高一英语下学期unit14 festivals

高一英语Unit14Festivals高一英语Unit 14Festivals单词①theme ② parade ③ opinion ④ major ⑤ principle ⑥purpose ⑦ creativity ⑧generation ⑨ cheek ⑩ fool短语① dress up ②in one’s opinion ③ take in ④ give away⑤ f or ones elf ⑥ play a trick on ⑦ hear about句型①not … but…②It seems that …交际用语①E_pressing an opinion②Supporting an opinion语法Model verbs: must, have to, have got to第一题:单句翻译(共5小题;每小题5分,满分25分)1.我们打算庆祝他的生日.(celebrate)______________________________________________________________________ _______2.我们为春节盛装打扮.(dress up)______________________________________________________________________ _______3. 这个男孩似乎很聪明.(seem to be )______________________________________________________________________ _______4. 他给穷人捐了很多钱.(give away)______________________________________________________________________ _______5.小孩容易被骗.(take in)______________________________________________________________________ _______第二题:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1～20各题所给的四个选项(A.B.C和D)中,选出最佳选项.In the north of Scotland there is a lake called Loch Ness. It is the biggest 1 in Britain. It is over thirtykilometers long and in places nearly 300 meters 2 . It iscold and dark and not many people went there until after 1930. Then a road wasmade 3the lake.Holiday makers began to use the road,and this was when the 4began. Someonesaid that he has seen a monster(怪物)in the lake. He said it was twelve meters long. It had a long5and a small head. Then someone else said he had seen6 . Others said the same thing and in 1933 a London tor tooka 7 . Itwill 8 likea monster with a long neck and a thick body but the photo was notto 9 . The newspapers printed the picture and 10 itthe Loch Ness monster, or 〝Nessie〞.Then the argument(争论)began. 11 people,however,were certain there was somethingliving in the lake. Others said there was 12 there.In 1961, a lot of people joined together to make a real13 to see and photograph the monster 14 therewas one! Several times people thought they saw something but after ten years there was 15no real proof(证据).Later underwater television cameras were used, but16 found any real proof. However, they 17 findsome-thing interesting: a huge underwater cave. It was big enoughtobe 18 of a monster, but of course,this was not a proof.In 1975, however, some American scientists 19 asearch group. They used an underwater camera(摄像机). It took pictures every seventy seconds. Some of the pictures seemedto show a red-brown creature(生物). Its 20 was about four meterslong and had a very ugly head on the end of a four-meter neck. Many people thenbegan to believe in the monster. But even today we can’t be certain.1. A.riverB.ocean C. seaD. lake2. A.wideB.tallC. deepD. high3. A.in B.overC. aroundD. above4. A.accidents B.meetings C. sayings D. stories5. A.eyeB.ear C. noseD. neck6. A.it B.oneC. someD. all7. A.photoB.mapC. gunD.chance8. A.sounded B.lookedC. feltD. would9. A.cleanB.clearC. takenD. shown10. A.called B.believed C. thought D. regarded11. A.Some B.MoreC. AllD. No12. A.nothing B.anythingC. monstersD. everything13. A.effortB.thingC. interestD. trip14. A.soB.butC.as D. if15. A.evenB.stillC. alsoD. yet16. A.someone B. nooneC. anyoneD. we17. A.didB.reallyC. wereD. actually18. A.roomB.houseC. homeD. ground19. A.foundB.formedC. invitedD. get20. A. headB.tailC.body D. head第三题:阅读理解(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A.B.C和D)中,选出最佳选项.The American Thanksgiving Daycelebration goes back to 1621. In that year, a special dinner was prepared inPlymouth. Massachusetts. The people who had settled there had left England because they were forbidden to keep their religious belief(宗教信仰) . They came to the new landand faced difficulties in sailing across the ocean. The ship which carried themwas called 〝the Mayflower.〞 The North Atlantic was hard to travel. There werebad storms and huge waves. With the help of the Indians they learned to live inthe new land. These puritans(清教徒), as they were called, had much to be thankful for. They couldenjoy religious freedom. They learned how to grow their crops in accordance with (一致) the climate and soil.Now when they selected the fourthThursday of November for their Thanksgiving celebra_shy;tion, they invited theirneighbors, the Indians, to join them in dinner, they also wanted to pray Godfor the new life. They recalled the group of 102 men, women and children wholeft England. They remem_shy;bered those who did not live to see the shores ofMassachusetts. They thought of the 65 days journey which tested their strength.1. The firstcelebration of a day of Thanks_shy;giving is about ______ .A. 100 yearsold B. 200 year old.C.300 years old D. 400 years old2. Why didthey leave England?A. Becauseof religious problem.B.To set up a new religion.C. To learnnew farming.D.Because of the Indians.3. Theclimate and soil in Massachusetts are_____ .A.similar to that of England B.different from that of EnglandC.similar to that of Plymouth D.different from that of Plymouth4. They gavethanks while remembering _____.A. the newsociety of IndiansB. theirfriends who died on the way to the new landC.their former religionD. to invitethe Indians5. Which ofthe following is NOT true?A.The American Thanksgiving Day dates from the si_teenth century.B.The first people sailed across the North Atlantic in 〝the Mayflower〞.C.Not all the 102 people from England reached the new land.D.The journey across the Atlantic lasted over two months.第四题:短文改错(共10小题;每小题3分,满分30分)此题要求改正所给短文的错误.对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上划一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:该行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉.该行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词.该行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词.注意:原行没有错的不要改.May I have you attention, please? I have a few1._____________thing totell you. When you have a class here in the2._____________languagelab, please be here a little early. Change3._____________your shoesbefore enter the lab. Don’t bring anything 4. _____________here e_ceptyour te_t books. When you are in, please 5._____________don’t touchthese machines without permit. Always6._____________do like the teacher tellsyou to. In class you should only 7._____________speak theEnglish, not Chinese. Recorders (录音机) 8._____________can be usedmake a copy of the listening materials.9._____________When class isover, turning off your machines and 10. _____________leave the labone by one .。

高一英语Unit14 Festivals教案Part 1 Topic: FestivalsI. Aim of Knowledge1.Can remember the following words and expressions (by pronunciation, spellingand writing):theme, parade, holy, Easter, symbol, fighting, conflict, argument, opinion, destruction, major, probably, honour /honor(Am.E), ancestor, principle, nation, purpose, creativity, faith, commercial, joy, light (v.), similar, generation, salute, kiss, cheek, nod, celebration, respect, gift, cycle, fool, invitation, self-determination, reminderdress up, in one’s opinion, play a trick on /play tricks on, take in, in common 2.Can use the following structures in different situations:1)Useful expressions in the textin my opinion, play a trick on /play tricks on, take in, in common, have something/nothing in common with …,as well as, get together.2)Expressions on expressing and supporting an opinionIn my opinion, we should… I believe we should…I don’t think it is necessary to… We must decide…I hope we can make a decision. If we do this, we can…3)Modal verbs (2): must, have to, have got to.3.Can be familiar with the following world festivals and talk about them:Chinese festivals: the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival (Yuanxiao), Tomb Sweeping Festival (Qingming), Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu), Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival (Chongyang), National Day, New Year’s Day, Chinese Youth Day, Party’s Day, Army’s Day, Teachers’ Day, Tree-planting Day…Foreign festivals: Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving Day, Easter, Valentine’s Day, April Fool’s Day, Ramadan, Day of the Dead (from Mexico), Bon Odori Festival/ Ghost Festival (from Japan) (盂兰盆节), Mardi Gras, Kwanzaa…4.Can read the reading materials correctly, including pronunciation, intonation,pause and fluency. And recite five to eight beautiful or important sentences.5.Can understand the teaching material well, and retell the text and have adiscussion according to the text after class.6.Can get further information about festivals through classes, magazines,newspapers, related books, Internet and so on.II Ability aims:1.To train Ss’four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) in differentperiods.2.To make Ss’ know how to write an invitation in English.3.To help Ss to develop the ability of learning English through different ways,such as reading newspapers, magazines and books, surf the Internet, etc.III Moral aims:1.To get Ss to enjoy festivals and customs from different countries, and enlightenSs to enjoy the beauty and the importance of festivals and customs.2.To encourage Ss to show positive and healthy attitude towards festivals andcustoms from different countries.3.To get Ss to know how to hold effective and successful festivals.4.To get Ss to further understand the differences between Chinese and foreigncultures by comparing Chinese and foreign festivals and customs.THE FIRST PERIODWarming up & ListeningTeaching aims and demand:1.The aims of knowledge:Learn the following words and phrases:Dress up, fighting, crime, argument, destruction2.Ability aims:1.Train the students’ speaking and listening abilities.2.Learn to talk about festivals, customs and habits3.Moral aims:1. To get Ss to enjoy festivals and customs from different countries, and enlighten Ss to enjoy the beauty and the importance of festivals and customs.2. To encourage Ss to show positive and healthy attitude towards festivals and customs from different countries.Teaching steps:Before having this period, the Students (Ss) are asked to collect information about the three festivals: Halloween, Bon Odori Festival, and Day of the Dead.Step 1 Lead-in1. First, greet Ss with the questions “How are you feeling today?”“Do you feel happy today?”Then, Teacher can lead in the topic festival/ holiday by asking some questions such as:When do you usually feel happy?Do you feel happy when there is a festival and you have holidays?Then which festival or holiday does you like best? And why?1.Chinese have many festivals. How many Chinese festivals do you know? And whatare they?(The Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival (Yuanxiao), Tomb Sweeping Festival (Qingming), Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu), Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival (Chongyang), National Day, New Year’s Day, Chinese Youth Day, Party’s Day, Army’s Day, Teachers’ Day, Tree-planting Day…)Which is the greatest and the most important festival to our Chinese people? When do Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival? How long does the Spring Festival last? Why do Chinese people celebrate it? What is the theme of the Spring Festival? Howis it celebrated?3.Different cultures have different kinds of customs and festivals. How many foreign festivals do you know? And what are they?(Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving Day, Easter, Valentine’s Day, April Fool’s Day, Ramadan, Day of the Dead (from Mexico), Bon Odori Festival/ Ghost Festival (from Japan) (盂兰盆节), Mardi Gras, Kwanzaa…)Step 2 Warming up1.Show the Ss three pictures and ask them to discuss in pairs according to thefollowing guiding questions:Q1: Do you know the names of the festivals? (Halloween, Bon Odori, Day of the Dead)Q2: Do you know which countries the festivals come from?Q3: What are the people in the pictures doing? Why are they doing this?2.Ask individual students to talk about the three festivals. The information ofthe festivals should include the name of the festival, when, where and how to celebrate it.3.Which Chinese festival is similar to the three festivals? (Tomb SweepingFestival)Then get Ss to compare the Chinese Tomb Sweeping Festival with one of the three festivals. (Differences: time, people, place, the way of celebrating, etc.Similarity: ghost festival)Step 3 DialogueGet Ss to work in pairs to make up a dialogue. One describes his/her favorite Chinese festival and the other describes his/her favorite foreign festival. Trying to compare them.(The following form is presented for Ss to prepare.)Step 4 Listening1.Pre-listening: Present three pictures about Mardi Gras, Ramadan and Easter andlet Ss to guess out the names of the festivals from what they can see from the pictures.2.While listening: Do the three festivals one by one. For each one, Ss can listento it twice. The first time, Ss’task is to find correct answers to the choices in the book. The second time, Ss’ task is to check their answers and T check the correct answers with the whole class.3.Post-listening: Get Ss to listen to each festival again. While listening, tryto take notes and get more information about the festival. Then ask Ss to describe the three festivals in their own words.Language points:1>If you don't know of any festivals, you can ask your teacher for help.know of知道;了解,懂得(同know about)There is one or two things I'd like to know about.有一两件事我很想知道。

The Fourth PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn the following words and phrases:reminder,care about,respect,cycle,fool,play tricks on,take in,invitation2.Review the language points and modal verbs in this unit.3.Train the students' intergating skills,especially writing skill.Teaching Important Points:eful expressions:care about,play tricks on,take in2.Practise expressing and supporting an opinion.3.Write an invitation.Teaching Difficult Points:1.How to create a festival and describe it.2.How to write an invitation.Teaching Methods:1.Review method to consolidate the language points of this unit.2.Individual,pair or group work to finish the reading and writing tasks.Teaching Aids:1.a projector2.some slidesTeaching Procedures:Step Ⅰ. GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step Ⅱ. RevisionT:Yesterday,we learned to use “must”,“have to” and “have got to”.We know all of them can be used to talk about obligation.Do you remember when we should use “must”,when we should use “have to”and when we should use“have got to”?Ss:Yes.T:Very good.Zhao Liang,can you tell“must” from “have to”?S1:You use“must”when you think it is necessary for someone to do something;you use “have to” when someone else thinks it is necessary or there seems to be no other choice.T:Quite right.Li Hao,can you tell “have to” from “have got to”?S2:In informal English,“have got to”is used instead of “have to”.T:You are right.Do the negative forms of them have the same meaning?Ss:No,quite different,“Mustn't”means “don't do something”;“dont't have to”means “you can do it if you like,but it is not necessary”.T:Can you tell any other differences between them?Ss:Yes.“Have to”has more tenses than“must”.“Must”can only be used to express present and future obligation;past obligation is usually expressed by using “had to”.T:Very good.So much for revision.Today we are going to read about some other festivals.Besides,you can create a festival and then write an invitation to invite your guests to your festival.First,let's learn the new words.(Teacher deals with the new words with the whole class.)Step Ⅲ. ReadingT:Now,please turn to Page 9.Read the passage carefully.Try to remember some information about each festival.(The Ss begin to read.After a few minutes,the teacher begins to ask them questions about the passage.) T:OK.Now I want to ask you some questions about the festivals in the passage.Listen carefully!What is the purpose of Earth Day?Any volunteer?S1:To celebrate life and our planet;to remind us to care about the world we live in and to respect life and nature. T:Right.The next question:When is Martin Luther King.Jr Day?S2:On the third Monday of January.T:Quite right.Next one:What does the Day of the Dead celebrate in Mexico?S3:The festival celebrates both the living and the dead.It is not a sad day,but rather a time to celebrate the cycle of life.T:You are right.The last question:What kind of things may happen on April Fool's Day?S4:Strange things may happen.People play tricks on each other and try to fool each other.Whatever the trick is,if a person is taken in,he or she is called “April Fool!”T:Correct.You all did very well!You've understood the passage better.Now let's learn some useful expressions in it.Look at the screen.(Teacher shows the screen and explains the use of them to the Ss.)(Bb:care about,play tricks on,take in)T:(After the useful phrases)OK.Now I give you some more time to re-read the passage and discuss the questions after the passage with your partner.After a while,I'll check your work.(The Ss begin to carry out the task.Several minutes later,the teacher says the following.)T:Well.Now I want to know your opinions about these questions.Who'd like to talk about the first one?Volunteers?S1:We can plant trees.S2:We can tell stories about the creation of the earth. S3:We can draw pictures to show our beautiful world or draw pictures to warn people not to do harm to the earth.S4:…T:Your ways are all very good.The world we live in mustbecome more and more beautiful so that we can live more comfortably.Are there any similar festivals in China?S5:Yes.Like Tree-planting Day.T:Quite right.Next question:Have you heard of an April Fool's Day?What happened?S6:Yes.People played tricks on each other and a lot of people were taken in.T:The third question:Why do so many festivals honour our ancestors?S7:I think it's because our ancestors created and developed our history and culture.This way,we'll remember the history and culture created by them;we'll go on creating new history and developing our culture;we'll understand what we are,remember where we come from and share our hopes for a happy future.T:Excellent!We all know that some festivals are to celebrate the memory of a great man or woman.How would you celebrate?S8:We tell stories about them or their deeds.We get together to discuss what we should learn from and what we should do in the future.Besides,we do something useful for the society to honour them.T:Who are some great men and great women you think we should celebrate?Ss:Chairman Mao,Zhou Enlai,Deng Xiaoping,Song Qingling,Liu Hulan…T:The last question:What do you think“A day on,not a day off”mean?Ss:It means that the holiday is not just a day off from work or school,but a day on and a time to get involved in community service initiatives.T:Quite right!So much for these questions.Step Ⅳ. WritingT:Up to now,we've read a lot about festivals.We've read about the principles of Kwanzaa and how the festival was created.Can you tell me what we should write about to creat a festival?Ss:First we should give the name of the festival,and then give its date,its meaning,its principles as well as the way of our celebrating it and the symbol of it. (Teacher writes the contents above on the Bb.)T:You are right.Now it's your turn to create a festival.First please finish the contents mentioned on the blackboard.Then write a short description of yourfestival.At the end,tell your classmates about your festival.You can begin now.One possible sample.Girls' DayApart from Women's Day and your birthday celebrated every year,have you ever dreamed of possessing a special day belonging to girls?Yes,I have.I hope there'll be a Girls' Day,and it will be celebrated on July 18.On that day,all the girls will gather at a party to celebrate their being more independent and confident than before.At the party,every girl will tell others one story about herself which she was most proud of.In the end,they will choose one to be the model at the party,from whom they should learn.The principles of Girls' Day are:1.Self-esteem.Only when we respect ourselves,can we get respect from others.2.Self-independence.We have to build our own lives,work for ourselves,study for ourselves.3.Self-confidence.We have to establish our own faith of overcoming difficulties before us,never easily give up without trying.I hope people will remember this day,and people will havea renewed opinion about girls and treat them as equally as boys.I hope all the girls will like this day and become more and more independent and confident.(After a short time,teacher says the following.)T:OK.Now you've created your festival.Maybe you want to invite some guests to celebrate it with you.How will you invite them?Ss:Send an invitation letter.T:A good idea.Then how do you write an invitation letter?What should you tell them about the festival and what should be included in it?Now please read the tips at Page 10,which will tell you how to write an invitation.After that,please write your invitation by yourself.At the end,exchange your papers to comment and correct it.One possible sample:Invitation to Girls' DayMiss…，We are here honoured to invite you to take part in the party specially held for Girls' Day,which will be celebrated for girls' becoming more independent and confident.At the party,each girl will be asked to tell a story about herselfwhich she is most proud of,and a model will be chosen at the end of the party.I think this will help to further improve the girls' qualities.The party will be held from 2：30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on July 18 at the auditorium of Xinhua School.Hope to see you at that time.Sincerely×××July 3, 2003 Step Ⅴ. CheckpointT:At the beginning of the class,we've revised the use of the modal verbs“must”“have to”and“have got to”.Now I want you to make some sentences with them or their negative forms.OK?Ss:OK.T:Any volunteer?S1:You don't have to take this medicine,but your head may hurt less if you do so.S2:You must not smoke in this part of the hospital.S3:She will have to remain in hospital until she was better.S4:I have to ask for a day off because my mother is ill. S5:I have got to leave now,or I'll be late.T:Excerllent!Besides,we've also learned some useful expressions in this unit.Can you tell me what they are? Ss:They are dress up,care about,play tricks on,take in…T:I'd like you to make some sentences with them.Volunteers?S6:Don't bother to dress up—come as you are.S7:I don't care much about music.S8:They played a trick on me.S9:Don't be taken in by his charming manner;he's completely ruthless.S10:……T:Perfect!I think the others must have good sentences,too.Please write in your exercise-books and check them each other after class.Step Ⅵ. Summary and HomeworkT:Now let's see what we've learnt in this class and then what we've learnt in this unit.In this class,we mainly did some reading and writing about festivals.After class,you should practise more.In this unit,we've learnt a lot about festivals.We should know that festivals play an important part in learning about a country's historyand culture.So it is also very important in learning a nation's language.After class,try to learn more about festivals,customs and habits of foreign countries as well as those of our own country.So much for today.See you next day.Ss:See you next day.Step Ⅶ. The Design of the Writing on the BlackboardStep Ⅷ. Record after Teaching_____________________________________ _____________________________________。

Unit 14 FestivalsⅠ.Teaching Aims:1.Talk about festivals,customs and habits.e the modal verbs“must”,“have to”and“have got to”.3.Practise expressing and supporting an opinion.4.Write an invitation.Ⅱ.Teaching Time:Five periodsⅢ.Background Information:1.History of Mother's DayIn the U.S.,Mother's Day is a holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May.It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards,gifts,and flowers.First observance in Philadelphia,in 1907,it is based on suggestions by Julia Ward Howe in 1872 and by Anna Jarvis in 1907.Although it wasn't celebrated in the U.S. until 1907,there were days honoring mothers even in the days of ancient Greece.In those days,however,it was Rhea,the Mother of the gods that was given honor.Later,in the 1600's,in England there was an annual observance called“Mothering Sunday”.It was celebratedduring June,on the fourth Sunday.On Mothering Sunday,the servants,who generally lived with their employers,were encouraged to return home and honor their mothers.It was traditional for them to bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion.In the U.S.,in 1907 Anna Jarvis from Philadelphia,began a campaign to establish a national Mother's Day.Jarvis persuaded her mother's church in Grafton,West Virgina to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary of her mother's death,the 2nd Sunday of May.The next year Mother's Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.Jarvis and others began a letter-writing campaign to ministers,businessmen,and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother's Day.They were successful.President Woodrow Wilson,in 1914,made the official announcement proclaiming Mother's Day a national observance that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.Many other countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day at different times throughout the year.Denmark,Finland,Italy,Turkey,Australia,and Belgium celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday inMay,as in the U.S.2.The Origin of ChristmasThe name Christmas is short for“Christ's Mass”.A Mass is a kind of Church service.Christmas is a religious festival.It is the day we celebrate as the birthday of Jesus.There are special Christmas services in Christian churches all over the world.But many of the festivities of Christmas do not have anything to do with religion.Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards are the modern ways of celebrating the Christmas in the world. The birth of Jesus had a story:Mary,a virgin,was betrothed to Joseph.Before they came together,she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.Joseph,her husband,was minded to put her away secretly.While he thought about these things.Gabriel,an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him not to be afraid to take Mary as wife.And Mary will bring forth a Son,and he shall call his name.Jesus,for he will save his people from their sins.Before Jesus births,there went a decree from Caesar Augustus,that all the world should be taxed.And thistaxing was first made when Cyrenius was govenor of Syria.So all went to be registered,everyone to his own city.Joseph also went up out of Galilee,out of the city of Nazareth,into Judea,to the city of David,which is called Bethlehem,because he was of the house and of the lineage of David,to be registered with Mary,his betrothed wife,who was with child.So it was that while they were there,the days were completed for her to be delivered.And she brought forth her firstborn Son,and wrapped him in swaddling cloths,and laid him in a manger,because there was no room for them in the inn.And that,Christmas is the feast of the nativity of Jesus,is on 25th,December every year.But nobody knew the actual birthday of Jesus.And the Christmas has become popular when Christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly Santa Claus was first made popular in nineteenth century.The First PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn the following words and phrases:dress up,fighting,crime,argument,destruction2.Train the students' speaking and listening abilities.3.Learn to talk about festivals,customs and habits.Teaching Important Point:Improve the students' speaking and listening skills by talking about and listening to something about festivals. Teaching Difficult Point:How to further develop the students' speaking and listening skills.Teaching Methods:1.Pair work and group work to train the students' speaking ability.2.Listening-and-chooing activity to train the students' listening ability.Teaching Aids:1.pictures2.a projector3.a tape recorderTeaching Procedures:Step Ⅰ. GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step Ⅱ. Free Talk and Lead-inT:The Spring Festival has just gone by.Did you have a good time?Ss:Yes.T:We all know that the Spring Festival is the most important and greatest festival to our Chinese people.And we also know that there are some other important festivals in our country.Can you tell me the names of them?Ss:Yes.There are Lantern Festival,the Dragon Boat Festival,Tomb Sweeping Day,Mid-Autumn Day,New Year's Day,May 1st,National Day…(Teacher writes them on the blackboard.If possible,teacher can show some pictures to talk about some of them briefly with the students)T:Well.Thank you.Then how much do you know about foreign festivals?Ss:Not very much.Just know about Chritmas Day,Thanksgiving Day,Mother's Day,April Fools' Day,Valentine's Day…(Teacher writes them on the Bb.) T:Oh.You've known many of the foreign festivals.Today we are going to learn Unit 14 Festivals.In this unit,we'll learn about some foreign festivals,such as Mardi Gras,Ramada,Easter,Kwanzaa.First let's learn the new words in listening and speaking.(Teacher writes the names of the festivals on the Bb.And then deal with the new words with the whole class.)Step Ⅲ. Warming upT:Now please open your books at Page 5.Look at the pictures below Warming up.They are all pictures of some festivals.Look at them carefully and discuss these three questions on the screen with your partner.(Show the screen.)(After the students discuss for a while,teacher asks some of them to describe the pictures.One student,one picture) T:OK.Stop!Who'd like to talk about the first picture? S1:I think it must be Halloween from America,which is celebrated on October 31.In this picture,we can see the people are dancing at the fancy ball.They are wearing ghost costumes,false faces and witches' hats.Maybe they want to frighten away spirits looking for living bodies to possess.T:Very good!The second picture?S2:This picture shows the Day of the Dead in Mexico.In many places in Mexico,the celebration begins as early asOctober 18 and continues until November 9.In this picture,they are honoring their past lovers before a memorial to memorialize and welcome their departed loved ones and to offer them a brief time of earthly pleasure.One of them holds a toy skull.T:Well done!Thank you.The last picture?S3:I think this picture shows Yu Lan Festival from Japan.In most parts of Japan,it is celebrated from August 13 to August 16.In some parts of Japan,it is celebrated between July 13 and July 16.In the picture,we see the lanterns lighting to welcome their past ancestors back home.T:You all did very well.Next,please think of a Chinese festival and a foreign festival,and then work in pairs to compare them.After that,you can exchange your information with another pair.The following questions on the screen can help you,and you can ask me if you don't know of any festivals from other countries.Begin to work now.(Teacher shows the screen first,and then walks around the class to help them and check their work)One possible sampleStep Ⅳ. ListeningT:Next,let's do a listening-and-choosing exercise about the following three festivals:Mardi Gras,Ramadan and Easter.Turn to Page 6.Look at the listening part.I give you some seconds to look at the pictures and read the exercises for each festival.Then I'll play the tape for you to finish each exercise.At the end,I'll check the answers with the whole class.Are you clear?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Now please listen to the tape carefully and finish each exercise.(Teacher checks the answers after the Ss listen to the tape.Then teacher goes on to deal with the other exercise in Listening.)T:Well done!Now it's time for you to try it.Work with yourpartner to describe one of your favourite festivals.I give you three minutes to prepare for it.You can begin now. (Teacher can walk around to check their work while the Ss are preparing.Three minutes later,teacher says the following.)T:Well.Time is up.Who'd like to talk about your festival? S1:My favourite festival is the Spring Festival,which is also known as the Lunar New Year,the greatest festival.It is celebrated in late January or early February.It means rest and relaxation between winter and spring as well as celebration.Before the Spring Festival,people clean their houses,put red couplets on their gates and set off firecrackers,according to fairy tale,for driving a demon,named Nian,away.On the eve of the Spring Festival,a get-together banquet is a must,and the most popular food is Jiaozi,which is supposed to bring good fortune.On the first day of the new year,everybody wears new clothes and greets relatives and friends with bows and congratulations,wishing each other the best during the new year.S2:My favourite festival is Lantern Festival,which is one of the most important festivals.This traditional festivalis celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.On that day,various types of lanterns are exhibited,fireworks set off,and acrobatics and dances displayed.Traditionally.Yuanxiao is eaten on the night of the Lantern Festival,because it symbolizes family unity and happiness.Yuanxiao is a dough stuffed with sweet stuffings such as sugar and bean paste.Therefore,the Lantern Festival is also called the Yuanxiao Festival. S3:…S4:…Step Ⅴ. SpeakingT:As we all know,there are many festivals in the world,and most of them have a long history.Would you like a new holiday?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Here is a task to decide what a new holiday should be about.I'll show you some information and an example on the screen for you to refer to.(Teacher shows the screen,goes through it with the whole class and makes brief explanations where necessary.)T:Well.Now please work in groups of four.Prepare a role card and tell the other group members why your holiday is the best one.Remember each student in one group decides a different holiday from the others.Are you clear?Ss:Yes.(After the Ss prepare for a while,teacher asks some Ss to talk about their new holiday separately.)T:I think you must have got ready for it.Who'd like to talk about Peace Day?S A:I think that the new holiday should be a Peace Day.Onthis day,no fighting or crimes are allowed.People will use the holiday to learn and talk about peace.The holiday will be celebrated on the same day as National Day and people will celebrate by setting all the pigeons free at the same time all over the world.I think this is the best idea,because an atmosphere of peace will fill all parts of the world at the same time and all the people will feel closer and live together peacefully.T:Exellent!Next one:Happiness Day?S B:I think that the new holiday should be a Happiness Day.On this day,no quarrelling and fighting are allowed.People must only do things that will make others happy.The holiday will be used to learn about happiness.It will be celebrated on November 17th and people will celebrate by telling happy stories and talking about the happy past.I think this is the best idea,because this will make people become younger and healthier.S C:I think that the new holiday should be a Friendship Day.On this day,no arguments or fights are allowed.People will use the holiday to learn about friendship.The holiday will be celebrated on the last day of July and people will celebrate by sending presents and best wishes to eachother.I think this is the best idea,because this will help people see the value of friendship much more than before. S D:I think that the new holiday should be a Nature Day.On this day,no pollution and destruction of nature is allowed.People will use the holiday to learn and talk about nature.The holiday will be celebrated on March the fifth and people will celebrate it by planting trees and flowers.I think this is the best idea,because it can make our country and the world more and more beautiful.T:All of you did very well.I think your hopes will be realized some day.Step Ⅵ. Summary and HomeworkT:In this class,we've mainly learned something about festivals by speaking and listening,so we've got more information about festivals,and our listening and speaking abilities have been improved.At the same time,we've learnt some words and phrases,such as fighting,crime,argument,destruction,dress up…(Teacher writes them on the Bb.)You should remember them and learn to use them.After class,try to collect more information about festivals and prepare for next part —reading part.That's all for today.Goodbye,everyone!Ss:Goodbye,teacher!Step Ⅶ. The Design of the Writing on the BlackboardStep Ⅷ. Record after Teaching_____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________。

高一英语Unit14 Festivals(Senior 1B)Part 1 阶段目标卡 Topic : FestivalsI 认知目标（ Knowledge）1.Can remember the following words and expressions (by pronunciation, spelling and writing):theme, parade, holy, Easter, symbol, fighting, conflict, argument, opinion, destruction, major, probably, honour /honor(Am.E), ancestor, principle, nation, purpose, creativity, faith,commercial, joy, light (v.), similar, generation, salute, kiss, cheek, nod, celebration, respect, gift, cycle, fool, invitation, self-determination, reminderdress up, in one’s opinion, play a trick on /play tricks on, take in, in common2.Can use the following structures in different situations:1)Useful expressions in the textin my opinion, play a trick on /play tricks on, take in, in common, have something/nothing in common with …,as well as, get together.2)Expressions on expressing and supporting an opinionIn my opinion, we should… I believe we should…I don’t think it is necessary to… We must decide…I hope we can make a decision. If we do this, we can…3)Modal verbs (2): must, have to, have got to.3.Can be familiar with the following world festivals and talk about them:Chinese festivals: the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival (Yuanxiao), Tomb Sweeping Festival (Qingming), Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu), Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival (Chongyang), National Day, New Year’s Day, Chinese Youth Day, Party’s Day, Army’s Day, Teachers’ Day, Tree-planting Day…Foreign festivals: Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving Day, Easter, Valentine’s Day, April Fool’s Day, Ramadan, Day of the Dead (from Mexico), Bon Odori Festival/ Ghost Festival (from Japan) (盂兰盆节), Mardi Gras, Kwanzaa…4.Can read the reading materials correctly, including pronunciation, intonation, pause and fluency.And recite five to eight beautiful or important sentences.5.Can understand the teaching material well, and retell the text and have a discussion accordingto the text after class.6.Can get further information about festivals through classes, magazines, newspapers, related books,Internet and so on.II 情感目标 ( Affect )1.To get Ss to enjoy festivals and customs from different countries, and enlighten Ss to enjoy thebeauty and the importance of festivals and customs.2.To encourage Ss to show positive and healthy attitude towards festivals and customs fromdifferent countries.3.To get Ss to know how to hold effective and successful festivals.4.To get Ss to further understand the differences between Chinese and foreign cultures by comparingChinese and foreign festivals and customs.III 技能目标 ( Skills )1.To train Ss’ four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) in different periods.2.To make Ss’ know how to write an invitation in English.To help Ss to develop the ability of learning English through different ways, such as reading newspapers, magazines and books, surf the Internet, etc.Part 2 Pre-unit Activities: Preview Task1.Find information about the following festivals as much as possible through newspapers, magazines,related books and Internet.Chinese festivals: the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival (Yuanxiao), Tomb Sweeping Festival (Qingming), Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu), Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival (Chongyang), National Day, New Year’s Day, Chinese Youth Day, Party’s Day, Army’s Day, Teachers’ Day, Tree-planting Day…Foreign festivals: Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving Day, Easter, Valentine’s Day, April Fool’s Day, Ramadan, Day of the Dead (from Mexico), Bon Odori Festival/ Ghost Festival (from Japan)(盂兰盆节), Mardi Gras, Kwanzaa…2. Read the following introductions of some famous foreign festivals.Mardi Gras The America's most favorite celebration, and famous Mardi Gras takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana. Carnival has religious roots associated with Judeo-Christian tradition. Mardi Gras is set to occur 46 days (the 40 days of Lent plus six Sundays) before Easter and can come as early as February 3 or as late as March 9. Known as the "biggest free show on earth", people there dress up in costumes for these events and enjoy this celebration by going to public parades where they catch "beads, doubloons, cups, and trinkets" that are all thrown from floats. They also have private celebrations, masquerade balls, held by clubs called krewes. The official colors of Carnival are purple, green and gold, chosen in 1872 by that year's Rex. The colors have meaning: purple for justice, green for faith and gold for power. King Cakes are eaten during this holiday. Valentine’s Day February 14th, Valentine’s Day, is sweethearts’ day, on which people in love with each other express their tender emotions. People sometimes put their love message in a heart-shaped box of chocolates, or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons. Words or letters may be written on the flower covered card, or something else. Whatever the form may be, the message is almost the same —“ Will you be my valentine?” The symbol of valentine is a picture with a Heart and Cupid armed with bow and arrow. Many universities, high or elementary schools hold a sweethearts’Ball for the young students to celebrate Valentine’s Day.Bon Odori Festival (Ghost Festival) Japanese has been looking upon Ghost Day Ceremony originating in Buddhist Ullambana. These two festivals were not only public holidays with enthusiastic festivities but also times when people gave presents to each other and enhance amity between them. The custom of giving presents might root in the transfer from the kind-heartedness of giving alms to the concern for the living families and friends. The Japanese also hang lanterns on July 15 to lead the spirits back to the earthly world and have them enjoy grand banquet. It is like our custom of releasing water lanterns and firing lanterns. Besides, they hold a “pot”ceremony, called “pot-reciting”, which praises Buddhist sutras, singing and dancing, receiving the departed spirits and sending away the solitary ghosts. Today, there are various scales of “pot ceremony” all over Japan, which is kind of an amusement gathering. However, current Ghost Day Ceremony is not full of gloomy atmosphere in its form, remaining only enjoyable sentiment in spite of the existing original meaning.Halloween 1,000 years ago, the Celts living in the Great Britain believed that human is mastered by gods. They also believe that Samhain, the death god, would come back to the earthly world with the dead at the night on October 31. The Celts built bonfires and fired animals as sacrificial offerings to the death god. Some Celts were dressed in costumes made from animal heads or furs, which was the origin of contemporary Halloween masquerade. The night of the death god was a horrifying time that signified the coming of winter and was the beginning of Halloween eve. Today, the religious meaning of Halloween has been weakened; instead, the holiday expresses man’s cherishing memory of Halloween via innovative, ever-changing modern masquerade.Day of the Dead, Mexico On November 2nd, each house roasts bread of animal forms, broiling chicken, hot chocolate and sweet corns, plus laying some toys on the altar because Mexicans believe that the dead children will come back to their own homes in the midnight. The altar for the dead elder is stocked with belongings of the merriment as they do; therefore, their Ghost Festival is just like a carnival when people walk around with masks, eating skull-shaped candies. And even a ghost image is put on the bread. In the evening, the whole family goes to the cemetery and clears the grave. Women praise all night in kneeling or sitting position while men are talking or singing. The flickering midnight candlelight is filling up the cemetery whereas walking singers are chanting for the dead Spirits.Easter Easter, with its religious character, falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after March 21st. Therefore, Easter happens sometimes in March, and sometimes in April. It commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the tomb where he had lain for three days following his Crucifixion. His rise after three days indicates that he would accomplish his promise to rise again from the dead as proof of eternal life. As Christ’s return to life had occurred during the season of spring, some of the rites of Spring were still retained. Therefore, we see that although Easter is based on the events in the life of Christ, it has been influenced by older traditions. For example, the custom of dyeing eggs is still very popular among American children. Originally the egg symbolized fertility for the ancient Persians and Greeks who exchanged eggs at their spring festivals. But up to the Christian time, the egg symbolized the tombfrom which Christ rose. For Christian lamb is the symbol of the sacrifice of Christ and pig the symbol of good luck. That is why both in Europe and in America, people have lamb and ham as their main meat on Easter Sunday. In all the spring season, people enjoy the Easter message of hope, joy and the resurrection of spirit.Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Day, which originated in America and was first celebrated in 1621 by the pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony, is the most typical and true national holiday of all the holidays observed in the United States of America. Because of the religious persecution by the established church in England, the pilgrims left their native land with the purpose of enjoying religious freedom. They first fled to Holland, and then sailed to America on a ship called the Mayflower. When they arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts, it was November, 1620. The first winter was very difficult for them and over half of them died because of hunger and illness, hard work and severely cold weather. In the spring of the next year, 1621, a friendly Indian named Squants, who had been captured and released by other English men, came to help them in planting the corn and fertilizing the soil. Then Squants brought the Indian chief called Massasoit who also treated them in a friendly way. With the help of the Indians, the pilgrims had a bumper harvest that year. They thought the harvest was a kind of deliverance by God, so they decided to have a day of celebration after their harvest to express their thanks to God. And they also invited the Indian chief Massasoit in gratitude and prepared a grand dinner out-doors. The celebration lasted for 3 days. On October 3rd, 1863, Lincoln issued the first National Thanksgiving Proclamation. Since then it has been the custom for the President of the United States to Proclaim annually the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day. The Thanksgiving dinner is mainly stuffed with roast turkey, squash and corn, pumpkin pie and Indian pudding a custard made from corn), etc. Today, American people have four days for this holiday, although the first Thanksgiving lasted three days. One is probably surprised to find the uniformity in the holiday scene of every family, wherever one goes in the United States. People go back home to enjoy the reunion of their family at the arrival of Thanksgiving Day.Christmas Christmas Day, which is the greatest of the Christian festivals, falls on December 25th on which Christian people believe Jesus Christ was born, although no one can tell the exact date of his birth. This is the biggest and best-loved holiday in the United States, which is full of joy and gaiety, love and laughter, hospitality and good will. People usually have two weeks for this holiday. They begin to prepare Christmas long before the holiday comes. Small families and large business firms prepare the holiday differently. Stores are decorated with the traditional Christmas colors of green and red. Goods associated with Christmas become best sellers at this time. People like to decorate their stores and homes with Christmas tree, which is usually covered with strings of colored lights and a star fixed on top representing the star in the East which guided the three Wise Men to where Jesus was born. And Christmas food is special: peppermint-flavored red and white striped canes of sugar, bright colored hard sweets, chocolate bonbons, creamy homemade fudge and clusters of chocolate-covered raisins, walnuts or pecans, etc. On Christmas Eve families have a big dinner. Children hang their stockings by the fireplace, hoping that Santa Claus will fill them with sweets and toys.Part 3: While-unit Activities: Five Separate PeriodsPeriod 1: Warming up & ListeningBefore having this period, the Students (Ss) are asked to collect information about the three festivals: Halloween, Bon Odori Festival, Day of the Dead.Step 1 Lead-in1. First, greet Ss with the questions “How are you feeling today?”“ Do you feel happy today?”Then, Teacher (T) can lead in the topic festival/ holiday by asking some questions such as: When do you usually feel happy? (Ss can give different answers)Do you feel happy when there is a festival and you have holidays?Then which festival or holiday do you like best? And why?2.Chinese have many festivals. How many Chinese festivals do you know? And what are they? ( the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival (Yuanxiao), Tomb Sweeping Festival (Qingming), Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu), Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival (Chongyang), National Day, New Year’s Day, Chinese Youth Day, Party’s Day, Army’s Day, Teachers’ Day, Tree-planting Day…) Which is the greatest and the most important festival to our Chinese people? When do Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival? How long does the Spring Festival last? Why do Chinese people celebrate it? What is the theme of the Spring Festival? How is it celebrated?3.Different cultures have different kinds of customs and festivals. How many foreign festivals do you know? And what are they?(Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving Day, Easter, Valentine’s Day, April Fool’s Day, Ramadan, Dayof the Dead (from Mexico), Bon Odori Festival/ Ghost Festival (from Japan) (盂兰盆节), Mardi Gras, Kwanzaa…)Step 2 Warming up1.Show the Ss three pictures and ask them to discuss in pairs according to the following guidingquestions:Q1: Do you know the names of the festivals? (Halloween, Bon Odori, Day of the Dead)Q2: Do you know which countries the festivals come from?Q3: What are the people in the pictures doing? Why are they doing this?2.Ask individual students to talk about the three festivals. The information of the festivals shouldinclude the name of the festival, when, where and how to celebrate it.3.Which Chinese festival is similar to the three festivals? (Tomb Sweeping Festival)Then get Ss to compare the Chinese Tomb Sweeping Festival with one of the three festivals.(Differences: time, people, place, the way of celebrating, etc. Similarity: ghost festival) Step 3 DialogueGet Ss to work in pairs to make up a dialogue. One describes his/her favorite Chinese festival and the other describes his/her favorite foreign festival. Trying to compare them.(The following form is presented for Ss to prepare.)Step 4 Listening1.Pre-listening: Present three pictures about Mardi Gras, Ramadan and Easter and let Ss to guessout the names of the festivals from what they can see from the pictures.2.While-listening: Do the three festivals one by one. For each one, Ss can listen to it twice. Thefirst time, Ss’ task is to find correct answers to the choices in the book. The second time, Ss’ task is to check their answers and T check the correct answers with the whole class. 3.Post-listening: Get Ss to listen to each festival again. While listening, try to take notes andget more information about the festival. Then ask Ss to describe the three festivals in their own words.Step 5 SummaryHelp Ss to have a revision of the festivals learnt in this class.T: Different histories and cultures have different kinds of festivals and customs. We should get to know they all play important parts in learning a country’s language. We should respect and show positive attitudes towards foreign festivals and customs as well as Chinese ones.Step 6 Homework1. Listening work: Listen to the listening material about Christmas in workbook on page 77.2. Written work: Write a description of your favorite festival. The description should include 1)the name 2) the time 3) characteristics 4) activities, etc.Period 2: ReadingStep 1 RevisionGet Ss to work in pairs to match the festivals in Column A with the information in Column B.ColumnA Column B1.Ramada A. celebrated on the 15th3.Mardi Gras C. Muslims fast during the daylight day4.Dragon Boat Festival D. catching “beads, doubloons and cups” thrown by parades5.Valentine’s Day E. honoring love and lovers6.Halloween F. eating Zongzi to honor Qu Yuan7.Double Ninth Festival G. the time of ghosts, spirits, gravestones8.Thanksgiving Day H. meaning clear and bright, mourning the dead9.Easter I. offering thanks, family gatherings and meals10.Tomb Sweeping Festival J. on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month as Senior citizen’s DayStep 2 Pre-reading1.Make a comparison of Chinese Spring Festival and ChristianChristmas.T: Which is the greatest and the most important festival to Chinese people? (the Spring Festival)And which is the greatest and the most important festival to Christian people in western countries?(Christmas)Both of them are quite popular in the world. What are the differences between them?Note: The italicized words in the form above are suggested answers.Step 3 ReadingT: Do you know there is another festival which follows Christmas Day in America. It is an importantfestival to African Americans. Is there any one who knows the name of the festival? (Kwanzaa) 1. Fast reading: Read the text on page 10 fast and try to get a general idea of Kwanzaa from thetext. T can present a diagram of the information about Kwanzaa to help Ss to finish this task.(Questionnaire: When is Kwanzaa celebrated? How long does it last?Who created the festival of Kwanzaa? (Dr Maulana Karenga) Who usually celebrates Kwanzaa? Why is it celebrated? What are the characteristics of Kwanzaa?)2. Careful reading: Get Ss to read the text carefully to get more details. After reading, Ss areasked to do True or False exercises.1) African Americans have a long history and a rich culture, so Kwanzaa is an old festival. ( F )(a young festival)2) People created Kwanzaa to celebrate American culture. ( F ) ( to celebrate Africanculture)3) The word Kwanzaa means first fruit in Swahili, one of the largest languages in Africa. ( T ) 4) The African first-fruit festivals are completely different from each other. ( F ) ( tohave many things in common )5) Kwanzaa is celebrated on Christmas Day. ( F ) ( from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1 ) 6) Kwanzaa is based on old African festivals. ( T )7) People who celebrate Kwanzaa light a candle for each of the seven principles. ( T ) 3. Dialogue.Suppose you are the reporter of Overseas Wind Programme of Huipu Students ’ Broadcasting. Now you are chosen to interview the foreign teacher John about the festival of Kwanzaa. Make up adialogue with your partner. One acts the role of the reporter, and the other acts the role of John. The dialogue can begin like this:Reporter (R): Good afternoon, everyone. Here is our Overseas Wind Programme. Today, we have a foreign guest in our progamme. He is our foreign teacher John. Hello, John.John (J): Hello.R : Welcome to our Overseas Wind Programme. Today we have a topic about the festival of Kwanzaa.So would you like to introduce Kwanzaa to us? …J : …Step 4 DiscussionTopic1: Do you agree festivals can help us understand our history and culture? How do they help usunderstand our history and culture?Topic2: Nowadays more and more festivals have been created in my cities for various purposes, suchas developing local economy, making the city well-known, etc. Our city Linhai created the Festival of the Great Wall in the South. It has been celebrated for three years. However, some Linhainese think holding such a festival causes some problems to the city. What effects does the Festival of the Great Wall in the South bring to us? Make a list Good Effects Bad Effects… Step 5 Homework1. Oral Work: Read and recite the new words learnt in this class.Read and recite some beautiful and useful sentences in the text.2. Written Work: Suppose you are the journalist of Huipu Sunshine Magazine. You are going to writea passage about Kwanzaa. Period 3 Language Study & Grammar Step 1 RevisionGet Ss to have revision of the text The Birth of Kwanzaa. Ss are required to answer the following questions about Kwanzaa. Q1: Who created Kwanzaa?Q2: Is it a young or an old festival? When was it born?Q3: When is Kwanzaa celebrated?Q4: Who celebrate the festival of Kwanzaa?Q5: Why is it celebrated?Q6: What are the characteristics of Kwanzaa?Then T can ask individual Ss to give a short talk about Kwanzaa according to the questions above. Step 2 Language points (in the text The Birth of Kwanzaa)T: Now we have a good knowledge of Kwanzaa by reading the text. And there are some useful and important words and expressions in the text as well. It is necessary for us to learn and master them well. What useful words and expressions have you found from the text?1. Let Ss do a word matching exercise to check whether Ss master the new words well.1.nation A. a strong wish to succeed in doing something2.faith B. large community of people; country3.determination C. belief in something or someone4.purpose D. an action meant to deceive (欺骗) someone5.generation E. a reason for doing something6.ancestor F. the people born at a certain time7.peace G. a person in your family who lived a long time ago8.trick H. quietness and calm(suggested answers:1-B 2-C 3-A 4-E 5-F 6-G 7-H 8-D )Then check answers to the exercises in Word Study on Page 13.(suggested answers: theme, faith, purpose, nations, determination, joy, ancestors, birth, peace, treated)2. Deal with the language points in the text. Get Ss to enjoy the text by listening to the tape. Ask Ss to read after the tape in low voice, and pay attention to the pronunciation, intonation and pause while listening.1) Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of African Americans.（现在分词作后置定语，表示名词中心词与分词是主动关系。

照对市爱民阳光实验学校高一英语Unit 14 Festivals【本讲信息】一. 教学内容：Unit 14 Festivals二. 教学目标掌握Unit14词汇及词性变化三. 教学重难点掌握课文中的句型的结构、用法Unit14 Festivalsdress，put on，pull on，wear，have on，be input on与pull on相近，指穿衣的动作；dress指给别人穿上衣服，或用于被动语态be dressed in；wear，have…on与be in …都是穿着…The boy is too young to dress himself.The boy is too young to get himself dressed.The boy quickly put/pulled on his T-shirt.That girl wears/is wearing a skirt.The old man was in a pair of black shoes.That girl is (dressed) in a red skirt.dress up指装扮，打扮，整装待发We have dressed up for starting.possibly，maybe，perhaps，probablypossibly是副词，表示的可能性最弱；maybe和perhaps很相近，只能用于句首或句尾；probably是最肯的，语气最强，与possibly用的位置相同是副词。

What he told me is possibly true.What he told me is probably true.Maybe/Perhaps he is right.nature n. 自然，天性nature当“天性，自然，自然界，自然规律〞讲时是不可数名词，Nature creates human beings.The material has the nature of glue.He is a man of good nature.She is kind by nature.rather than instead of相似“而不是，替代〞He is a friend of us rather than a teacher.He is rather a friend of us than a teacher.He hates it rather than like it.conflict n./v. 矛盾，冲突the conflict between A and BA andB conflict/A conflicts with Bhonor n./v. 荣誉，致敬It’s an honor to do/thatyour/his/her honorhonor sb./sb. be honoredancestor n. 祖先nation n. 国家nation，state与countrynation强调“〞上的国家；state强调“政治，政权〞上的国家；country强调“图〞上的国家。

Unit 14 Festivals----- Reading KwanzaaTeaching aims:1.Learn and master some important sentence patterns2.Train the students’ reading ability.3.Let the students learn about the relation between festivals and history and culture. Teaching important points:1.Improve the students’ reading ability.2.Help the students learn about foreign history and culture.Teaching difficult points:How to help the students understand the passage exactly.Teaching methods:1.Fast reading and careful reading to understand the passage correctly.2.Pair or group work to make the students take an active part in the activities inclass.Teaching aids:A tape recorder and a projectorTeaching procedures:一、Pre—readingT: Everyone, please brainstorm as many festivals as possible at home or abroad.S: Christmas, new year, april fool’s day…T: Good. now please look at the pictures and describe what kind of festival it is.S: Holloween, Easter and Christmas.T: OK. Today we’re going to learn a text about a kind of festival which some of you may haven’t heard of. It’s the festival called Kwanzaa.What do you know about Kwanzaa? Now please look at the screen. First, let’s see some symbals of this festival. can you imagine what are these things stand for?S: I think the fruits and corns stand for the harvest.T: Very good. Do you know what the ears of the corn stand for?S: We don’t know.T: The ears of the corn stand for the sons in the family. The number of the sons in the family determines the quality of the ears of the corn.二、ReadingT: OK. Now please listen to the tape , read the text by yourselves and then answer the following queations.1.When was the festival born and celebrated?2.Who celebrates the festival?3.Why is the festival celebrated?4.How is the festival celebrated?5.What’s the seven principles of the festival?S: ( Listen and read the text and finally answer the questions.)三、Post--readingT: Good now please read the text, find out the detailed information and then do the exercise of true or false in post—reading. If it is false, please correct it.S: (Do the exercise and then answer the questions.)四、DiscussionT: Now you’ve known Kwanzaa well. Please compare Kwanzaa with the Chinese Spring Festival and Christmas. In which way are they similar and in which way are they different?S: Discuss with their partners and then several groups are asked to report their results in front of the class.五、Homework:T: today we’ve learnt a text about a new kind of festival. After class, please read the text for more times and try to retell the text. And please write down your discussion about differences and similarities between Kwanzaa and New Year as well as Christmas.。

优品课件高一英语下册Unit 14 Festivals重点单词和短语汇总高一英语下册Unit 14 Festivals重点单词和短语汇总Unit 14 Festivals 本单元重点单词 festival n. 节日 custom n. 风俗习惯 habit n. 习惯 symbol n. 象征 describe v. 描述favorite adj. 喜欢的 fight n. 战斗 crime n. 犯罪 allow vt. 允许 argument n. 争辩 celebrate v. 庆祝 major adj. 主要的create vt. 创造 ancestor n. 古人；前辈 characteristic n. 特征 principle n. 原则 community n. 社区；团体self-determination n. 自我作决定 solve vt. 解决 faith n. 真诚 lit v. 点燃（过去式） theme n. 主题 generation n. 一代人salute v. 向……致敬 reminder n. 提醒 occasion n. 时机 fool vt. 愚弄；捉弄本单元重点短语 compare with 与……进行比较make others happy 使他人幸福快乐 learn about 了解 spend on 在……方面花费 so that 以便 speak for 为……说话 the spirit of ……的精神 commercial activities 商业活动 by giving away 以放弃……的方式 have got to 必须 instead of 替代 get out of the car 下车 get off 下车 take off one's hat 摘下礼帽 look into the eyes 直视（某人的）眼睛 shake hands with sb. 与某人握手 make friends with 与……交朋友 the living and the dead 生者和死者 the cycle of life 生命周期 play tricks on sb. 捉弄某人优品课件，意犹未尽，知识共享，共创未来！！！。

高一英语下册Unit14 Festivals 知识点整理高一英语下册Unit14Festivals知识点整理英语小窍门十二条经典英语谚语Painpastispleasure.2.wisdominthemindisbetterthanmoneyinthehand.3.Nothingisimpossibleforawillingheart.4.Allthingsaredifficultbeforetheyareeasy.5.Greathopesmakegreatman.6.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.7.Fourshortwordssumupwhathasliftedmostsuccessfulindividualsabovethecrowd :alittle,bitmore.[比别人多一点努力、多一点自律、多一点决心、多一点反省、多一点学习、多一点实践、多一点疯狂，多一点点就能创造奇迹！]8.Indoingwelearn.9.Eastorwest,homeisbest.10.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.11.Goodcompanyontheroadistheshortestcut.12.constantdroppingwearsthestone.重点词汇解析1.honorvt.尊敬e.g.childrenshouldhonourtheirfatherandmother.孩子应该尊敬父母。

对……表示敬意e.g.Flowerswereplacedtheretohonourhismemory.鲜花摆放在那里为了纪念他使感到荣幸e.g.youhonourusbybeingwithustoday.今天你和我们在一起这是我们的荣幸。

Iamhonouredtobeaskedtospeakhere.被邀请在此讲话是我的荣幸。

honourn.荣誉，光荣e.g.Theyfightforthehonouroftheircountry.他们为祖国的荣誉而战。

Unit 14 Festivals Ｉ．单元教学目标ＩＩ．目标语言III．教材分析1. 教材分析本单元以festivals为话题，旨在通过单元教学，使学生了解世界各地不同的节日的来历、意义和风俗，学会表达和支持个人观点，能用所学的有关festivals 的词汇描述一个熟悉的节日，能创设一个新节日并能向他人介绍其意义，能写节日的邀请函，能回复关于中国节日情况介绍的信件。

1.1 WARMING UP 提供了三幅有关Halloween〔万圣节〕，Obon〔盂兰盆节〕，Day of the Dead〔鬼节〕图片，让学生用已有的知识和经验讨论所给节日的来历和习俗等问题，并根据提示比照一个中国的节日和一个外国的节日。

1.2 LISTENING是关于几个著名节日〔油腻的礼拜二；斋月；复活节〕的听力材料，难度中等。

听后与同伴合作描述一个你熟悉的节日。

1.3 SPEAKING 根据材料，四人小组合作，要求decide what a new holiday should be about，然后准备一个角色卡并向其他组的同学讲述why your holiday is the best one，锻炼语段表达能力。

1.4 PRE-READING是READING的热身活动。

它要求采用与同学讨论交流的方式谈论春节等节日的习俗和意义。

1.5 READING是一篇介绍非裔美国人的Kwanzaa节的说明文。

Have a full understanding of the birth of a new festival.1.6 POST-READING第一个训练题所给的几个问题，都不是用一句话就能答复清楚的，而是要通过挖掘文章的深层含义，激活学生自身的认知能力和思想认识能力，概括成一段话来答复。

要求是：在理解的基础上，重点训练学生的概括能力。

第二题仍然是概括能力训练题。

1.7 LANGUAGE STUDY 分词汇和语法两部分。

其中，Word study 是根据语境在运用中掌握词汇。