1、Unit 1Festivals around the world （课前教案）Speaking and writing 三维目标知识目标Review some words and expressions to describe festivals.能力目标1. Train students speaking ability, especially talking about festivals.2. Develop students writing ability to introduce some Chinese traditional festivals.情感目标1. Stimulate
2、students love of national culture and customs.2.Train students ability to cooperate with others.教学重点1. Get knowledge of the outline of a passage.2. Get students to introduce some Chinese traditional festivals.教学难点How to develop students writing ability.教学方法 : Task-based Teaching Method教具: Multimedia
3、，a projector教学过程Step 1 Lead-in （2mins）Play a short video entitled “恭喜发财”.T: Do you know what festival it is in the video?Step 2 Revision（5-8mins）1. In the last period, we have learnt many kinds of festivals. How many kinds of festivals have we learned in the passage? What are they?Kinds of Festivals
4、Names of FestivalsFestivals of the DeadObon, the Day of the Dead, HalloweenFestivals to Honor Peoplethe Dragon Boat Festival, Columbus Day, National FestivalHarvest FestivalsThanksgiving Day, Mid-Autumn FestivalsSpring Festivalsthe Spring Festival, Easter, Cherry Blossom Festival2. Among all these f
5、estivals mentioned in the passage, which festivals are celebrated in China?The Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Spring Festival3. Why do people celebrate these festivals in China? What do people do at these festivals? And when do people celebrate these festivals? FestivalsWhy peopl
6、e celebrateWhat people doWhen people celebratethe Dragon Boat Festivalthe Mid-Autumn Festivalthe Spring FestivalStep 3 Speaking Showtime （5 mins）Suppose youre Professor Brad from the USA. You are very interested in Chinese festivals, so you ask people living in China information about festivals. Now
7、 work in pairs to make a dialogue.(The Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Spring Festival )A sample dialogueB: Hello, XXX. S: Hello, Mr. Brad.B: You know Im really interested in ; and can you tell me why people celebrate it?S: Certainly. Because B: When do people celebrate it? S: The
8、y celebrate it in B: Where do people celebrate it? S: They celebrate it in B: What do people usually do at the festival? S: Step 4 Writing task （15-20mins）假如你是李华，你的美国网友Tom发来一封e-mail,向你了解我国传统节日的情况，请你给他回复e-mail，介绍你熟悉的中国某种传统节日。内容应包括：1）时间 2）由来 3）习俗 4）邀请Tom 来中国过此节5) 80词左右。1. Give students the following h
9、ints to help them prepare for writing.1) Think of the writing steps, including writing style, tense, person, key points and so on.2) Think of the structure of an English e-mail.3) Think of an outline of this e-mail.2. Ask students to write their own e-mail.Step 5 Assessment （10 mins）1. Students impr
10、ove the writing in groups according to the assessment form.2. Ask some students to read their writing to the class. The others should give comments.3. The teacher presents a sample.Dear Tom, I am glad to receive your e-mail. In your e-mail, you asked me information about Chinese traditional festival
11、s. Here I am writing to share the Dragon Boat Festival with you.The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival in China, which takes place on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It is held in memory of the ancient poet Qu Yuan. He drowned himself in a river. The local people try to find his
12、body and then, as an offering(祭品), they threw Zongzi into the river. Now, people row dragon boats and eat Zongzi on this day.You can come and spend the day with me. I believe you will have a good time. I am looking forward to your reply.Yours, Li HuaStep 6 Homework1. 整理完善学案，反思本节课的收获与不足；2. 润色自己的作文，总结和掌握英文邮件的写作步骤和技巧。板书设计Unit 1Festivals around the worldSpeaking and writingSpeakingWritingPoints to speak:1) when the festival takes place.2) what the festival is for.3) what people do at the festival.The outline of the writingPara 1 感谢来件，写作目的Para 2 介绍节日，表示邀请Para 3 感激、希望3 / 3
