1、基于大观念的单元整体教学设计了解多元节日文化理解节日深刻内涵培养节日文化自信Lesson 1: Starting out & Vocabulary了解世界各地庆祝季节变换的节日了解节日相关词汇、节日庆祝原因Lesson 2: Understanding ideas理解英国作家Tolkien通过圣诞节信表达对孩子深沉的父爱Lesson 3: Using language 学会情态动词表推测的用法掌握如何对节日进行描述Lesson 4: Listening & Speaking学习如何发出和接受节日邀请Lesson 5: Developing ideas了解人们对春节团圆饭习俗的不同观点思考传统习
2、俗是否应该改变Lesson 6: Writing写信给编辑（对春节走向世界的看法）Lesson 7: Presenting ideas & Reflection创造节日：陈述创造原因单元大观念 了解各国特色节日及庆祝原因的多样性，学会理解并描述不同节日，提升多元文化视野；增强对中外不同节日文化的了解，增强国家认同感，有意识地主动弘扬和传播中华优秀文化；理解和辨析不同节日的意义和内涵，通过创造新节日，联系自身实际，实现知识与思维能力的迁移。To learn about other reasons to celebrate a festival.To know some words and exp
3、ressions related to festivals.To learn about seasonal festivals.Learning Objectives010203 Starting outPlease listen to the video attentively and answer the following questions.1. What festivals are mentioned in the video?2. Why do people celebrate these festivals?3. What do people do to celebrate th
4、e festivals?1. What festivals are mentioned in the video?The festivals mentioned in the video are “hanami”, the Rose Festival, the Mid-Autumn Day, the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, and the New Year.2. Why do people celebrate these festivals?Because people want to celebrate the changing
5、 seasons and express their appreciation of nature.3. What do people do to celebrate the festivals?During hanami, people picnic under the cherry trees and admire the blossoms for the few short days before falling to the ground. In the Rose Festival, people pick roses, sing and dance to express their
6、joy at the harvest, and select a “Rose Queen”. On Mid-Autumn Day, people gather with their families and eat mooncakes while enjoying the sight of the full moon at night. In the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, various colourfully lit sculptures and buildings are made from ice and snow and
7、 visited by up to 15 million people each year.To celebrate the New Year, people hold different celebrations in different countries.Please read the festival descriptions and find the reason to celebrate these festivals.Dragon Boat Festival celebrations take place in China on the fifth day of the fift
8、h lunar month. They are held in memory of Qu Yuan, a poet and statesman in Ancient China. It was the first traditional Chinese festival added to UNESCOs List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.It is to honour a person.Festivals to honor a person:St. Valentines Day*bishopEaster Day*Jesus Christ Thanksgi
9、ving is celebrated mainly in North America, in October or November. Traditionally, it was a chance to give thanks for a good harvest. Now, it is also a time for families to get together for a big dinner.It is to celebrate the harvest.To celebrate the harvest: PongalPongal is a four-day harvest festi
10、val held throughout South India. It usually falls on the 14th or 15th of January. Pongal is a traditional occasion for giving thanks to nature and celebrating the life cycles that give people grain. Part of the celebration is the boiling of the first rice of the season to convey appreciation to the
11、Sun God for providing the energy for agriculture. May Day is a festival to celebrate the start of summer, with celebrations held across Europe and in parts of North America. People prepare decorations with flowers and dance around maypoles.It is to celebrate a season.To celebrate a season: the Sprin
12、g FestivalThe Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the Gregorian calendar. At the time of Spring
13、Festival Eve, all family members eat dinner together. Waking up on New Year, everybody dresses up. They extend greetings to their parents. Then each child will get money as a New Year gift, wrapped up in red paper. The Spring Festival is a good time for relatives, friends, and classmates as well as
14、colleagues to exchange greetings, gifts and chat leisurely. The winter solsticeApril Fools Day*vernal equinox Freedom Day is held every year on 27 April to celebrate South Africas first fully-participated elections in 1994, in which everyone was allowed to vote regardless of skin colour. It celebrat
15、es the end of racial inequality in the country.It is to honour an event.To celebrate an event: Independence DayIndependence Day is annually celebrated on July 4 and is often known as the fourth of July. It is the anniversary of the publication of the declaration of independence from Great Britain in
16、 1776. Patriotic displays and family events are organized throughout the United States.National DayPartys DayFestivals of the dead:ObonThe Day of the DeadTomb-Sweeping Daythe Lantern Festivalthe Double Seventh Festivalthe Double Ninth FestivalComing-of-Age DayRio CarnivalHalloweendecorationfancy dre
17、sstraditional costumedelicaciesChristmas Day, on December 25, is one of the most festive (喜庆的) Christian holidays in many countries around the world. It celebrates Jesus birth. Christmas Day is a holiday in many countries. Many homes have Christmas trees and other decorations in the weeks leading to
18、 Christmas Day. Some workplaces hold Christmas parties prior to December 25. Festive (节日的) activities include exchanging presents, singing Christmas songs, going to parties.Its a special time when children get presents from family, friends and Santa Claus, or Father Christmas. Christmas cards are al
19、so given or sent out prior to Christmas Day.For some, Christmas is an exclusive (专属的) family affair, while others invite friends to a Christmas buffet or pot luck meal. Churches have special services and may include a crche (育婴堂) or miniature (微型的) Nativity (耶稣诞生) scene.datedatedecorationsdecorationscelebrationscelebrationsfoodfood
