《Unit 8 The seasons and the Weather Topic 2 Section A》Section ASection A needs 1~2 periods. Section A需用1~2课时。
The main activities are 1a and 2. 本课重点活动是1a和2。
Ⅰ. Aims and demands目标要求1. (1)Learn the names of festivals:Spring Festival, Christmas, Lantern Festival, Thanksgiving, Easter, Mid-autumn Festival(2)Learn some other new words:dumpling, sweet, luck, riddle, pie, not … until, believe, full, moon2. Talk about holidays and festivals.Chinese people eat dumplings and perform lion and dragon dances.People in many countries celebrate Christmas and give each other presents.On the Lantern Festival, people eat sweet dumplings for good luck.On Thanksgiving, many people eat turkey and pumpkin pie.Ⅱ.Teaching aids 教具录音机/日历图片/小黑板/万年历Ⅲ. Five-finger Teaching Plan 五指教学方案Step 1 Review 第一步复习(时间:8分钟)复习日期表达, 引入节日。
1. (复习日期的表达并询问生日，呈现农历日期表达。
)T:Boys and girls, what’s the date today? Do you know?Ss:It’s June 6th.T:Whose birthday is it today?S1:It’s mine.T:Boys and girls, let’s say “Happy Birthday” to S1 together.Ss:Happy Birthday!T:After class, we’ll give you some presents.S1:Thank you very much.T:Do you know when my birthday is? Guess.S2:October 1st.S3:December 20th.S4:……T:No. My birthday is on lunar October 12th.I hope I can celebrate my birthday with you.Ss:It’s my pleasure.(板书并稍作解释。
)lunar2. (用日历图片展示一些节日的日期, 让学生说出这些日期。
)20119月10日201112月25日201111月24日星期四201112月31日十二月初七20121月23日正月初一20122月6日正月十五T:What’s the date? Do you know?S5:It’s Sept. 10th, 2011.S6:It’s Dec. 25th, 2011.S7: It’s November 24th, Thursday, 2011.S8:It’s December 31st, lunar December 7th, 2011.S9:It’s January 23rd, lunar January 1st, 2012.S10:It’s February 6th, lunar January 15th, 2012.(告诉学生这些日期都是一些节日, 然后请学生说出这些节日的名称。
)T:Boys and girls, do you know what days these dates are?Ss:Some festivals.T:Yes. They are dates of some festivals. Please say these festivals.S11:It’s Teachers’ Day.S12:圣诞节。
T:Yes. It’s Christmas.S13:新年前夜。
T:Yes. It’s New Year’s Eve.S14:春节。
T:Yes. It’s Spring Festival.S15:元宵节。
T:Yes. It’s Lantern Festival. Well, do you know what day it is on Nov. 24th, 2011?(教师指导学生用万年历查找，得出结果，学生们一起说出答案。
)Ss:It’s Thursday.T:Yes, it’s the fourth Thursday in November. It’s Thanksgiving, 感恩节.(教师板书节日名称, 并领读生词。
)Spring Festival Teachers’ DayChristmas New Year’s EveThanksgiving Lantern FestivalStep 2 Presentation 第二步呈现(时间:8分钟)呈现1a, 了解1a内容。
(教学生词：掌握dumpling, sweet, luck, riddle, pie；理解turkey; 了解dragon, pumpkin。
播放1a 录音。
让学生通过听力，了解各节日的名称、日期、特殊食物及其相关庆祝活动。
教师用小黑板在课前准备好表格，请学生用关键词完成表格。
)(板书)dumpling, sweet, luck, riddle, pie, turkey, dragon, pumpkinT: There are four festivals. To celebrate them, we eat some special foods and take part in some special activities. Please listen to 1a carefully and complete the table.Festival Date Food ActivitySpringFestivallunar January 1st dumplingsChristmasturkey andChristmas cakesgive each other presentsLanternFestivallunar January 15thThanksgivingturkey andpumpkin piefamilies get together fora bigdinner to eat turkey andpumpkin pieStep 3 Consolidation 第三步巩固(时间:12分钟)巩固1a, 完成1b。
1. (再次播放1a录音, 让学生跟读, 注意新单词的读音。
)T: Please listen again and follow the tape. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the new words.2. (把全班分成4个小组，教师提问。
采用竞争机制, 看哪个小组回答问题最多, 则该小组为优胜小组，从而让学生对节日的日期、食物及相关活动有更深记忆。
完成1b。
)T:I will divide you into four groups and ask you some questions about the festivals. Try to answer the questions. The group which answers the most questions will be the winner.T:When is the Spring Festival?G1:It’s in January or February/on lunar January 1st.T:What food do Chinese people eat on the Spring Festival?G2:Dumplings.T:How do people celebrate it?G3:Perform lion and dragon dances.T:…G4:……(小组里的学生每答对一个问题, 教师在下面表里为该组记上1分。
)Group1234Point3. (让学生根据小黑板上Step 2的表格内容, 复述每个节日。
)T:Now, please tell me how people celebrate those festivals according to the form on the blackboard.S1:The Spring Festival is in January or February. People eat dumplings and perform lion and dragon dances.S2:Christmas is on December 25th. People give each other presents.S3:Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday in November. Families get together for a big dinner. People eat turkey and pumpkin pie.S4:The Lantern Festival is on lunar January 15th. People eat sweet dumplings. People watch lantern shows and guess riddles on lanterns.4. (小组讨论。
让学生四人一组讨论1b中的问题，然后各组派代表汇报。
)T: Now, let’s discuss the questions of 1b in groups of 4. 3 minutes later, we’ll ask the representative to report his idea. Begin, please.5. (让学生说出以上节日还有什么其他的庆祝方式, 拓展学生思维能力。
