人教版高二英语Unit14 Festivals 教案

高二英语Unit14 Festivals

Ⅰ.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 periods

Ⅲ.Background Information:

1.History of Mother's Day

In 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

celebrated during 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 in May,as in the U.S.

2.The Origin of Christmas

The 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 this taxing 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 Period

Teaching Aims:

1.Learn the following words and phrases:dress up,fighting,crime,argument,destruction 2.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.pictures

2.a projector

3.a tape recorder

Teaching Procedures:

Step Ⅰ. Greetings