高一英語 Unit14《Festivals 第一課時(shí)》精品教案 舊人教版第一冊(cè)

1、Unit 14Festivals.Teaching Aims:1.Talk about festivals,customs and habits.2.Use the modal verbs“must”,“have to”and“have got to”.3.Practise expressing and supporting an opinion.4.Write an invitation.Teaching Time:Five periods.Background Information:1.History of Mother's DayIn the U.S.,Mother's

2、 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.

3、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.O

4、n 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 nation

5、al 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 cam

6、paign 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 o

7、ther 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 ChristmasThe name Christmas is short for“Christ's Mass”.

8、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 an

9、d 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 a

10、bout 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

11、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 a

12、nd 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 r

13、oom 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 nin

14、eteenth 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

15、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

16、 train the students' listening ability.Teaching Aids:1.pictures2.a projector3.a tape recorderTeaching Procedures:Step . GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step . 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 Festiva

17、l 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,N

18、ational 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 F

19、ools' 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

20、 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 . 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

21、 these three questions on the screen with your partner.(Show the screen.)1.Do you know the names of the festivals?2.Do you know which countries the festivals come from?3.What are the people in the pictures doing? Why are they doing this?(After the students discuss for a while,teacher asks some of th

22、em 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

23、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 as October 18 and continues until November 9.In this picture

24、,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 o

25、f 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 th

26、en 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 th

27、e class to help them and check their work)Festival_ _1.When is the festival celebrated?2.Who celebrates the festival?3.How do people celebrate it?4.Why do people celebrate the festival?5.What are some important themes,for example,“family”,“peace”?6.How old is the festival?One possible sampleStep . L

28、isteningT: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 fi

29、nish 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:We

30、ll done!Now it's time for you to try it.Work with your partner 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.T

31、ime 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

32、 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 f

33、ortune.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 festival is ce

34、lebrated 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 s

35、tuffed with sweet stuffings such as sugar and bean paste.Therefore,the Lantern Festival is also called the Yuanxiao Festival.S3:S4:Step . 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 dec

36、ide 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.)Peace Day:No fighting or crimes are allowed.People learn and talk ab

37、out peace.Happiness Day:People must only do things that will make others happy.People learn about happiness.Friendship Day:No arguments or fights are allowed.People learn about friendship.Nature Day:No pollution or destruction of nature is allowed.People learn and talk about nature.Example(Student A

38、):I think that the new holiday should be a Peace Day.On this day,no fighting or crimes are allowed.People will use the holiday to learn and talk about peace.The holiday will be celebrated on_and people will celebrate by_.I think this is the best idea,because_.T:Well.Now please work in groups of four

39、.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

40、must have got ready for it.Who'd like to talk about Peace Day?SA:I think that the new holiday should be a Peace Day.On this 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 wi

41、ll 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?SB:I thin

42、k 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

43、talking about the happy past.I think this is the best idea,because this will make people become younger and healthier.SC: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 each other.I think this is the best idea,because this will help people see the value of friendship much more than before.SD:I think that the new