1、Unit 2 I think mooncakes are delicous I. Analysis of the Students The students in grade9 know the tradition ofMid-Autumn Festival well .They can describe it in Chinese, The purpose of this period is to help them learn to describe it in English.They like to imitate and they are creative. They have th
2、eir own ideas and desire to present themselves. They are interested in songs, performances and stories. II. Teaching Aims 1. Knowledge: The tradition of Mid-Autumn Festival 2. Skills: 1)Guessing the meaning of new words and expressions 2)Skimming a passage and get the mean idea 3. Awareness: (1)The
3、story of Change (2) the tradition of Mid-Autumn Festival III.Teaching Stress and Difficulties 1.Teaching Stress：Command The story of Change and the tradition of Mid-Autumn Festival 2. Teaching difficulties： (1)The clues of the story of Change (2)the new words and expressions IV.Teaching Methods: Tas
4、k-based language teaching; Communicative language teaching; Inductive teaching. V.Learning Strategies Autonomic learning; Group cooperation in improving oral English.; Building up confidence in presentation VI. Teaching Steps（教学步骤）（教学步骤） StepsPurposesTeachers activityStudents activity Step 1. Leadin
5、g -in.(1mins) Lead in the topic by a piece of song Greeting. Let Ss be interested in the topic. Greeting. Step 2. Present and practice. (13mins) 1.Lead in the topic by some pieses of music ( 1mins) 2.lead in the topic by showing a picture Of change (3mins) ( 3.Lead in the information about Mid-Autum
6、n Festival and the story of Change (6mins) 4.Lead in the clues of the story of Change and ask the students to put them in order (3 mins) 1.Let Ss distinguish some piece of music and tell what festival it is about Ask the students the following question and lead in the main topic and new words and ex
7、pressions :eg, T:Who is this lady in the picture? What special day do you think of when you see this picture? 3.Present the new words and expressions by talking with the students and discuss the following questions: When and where do people celebrated this festival? What do people do on the festival
8、? Why do they celebrate the festival? What is the most famous story about this festvial? 4.Help the student put the clues of story in order 1.Listen and distinguish and tell what festival it is about Have a free talk with the teacher and get the main topic-Mid-Autumn Festival 3.Get to knowthe new wo
9、rds and expressions : Eg, Lunar calendar Admire the moon Share.with/dessert /lay out/ call out/steal/fly up to 4.Read the clues Guess the meaning of the words and put the clues of story in order Step 3. Reading task(19mins) The meaning of the title. (1mins) Task 1 :skimming (2mins) Task2.read the fi
10、rst paragraph (2mins) Task 3understand the clues of the story ( 2mins) Task 4 Make up short plays with what you learnt from the passage (10mins) Lean in the meaning the meaning of topic Task 1 Help the students skim the passage get the meaning idea Task2 Help the students read the first paragraph in
11、 detail Task 3 Help the students read the second paragraph and check the answer Task 4 Help the students finish their own short plays Ss try to learn and understand the meaning of the title Task 1 Skim the passage and answer the two questions:1.How do people celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival?2. What sto
12、ry is the reading about? Task 2Student read the first paragraph and find the answers of the questions: For century In the shape of full moon Best wishes Tsak 3 the students read the second paragraph and check the answer according the story in the passage; Pay attention to the words: Steal/ refuse/ a
13、s a result Task 4 choose one of the scene ,make up a short play and act it out Task 5 Practice the new words weve learnt(2mins) Summarize what we have learnt today and finish the passage about the Chinese New Year Task 5 Help the kids to practice what we have learnt today Help the student Summarize
14、what we have learnt today and finish the passage about the Chinese New Year Task5 3c Without looking at the passage, try to complete the sentences with the correct words. Think over what they have learnt today and summarize Help the student finish the passage about Chinese New Year Step 6 homework （
15、1mins） Practice how to describe the festival Make some notes about your favorite festival. Prepare a speech about your favorite Chinese festival and give a speech tomorrow. Make some notes about their favorite festival. Prepare a speech about your favorite Chinese festival and give a speech tomorrow
16、. Step5. Summary andpractice (7mins) Blackboard Design (板书设计板书设计) FullFull moonmoon FullFull feelingfeeling Mid-autumnfestival August15thonChinese lunar calendar Admire the moon Share the mooncakes with their family Family reunion Folk story The story of Change Agoddess thanked hongyi magic medicine share it with his wife steal the medicine refuse drink Flew up to the moon miss/call out /lay out Come back
