TeachingDesignofVocabularyLessonUnit1oftheObligatoryBookThreeinPEPEdition“FestivalsaroundTheWorld”Gushihighschool,ShanglinYangⅠ.CourseanalysisThecontentofthisclassisthevocabularyinthisunit;thereareabouteightywordsinall.SoIdividedthemintothreeparts---difficultwords,keywordsandordinarywords.Fordifficultwords,studentsshouldbeabletoread,writeandusetheminsentences;forkeywords,theyshouldbecapableofpronouncingthem,writingthem,understandingtheirmeaning,andusingthemcorrectly;forordinarywords,theyjustneedtobeabletoreadthemandknowwhattheirmeaningis.Ⅱ.StudentanalysisAsthestudentsofgradeoneinhighschool,theyhavebeenfamiliarwiththepronouncingrulesofEnglishwords.Atthesametime,theyhaveknownhowtorememberthewords.However,theyarenotgoodatusingthevocabularyincommunication.Sothisclass,Iwouldliketoguidethemtowriteandusethewordsinasimpleandinterestingway.Ⅲ.LearningmethodanalysisPeer-learning;communicativelearning;translatinglearning;brain-stormleaningandgame-leaningⅣ.LearningaimsAfterthisclass,thestudentsshouldbeableto1.knowledgeaimsReadallthewordsinthisunit;understandandusethedifficultwordsandkeywordsincommunication.2.abilityaimsMakesimplebutcompletesentencesusingthedifficultwordsandkeywordscorrectlybythemselves.3.emotionandvalueaimsGraspallthewordsrelatedtofestivalsaroundtheworld,andknowaboutwhattheimportantfestivalsintheworldare,tryingtothinkofmoreandworkouthowdotheygoon.Ⅴ.Teachingprocess:1、Lead-inT:What’sthetopicofthisunit?Ss:FestivalsaroundtheWorld.T:Whatcanyouthinkofabout“festivals”?Ss:celebration,custom,gather,ancestor,religious,feast,inmemoryof,lookforwardto…T:welldone.Thisclasswe’lllearnapileofwordsrelatedtofestivalsaroundtheworld.Let’sbegin.2.TleadsSstoreadallthewordsofthisunitfortwice.ThengiveSsseveralminutestopracticereadingtoeachother(peer-reading)anddividethewordsintofourpartsforfourgroupstohaveareadingcompetition.4.Keyphrases.(guessthemeaningandmakefamiliarsentences)T:Lookatthefollowingsentencesandtrytoguessthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrases.a:Thelovestorytookplaceinourtown.b:LookatLubingHe(astudentinourclass),itlooksasthoughhewereenjoyinghimself.c:PeoplewrotemanymovingpoemsinmemoryofpremierZhou.d:Lookaroundourclassroom,youhavedresseditup.e:Haveyouplayedtricksonanyteacher?f:We’realwayslookingforwardtotheweekends?g:Hepromisedtocome,buthedidn’tturnup.h:Ifyoumadeapromise,youshouldkeepyourwords.i:I’llsetoffforBeijingtomorrowtovisitoneofmyfriends.j:Thesepictureswillremindyouofyourhigh-schoollife.5.Keywords(trytranslating)N:Sleepingbeauty;Goodharvest;Celebrationparty;Importantfeast;Firmbelief;Romanticpoet;Thearrivalofsummerholiday;Thedeclarationofindependence;Thecollegeofagriculture;TheawardforBestActress;Warmwinterclothing;Socialcustoms;Aprilfool’sDay;Obvioussadnessonhisface;V:Starvetodeath;Hewasawardedforliterature;Awardmoneytohim;Admireyourself;Youcan’tfoolhim;he’stoocleverforthat;Thelittleboydrownedintheriver;Wipeyourshoes;Hehasforgivenyou;IcouldweepwhenIthinkofallthemoneywe’velost.Adj:religiousbelief;Independentnation;Energeticchildren;Aworldwidefestival.5.Anomalisticverbs:a:weep-wept-wept;b:forgive-forgave-forgiven.6.NtoAdj+ousEg:religion-religiousVtoN+tionEg:relate-relationYoucanrefertotheexerciseoneonpage4.7.Remembertheabovewordsinlimitedtimeandhavewordgames.a:Racingtobethefirstonetoanswerquestions.TgivesChinese;Ssracetotellwhatthewordis.ThenTgivesastartothegrouphebelongsto.b:Nameonestudentofeverygrouptowriteallthewordshecanthinkofrelatedtofestivalsontotheblackboard.Themorerightwords,themorestars.8.HomeworkExercise2andexercise3onpage4.Ⅵ.Post-coursereflectionsInthisclass,thestudentslearnedthevocabularyactively.However,inthenextclass,Ifoundthattheyhaveforgottenmostofthewordsthattheygotinthelastclass.Why?Itisbecausethattheydidn’tstrengthentheknowledgeafterclass.Sonexttime,Iwouldleavethemsomeproperhomeworktofinishanddoadictationbeforeanewlesson.