Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld教学设计课件

Book3Unit1

Festivalsaroundtheworld

I.Teachinggoals

▲Talkaboutfestivalsandcelebrations

Festivals;howfestivalsbegem;howfestivalsarecelebrated

▲Talkaboutthewaystoexpressinvitationsandthanks

▲LearntouseModalverbs

▲Writeasimilarstorywithadifferentending

ILFunctionalitems

Talkaboutfestivals:

"Festivalsaremeanttocelebrateimportantevents.

*What,syourfavoriteholidayoftheyear?

*Whatfestivalsorcelebrationsdoyouenjoyinyourcityortown?

*Doyoulikespendingfestivalswithyourfamilyorwithyourfriends?

*Whatpartofafestivaldoyoulikebestthemusic,thethingstosee,the

visitorthefood?

*Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkindsareheldeverywhere.

*Theylitfiresandmademusicbecausetheythoughtthesefestivalswould

功bringayearofplenty.

*Somefestivalsareheldtohonorthedeadorsatisfyandpleasetheancestors.

*Festivalscanbeheldasanhonortofamouspeopleorthegods.

能*Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardto

theendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.

*Festivalsletusenjoylife,beproudofourcustomsandforgetourdailylife

句foralittlewhile.

Invitations:

Iwonderifyouareinterestedin...

式Fdliketoinviteyouto...

Wouldyoulike...?

Could/Wouldyouplease...?

rdloveto,but...

I'mlookingforwardto

Thanks

That'sverykindofyou...

Thankyousomuch/Thanksalot.

It'sapleasure.

Don'tmentionit.

Youaremostwelcome.

1.四会词汇

beauty,harvest,celebration,starve,origin,religious,ancestor,

Mexico,feast,bone,belief,trick,poet,arrival,gain,

independence,gather,agricultural,award,rooster,admire,

energetic,Easter,clothing,Christian,custom,daily,worldwide,

词fool,permission,parking,apologize,down,sadness,obvious,wipe,

weep,remind,forgive

汇2.固定词组

takeplace,inmemoryof,dressup,playatrick,lookforwardto,

dayandnight,asthough,havefunwith,parkinglot,turnup,keep

one'sword,holdone'sbreath,seto优remind...of...

Modalverbs:may/might,can/could,will/would,shall/should,

语must/can

▲canandcould

法JincanspeakEnglishwell,(ability)

CouldyoupleaseshowmethewaytoBeihaiPark?(request)

▲mayandmight

Mayweseetheawardsfortheteams?(permission;request)

Iftheneighboursdonotgiveanysweets,thechildrenmightplayatrickon

them,(possibility)

▲willandwould

TheSpringFestivalisthemostfun.Thewholefamilywillcomefordinner.

(promise;agreement)

Sometimescelebrationswouldbeheldafterhuntershadcaught

animals.(pasthabit;custom)

▲shallandshould

TheharvestfestivalbeginsonSaturday.Weshallbetherewithour

friends.(promise)

Youshouldarriveattheairporttwohoursbeforehegoes.(advice)

▲mustandcan't

WangFengwinsanawardeveryyear.Hemustwinnext

year.(prediction)

Youmustbejoking.Thatcan'tbetrue.(guessing)

1.Discusswhentheytakeplace,whattheycelebrateandwhatpeopledoatthat

time.(Pl)

2.Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendofcoldweather,plantingin

springandharvestinautumn.(Pl)

3.Somefestivalsareheldtohonorthedeadortosatisfytheancestors,who

重mightreturneithertohelportodoharm.(P2)

4.Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatthiswillleadthe

ancestorsbacktoearth.(P2)

点5.TheWesternholidayHalloweenalsohaditsorigininoldbeliefsaboutthe

returnofthespiritsofdeadpeople.(P2)

6.Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardto

句theendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.(P2)

7.Thesecarnivalsmightincludeparades,dancinginthestreetsdayandnight,

loudmusicandcolorfulclothingofallkinds.(P2)

子8.Itwasthelastdayofschool,buttheteachersaidthatwecouldnotleave

early,(permission)(P5)

9.Thehuntershavebeenlostfordays.Theycouldstarve.(possibility)(P5)

10.ItwasValentine'sDayandHuJinhadsaidshewouldmeethimatthecoffee

shopafterwork.(P7)

11.Shesaidshewouldbethereatseveno'clock,andhethoughtshewould

keepherword.(P7)

12.UIdon'twantthemtoremindmeofher."Sohedid.(P7)

III.教材分析与教材重组

1.教材分析

本单元以节日为话题，介绍古今中外节日的种类、由来、意义以及人们的活动

和习俗，旨在通过本单元的学习使学生不但了解我国的节日，而且对外国的节日也

有所了解，进而拓展社会文化背景、增加跨国文化知识；使学生复习和巩固运用请

求和感谢的表达法，掌握情态动词的用法；并尝试根据阅读的文章写一个不同的结

局，能表达自己的观点和想法。

1.1WarmingUp旨在通过表格引导学生讨论并列举出五个我国节日的日期、

庆祝内容和民俗。可以刚刚过去的春节为话题导入对节日的讨论；使他们由自己的

经历谈起，扩展到别的节日以及外国的重要节日，激发学生的兴趣，激活他们关于

节日的背景知识，为本单元的学习做准备。

1.2Pre-reading是Reading的热身活动。主要通过两个问题引导学生思考并讨

论自己最喜欢的节日及欢度方式，进而了解学生对节日的认识，以便为阅读作好铺

垫。

1.3Reading的五篇小短文分别介绍古代节日、亡灵节、纪念名人的节日、丰

收节、春天的节日等，使学生了解各种节日的由来及其存在的意义。此部分载有

Festivals的重要信息，还呈现了大量的词汇和主要的语法一情态动词的用法。处理

时应作为重点、整体处理，通过上下文来教词汇、语法，并引导学生分析长句、难

句和复杂句。

1.4Comprehending是考察对阅读内容的进一步理解，该部分设置了六项练

习。

练习1：表格列出了四种类型的节H,要求学生依据课文内容，填写相应的节

日名称和国家，主要检查学生对课文整体内容的理解情况。

练习2：要求学生根据课文内容回答若干个问题。

练习3：表格填充练习，要学生先在两人小组内讨论，然后按照课文内容列出

不同节日的共同点，以及节日对世界各地人民意义重要的原因。

练习4：要求学生以两人小组的形式讨论“哪些节日最重要，哪些最有趣”，然

后填写表格，填充内容是节日的类型，具体实例和选择这些节日的个人理解，共同

合作，完成任务。

1.5LearningaboutLanguage分词汇学习和语法学习两部分。其中Discovering

usefulwordsandexpressions是本单元单词的英文释义练习和用文章中的词汇的适当

形式填空；Discoveringusefulstructures是以文章内容为载体在语境中练习语法，掌

握情态动词。由此可以看出本教材已明显地由结构为特征的传统语法训练转变到以

交际功能为特征的功能语法训练，充分体现了新教材话题、功能、结构相结合的特

点。

1.6UsingLanguage是英语听说读写的全面运用的练习。

1.6①Listening是课文的延伸，通过听几位学生参加TrinidadCarnival节日

游行的两段对话，使学生体会参加节日游行的真实情景，既训练听力一通过问题训

练了他们的分析能力。

1.6②Speaking分为两步。第一步，通过电话突出交际用语功能的训练；第

二步，让学生编对话，可以按自己的想象、经历为内容，训练思维和表达能力。

1.6③Reading是发生在情人节的一个令人伤心的爱情故事，其中又插入了一

个“七巧节”的故事。阅读后的讨论不仅帮助学生理解文章主旨大意，更重要的是让

学生学会寻求解决问题的方法。

1.6©Writing的任务是写一个与文章结尾不同的结局。旨在让学生通过思考写

出自己的想法，尝试自己解决问题。

总之，通过本单元的系统学习，让学生了解世界各国的节日及民俗，学习有关

节日的词汇，并能够丰富语言知识，提升用英语表达观点的能力。

2.教材重组

2.1可将Warmingup,Pre-reading,Reading,Comprehending整合成一节阅读

课。

2.2将LearningaboutLanguage与Workbook中的Usingwords&expressions

Usingstructures结合成一节语言学习课。

2.3可将Workbook中的Listeningtask与Workbook中的Readingtask整合在一*

起上一堂听读课。

2.4将Usinglanguage中的Listeningandspeaking,整合成一节听说课,旨在启

发学生讨论、思考关于节日的话题。

2.5.泛读可将UsingLanguage中的Reading&Writing上成一节"读写课”。

3.课型设计与课时分配（经分析教材，本单元可以用五课时教完。）

Period1Warmingupandreading

Period2Learningaboutlanguage

Period3Listeningandreading

Period4Listeningandspeaking

Period5Readingandwriting

IV.分课时教案

Period1Warmingupandreading

Teachinggoals

1.lbgetthestudentstotalkaboutfestivals

2.Tolearnabouthowfestivalsbeginandhowtocelebratefestivalssoastoenablethem

tolearnmoreaboutdifferentcultureswhilelearningdifferentlanguage

3.Todevelopthestudents?readingskills:skimming,scanning,summarizing,and

findingoutdetails.

4.Toarousethestudents7interestinfestivals,cultures,especiallythoseinChina,thus

promotetheircultureawareness.

Importantpoints

1.Comprehensionofthereadingpart.

2.Knowledgeaccumulationoffestivalsandcultures.

3.Usefulwordsandexpressionsconcerningfestivals.

Teachingaids

Acomputer,aprojector,courseware,atape-recorder

leachingprocedures

1.Lead-in

1)Greetings:T:Goodmorning,girlsandboys.HappyNewYear.

Ss:Goodmorning.HappyNewYear.

2)Talkaboutwintervacation:

T:Didyouhavefun/enjoyyourselvesinthewintervacation?Whatdidyoudo?Who'd

liketotellussomethingaboutyourwintervacation?Let'sshare.

S1,S2,...

T:well,girlsandboys,mostofusseemtobehappyduringthewintervacation,oldor

young.Thewholecountrywasfilledwithjoyandexcitement.Canyoutellmewhy?

Ss:BecauseoftheSpringFestival.

2.Warming-up

1)ShowsomepicturesabouttheSpringFestivalandtheLanternFestival.Askthemto

talkaboutwhattheydidduringthetwofestivals.

T:DidyouhavefunduringtheSpringFestival/theLanternFestival?Whatdopeopledo?

Whatdopeopleeat?Whatdoesitcelebrate?

2)Showsomemorepicturesoffestivals,askstudentstoguesswhatfestivalstheyare.

T:Lookatthepictures,canyoutelluswhichfestivalisitabout?Whendoesittakeplace?

Whatdotheycelebrate?Whatdopeopledo?Discusswithyourpartners.

TheDragon-boatFestival,Mid-autumnDay,andtheDoubleNinthFestival.

3)Well-done.Infact,thereareplentyoffestivalsthroughouttheworld,anddifferent

festivalstakeplaceindifferentcultures.Hereyouaregivenaquiz:

FestivalsTimeofWhatitcelebrateWhatpeopledo

Year/date

Mid-autumnautumn/fallThebeautyofthefullGive/Eatmooncakes

Festivalmoon,harvest,timeandwatchthefull

withfamilyandmoonwithfamilyand

friends.friends.

SpringFestivalJanuary/Theendofwinter,Givemoneyinred

Februcuyarrivalofspring,papertochildren;see

LunarNewYear,dragondances;eat

reunionwithfamilyfish,prawnsand

andrelatives.dumplings;visitfamily

members.

NationalDayOctober1ThefoundingoftheTaketimeoffwork;

PeoplesRepublicoftraveltovisitfamilyor

Chinain1949.toseeotherpartsof

Chinaortheworld;

goshopping.

DragonBoatThefifthdayofThememoryoftheEatZongzi;watch

Festival/DuanwuthefifthmonthbelovedpoetQuYuandragonboatraces;

Festivalinlunarwhodiedin278BC.throwricewrappedin

calendarreedleavesintowater

inmemoryofQu

Yuan;putherbson

doorwaysforgood

health

3.Reading

1)Fastreading

T:Gotit.YouseemtoknowmanyfestivalsofChina.Butdoyouotherfestivalsin

differentcountriesandhowthesefestivalsbegan?Whatdopeopledotocelebrate?

Luckily,thepassageprovidesyoumuchinformation.Readthepassagequicklyandfind

outthefestivalsmentionedhere:

FestivalsoftheDead;FestivalstoHonourPeople;HarvestFestivals;SpringFestivals

2)Now,let'sgettoknowmoreaboutthesefestivals,listentothetapeandfindoutthe

informationaccordinglytofillintheformandanswerthequestions:

KindsofFestivalsNamesofFestivalsCountries

FestivalsofthedeadObonJapan

DayofthedeadMexico

HalloweensomeWesterncountries

FestivalstoHonourPeopleDragonBoatFestivalChina

ColumbusDayUSA

FestivaltohonourGandhiIndia

HarvestFestivalsharvest/ThanksgivingEuropeanandother

festivalscountries

mid-autumnfestivalsChinaandJapan

SpringFestivalsSpringFestivalChina

EasterandrelatedholidayssomeWesterncountries

CherryBlossomFestivalJapan

Paragraph1:

*Whendidancientpeoplecelebrate?

•attheendofwinter

•Whengoodweatherreturned

•agoodharvest

•animalscaught

•Whentheywantedayearofplenty

*Whataboutfestivalsnow?

havemanyorigins,somereligious,someseasonal,andsomeforspecialpeople

orevents

Paragraph2:Festivalsofthedead

FestivalsWhereWhenWhattodoWhattoeat

ObonJapanInJulyorCleanthegraves/1

AugustLightincense

Lightlamps

Playmusic

TheDayoftheMexicoInearlyPeopleofferfood,Foodintheshapeof

DeadNovemberflowersandgiftstoskulls,andcakes

thedeadwith“bones”on

them

HalloweenTheU.SandOctober31Gotoneighbours5

someotherDressupandtryto

Westernfrightenpeople

countries

*ArethereanysimilarfestivalsinChina?Whattodo?Whattoeat?

TheQingMingFestival

Paragraph3:FestivalstoHonourPeople

FestivalsCountryPeoplehonoured

TheDragonBoatFestivalChinaQuYuan,thefamousancient

poet

ColumbusDayTheUSAChristopherColumbus

NationalFestivalIndiaMahatmaGandhi

AnyotherfestivalswhicharemeanttohonourpeopleinChina?Whoishonoured?

Tree-plantingDaySunZhongshan

Paragraph4:HarvestFestivals

1)Whyareautumnfestivalshappyevents?

Becausepeoplearegratefulandhappyandaseasonofagriculturalworkisover.

2)Whatdopeopledotocelebrateit?

InEuropeancountries,itisthecustomtodecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowers

andfruit;gettogethertohavemeals,winawardsfortheirfarmproduce;admirethemoon,

enjoymooncakes.

Paragraph5:SpringFestivals

FestivalsCountryWhattodo

TheLunarChineseNewChinaEatdumplings,fishandmeat

YearGiveluckymoney

Dragondances

CarnivalsChristiancountriesParades,dancing,loud

music,colourfulclothing

TheCherryBlossomJapanEnjoythecherrytreeflowers

Festival

Paragraph6:Whatarethepurposesoffestivals?

Festivals:Tohavefunwitheachother/Toletusenjoylife/Tobeproudofourcustoms

/Toforgetourdailylifefbralittlewhile/Tohonourthedead/Tohonourfamous

people/lbcelebrateharvest/Towelcomeanewyearandlookforwardtothefuture/lbask

peopletopayattentiontosomething

4)Well-done.Sinceyouhavegottoknowtheinformationrelatedtothesefestivals,I'd

likeyoutohaveaquiztocheckwhetheryouhavefullyunderstoodthetext.Usethe

informationfromthereadingpassagetoanswerthefollowingquestions.

Suggestedanswerstoexercise2:

(1).FestivalsoftheDeadareforhonouringorsatisfyingdeadancestorsorothers,who

somepeoplebelievemightreturntohelporharmlivingpeople.

(2).Autumnfestivalsarehappyeventsbecausepeoplearethankfulthatfooditreadyfor

winterandthehardfarmworkisfinished.

(3).Atspringfestivals,peopleusuallyhavedances,carnivalsandotheractivitiesto

celebratetheendofwinterandthecomingofspring.

(4).Itisimportanttohavefestivalsandcelebrationssowecanenjoylife/beproudofour

customs/forgetourworkforalittlewhile.

(5).TheChinese,JapaneseandMexicanfestivalsofthedeadallhavecustomstohonour

thedead.TheChineseandJapanesegotocleantheirancestors,graves,andtheMexicans

offerfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.However,therearesomedifferences.The

Mexicanseatspecialfoodthatlookslikebones,somethingtheChineseandJapanesedo

notdo..

4.Pairwork

Basedonthereadingpassage,whatdomostfestivalsseemtohaveincommon?Whydo

youthinkthesethingsmightbeimportanttopeopleeverywhere?Talkwithyourpartner

andfillinthechartbelow.

ThreecommonthingsReasonswhytheyareimportantto

peopleeverywhere

]

2

3

Threecommonthingsmightbefromthefollowing:food,music,entertainment,being

withfamilyandfriends,dance,lightsorfires,rememberingeventsorpeople

Reasonswhytheyareimportanttopeopleeverywherewillvary.

5.Groupwork

Discussinpairswhichfestivalsyouthinkarethemostimportantandwhicharethemost

fun.Thenfillinthechartwithyourideas.

TypeoffestivalExampleoffestivalReasonsforyour

choice

Mostimportant

Mostfun

Answerswillvary.

6.Homework

1)Findoutusefulwordsandexpressions,beautifulsentencesandfinishthe

exercisesinLearningaboutLanguageaccordingly.

2)Writeanintroductionofthefestivalyourgrouphavecreated.

7.Languagepoints:

1)Festivalaremeanttocelebrateimportanttimesofyears.节日就是庆祝每年中重要时

刻的活动。

(1).meandoingsth.

meandoingsth.的意思是“意味着(必须要做某事或导致种结果)工

其主语通常是指事物的词。

(2).meantodosth.

meantodosth.的意思是“打算或企图做某事”,其主语通常是表示人的名词或代词，

其过完成式表示“本来打算做某事”。

(3).meansb.todosth.

meansb.todosth.的意思是“打算让某人做某事”，也可以用于被动结构。

(4).mean后接名词、副词或从句

mean后接名词或副词，意为“表示；打算；存心”等意思；后接that从句，意为“表

示...

(5).bemeantfor

该短语的意思是“打算给予；打算作……用”。

InsomepartsofLondon,missingabusmeansforanotherhour.

A.waitingB.towaitC.waitD.tobewaiting

2).Discusswhentheytakeplace,whattheycelebrateandwhatpeopledoatthattime.

讨论它们(中国节日)什么时间进行，庆祝的是什么事件，并说出人们那时做什么。

takeplace发生；举行①Theperfonnancedidn'ttakeplaceafterall.演出终于没有进

行。

②Wasthereanybodypassingbywhentheaccidenttookplace?事故发生时，有人路过

那里吗？

Greatchanges___inChinainthelasttwodecades.

A.havetakenplaceB.tookplaceC.havebeentakenplaceD.arehappening

3.Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkindshavebeenheldeverywheresinceancienttimes.

世界各地从古时就有各种各样的节日庆典。

①Thatkindofquestionisverydifficulttoanswer.

=Questionsofthatkindaredifficulttoanswer.

那类问题是很难解答的。

②Wesellallkindsofshoes.

=Wesellshoesofallkinds.

我们卖各式各样的鞋。

③Youcanseedifferentkindsofanimalsinthezoo.

=Youcanseeanimalsofdifferentkindsinthezoo.

你在动物园可以看见不同种类的动

4orsatisfyandpleasetheancestors,whocouldreturneithertohelportodoharm.

……取悦祖先，使他们得到满足，以为(祖先们)有可能回来帮助他们，也有可能带来

危害。

1)satisfyvt.满足，使…满意;satisfysb.

satisfieda.感到满意的；besatisfiedwith

satisfyinga.令人愉快的

satisfactionn.满意；loone'ssatisfaction

satisfactorilyad.满意地

satisfactorya.令人满意的

2)hurt,injure,harm,damage,wound的区别与用法

hurt普通用语，既可指肉体上的伤害，也可精神上，感情上的伤害。

如:Thegirlhurtherselfbadlyintheaccident.

那位女孩在那次事故中伤得很重。

injure比hurt正式,hurt多指伤痛，而

injure则指损害健康，成就，容貌等，

强调功能的损失。

如:Heinjuredhishandwhileplayingbasketball.

他在打篮球时手受了伤。

damage主要指对于物的损害，强调对于价值、用途、外观等所造成的损失，这

种损失或因自然灾害所致，或因人为造成。如：

Severalcarsweredamagedintheaccident.

好几辆汽车在事故中损坏了。

wound指枪伤，刀伤，刺伤等皮肉之伤，是出血的，严重的伤，特指战场上受伤,

它可以指肉体上的伤害，也可指人们精神上的创伤。如：

Thebulletwoundedhisleftleg.

子弹打伤了他的左腿。

doharmtosb.=dosb.harm=harmsb.伤害某人

domoreharmthangood弊大于利

©Smokingwilldoyouharm.

Smokingwilldomoreharmtoyouthangood.

②Ifwesolvetheprobleminthisway,itmaydomoreharmthangood

5.FortheJapanesefestivalObon,peopleshouldgotocleangravesandlightincensein

memoryoftheirancestors.

inmemoryor纪念。如：

TheysetupamonumentinmemoryofthesoldierswhodiedinWorldWarII.

6.Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatthiswillleadthe

ancestorsbacktoearth.

lead…to领往;使得出(结论)

leadto通向；引起，导致

①请把客人领到会客室去。

Pleaseleadthegueststothereception-room.

②你是如何得出这个结论的？

Whatledyoutothisconclusion?

③条条道路通罗马。

AllroadsleadtoRome.Thepathleadstothevillage.

④食用过多的糖会引起健康问题。

Eatingtoomuchsugarcanleadtohealthproblems

7.Somepeoplemightwinawardsfortheirfarmproduce,likethebiggestwatermelonor

themosthandsomerooster.

award,n,奖，奖品

u判给，授予awardsb.sth.奖赏某人某物

辨析：award和reward：

award后接双宾语

awardsb.ametal授予某人奖章

reward奖赏，给…报酬，不能接双宾语；

rewardsb.forsth.因…奖赏某人；

rewardsb.withsth.用某物酬劳某人

8.Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendof

winterandtothecomingofspring.

最富有生气而有最重要的节日就是告别冬天迎来春天的日子。

lookforwardto(doing)sth.意为期待着(做)某事，其中的to是介词，而不是动词

不定式符号。

ChildrenarelookingforwardtoSpringFestival.

孩子们渴盼着过年。

He'slookingforwardtohearingfromhispenpal.

他期待着笔友来信。

9.Thecountry,coveredwithcherrytreeflowers,looksasthoughitiscoveredwithpink

snow.整个国度处处都是樱花盛开，看上去就像罩上了一层粉红的雪。

asthough和asif没有什么区别。asif用得普遍些，却可引导方式状语从句和表语从

句，其从句谓语常用虚拟语气。

(1)引导方式状语从句

Sheactedasthoughnothinghadhappened.

她装得好像什么事也没发生过似的。

当从句主语和主句主语一致，从句谓语中又含有动词tobe时，可以把主语和

tobe一起省去。

Helookedaboutasthough(hewas)insearchofsomething.

他四处张望，好像寻找什么。

(2)引导表语从句

Itlooksasifit'sgoingtorain.

看样子天要下雨了。

asthough和asif从句用虚拟语气，还是用陈述语气。完全根据具体情况而定。如果

从句表示的意思与事实完全相反，或者纯粹是一种假设，通常用虚拟语气。

Thechildtalksasifshewereanadult.

那孩子说话的样子好像她是个大人。

Period2LearningaboutLanguage

1.Teachingaims

1.Todiscoverandlearntousesomeusefulwordsandexpressions.

2.Getthestudentstostudytheuseofmodalverbs.

2.Difficultpoints

1.Howtousetheproperwordsandexpressionsindifferentsituations.

2.Howtousepropermodalverbsaccordingtotheconcreteandauthentic

situations.

3.Importantpoints

1.Keywordsandexpressions:asthough,belief,celebration,Christians,

custom,havefunwith,origin,religious,admire,feast,harvest,trick,starve,

gather,gain,lookforwardto

2.Themeaningandcorrectuseofeachpairofmodalverbs:canandcould,may

andmight,willandwould,shallandshould,mustandcan't

Discoveringusefulwordsandexpressions

1.Suggestedanswerstoexercise1:

religion—■>religiousculture--►culturalproduce-aproduction

danger-■>dangerousnation--►nationaleducate-►education

humour--Ahumourousseason一-seasonalcelebrate-fcelebration

courage_Acourageousorigin"—►originalpredict-Aprediction

2.Completethepassagebelowwiththewordsandexpressionsinthebox.

Answerkey:celebration,religious,Christians,origin,custom,asthough,havefun

with,belief

3.Answerkey:

lookforwardto;starving;custom;Gather;admire;Belief;

harvests,harvests;feast;tricks;gain,gain

Discoveringusefulstructures

1.Lead-in

T:Lookatthepicture,themaniscarryingapileofbooks.Sohecancarryheavybooks.

Hewantstoentertheroom,buthecouldn'topenthedoorbyhimself.Soheis

makingarequesttoaskforhelpfromthewomanbysaying"Couldyouopenthe

door,please?”

(Theteacherwritesthethreesentencesontheblackboard.l.Sohecancarryheavy

books.2.Hecouldn'topenthedoorbyhimself.3.Couldyouopenthedoor,

please?)

T:Lookatthethreemodalverbsineachsentenceandtrytogettheirmeanings.

S:Themodalverbs"can"and"couldn't"meanone'sabilitytodosomething.Theyare

similarto“beabletodosomething”.

S:“could"inthethirdsentencemeansmakingarequest..

T:Well-done!Thesearethebasicmeaningsof“can"and“could”,whicharequite

familiartoyou.Ofcourse,there^eothermeaningsofthem.Sotodaywe'llfocuson

thefivepairsofmodalverbs.

2.Explanationoftheuseofmodalverbs

1.canandcould

4表示能力(ability),指有能力做某事，意为“能够二例如:

注意：表示现在，将来“能够”可用beableto替换。表示过去“能够”并成

功了只能用was/wereableto,不能用couldo例如

Mygrandmaisovereighty,butshecan/isabletoreadwithoutglasses.

Wecan/willbeabletotalkaboutthematterlater.

Italkedwithherforalongtime,andatlastIwasabletomakeherbelieve

me.(不能用could)

5表示请求(request)或允许(permission)。意为“可否"、"可以Could

比can更有礼貌，在此不是can的过去式。

Canyouwaitamomentplease?

Liz,canyoudomeafavor?

Excuseme,couldyoutellmethewaytothestation?

Iwonderifyoucouldhelpme.(request)

——CouldIuseyourphone?

Yes,ofcourse.Youcan.

DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourbike,(permission)

6表示可能性(possibility)

a.can表示泛指的“可能”，并非说话者主观认为的可能性，即并非说话

者的主观猜测。

Accidentcanhappentoanydrunkendriver

b.表示说话者主观猜测，只能用与否定句或疑问句中。例如：

Itcan'tbemyfather.HeisnowinEngland.

——Canitraintomorrow?