人教修订版高一下Unit 14 Festivals Reading
英文教案

Teaching Material: Unit 14, SEFC1B
Title: The Earth of a Festival
Ⅰ. Teaching Aims:
1.Knowledge Objects:
1)Master the following words and phrases:
Four skills: major;probably;honour;ancestor;principle;nation;purpose;
creativity;faith;comm.ercial;joy;light(V.);fix…on the day;
in honour of; in memory of…
2)Use the key words and their own words to retell the text.
2.Ability Objects:
1).To improve students’ listening and speakingability by reading the text
2).To develop students’ communicative ability by learning the useful expressions for how to talk about the Kwanzaa.
3. Moral Objects :
1).Realize that festival not only celebrate history but add to our cultural traditions for future generations.
2).Realize the contents of a festival, make the students understand we must respect others’ customs and how to get along with the classmates.

Ⅱ.Teaching Difficulties:
1. Master the use of the four-skill words and expressions;
2.Help the students understand the text better, especially the following sentences:
A)Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of African Americans;
B)…people would get together to celebrate their harvest, people used to give thanks for their harvest and for life…;
C)We must do as much as we can to make our community better and more beautiful.
3.Further study Note-making.

Ⅲ.Teaching Aids:
A set of multi-media equipment ; OHP(overhead projector); tape recorder; software: Powerpoint
Ⅳ.Teaching Approaches:
1.Discussion to makethe students know more about the Kwanzza;
2.Fast reading to find out the general information about the text;
1.True or false and question-and-answer practice to help the students go through the whole passage;
1.Pair work and individual work to make every students work in class.

Ⅴ.Teaching Procedures:

Step 1　 Greeting
T:Good morning,everyone.
Ss:Good morning,teacher.
Step 2:Revision and lead-in:
1.(Revise the festivals we had talked yesterday ,discuss the Spring Festival in culture ,history,shoping and presents. Guide the students to discuss the spirit and material culture of the festival. Arouse the interests in festival.)
T: Yesterday we had talked about different festival in China and different countries.But today let’s continue to talk about the biggest festival in China.Do you know what it is?
Ss:Spring festival.
T:Yes.Next I’ll show you some questions and you’ll discuss with your partners,then you’ll try to report your answers.
Questions:
1).Did you have a good time in Spring Festival?
2)What did you do on that day?
3)Did you get any lucky money from your parents and relatives?
4)Why do you think people get together to have a reunion dinner on Chinese New Year’s Eve?
2.Lead-in:
T: Ok.Their reports are excellent.This is our Chinese festival.Next let’s watch a short film.After watching, tell me what the name of the festival is.
(Show the short film about the Kwanzaa.)
T:Yes, it’s Kwanzaa.
(Lead in the topic of the text.)
Step 2: Presentation for reading:
Check the students’ previewing the new vocabulary items of the text by doing a group of words match exercises.
T:I will give you some words and brief explanations, try to match them.
Step 3:Reading:
1.Fast reading, fill in the form to practice the skill of note-making.Then retell the text using the contents:
T:I’ll give you five minutes to read the text,then try to get the main idea of the Kwanzaa and fill in the form:（show the following on the screen）
Name: _________________ Priciples: ___________________
Date: ____________________ Symbol:_____________________
Meaning:__________________ Celebration:__________________
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