a year.
( weekly, monthly.)
StepⅤ Careful- Reading
1. Listen to the tape and try to tick the sentences that are true and correct the ones that are false.
1).The ancient Egyptians began to celebrate the first harvest festivals 5,000 years ago.
2).Onam is celebrated in February.
3). People visit the graves of their ancestors during Onam.
4). Women and girls dance and sing together the night before ChuSuk.
5). The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated in many different countries.
2. Read the whole paragraph again and try to find out why people celebrate harvest festival?
Step Ⅵ Post-reading
1. Compare the festivals described in the text. What are some similarities and differences?
Similarities: all harvest festivals; all celebrate life; all have special foods and ways to celebrate…
Differences: be celebrated at different times; Onam is based on a story; during Chusuk, people visit their ancestors.
2. Finish the chart on page81. Try to find out why such festivals such as Christmas and the Chinese Spring Festival are spreading around the world. (after class)
Step Ⅶ Summary and Homework
1.In this class, we’ve dealt with four different kinds of Harvest Festivals. We should know that festivals play an important part in learning about another country’s history and culture. So after class, I hope you can try to find more information about festivals, customs and habits of foreign countries as well as those of our own country. So much for today.
2. Homework: Review Unit14.

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