Unit 3 A precious family dinner Extended reading教案-2023-2024学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）必修第二册

Unit 3 Festivals and customs Extended reading Teaching Aims： By the end of this section, students will be able to: 1. grasp the content of the article and write a summary; 2. know more about the customs of the Chinese New Year; 3. understand the deep meaning of the family dinner on the Chinese New Year's Eve. Teaching key&difficult points： 1. know more about the customs of the Chinese New Year; 2. understand the deep meaning of the family dinner on the Chinese New Year's Eve. Step 1 Lead-in Watch a video in which people are hugging each other and express your own opinions based on your own comprehension. Where are these people heading? Why are they hugging each other? Possible answer: They are heading back to their hometowns to meet their beloved ones they have not seen for a long time. With Spring Festival coming, they are eager to be reunited with their family members and millions of people will join the stream of coming home. They are so happy and excited to have a family reunion. Step 2 Fast Reading Luo Yan and his family also come back home to celebrate the Spring Festival. Let’s learn a precious family dinner in Luo’s family. (1) How often do Luo’s family reunite? Possible answer: Maybe once a year. (2) Read para. 3 and answer the questions: What has changed about Luo’s journey back to his hometown? What does this change imply? Possible answer: It used to be a long and tiring journey a few years ago, but it takes only 5 hours to reach his hometown now owing to the high-speed train. It implies the fast development of modern transportation in China. It also highlights the great development and changes happening in our country. (3) Read para.5 and answer the questions: What does home mean in Luo Yan’s eyes? Possible answer: Home is where all family members are together. Step 3 Detailed Reading Read the feature article again and complete the chart. Time on the way back home during the dinner after dinner close to midnight Place on the train in the h