Loading... Please wait...Unit 1 Festival around the world
教材分析和教材重组
教材分析
本单元以节日为话题，介绍了世界各地的一些节日、含义、由来和民俗。通过本单元的学习，可以帮助学生更多地了解节日、体味文化；同时又能教育学生理解、尊重不同的文化和习俗。通过本单元的语言技能训练，要求学生学会使用请求以及感谢的表达法。
1. Warming Up 要求学生以小组形式完成一个表格填充，列出中国的五个节日和这些节日的时间、庆祝的内容以及节日里人们的所作所为。激发学生的阅读兴趣，为本单元Reading部分的世界节日做好铺垫。
2. Pre-reading 通过若干个问题了解学生对节日的认识，比如：你最喜欢的节日是什么？你喜欢与家人还是与朋友共度佳节？你喜欢节日的哪部分——音乐、拜访朋友，可看的还是可吃的？
3. Reading 由五篇小短文组成，分别介绍古代节日、亡灵节、纪念名人的节日、丰收节和春天的节日等，使学生了解节日的由来及其存在的意义。最古老的节日主要庆祝冬天的结束，春天的播种，秋天的收获等。鬼节是为祭奠亡灵，取悦祖先而举行的节日，例如日本的盂兰盆节（Obon），墨西哥的亡灵节，万圣节（Halloween）等。纪念名人的节日有中国的端午节，美国的哥伦布日，印度的甘地纪念日。春天的节日包括中国的春节，西方的狂欢节、复活节，日本的樱花节。
4. Comprehending 第一部分提出的6个问题让学生对所读文章有一个浅层理解。第二部分要求学生讨论哪些节日是最重要的，哪些是最有趣的，结合所读文章和自己的想法填表。第三部分要求找出各个节日中共有的三件事，然后与同伴讨论为什么这些事情对各地的人们都是重要的。这一任务不仅使学生重温所读文章的内容，而且结合他们的实际，给学生机会阐述自己的想法和观点，挖掘学生的思维潜力。这3个练习的设置由表及里，由浅入深，非常科学。
5. Learning about Language 主要突出本单元的重点词汇和主要语法项目。通过本单元的学习，要求学生熟练掌握情态动词may/ might，can/could，will/would，shall/should，must/can的各种语用功能。
6. Using Language涵盖了听、说、读、写四个部分。Listening通过几位学生参加Trinidad Carnival节日游行的两段对话，使学生体会参加节日游行的真实情景，既训练他们的听力又通过回答问题训练他们的分析能力。Speaking分为两部分。第一部分主要通过电话对话突出本单元交际功能用语的训练。第二部分让学生根据上段的“你”刚从Trinidad回来编对话，学生可以按自己的想象和经历编写谈话内容，这样做有助于训练学生的思维。Reading部分主要讲述发生在情人节的一个伤心的爱情故事。故事中有穿插一个“乞巧节”的传说。阅读后的讨论不但帮助学生理解文章的主旨大意，更重要的是让学生学会寻求解决问题的方法。Writing主要是要求学生根据上面阅读文章的内容写一个与文章结尾不同的结局，让学生通过思考写出自己的思想、自己的做法，尝试自己解决问题。
教材重组
1.将Warming Up，Pre-reading，Reading与Comprehending整合在一起上一节“阅读课”。
2.将Learning about Language和Workbook中的using words and expressions及using structures整合在一起上一节“语言学习课”。
3.将Using Language设计为一节包括听说读写在内的“综合技能课（一）”。
4.将Workbook的READING AND LISTENING和TALKING结合在一起上一节“听说课”。
5.将Workbook的LISTENING TASK，READING AND WRITING TASK和SPEAKING TASK设计为一节“综合技能课（二）”。
课时分配
1st Period Reading
2nd Period Language study
3rd Period Integrating skills(Ⅰ)
4th Period Listening and Speaking
5th Period Integrating skills(Ⅱ)
Part 1: Teaching Design
(第一部分：教学设计)
Period 1: A sample lesson plan for reading
(FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS)
Aims
To help students develop their reading ability
To help students learn about festivals
Procedures
I. Warming up
Warming up by discussing
Good morning, class. Today we are going to read about FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS. But first, I’d like to have you work in groups and list five Chinese festivals that you know. When do they take place? What do they celebrate? And what do people do at that time?
Warming up by watching and listening
Hi, every one. Look at the photos and listen to me telling you about some Western Festivals.
Some Western Festivals
Valentine’s Day , February 14 情人节
Candy, flowers and other tokens of affection are exchanged on this day, in honor of two martyrs, both named St. Valentine.
April Fool’s Day, April 1 愚人节
Franksters feel that it is permissible to play
all sorts of tricks on this day.
Mother’s Day 母亲节
The second Sunday in May, set aside to honor mothers.
Father’s Day 父亲节
The third Sunday in June, set aside to honor fathers.
Halloween , October 31 万圣节
A special day for making merry, wearing costumes and playing old-fashioned games. A favorite with children.
Easter 复活节
A Christian holy day in March or April when Christians remember the death of Christ and his return to life.
Thanksgiving Day 感恩节
Generally the fourth Thursday in November, set aside for national thanksgiving, especially for our democratic form of government. It is a legal holiday in all states.
Labor’s Day 劳动节
The first Monday in September. Set aside to honor labor, it is a legal holiday in all states.
Christmas Day, December 25 圣诞节
This is both a legal and religious holiday, it observes the anniversary of the birth of Jesus. All states and all those of the Christian faith celebrate this holiday.
Warming up by learning vocabulary
Turn to page 96, and go over the vocabulary list for Unit 1. Find out the relationship between the spelling and the pronunciation.
II. Pre-reading
1. Imagining and sharing
Hello! Now you can celebrate everyday!
Everyday is a holiday. Imagine somewhere someone is celebrating right now. Our world is filled with mystical celebrations and powerful memories. Come and tell the class what holiday it is today.
2. Talking and sharing
Work in groups of four. Tell your group mates what festivals or celebrations you enjoy in your city or town.
III. Reading
1. Listening to the recording
Now please listen to the recording of the text FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS. Pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence. I will play the tape twice.
2. Reading and underlining
Next you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.
Collocations from FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
hold festivals and celebrations, catch animals, have food吃饭, light fires, make music, bring a year of plenty带来富足的一年, honour the dead纪念死去了的人, satisfy and please sb.讨好取悦某人, do harm to对……有害, clean the graves扫墓, light incense, in memory of 纪念；追念, light lamps, play music, lead sb. back to earth, on an important feast day, in the shake of sth., offer sth. to sb., have the origin as an event, ask for sth., dress up乔装打扮；穿上盛装, play a trick诈骗；开玩笑, hold festivals as an honour to sb., a national holiday, gain …’s independence, gather… for…, a season of agricultural work, decorate churches with 用……装饰教堂, get together聚会, have meals吃饭, win awards for sth., admire the moon, give gifts of moon cakes, an energetic and important festival, look forward to期望；期待；盼望, eat dumplings吃饺子, give sb. lucky money给某人压岁钱, in red paper, dragon dances, celebrate the lunar New Year庆祝阴历的新年, take place发生, day and night日日夜夜, loud music, colourful clothing of all kinds, an important religious and social festival, be covered with 由……覆盖., have fun with each other彼此玩得开心, enjoy life享受生活, be proud of为……自豪, forget sth. for a little while暂时忘记某事
3. Reading and transferring information
Read the text again to complete the table listing festivals and their celebrations.
FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
Ancient Festivals Festival of the Dead Festival to Honour People Harvest Festival Spring Festival
Celebrate the end of the cold weather, … … … … …
4. Reading and understanding difficult sentences
As you have read the text, you can surely tell which sentences are difficult to understand. Now put your questions concerning the difficult points to me.
IV. Closing down by doing exercises
To end the lesson you are to do the comprehending exercises No. 1, 2 and 3 on page 3.
Closing down by learning the text by heart
In the last few minutes you are asked to learn the text by heart. You may make use of the table you filled in just now.
Additional Materials
Complete the summary of the story with one word in each blank.
FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
We have 1___ of festivals. Ancient people held festivals and celebrations to celebrate the end of winter or the catching of animals.
Some festivals are in 2___ of the ancestors. They light lamps, play music on an important feast day, offering good things to the dead.
People hold festivals as an 3____ to famous people or to the gods. These festivals have their 4___ as an event, like the Dragon Boat Festival which honors the famous 5____ Qu Yuan. .
Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are held in many countries. People decorate churches, get together, have meals or win awards for competitions. On Mid-Autumn Festival people 6___ the moon and have moon cakes.
Chinese New Year is an 7___ and important festival. People look 8___ to 9____ up, eating dumplings, giving children lucky money in red paper, playing dragon dances. The celebration of the lunar New Year may take 10___ throughout the country, day and night. It is an important religious and social festival.
（Key：1. plenty 2. memory 3. honour 4. origins 5. poet 6. admire 7. energetic 8. forward 9. dressing 10. place）
Comprehension questions
1. How many kinds of festivals does the passage refer to?
A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 5
2. The festival to honor famous people is___.
A. Obon B. the Dragon Boat Festival C. Halloween D. Easter
3. The children usually do the following EXCEPT ___ on Halloween Day.
A. play the “trick or treat” game B. dress up to frighten people
C. have pumpkin pie D. eat cakes with “bones” on them
4. Which of the following is FALSE according to the passage?
A. Thanksgiving Day is to celebrate harvest. B. Obon is in memory of the dead ancestors.
C. The Dragon Boat Festival is named after an old competition.
D. The carnivals usually take place in February.
（Key：1.C 2.B 3.D 4.C）