1、 1 Unit 8 How do you make a banana milk shake? Section B 2a-2e 一、Teaching goals： 1. Language goals： 1)key words: Thanksgiving, traditional, autumn, traveler, England, celebrate, mix, pepper, fill, oven, plate, cover, gravy, serve, temperature 2) key sentences: Its a time to give thanks for food in t
2、he autumn. Most Americans still celebrate this idea of giving thanks by having a big meal at home with their family. Fill the turkey with this bread mix. Cut the turkey into thin pieces. 2 2. Emotional attitude and values 1) know the background of Thanksgiving and the differences between Chinese fes
3、tivals and western festivals. 2) know the ways of making turkey,let the students know the difficulties of getting food. 二、Teaching key points and difficult points： 1. Teaching key points： 1) new words and key sentences 2) read the passage ,get the main idea and improve students reading skills. 2. Te
4、aching difficult points: Tell the process of making certain traditional food eaten on special holidays in China,such as mooncakes,dumplings,zongzi and so so. 三、teaching steps Step 1: leading in 1.show two pictures of my family and ask questions: When is it from the background of the pictures？（spring
5、 festival) 2 How do my family celebrate it?(by having a big meal) Step 2:pre-reading 1. Show some pictures and guess riddles:what festivals are they? (Dragon Boat Festival and Middle Autumn Day) 2. Know the background of the festivals:When is it?/what is the main dish?/ Why do people celebrate it?/W
6、hat can people do on that day?. 3. Brainstorm:make lists of Chinese festivals and western festivals. Step 3:while-reading 1. Read the title and ask questions: What festival do you know ? .(Thanksgiving) Where is it?(in the Unite States) 2. Ask students to think What else they want to know about Than
7、ksgiving? （when/how/why/what food/.) 3. Careful reading:finish the questions.(play soft music) 4. Check the answers in the group. 5. Fast reading:find out the number of making turkey.(find out the key words) 6. Show the pictures,and fill in the blanks to retell the ways of making turkey. Step 4:post
8、 -reading 1.Introduce other foods on Thanksgiving and watch a piece of video to feel the atmosphere on the special day. 2.Feel talk in a group :Who do you want to give thanks to?and why? 3.Share some sentences to express thanks to other people including parents,friends or teachers. 4.Have an activit
9、y:find out your friend in the class and express your thanks to him/her. Step 5:homework 1. retell the article. 2. Make a dish for your parents and write down your process. 3. search for western festivals and learn more about them online. 3 Board design: Unit 8 How do you make a banana milk shake? Section B 2a-2e Thanksgiving in the United States where when why how what food In the United States on the fourth Thursday in November give thanks for food in the autumn,and remember the first travelers. by having a big meal at home turkey 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
