Topic 3
Section A

The main activities are 1a and 2. 本课重点活动是1a和2。
Ⅰ. Teaching aims and demands教学目标
1.（1）Learn the names of the festivals:
the Spring Festival, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Lantern Festival, Mid-autumn Festival, Easter
（2）Learn some useful words and expressions:
get together, potato, mark, sweet, luck, riddle, honor, send, believe
2.（1）Talk about holidays and festivals:
Chinese people make dumplings and perform lion and dragon dances.
People in many countries celebrate Christmas and give each other presents.
（2）Talk about customs and culture:
On Thanksgiving, many people eat roast turkey.On Lantern Festival, people eat sweet dumpling for good luck .
Ⅱ. Teaching aids 教具
录音机
Ⅲ. Five-finger Teaching Plan 五指教学方案

Step 1 Review 第一步 复习（时间: 8分钟）

1.（复习日期的表达及庆祝生日,呈现农历日期表达。）
T: What’s the date today?
S: It’s June 6th.
T: When is your birthday, ××?
××: It’s May 18th.
T: How did you celebrate your birthday?
××: I had a birthday party. I celebrated it with my friends. They gave me some presents.
T: Do you know when my birthday is? Guess.
S1: December 1st.
S2: November 11th.
S3: ...
T: My birthday is on lunar October 12th. I hope I can celebrate my birthday with you.
2.（用日历图片展示一些节日的日期。）





T: What’s the date?
S1: It’s Sept. 10th.
S2: It’s Dec. 25th.
S3: It’s Dec. 31st.
S4: It’s January 29th, lunar January 1st.
S5: It’s February 12th, lunar January 5th.
（学生说这些日期都是一些节日的日期,请学生说出这些节日的名称。）
T: They are dates of some festivals. Please name these festivals.
S1: It’s Teachers’ Day.
S2: It’s Christmas.
S3: It’s New Year’s Eve.
S4: It’s Spring Festival.
S5: It’s Lantern Festival.

Step 2 Presentation 第二步 呈现（时间: 8分钟）

（播放1a录音,让学生边听、边阅读,了解各节日的名称、日期、特殊食物及其相关庆祝活动。）
T: There are a lot of festivals. To celebrate them, we eat some special foods and take part in some specical activities. Please listen to the tape, read the passage carefully, and fill in the chart.
Festivals
Date
Food
Activities
Spring Festival
January／February
dumplings
perform lion and dragon dances
Christmas
December 25th
／
give each other presents
Thanksgiving
the 4th Thursday in November
roast turkey and potatoes
families get together for a big dinner
Lantern Festival
lunar January 15th
sweet dumplings
watch the lantern show and guess riddles

Step 3 Consolidation 第三步 巩固（时间: 12分钟）

1.（再次播放录音,让学生跟读,注意新单词的读音。）
T: Please listen and repeat.
2.（提问问题,让学生对节日的日期,食物及相关活动有更深记忆。）
T: I’ll ask you some questions about the festivals.
（把班级按组别分成4个小组,采用竞争机制,看哪个小组回答问题最多,该小组为优胜小组。）
T: I want to divide you into four groups. Try to answer the questions. The group which answers the most questions is the best group.
T: When is Spring Festival?
S: It’s in January or February.
T: What food do Chinese people eat on Spring Festival?
S: Dumplings.
T: How do people celebrate it?
S: Perform lion and dragon dances.
T: ...?
S: ...
Group
A
B
C
D
Score







（小组当中的学生回答出一个问题,为该组记上1分。）
3.（让学生根据黑板上的表格内容,陈述每个节日。）
T: Now, please tell me how do people celebrate those festivals.
S1: 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 4th Thursday in November. Families get together for a big dinner. People eat roast turkey and potatoes.
S4: Latern Festival is on lunar January 15th. People eat sw
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