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Teaching design
Teaching aims
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. Predict the content of the text from the background information like the title and pictures;
2. Understand the writing order and the unique role of flashback in a narration;
3. Learn about the details about the family dinner, like the food, feelings etc;
4. Infer behaviors of Luo Yan’s parents when they are waiting eagerly and the reason why they stay up late.
5. Retell the story in the role of Luo Yan’s parents;
6. Realize the importance of inheriting traditional festivals and care about the empty-nesters.
Teaching important and difficult points:
1. Comment critically on the necessity of traditional festivals;
2. Realize the importance of inheriting traditional festivals and make a poster to advocate one of them.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Before reading
Activity 1 Brainstorm and predict
Ask students to talk about their favourite food, share mine and explain why it is precious for me.
Predict the content of the text from the title and pictures.
Activity 2 Read for gist
Read the text quickly and get the topic.
Find the writing order in the text and think about the role of flashback in writing.
Step 2 While reading
Activity 3 Summarize and reflect
Read para 1-2 carefully to find the family members, food and their feelings.
Read para 3-4 carefully to find details about the long journey and the special decoration.
Think about the how Luo found his parents waiting anxiously.
Activity 4 Analyze and infer
Read para 5-6 to summarize their after-dinner activities.
Infer the reason why Luo’s parents stay up late.
Activity 5 Comment and create
Comment on the meaning of “precious” and retell the story in the role of Luo’s parents.
Homework
Finish their writing after class.
Teaching design
Teaching aims
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
7. Predict the content of the text from the background information like the title and pictures;
8. Understand the writing order and the un