内容正文:
Unit 3 Festivals and customs
Building skills
内容分析:
本单元的话题是“节日和风俗”,旨在帮助学生了解各国不同的风俗和文化,引领学生理解文化内涵,比较文化异同,坚定文化自信,提高跨文化沟通能力和传播中国文化的能力。
本节课进行两个听力练习、一篇阅读练习和一个写作练习,促进学生对于此话题的语言练习,教师应注重将课堂交给学生,多鼓励学生表达自己的看法。
教学目标:
1. 通过听力获取相关信息;
2. 通过分组讨论加强学生的团队交流协作能力;
3. 看懂B1部分的文章,并提取关键信息,能回答问题;
4. 写一篇文章向外国朋友介绍端午节,并能运用所建议的结构。
教学重难点:
1. 看懂B1部分的文章,并提取关键信息,能回答问题;
2. 写一篇文章向外国朋友介绍端午节,并能运用所建议的结构。
教学过程:
Step 1 Lead-in by questions
1. 提问:
What festival do you like most?
How do people celebrate the New Year in your hometown?
Step 2 Listening:A1
Listen and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Circle the incorrect information and correct it.
1. Tan Lei went to see the show by himself.
2. __________________________________________
3. 2. The fireworks display started at midnight on 31 December.
4. __________________________
3. The show only lasted ten minutes.
_______________________________________
4. People from over 100 different countries came to see the fireworks display.
_____________________________________
5. People sang an old Irish song in the end.
_____________________________________
Answers:
1. F (by himself→with his friends)
2. T.
3. F (ten→ twelve)
4. T
5. F (Irish →Scottish)
Step 3 Listening:A2
Listen and complete the notes below.
New Year celebrations
People in different countries welcome the New Year in different ways to forget (1) _____________________ and have good luck in the coming year.
Spain
• Spanish people eat one grape each time the bell rings at (2) __________.
• One grape stands for (3) ___________ of the coming year.
• Being able to (4) _____________ all the grapes before the bell stops ringing means you will be lucky in the coming year.
Denmark
• Danish people believe that broken plates can (5) __________________. They come out and throw plates on their friends' doors on New Year's Eve.
• The more broken plates you have on your doorstep, the (6) ______________ you have.
Answers:
1. the troubles of the past
2. midnight
3. each mo