2019-2020年高一英語下冊 Unit14 Festivals(第二課時)教案 大綱人教版第一冊.doc

2019-2020年高一英語下冊 Unit14 Festivals(第二課時)教案 大綱人教版第一冊Teaching Aims:1.Learn and master the following words:honour,ancestor,nation,self-determination,purpose,generation,faith,joy,light2.Train the Ss reading ability.3.Let the students learn about the relation between festivals and history and culture.Teaching Important Points:1.Improve the students reading ability.2.Help the students learn about foreign history and culture by reading about festivals.Teaching Difficult Point:How to help the students understand the passage exactly.Teaching Methods:1.Discussions before reading and after reading to make the students interested in what they will read and further understand what they have read.2.Fast reading and careful reading to understand the passage correctly.3.Pair or group work to make the students take an active part in the activities in class.Teaching Aids:1.a TV set and a VCD2.a projector3.a recorderTeaching Procedures:Step . GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step . Discussion and Lead-inT:Yesterday we learned about festivals by listening and speaking.Are you interested in festivals?Ss:Yes.Very much.T:Me too.So,lets watch a program about a festival now.(Teacher turns on the TV set and plays the VCD.After the students watch the TV program for a while,teacher asks them some questions.)T:Can you tell me which festival the program is about?Ss:Yes.Its about the Spring Festival.T:How do you know?Ss:From what they are wearing and what they are doing.And also from the happy atmosphere.T:Yes.We are Chinese,so we are very familiar with it.Now look at the questions on the screen and discuss them with your partner.(Teacher shows the screen.)1.How does your family celebrate the Spring Festival?2.Why do we celebrate the Spring Festival?3.Do festivals help us understand our history and culture?4.Do you think that people are spending too much on gifts and other things during major festivals like Christmas and the Spring Festival?(After the Ss discuss for a few minutes,teacher begins to ask them to talk about the questions one by one.)T:OK.Stop!Whod like to talk about the first question?S1:Before the Spring Festival,we clean our houses and put red couplets on our gates.On the eve of the Spring Festival,we set off firecrackers and a get-together banquet is a must.The most popular food is Jiaozi.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.T:How about the second question?S2:To celebrate the rebirth of Nature;to mark the beginning of the planting season and other outdoor activities;to have a good rest and relaxation between winter and spring after a years hard work.T:The third one?S3:Yes.I think so,because most of the festivals were created a long time ago.T:Then the last question?S4:No,I dont think so.People spend much money,but this shows a kind of culture and the closeness between people.S5:I think its too much.It causes a waste of money.S6:T:Oh.Your opinions are different.But time is limited in class.After class,you can continue your discussion.OK?Ss:OK.T:Well.Today well read a passageThe birth of a festival.First,lets learn the new words in the passage.(Teacher deals with the new words with the whole class.)Step . ReadingT:Now please turn to Page 7 Read the passage silently and quickly to get the general idea.After a while,Ill ask you a few questions about it.(When the Ss are reading the passage,teacher writes the questions on the Bb:1.Why did Dr. Karenga create Kwanzaa?2.When is the festival?How do people celebrate it?3.What are the seven principles of Kwanzaa?Several minutes later,teacher checks the answers.)T:Well.Have you finished reading it?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Whod like to answer the first question on the blackboard?S7:Karenga created Kwanzaa so that Africa-Americans would be able to celebrate their history and culture.T:The second one?S8:It begins one day after Christmas and ends on New Years Day.By lighting a candle each day and discussing one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.T:What are the seven principles?S9:They are unity,self-determination,living together,working together,purpose,creativity and faith.(Teacher writes the seven principles on the Bb.)T:Well.Now re-read the passage carefully to further understand it.Then work in groups of four to discuss the following questions on the screen.(Teacher shows the screen.)1.Many festivals are celebrated at the same time,often at certain times of the year.Why do we celebrate these festivals at these times?2pare Kwanzaa with the Chinese Spring Festival and Christmas.How are they similar or different?3.Look at the seven principles of Kwanzaa.Which one do you think is the most important?Why?Are there any other festivals which have one or more of the same principles?(After the Ss discuss for a few minutes,teacher asks some of them to talk about each question.)T:Whod like to talk about the first question?Li Hui,can you have a try?S10:I think its because their purposes are similar,the themes of them may be the same and the things they celebrate may have something to do with the times.T:The second question.Liu Chang,please.S11:They are all the ways to celebrate their history and culture and the ways to get together to greet new year and think about the past.But Kwanzaa is not the same as the Spring Festival and Christmas with mercial activities,and they are celebrated at different times and in different ways.T:You are careful.Then the last question.Volunteers?S12:I think“unity”is very important,because“Unity is power.”S13:I think“creativity”is very important,because no creativity,no happy days and no glorious future.S14:I think “faith”is very important,because faith is the basis for munication with each other.S15:T:Your opinions are all reasonable.Next please tell me if there are any other festivals which have one or more of the same principles.S16:I think National Day has “unity”and“creativity”.S17:T:You all did very well.So much for this part.Now please read aloud the passage and try to understand it better.At the same time,pay attention to the useful phrases in it.(After a while,teacher shows the following on the screen and asks the students to finish it together.)Fill in the blanks with the right phrases.in monbelieve inas well asasas one canso thatsothat1.The boy over there is bleeding_badly_he can not stop it.2.I_ _his good character.3.I have nothing_ _with Jane.4.He grows flowers_ _ _vegetables.5.Many more trees should be planted _ _the soil can be held in place on the hillside.6.Try to speak English_often_ _ _.Suggested answers:1.sothat2.believe in3.in mon 4.as well as5.so that6.asas you canStep . Listening and ConsolidationT:OK.Now youve been familiar with the passage,so close your books.Listen to the tape and finish the “true”or“false”exercise on the screen.(Teacher shows the screen and then turns on the recorder.After listening,teacher checks the answers with the whole class.)The sentences below summarize the reading.Read them and decide if they are true or false.Write the letter“T”if the sentence is true.If it is false,write“F”and correct the error.1.()Kwanzaa is a very old festival.2.()The word Kwanzaa means first fruit in Swahili.3.()Kwanzaa is based on old African festivals.4.()Dr Karenga created Kwanzaa to celebrate American culture.5.()Kwanzaa is celebrated on the same day as Christmas.6.()People who celebrated Kwanzaa light a candle for each of the seven principles.Suggested answers:1.FKwanzaa is a very young festival.2.T3.T4.FDr Karenga created Kwanzaa to celebrate Africa-American culture and history.5.FKwanzaa is celebrated from December 26 to January 1.6.TStep . Summary and HomeworkT:In this class,weve learned more about festivals,customs and habits by reading“The birth of a festival”.We know festivals are closely related to a countrys history and culture.We should also know that they all play important parts in learning a countrys language.After class,please further understand its meaning in history and culture.Besides,please preview next partLanguage study.Thats all for today.Good-bye,everyone!Ss:Good-bye,teacher!Step . The Design of the Writing on the BlackboardUnit 14FestivalsThe Second PeriodThe birth of a festival1.Why did Dr Karenga create Kwanzaa?2.When is the festival?How do people celebrate it?3.What are the seven principles of Kwanzaa?The seven principles are:unity,self-determination,living together,working together,purpose,creativity,faith.Step . Record after Teaching_