Unit 2 Let's Celebrate! Starting out & Understanding ideas 学案-2023-2024学年高一英语外研版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 2 Period 1 Starting out&Understanding ideas 【学习目标】 Learning Objectives 1.To have a preliminary understanding of different types of festivals and understand different festival cultures; 2.To understand the characteristics of book review articles and obtain the key information about the book introduced in the article. 【学习过程】 Learning activities 目标一：To have a preliminary understanding of different types of festivals and understand different festival cultures. Activity 1:After watching the video in the Lead-in,please answer the questions. 1. What festivals are mentioned in the video? 2. Why do people celebrate these festivals? Activity 2: Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences. Dragon Boat Festival celebrations take place in China on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. They are held in memory of Qu Yuan, a poet and statesman in Ancient China. It was the first traditional Chinese festival added to UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Thanksgiving is celebrated mainly in North America, in October or November. Traditionally, it was a chance to give thanks for a good harvest. Now, it is also a time for families to get together for a big dinner. May Day is a festival to celebrate the start of summer, with celebrations held across Europe and in parts of North America. People prepare decorations with flowers and dance around maypoles. Freedom Day is held every year on 27 April to celebrate South Africa’s first fully-participated elections in 1994, in which everyone was allowed to vote regardless of skin colour. It celebrates the end of racial inequality in the country. ___________ is to celebrate the harvest. ___________ is to celebrate a season. ___________ is to honour an event. _________________ is to honour a person. Activity 3: Work in groups. Talk about: Other festivals of each type: Other reasons to celebrate a festival: 目标二: To understand the characteristics of book review articles and obtain the key information about th