Unit1FestivalsandcelebrationsReadingandthinking教学设计-高中英语人教版2019

Teachingdesign

Book3Unit1FestivalsandCelebrations

Period2readingandthinking

Whydowecelebratefestivals?

Analysisoftheteachingmaterial

“Whydowecelebratefestivals?”istakenfromUnit1,Student’sBook3,NewSeniorEnglishforChina,byPEP.Thisreadingpassagemainlytalksaboutthereasonsforcelebratingfestivals.Thisarticleintroducesthereasonswhypeoplecelebratefestivals,focusingonthe"similaritiesanddifferences"offestivals.Festivalsareamonculturalphenomenonthroughouttheworld.Althoughtheoriginsoffestivalsaredifferent,theirspiritsofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceismoninallfestivals.

Analysisofthestudents

Studentsshouldbefamiliarwithandinterestedinthetopicofthisunit.Inaddition,inthelisteningandspeakingclass,studentshavelearnedaboutsomefestivalsandcustoms.However,studentslackadeepunderstandingofthehumanisticconnotationoffestivalsandthemonalitiesoffestivalculture,whichposesacertainchallengetostudents.

Analysisoftheteachingobjectives

Linguisticability

①Studentsareabletoknowthewordsandexpressionsaboutthefestivals,suchasorigin,figure,harvest,decorateandsignificant.

②Studentsareabletoknowthemonspiritandsignificanceofallfestivalsaroundtheworld.

Learningability

Studentsareabletoemploydifferentreadingstrategies,suchaspredictingthecontentsofthetext,skimmingfortopicsentenceofeachparagraph,scanningforspecificinformation.

Thinkingability

①Studentsinferentialprehensionareabletobecultivatedbyinferringtheauthor’sattitudetowardsmercializationofthefestivals.

②Studentsthinkingabilityareabletobecultivatedbythinkingaboutthereasonwhypeoplecelebratefestivals.

Culturalconsciousness

①StudentsareabletoknowmonspiritsanddifferentoriginsandcustomsbetweenChineseandwesternfestivals.

②StudentsareabletoknowtheculturalconnotationofChinesetraditionalfestivals.

Teachingkeyanddifficultpoints

Keypoints

Helpstudentstoemploydifferentreadingstrategiestofindtheanswerofthequestion“Whydowecelebratefestivals？”andknowhowtofindthemainideaofeachparagraphbyfindingthetopicsentence.

Difficultpoints

Studentsmayhavedifficultyinviewingcorrectlythemercializationoffestivalsandknowingtheculturalconnotationofthefestivals.

Analysisoftheteachingmethodsandlearningmethods

Toachievetheteachingobjectives,therearethreeteachingmethodsusedinthislesson.Theyaresituationalteachingmethod,taskbasedlanguageteachingmethodandmunicativeteachingmethod.Asforthelearningmethod,studentswillbeencouragedtoadoptcooperativelearningmethodtoenhancetheircooperativeawareness.

Presentationofthetheories

Thedesignofthisclassisbasedontwo

teachingtheories:

♦Productorientedapproach

♦Thecurriculumstandard

Analysisoftheteachingprocedures

Step1Leadin

BrainstormsomeChinesetraditionalfestivalsandforeignfestivals.

SpringFestival

LanternFestival

TombsweepingFestival

MidautumnFestival

DragonBoatFestival

Halloween

ThanksgivingDay

Father’sDay

Valentine’sDay

AprilFool’sDay

[Designintention]Usingseveralquestionstoarousestudents’interestandactivatetheirexistingknowledgetoprepareforthenewunit.

Step2prereading

Predictthemainideafromthetitleandthetwopictures

Thetextisprobablyaboutthereasonswhyfestivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.

Justification:Guidestudentstoachievelearningabilitytopredictthecontentofthepassage.

Step3whilereading

Task1:Matchthemainideaofeachparagraph.

Para1.A．Festivalsarebeingmoreandmoremercial.

Para2.B．Festivalsareanimportantpartofsociety.

Para3.C．Festivalshavedifferentoriginsbutthespiritofsharingismon.

Para4.D．Customsthatplayanimportantroleinfestivalsarechanging.

Para5.E．Harvestfestivalcanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.

答案：Para.1：C；Para.2：E;Para.3：D；Para.4：A；Para.5：B

[Designintention]Guidestudentstoachievelearningabilitybyemployingreadingskillofskimmingformainidea.Atthesametime,studentsareabletoidentifythemainideaofeachparagraphwiththehelpofthetopicsentence.

Task2:detailedreading

Readthetext(P4～5),thenchoosethebestanswer.

1．Whatdoallthefestivalshaveinmon?

A．Theyalloriginatedfromreligions.

B．Theyareallconnectedwithfamousfigures.

C．Theyallshowthespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeace.

D．Theyallhavesimilarcustoms.

答案C

2．What'sthefunctionoftheexamplesinParagraph2?

A．ToshowtheharvestfestivalisthemostimportantinEgyptandChina.

B．Toshowitiscelebratedinalmostallcultures.

C．Toshowthewayspeoplecelebrateithavechanged.

D．Toshowallthepeoplearegratefulforthesupplyofcrops.

答案B

3．WhyhaveChinesepeopleinmanybigcitiesstoppedlightingfirecrackers?

A．Toprotecttheenvironment.

B．Tosavemoney.

C．Toavoidinjuries.

D．Togetridofoldcustoms.

答案A

4．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthefactthatfestivalsarebeingmoreandmoremercial?

A．Supportive. B．Objective.

C．Doubtful. D．Negative.

Justification:Guidestudentstoexploretheauthor’sattitudeonthebasisofunderstandingthearticle,whichwillhelpstudentstoimprovetheabilitytoanalyzeandinferproblems.

答案B

Task3:fillintheblanksaccordingtothetext

Festivalshaveavariety1.oforigins,includingtheseasonsoftheyear,famousfigures,importanteventsandreligions.However,nomatter2.howdifferenttheymayseem，theyhavethemonspiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeace.

Theharvestfestivalisoneofthemostpopularfestivalsand3.iscelebrated(celebrate)inmanycultures.Peoplecelebrate4.ittoshowthattheyaregratefulfortheyear'ssupplyoffood.Insome5.European(Europe)countries,peopledecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit.WhileduringtheMidAutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgettogethertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.

Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,buttheycanchangeovertime.TaketheChineseSpringFestivalas6.anexample.ManyChinesebigcitiesnolongerallowfirecrackers7.toavoid(avoid)airpollution.Thesedays,festivalsarebeingmoreandmoremercialwithbusinesses8.taking(take)advantageofthecelebrations.Festivalsreflectpeople'swishes,beliefs,faithsand9.attitudes(attitude)towardslife.Theyareoccasions10.that/whichallowpeopletospendtimewithfamiliesandrelaxandenjoylife.

Step4postreading

Discussion:Whydowecelebratefestivals?

Doyouknowotherreasonswhypeoplecelebratefestivals?

Toexperiencedifferentcustomsanduniquecharms

Toshowourgratitudefortheyears’supplyoffood

Toearnsomemoney

Toallowustorelax,enjoylifeandforgetaboutourworkforalittlewhile

Tohonorourancestorsandfamousfi