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1、温馨提示温馨提示 全力投入会使你与众不同全力投入会使你与众不同你是最优秀的你是最优秀的，你一定能做的更好你一定能做的更好！课前准备：课前准备：Unit Unit 1 1 单词单词导学案，导学案，Reading Reading 导学案，课本导学案，课本! 激情第一激情第一! 【自主合作探究】Step1: Warming UpDo you know what festivals we have in China? And what do you know about them?New Years DayLantern FestivalWomens DayMay DayChildrens DayDr

2、agon Boat FestivalMid-autumn FestivalNational DayChinese festivals and holidaysQiqiao FestivalSpringFestival Spring Festival is the traditional Chinese New Years Day. It usually falls in early February. And the celebration lasts from the first day to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.whenWh

3、y? In ancient time, a demon(怪物） called “Nian” that lived under the sea world hurt people once a year on the new year eve. It jumped out from the sea, attacked villages, devoured（吞食） people, animals and plants. The villagers gathered to discuss how to deal with “Nian” .Some people said that the demon

4、 was afraid of loud noises, red color and flames. Origin So they lighted firecrackers, put on red couplets on their gates, beat gongs (锣）锣）and drums to drive “Nian” away. Since then, the custom and tradition of celebrating the Spring Festival were born. Origin Origin Write and Write and pastepaste c

5、ouplets couplets on on doorsdoorsWhat?Set off Set off firecracksfirecracksIt is said that the evil spirits can be frightened to run away. Receive lucky Receive lucky MoneyMoney Children get money in red paper or envelop from their parents or relatives. Greet each Greet each otherother 恭喜发恭喜发财！财！红包红包

6、拿来拿来！ watch the Spring Featival Gala /programme have the family dinner watch fireworks Do you know the food in the Spring Festival?DumplingsDumplings It means in Chinese the beginning of the new year. 年年有余：年年有余： Having more than need every year 吉祥如意： Everything goes well. Be good! / All the best.Wha

7、t festivals of foreign countries do you know?BrainstormingBrainstormingChristmasFoolsDayValentinesDayEasterThanksgiving DayFathersDayHalloween Unit 1【回顾预习】一Some important words1.美、美人 beauty 2.收获、收割 harvest3.庆祝、祝贺 celebration 4.使饿死、饿得要死starve5.起源、由来 origin 6.宗教上的、虔诚的religious7.祖先、祖宗 ancestor 8.节日、盛宴f

8、east二Some important phrases1.发生 take place 2.纪念、追念in memory of 3.盛装、打扮 dress up 4.期望、盼望look forward to5.日(昼)夜、整天 day and night 6.似乎、好像as if / as though7.玩得开心 have fun with 8.捉弄(取笑)某人play a trick on sb. Step2: Fast Reading Task1. Read the text and write down the main idea of the text. The text tells

9、us all kinds of todays festivals. They have many , some , some seasonal and some for originsreligiousspecial people or events Kinds of FestivalsNames of FestivalsCountriesCustomsTask2. Skim the reading passage and then fill in the following chart.Festivals of the DeadFestivals to Honour PeopleHarves

10、t FestivalsSpring Festivals8A1Choose the right answers展示人员展示方式一 口头二 口头三 口头四 口头Requirements：1. listen carefully and raise some questions if you have.2. Write down some useful phrases and correct your answers. 1B22C15B13C2Step3. Careful Reading Task1. Choose the right answers. 1. Which of the followin

11、g festivals is to honour the dead? A. Obon B. Mid-Autumn festivals C. Easter D. Cherry Blossom Festival 2. Which of the following festivals is a Mexican festivals? A. Obon B. The Dragon Boat Festival C. The Day of the Dead D. Halloween1B22C13. At which of the following festivals do children play tri

12、cks on their neighbours?A. Easter B. The Dragon Boat FestivalC. Columbus Day D. Halloween4. When do people have carnival in some countries according to the text?A. In October B. In AugustC. In February D. In January5B13C2True or False展示人员展示方式1口头2 口头3 口头4 口头Requirements：1. listen carefully and raise

13、some questions if you have.2. Write down some useful phrases and correct your answers. 4C16B27B29A1Task2. True or False 1. The ancient people neednt worry about their food. 2. People celebrate Halloween with a different purpose from the past. 3. Gandhi was a great leader who Indian people honour a l

14、ot. 4. Easter just celebrates the rebirth of Jesus.FTTF4C16B27B29A1展示内容(自主合作探究)展示人员展示方式 点评人员Task 1 板书 Task 2 板书 Task 3 板书 Task 4 板书 2B28B27A15A21A1 4A1要求：先当堂独立完成，再分组讨论（组内一对一分要求：先当堂独立完成，再分组讨论（组内一对一分层讨论，再集体讨论；点评人点评时，其他人要认真层讨论，再集体讨论；点评人点评时，其他人要认真听讲，做好笔记，有疑便问。）听讲，做好笔记，有疑便问。）3B16B1Task3. Answer the follo

15、wing questions. 1. What are festivals of the dead usually for? Festivals of the dead are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors , who might return either to help or to do harm. 2. What makes Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals happy events? Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy ev

16、ents because people are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over. 2B27A15B13A2 3. What do people usually do at Spring Festivals? At spring festivals, people usually have dances, carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of winter and the comi

17、ng of spring. 4. What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations? Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while.6B11A18B24A1Kinds of FestivalsNames of FestivalsCountriesCustomsTask2. Skim the reading passage and then fill in the following

18、 chart.Festivals of the DeadFestivals to Honour PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring Festivals1A27A14A22A15A16A23B28B19A2Kinds of FestivalsNames of FestivalsCountries CustomsFestivals of the DeadTask2. Skim the reading passage and then fill in the following chart.ObonDay of the DeadHalloweenJapanMexicosome

19、 Western countriesObonDay of the Dead HalloweenObon1.People should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.2.They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.Day of the Dead1.In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the D

20、ead in early November.2.People eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them.3.They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead.Halloween1.Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people.2.It is now a childrens festivals, when they can dress

21、 up and go to their neighbours homes to ask for sweets.3.If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them.Kinds of FestivalsNames of FestivalsCountriesCustomsFestivals to Honour People Task2. Skim the reading passage and then fill in the following chart.Dragon Boat F

22、estival Columbus DayFestival to honor GandhiChinaUSAIndiaDragon Boat Festival Columbus DayFestival to honor GandhiDragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan.Columbus Day In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus

23、in the New World.Festival to honor Gandhi India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain Indias independence from Britain.Kinds of FestivalsNames of FestivalsCountriesCustomsHarvest FestivalsTask2. Skim the reading passage and then fill in the follow

24、ing chart.Harvest/ Thanksgiving FestivalMid-autumn FestivalEuropean and other countriesChina and JapanHarvest/ Thanksgiving FestivalMid-autumn FestivalHarvest/ Thanksgiving Festival1.People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over.2.In European cou

25、ntries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and will get together to have meals.3.Some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster.Mid-autumn Festival China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals, when

26、 people admire the moon and in China, enjoy mooncakes.Kinds of FestivalsNames of FestivalsCountriesCustomsSpring Festivals Task2. Skim the reading passage and then fill in the following chart.Spring FestivalEaster and related holidays Cherry Blossom FestivalChinasome Western countries JapanSpring Fe

27、stivalEaster and related holidays Cherry Blossom FestivalSpring Festival1.At the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper.2.There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together.Easter and related

28、 holidays1.Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals, which take place forty days before Easter, usually in February.2.These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds.3.Easter is an important religious and social f

29、estival for Christians around the world. It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life.Cherry Blossom Festival1.Japans Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little later. 2.The country , covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow.【当堂达标】 Festivals and celebrations have been held everywhere since ancien