高中英语《Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld》优质课教案、教学设计

1、 Unitl Book3 Festivals and Celebrations主备人： 审核人：高一英语组课题Unitl Book3 Festivals and Celebrations课型reading学习目标Master some important expressions,such as arrival,award,belief, gather,in memory of.Improve skimming and scanning skills(fast reading and careful reading).Learn something about festivals around

2、the world and spread our Chinese culture.学习重点Learn something about festivals around the world.学习难点略读(skimming)、细读(close reading) 归纳内容(summarizing)等阅读技巧课前预习案反思提升使用说明Preview the text to get the general ideaGrasp the important expressionsMatch the main idea of each part.(1) A.Many kinds of festivals ar

3、e mentioned.(2-5) B.Why is it important to have festivals and celebration?Part3(6) C.It tells the origins and significance信义)of festivals.Preview the text and try to find the answers to the questions.What did most ancient festivals celebrate?A. Seasons. B. Special events. C. Special people.On the da

4、y of the Dead, Mexicans.eat cakes with bones on them.Offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead.Clean graves.on the Western holiday Halloween.People welcome the return of the spirits of dead people.Children play a trick on ach other.Children dress up and ask their neighbours for sweets.On Mid-autumn

5、festivals, people admire the moon and enjoy mooncakes inA. China. B. Japan. C. IndiaTry to find the expressions in the text:1.纪念，追念 2.发生反思提升3.穿上盛装；打扮 4.搞恶作剧反思提升5.期待，盼望 6.日夜，整天好像8.与某人玩得开心IV. Read the passage and appreciate good sentences.4Yuanxiao, Chinese Lantern FestivalThe Lantern Festival is cele

6、brated on the 15th of the first year of the Chinese lunar calendar. The festival ends the New Year celebration. It is a fun festival. People carry lanterns and go into the streets at night to watch lion or dragon dances, play games and light firecrackers. Yuanxiao, a sweet dumpling made of rice flou

7、r, is the traditional food eaten during the festival. In Chinese, the festival is named after the dumpling, which is said to represent family unity and happiness because it is sticky, round and sweet.Dai Water-Sprinkling FestivalThe Dai minority （少数民族）in Yunnan celebrate the Water-SprinklingFestival

8、 in the middle of April. The festival celebrates the Dai Lunar New Year and lasts for three days. There are dragon races and fireworks displays on the first day and a fair on the second day. At the fair, young lovers throw love pouches to each other. The third day is the actual water-sprinkling day,

9、 people splash water on each other to wash away illnesses and bad luck and bring good luck for the coming year.Losar, Tibetan New YearLosar, or the Tibetan New Year, is celebrated on the 25 of the 10th month of the Tibetan calendar. The festival lasts for a week and is a time for giving thanks. On t

10、he last day of the year, people clean their houses and prepare for the new year. On the 29th of the last month, houses are cleaned, washed and painted as part of the Cutor festival. At dawn on New Year Day, Tibetans go to visit holy places and hang flags over their homes. Many families will go for p

11、icnics and visit friends and family. The festival lasts well over two weeks,but the first four days are for small family feasts.课中探究案Teaching process:Step I. LeadinginGuess some festivals Why are they important?（提出问题）Step II. Fast readingSkim the reading passage and then fill in the following chart.

12、FestivalsNames of FestivalscountriesFestivals of the dead1.Obon2.Day of the Dead3.HalloweenJapanMexico some Western countriesFestivals to honor people1.2.3.Harvest festivals1.2.Spring Festivals1.2.3.Step III. Careful reading1. Read para1 and answer the following question.Why would ancient people hol

13、d festivals?2. Read para2-5 and finish the questions.1) Why are festivals of the dead held?2) Why does India have a national festival on October 2?3) How do European people celebrate Harvest festivals?Step IV. Further reading. What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?.What do

14、most festivals seem to have in common?Step V. Group discussion(about 10 minutes)Discuss in groups which festival you think is the most important. Then tell usyour reasons.Useful structures:In my opinion,is the most important one.Reasons: 1)用适当的过渡词连接成文Step VI.当堂检测There are all kinds of festivals thro

15、ughout the world, which are used (satisfy) and please the ancestors, to honour some famoipeopleor important(event), or to express peoples gratitude toGod bringing them a year of plenty. For instance, Japanese observe Obon,people go to clean the graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. In India, October 2 is a national festival to honour Mohandas Gandhi helped India become_independent country. And inChina the Spring Festival, which(celebrate)in January or February, is the most(energy)and important becauseit is a festival that looks forward to