Unit3CelebrationsLesson1Festivals(Areadinglesson)AnalysisofTeachingMaterialThisisthefirstlessonofthisunit.Beforethisclass,theteacherhavetaughtthestudentsvocabularyinWarm-upandLesson1.ThereadingpassagetitledFESTIVALSbrieflydescribesthreetraditionalfestivalsofChina.Suchatopiciscloselyrelatedtostudentslife,thusitisveryeasytoarousetheirinterestinlearningthislesson.Thetextcovers3sections.Teachershouldencouragestudentstoskimforthegeneralideaforeachsection,andscanforfurtherunderstanding,becausethislessonintroducesalotofusefulnewwordsandexpressionswhichareonlyusedforfestivals.Inordernottoletstudentsfeelmuchdifficult,theteachershoulddealwithanylanguageproblemswhiletheyarereading.Afterreading,studentsarerequiredtodotheexercisesintheeachsteptoseehowmuchtheyhaveunderstoodthereadingpassage.Theteachercanletthemworkinpairsoringroupstofindtheanswerscooperatively,andthenchecktheiranswerswiththewholeclass.Toconsolidatethecontentsofthereadingpassage,studentsshouldberequiredtotalkaboutfestivalsintheirownwordsattheendoftheclass.Moreover,homeworkisveryimportantforaneffectiveclass.SothestudentsareassignedtowriteacompositionaboutSpringFestival,basedonwhattheyhavelearnedinthislesson.TeachingAims:1.Learnandmastertheusefulwordsandphrases.2.Letthestudentlearnabout3traditionalFestivalsofChina.3.Trainthestudentsskimmingandsummarizingabilityduringreadingthetext.4.EncouragestudentstolearnmoreaboutChinesefestivalsandcultivatetheirlovetoourtraditionalculture.TeachingImportantPoints:1.Masterthefollowingwordsandphrases:becelebratedby,issaidtodo,bemadewith,fallon,thefirstlunarmonth,burndown,inmanyshapesandsizes,mark,manydifferentkindsof,specialfood2.EnablethestudentstounderstandthethreeChinesetraditionalfestivals,Mid-AutumnDay,DragonBoatFestival,theLanternFestival3.Improvethestudentsskimmingandsummarizingability.TeachingDifficultPoints:1.Howtomakethestudentsunderstandthetextbetter.2.Makethestudentsworkouthowtodescribeafestivalbasedonthese3traditionalfestivals.TeachingMethods:Task-basedteachingTeachingAids1.amultimediaclassroom2.theblackboard3.studentshand-outTeachingProcedures::IP=InteractivePattern;T=Teacher;Ss=Students;CW=ClassWork;IW=IndividualWork;PW=PairWork;GW=GroupWorkActivitiesIntentionsIP&TimeDailyroutineStep1DailyroutineTasksSstoreviewtheoldsayingsandlearnanewone:Actionspeakslouderthanwords.CW2Step2PreviewcheckTasksSstoanswerthemeaningoftheimportantwordsandexpressionsCW2Lead-inStep3MainwesternfestivalsTpresentsthedatesof4-5mainwesternfestivalsandasksSstospeakoutthenamesofthesefestivals.CW2Step4MainChinesefestivalsTpresents5picturesofChinesetraditionalfestivalsandasksSstoguesstheEnglishexpressionofthem,eg:theDoubleNinthFestival;theDragonBoatFestival,etc..TasksSswhethertheywanttoknowmoredetailsaboutthethreeChinesetraditionalfestivals.CW2ReadingStep5SkimthetextandfillinthetableSsreadthetextquicklyandfinishexercise3onPage36.Thenworkinpairstochecktheanswer.TinvitesSstoanswerthequestionwithcompletesentences.IWPW9Step6QuickquestionsSsreadthetextagainandfinishTorFquestionsassoonaspossible.CW7VoiceyouropinionStep7GroupDiscussionTasksSstostandupandhaveadiscussionaboutthefollowingtopic:GW12WhichfestivalinChinaismostimportantforchildren?Youngpeople?Oldpeople?Womenandmen?Someusefulexpressionsaregiven.Suggestedversion:A:Well,IthinkSpringFestivalismostimportantforchildren,becausetheycangetsomeluckymoney.B:--Yes,youareright.Besides,theycanhavealongholiday./--Sorry,butIdontagreewithyou.Inmyopinion,ChildrensDayismostimportantforChildrenbecausetheycanhavefunwithotherchildrenTinvitesvolunteerstosharetheiropinioninfrontoftheclass.SummaryandHomeworkStep8SummaryTleadsSstohaveasummaryofthislesson:Inthisclass,wehavelearned3ChinesetraditionalfestivalsMid-AutumnDay,DragonBoatFestival,theLanternFestival.Wehavealsolearnedsomewordsandphrasesfromthetext.Thereforewelearnedwhatinformationweshouldcoverifwewanttodescribeafestival.Weshouldcoverthedate,thespecialmeaning,typicalactivitiesandspecialfood.CW3Step9HomeworkLetthestudentswriteashortpassageaboutSpringFestival.Tipsaregiven:Datethe1stdayofthe1stmonthofthelunaryearMarksthebeginningofNewYearStartedmorethan2,500yearsagoTypicalactivitiesspringcleaning,papercuttingSpecialfood:jiaoziChildren'sfavouritefestivalwearnewclothes/setofffireworks/receiveluckymoneyCW1BlackboardDesignUnit3Lesson1Festivals(Period1)Thingsyouneed:Describeafestival:LearningAims:Textbookfallon1,words&expressionsHand-outmarks2,threeChinesefestivalsColourpensstarted3,howtodescribeafestivaltheoldlegendspecialfood......TeachingReflectionAsfarasthisclassisconcerned,itiseffective.IadoptTask-basedTeaching.ItrytosticktothetheoryStudent-centerandactasadirector.Notonlyhavethestudentsimprovedtheircommunicationskills,butalsotheyhavebulitapositiveemotionabouttheChinesetraditionalfestival.Inthemeantime,theydevelopindependentlearningabilityaswellascooperativelearningabilityandrealizethehappinessofteamwork.However,therealsoremainssomethingtoimprove.Ononehand,Ishouldfocusongenerating,whilefullypreparingpresetting.Ontheotherhand,Ishouldpayattentiontonon-preset,astheu