实用英语UNIT6教案

1、硅湖职业技术学院教案授课周次3授课时间 2012年 9 月 18 日至 2012年 9月 22日课程章节 Unit 3 教学目的1.In Reading and Writing, students will be able to: identify the main idea of the text A and analyze some difficult sentences and some language points; understand and write registration form;2. In Grammar, students will be able to pract

2、ice Verb tenses (1);内容提要 及板书设计重点、难点 及解决方案1. Vocabularies of A and B level; Phrases and sentence structure;2. Verb tenses (1);教学内容 时间分配序号教 学 内 容学时分配1Text A and Related Exercises2 periods2Text B and Related Exercises2 periods345教学手段Task-based Approach ;Communicative Language Teaching;Activity Teaching

3、 Approach; Question-answer Teaching Approach教学形式（在右栏勾选）理实一体教学（ ） 理论教学（ ）实验（ ） 实训（ ） 上机（ ）必读书目作业P45 Translation作业完成方式书面（ ）电子（ ）教学后记2 / 14序号具 体 内 容备 注Unit 6 Celebrations of HolidayLeading In and Exploring the Topic1.What do holidays mean to you?2.How do you usually spend your holidays?3.Which holiday

4、is most important to you? Why?New Year's Eve is the world's oldest celebration. In fact, ancient people celebrated the New Year even before they had ways of measuring time. New Year's Eve is celebrated in many countries all over the world. In some countries, it is the most important cele

5、bration of the year, but this is not true of the United States or Europe. One reason may be that Christmas comes just one week before the New Year, and it is the Western World's biggest holiday. Many people give this celebration even more importance than people in East Asia give the Spring Festi

6、valThe most popular way to bring in the New Year in the United States is with a big party. Some parties are at private homes. In recent years, though, it has become more and more common for Americans to go to a hotel or restaurant on the night of December 31st. There, they can eat, drink, and dance

7、until the early hours. Most New Year's parties have some things in common: first of all, they are usually noisy; this tradition of noise-making is believed to be centuries old. People thought that loud sounds would drive away the evil spirits of the old year, before the New Year began. In the US

8、A, the biggest and noisiest party takes place in Times Square in New York City. Thousands of people gather there every year. Some of them ring bells or let off fireworks. At midnight, they begin to cheer as an electric sign in the shape of a red apple lights up on top of a tall building. For more th

9、an twenty years, millions of Americans have been able to watch the New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square on television. It has become so popular that many American hotels and restaurants put up big screens so that their guests can watch it, too. At midnight, everyone stops talking and danc

10、ing to join in the television broadcast from New York.You can imagine that after all that celebrating, many Americans begin the first day of the New Year a little tired. They are usually quite happy to spend a quiet day at home, watching the most popular New Year's Day activities on television.

11、Last but not least, have you ever heard the term "to make a New Year's resolution"? It is something that Americans and Europeans promise to do in the coming year, usually involving giving up bad habits (e.g. giving up smoking or sleeping too much). Experts say that the most common New

12、Year's resolution in America is to eat less! Sadly, experts have also found that fewer than ten percent of Americans carry out their New Year's resolutions.序号具 体 内 容备 注Words and Expressions1. celebrate: vt. 庆祝 to do something to show that a day or event is important e.g. On October lst we ce

13、lebrate our National Day. 十月一日我们庆祝国庆。 How did you celebrate May Day this year? 你们今年是怎样庆祝五一节的？ celebration: n. C; U the act of celebrating 庆祝e.g. We held a party in celebration of the National Day. 我们举行了一个晚会来庆祝国庆节。2. measure: v. 1) show or record (length, temperature, etc.) 量出或记录（长度、温度等）e.g. The inch

14、 measures length. 英寸是长度的测量单位。 A clock measures time. 钟是计时的。 2) find the size, length, amount, degree, etc. of (something) in standard units 度量（大小、长短、数额、程度等） e.g. Mother measured me to see what size dress I should have. 母亲给我量尺寸，好知道我该穿多大号的衣服。 3. importance :n. U the quality or state of being impo

15、rtant 重要；重要性e.g. a person of (no) importance 一位重要（无足轻重的）人物 This revolution is a matter of national importance. 这次革命于国家意义重大。4. tradition: n. custom; what a group of people have always done 传统；习惯 e.g. In Britain it is a tradition to give children chocolate eggs at Easter. 在英国复活节给孩子们吃巧克力蛋是一个传统。 The sto

16、ries of Robin Hood are based mainly on traditions. 罗宾汉的故事主要是根据传说写成的。5. cheer: v. shout in praise, approval, or support 欢呼；喝彩e.g. The crowd cheered because he saved the boy. 他救了这男孩的命，人群为之欢呼。 n. C a shout of praise, approval, or encouragement 欢呼；喝彩 e.g. I heard the cheers of the crowd, and I knew that

17、 the host team was winning. 我听到观众阵阵的欢呼声，知道主队要赢了。 6. imagine: v. have a picture of something in your mind 想象；设想 e.g. We can scarcely imagine life without electric light. 我简直不能设想没有电灯怎样生活。 Can you imagine her becoming a pilot? 你能想象她成了飞行员吗？7. involve: vt. 1) have as a necessary part or result; entail 包含

18、；需要e.g. This lesson involves a lot of work. 这课要做的工作很多。 2) cause (someone or oneself) to become connected or concerned 使（别人或自己）卷入；使介入e.g. If I were you, I wouldnt get involved in their problems. 我要是你就不去介入他们的问题。8. habit: n. C; U a tendency to behave in a particular way or do particular things, especia

19、lly regularly and repeatedly over a long period 习惯e.g. He has a habit of closing his eyes when he tells a story. 序号具 体 内 容备 注 他讲故事时习惯把眼晴闭上。It's a good habit to go for a walk after supper. 晚饭后散步是个好习惯。 9. give importance to: pay attention to 重视e.g. We should give equal importance to Chinese while

20、we are learning English. 我们学习英语时同样要重视汉语的学习。Practical skills shall be given importance. 应该重视实际技能。10. in common: shared with someone else 共用的；共同的e.g. John and I have nothing in common. 约翰和我没有共同之处。We are trying to find something in common. 我们努力地找一些共同之处。11. drive away: drive off; force away 赶走e.g. How d

21、o you drive away the gang? 你如何赶走那伙流氓的？The salesgirl rudely drove away the customer. 女售货员粗鲁地把顾客赶走了12. let off: fire or cause to explode 放（枪、炮等）；使爆炸e.g. He let the gun off. 他开了枪。The little boy let those fireworks off. 这个小男孩放了那些爆竹。Many people give this celebration even more importance than people in Ea

22、st Asia give the Spring Festival. Meaning: Many people pay much more attention to the celebration of Christmas than people in East Asia do to the Spring Festival.importance: n. U the quality or state of being important 重要；重大；重要性We should not ignore the importance of agriculture in a country. 我们不应忽视农业在一个国家的重要地位。Governments now realize the importance of en