Unit 2第7课时discovery教学设计上海 2024-2025学年沪教版（五四学制）（2024）六年级英语上册

Period

7

Teaching aims

Students are expected to

1. understand the textual structure of encyclopedic articles.
2. Understand the cultural messages and connotations of family celebrations around the world.
3. Compare cultural differences to enhance understanding and recognition of family concepts in different cultures.

Teaching focus

Understand the cultural messages and connotations of family celebrations around the world.

Teaching difficulty

compare cultural differences and enhance the understanding and identification of family concepts in different cultures.

Learning Procedures:

Stages

Learning activities

Teaching purposes

Lead-in

Answer the questions.

When do you usually have family celebrations?

What do you do for the celebrations?

To lead to the topic

Pre-task

1. Read the title and raise questions.

What do they do for the celebrations?

When do they have the celebrations?

Are their celebrations different from ours?

2. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

What can you see in the pictures?

What are the celebrations probably about?

To view the title and get interested in the topic

To view pictures and get information

While-task

1. Read the paragraphs and underline the key words.Then complete the sentences and talk about the main idea.
2. Read the paragraphs again and complete the table.
3. Read the paragraphs again and answer the questions.

Do people in China celebrate “big” birthdays when they turn 89?

Do German families celebrate “Einschulung” for their child every year?

When is the Thai Pongal?

What is the traditional Pongal dish like?

4. Read the paragraphs and raise questions.

How do Chinese families celebrate “big” birthdays?

Why is the first day of first grade important to German children?

To summarize the main idea of each paragraph

To read for specific information

To infer according to the text

To activate interest in different cultures