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Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations
Period 5 Reading for Writing
教材分析
该板块的活动主题是“写你的节日经历”(Write about your festival experience),延续了前一板块的话题。写作板块的最终目的是要将交流的内容转化为文字,完成一篇有关节日经历的文章。一般来说,人们大多会在日记、博客日志或旅行攻略中介绍自己独特的节日经历,因此该板块选取了一篇关于“那达慕大会”的日记供学生阅读和模仿写作。通过阅读和学习这篇日记,学生不仅能够了解我国蒙古族“那达慕大会”这一传统节日,还能从文中感受到蒙古族人民的性格特色、娱乐精神及其浓厚的文化氛围,这也有助于培养学生的文化意识,让学生学会欣赏和珍惜多姿多彩的民族文化。
教学目标
1. 了解“那达慕大会”的相关文化。
2. 能掌握日记的开篇句和表达情感的句式。
3. 能掌握记叙文写作框架,灵活运用所学知识完成写作任务。
教学重难点
【教学重点】
引导学生写一篇记叙文,介绍自己的写作经历。
【教学难点】
引导学生写出信息完整,语言简洁的开篇句;启发学生在写作中自觉运用本单元的重点语言结构。
教学过程
Step 1 Warming-up
Look at the photos and guess what festival this is.
设计意图:利用图片展示那达慕节日的相关文化,调动学生视觉参与,积累相关词汇。展示中西方典型节日的相关食物,深入了解节日文化的生活细节,理解中西方文化差异。
Step 2 Reading
1. Work on Activity 1. Read the diary entry and answer the questions.
(1) What does “Naadam” mean? Which events does it include?
(2) What Naadam Festival customs did you learn about?
(3) What in your opinion is the most impressive thing about the festival?
(4) What else would you like to know about the festival and the writer’s experience?
设计意图:引导学生明确文章主旨,掌握文章大意,并能够针对文章提出自己的见解。
2. Work on Activity 2. Read the diary entry again. Pay attention to the organisation and answer the questions.
(1) What should be included in the opening/body/closing paragraph(s)?
(2) How did the writer arrange his/her ideas?
(3) What kind of interesting details did the writer describe?
(4) How did the writer describe his/her feelings/emotions during the events?
3. Read the sentence patterns below and use them to rewrite the opening sentence of the article.
4. Underline the sentences that describe the writer’s feelings and emotions.
设计意图:引导学生掌握这篇日记的篇章结构和语言特点,为学生下一步描写自己的节日经历做好铺垫。
Step 3 Writing
1. Work on Activity 3. Use what you have learnt to write about a festival or celebration you have experienced recently.
2. You can use the following information to help you.
3. Writing steps: writing preparation, make an outline, write a first draft, peer assessment, revise and share.
(1) Look back to your recent festival experie