新人教必修三 Unit 1 Festivals around the world-Reading1

… to dress up … go to neighbours’ – ask for…; play a trick on
Festivals To honour to honour famous people people
Careful reading
Kind Harvest festivals Purposes
= which is covered with…
这个卧室被粉刷成了粉色，看起来好像新的一样。 这个卧室被粉刷成了粉色，看起来好像新的一样。 The bed room, painted pink, looks as though it is a new one.
Fill in the blanks
There are all kinds of festivals and celebrations around the world, which are held for different reasons. The ancient festivals _________ took place three times a year --- the end of the cold winter, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Some festivals are held ____________ the in memory of dead or to ______ the ancestors, while other satisfy festivals are held to _______ the famous people, honour such as the Dragon Boat Festival and Columbus Day.

2. Discuss the form in warming up.
6 minutes
Group work
1. Read the text and find the main idea of each paragraph.
2. Finish the form. Help each other to find the correct answers.
Spring festivals
the Spring Festival
China
Carnival
western countries
Easter
western countries
Cherry Blossom Festival Japan
Scanning
Answer the following questions:
Festivals of the dead are for honouring or satisfying dead ancestors or others, who some people believe might return to help or harm living people.
2. What makes autumn festivals happy events?
2.What kind of things should be done to celebrate the Obon Festival? People should go to clean the graves, light incense, lamps and play ma have a national festival on October 2?
To honor Gandhi who helped gain Indian’s independence from Britain.

the Mid-autumn Festival China/Japan
the Spring Festival
China
Carnival
western countries
Easter
western countries
Cherry Blossom Festival Japan
Scanning
Answer the following questions:
ancestors back to home.
Obon
in Japan
When the festival is over, thousands of lanterns are placed into the water and they drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.
What festivals can we find in each month?
Calendar
January February March
New Year Chinese New Year Women’s Day
Valentine's Day
Calendar
April
May
June
Easter
Columbus Day in the USA
in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America
Mahatma Gandhi Day
October 2 is a national festival in India to honour Mahatma Candhi

人教新课标高中英语必修三Unit 1 Festivals around the world全章教案I．教学内容分析本单元的中心话题是“节日”，主要讲述了不同地区不同种类的节日。

Warming Up部分设计了小组活动，通过图表填写让学生区分中国的传统节日与别国节日的异同，目的在于激活学生已有的节日背景知识，引出主题，为以后几堂课学习热身。

Pre-reading 通过几个问题,调动学生已有的知识和经验，激发学生想了解更多节日的好奇心，让他们主动参与到主题教学活动中，为下面学习阅读文章作铺垫。

Reading 部分先简要介绍了一下早期各种节日的起源以及存在的原因，然后又分别介绍了几种世界各地的节日，依次的顺序是亡灵节、纪念名人的节日、丰收节、春天的节日等。

Comprehending由四个部分组成。

第一、三、四部分通过表格形式，第二部分通过让学生回答问题的方式，鼓励学生积极思考，加深对课文的理解。

Learning about Language 部分主要突出了本单元的语法项目——情态动词的用法。

这些情态动词主要有：can，could，may，might，will，would，shall，should，must，can’t 等的用法。

Using Language 部分中包括了听、说、读、写几个部分的内容。

学生可通过对Trinidad Carnival、情人节等一些节日的学习，分析问题，锻炼自己的思维能力。

阅读后的习题及讨论不仅帮助学生理解文章的主旨大意，更重要的是让学生寻找解决问题的方法。

Learning Tip部分主要建议学生搜集各种资料，查询与世界各地节日有关的信息，了解各种节日的来源与内涵。

II．教学重点和难点1. 教学重点(1) 本单元的生词和短语；(2) 掌握一些情态动词的基本用法；(3) 了解有关节日和民俗，掌握有关词汇，如custom,religious等。

2. 教学难点(1) 增进学生对中国节日的理解，了解和感悟外国的节日；(2) 提高学生的社会文化素质，加强跨国文化素质；(3) 培养学生运用资源策略。