内容正文:
Teaching and Learning Design
Book3 Unit1 Festivals and Celebrations
教学设计
单元教学核心素养目标与要求:
核心素养
教学目标与要求
语言
能力
主题:节日与庆典
语音:复习英语语音里常见的同化现象(assimilation),能分辨自然语流中同化的音素,并在口头表达时自觉运用同化技巧,使语流更为顺畅、自然。
词汇:能正确使用下列单词和词块。
单词:lantern, costume, march, congratulation, riddle, range, origin, figure, joy, harvest, agriculture, crop, gather, grateful, feature, decorate, church, significant, typical, commercial, medium, media, reflect, belief, faith, occasion, atmosphere, lunar, eve, envelope, merry, pudding, roast, turkey, frank, inner, autonomous, region, represent, wrestle, fancy, eagle, absolutely, moment, pot, brief, branch, wedding, clap, respect, horrible
词块:dress (sb.) up, after all, range from ... to ..., fade away, in spite of, take advantage of, the media, have sth. in common, Christmas carol, Merry Christmas, mashed potatoes, roast turkey, to be frank, go off, except for, set off
语法:能够理解动词-ing形式用作定语和表语时的功能及意义,能正确运用动词-ing形式描述与节日庆典相关的活动感受。
语篇:1. 阅读以“我们为何庆祝节日”为主题的论说文,梳理论说文的语篇结构和文本逻辑,了解节日风俗习惯的发展与变迁,感悟节日的内涵与意义。
2. 阅读有关“那达慕大会”的日记,掌握节日见闻的内容要素及文本语言特点。
3. 能够掌握与节日相关的其他语篇体裁(如:节日简介等)的内容要素和语言特点。
表达:1.能够在描述节日经历时准确表达自己的情绪,包括兴奋、高兴、厌烦、失望等。2. 能够写一篇有关节日经历的记叙文。
学习能力
1. 能够根据说话人的表述方式和表达内容判断对话双方的人物关系。
2. 能够正确识别文章中的主题句,抓住段落大意。
3. 能够归纳和积累用于表达情绪的相关词汇,包括动词-ing形式和过去分词。
文化意识
1. 了解不同文化背景下形成的不同民族的节日、风俗习惯及其内涵和意义,挖掘这些节日所体现的人类共同的愿望和心理诉求。
2. 有意识地积累与节日的由来、典故、习俗相关的语言表达,树立文化自信,为传播中华优秀传统文化做好思想上、语言上和行动上的准备。
思维品质
能够根据节日类型梳理世界各地不同节日的文化信息,包括名称、起源、庆典活动特色食品等;能够归纳和概括节日文化所体现的全人类共同的生活追求与心理期望;能够深入探讨和反思社会的发展变化对传统节日的影响。
单元教学课时规划:
课时安排
教学内容
课时1
Opening Page (看读说语篇1) + Listening and Speaking (听说语篇2) + Pronunciation
课时2
Reading and Thinking—Reading comprehension (阅读语篇3)
课时3
Reading and Thinking—Language focus (阅读语篇3) [实际需要2课时完成]
课时4
Discovering Useful Structure(综合运用语篇4) [实际需要2课时完成]
课时5
Listening and Talking (听说语篇5)
课时6
Reading for Writing (阅读语篇6+写作语篇7)
课时7
Writing presentation and evaluation + Language items learning + Assessing Your Progress
课时8
Project (综合运用语篇8) + Video Time (视听说语篇9)
Period 1
Teaching and learning contents: Opening Page + Listening and Speaking + Pronunciation
Comprehensive teaching and learning objectives:
By the end of this period, the students will have been able to:
1) Learn about festivals and celebrations around the world, along with related vocabulary;
2) Practice listening for detailed information from the conversations about festivals and celebrations;
3) Talk about opinions and feelings about festivals;
4) Practise reading and listening for assimilation.
Teaching and learning important points:
1) Listening comprehension for detailed information;
2) Talking about opinions and feelings about festivals.
Teaching and learning difficult points:
1) Listening comprehension for detailed information;
2) Talking about opinions and feelings about festivals.
Teaching and learning procedure:
Step 1 Warming up (Opening Page)
Activity 1 Leading-in
1. Lead in the teaching topic by talking about the theme of this unit and the quote.
1) Introduce the theme of this unit—festivals and celebrations.
2) Read the quote from a poem, give explanations and introduce the background information.
Phoenix flutes make music,/ The moonlight flashes,/ Fish and dragon lanterns/whirl the whole night long.—Xin Qiji
凤萧声动,玉壶光转,一夜鱼龙舞。——辛弃疾
The poem compares the lights of the Lantern Festival to the blossoms of trees and the stars in the sky, while painting a vivid portrait of a festive and happy occasion.
2. Look at the picture and discuss the questions.
1) What can you see in the photo?
Suggested answer: The performers are all playing instruments as part of an orchestra.
2) What is the name of this festival and how do you celebrate it?
3. Introduce the learning objectives at the bottom of the Opening Page and make the students have a general idea of what they are going to learn in this unit. (Get the students to read the comprehensive learning objectives.)
4. Introduce the learning objectives of this period.
Step 2 Listening
Activity 2 Pre-listening
1. Look at the pictures and talk about festival activities to activity the students’ background information and introduce the vocabulary to describe festivals and celebrations.
1) Talk about the traditional Chinese festivals and celebrations.
Spring Festival/ Lantern Festival/ Qingming Festival/ Dragon Boat Festival/ Mid-Autumn Festival (Day)/ Double Ninth Festival
2. Look at the photos on P2, think about the following questions.
1) In which country do you think people usually celebrate the festival?
2) How do people celebrate the festivals? (Choose some words or phrases from the box to describe each festival.)
3. Learn about some background information and new words.
Background information about the festivals:
1) Chinese Lantern Festival takes place on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar. It is as important as the Chinese New Year because on that night, the moon is full, symbolizing reunion. On this day, people display traditional paper lanterns and solve riddles. As it is a popular festival for Chinese people around the world, it is celebrated in many different countries as well.
2) “Coming of age” refers to the time when a person makes the transition from childhood into adulthood. Coming-of-Age Day takes place on the second Monday in January. Everyone who has turned 20 in the last year is formally recognized as an adult. Many young people dress up for the occasion, young men wear formal suits and ties and young ladies usually wear kimonos. It is also a day when new adults express their gratitude towards their parents.
3) The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is considered the biggest carnival in the world, where more than two million people take part in the yearly festivities. Usually the Carnival occurs in late February or early March. During this time, the streets are filled with parades of people wearing colorful costumes and dancing the samba, and with large and colorful floats.
New words in listening and speaking:
1) carnival n.狂欢节;嘉年华
2) costume n. 服装;戏装
3) march vi.& n.行进;游行
4) ceremony n. 典礼;仪式
5) dress up 打扮
6) congratulation n.祝贺;恭喜(多用复数形式congratulations)
congratulate vt. 祝贺;称赞;为(自己)感到高兴
7) riddle n. 谜语;神秘事件
8) samba n. 桑巴舞
9) make-up n. 化妆品;性格;构成方式
10) after all 毕竟;别望了
4. Choose some words or phrases from the box to talk about the activities of each festival.
Activity 3 While-listening (Listening comprehension and text reconstruction)
1. Listen and write the order of the conversations next to the names of the festivals.
Answers: (1) Coming-of-Age (2) Rio Carnival (3) Chinese Lantern Festival
2. Look at the possible relationships between the speakers, and discuss the questions. Listen again. Match each conversation with the relationship between the speakers.
Questions:
· What does a tour guide usually say to a tour group? What expressions are frequently used?
· What questions does an interviewer usually ask during an interview?
· What would a reporter say or do if he/she wants to interview a tourist?
· How do friends usually talk?
Listening strategy—Listening for relationships.
To listen for a relationship, you need to pay attention to how people talk to each other (e.g. friends usually call each other by first names) and some particular questions in the conversation (e.g. “Could I have the bill, please?” tells us that the speaker is a customer in a restaurant).
Answers:
3 a tour guide and members of a tour group
1 an interviewer and an interviewee
a reporter and a tourist
2 two friends
3. Listen again and complete the sentences with the correct words.
Answers: 1) bright; dressed; family 2) dress and shoes; hot 3) lantern
4. Listen again and make a list of each festival’s activities.
Chinese Lantern Festival: guess riddles, see the colourful lanterns, watch the dragon or lion dances, eat yuanxiao
Coming-of-Age Day: girls do their hair and make-up, wear traditional costumes, attend the Coming-of-Age ceremony, say congratulations, have a party.
Rio Carnival: wear carnival costumes, march along the streets, dance.
5. Reconstruct the texts by summarizing the main contents of the conversations.
Step 3 Speaking
Activity 4 Speaking
1. Work in pairs. Discuss which of these festivals attracts you the most and why by following the example.
Sample dialogue:
A: I think the Rio Carnival would be the most exciting. After all, as you know, I love to dance!
B: I love dancing, too, but I’m not sure I’d enjoy it in such hot weather.
A: So which festival do you like best?
B: I like the Coming-of-Age Day best.
A: Why is that?
B: Well, I think it would be neat to dress up in traditional costumes and attend a ceremony to mark becoming an adult. It is a special time, and so it would be nice to celebrate it with my friends and family.
A: That’s true, but the Lantern Festival also has its good points.
B: What do you like best about it?
A: Well, the lanterns are pretty cool to look at, and the dragon dances can be quite fun, but I like eating yuanxiao with my family most of all.
Useful expressions for opinions:
1) I think... 我认为……;
2) As far as I am concerned... 就我而言……;
3) Personally speaking...就个人来说……;
4) As to me...至于我……;
5) As I see it, ... 在我看来,……
2. Role play. Choose a few pairs to present their dialogues to the class.
3. Learn about the usages of few new words:
1) dress (sb) up穿上盛装;装扮
dress up as 打扮成……
dress sb./ oneself 给……穿衣 (表示动作)
be dressed in 穿着…… (表示状态) = be wearing
get dressed 穿好衣服
put on sth. 穿上;戴上 (表示动作)
wear sth. 穿上;戴上 (表示状态)
be in + 颜色(表示状态) 穿着……颜色的衣服
e.g. It’s a small informal part—you don’t have to dress up.
这是个非正式的小型聚会,你不用穿得那么正式。
Let’s dress up and go to the theatre. 我们穿戴整齐去剧院吧。
He dressed himself up as Father Christmas. 他把自己打扮成圣诞老人。
2) march vi.行进;前进;示威游行n.行进;行军
e.g. The band marched through the streets. 乐队齐步走过街道。
The border was within a day's march. 走一天便能到达边境。
3) congratulation n.祝贺;恭喜
congratulate vt. 向某人道贺;(因某事)为自己感到自豪
congratulations (to sb.) on sth 祝贺某人某事
congratulate sb. on (doing) sth. 就……向某人祝贺
e.g. —I’ve just passed my driving test! —Congratulations!
She congratulated me warmly on my good exam results. 她热情地祝贺我考试取得好成绩。
4) after all 毕竟;别忘了
first of all首先
above all最重要的是
in all总计
all in all总的来说
at all(否定句)一点也不;(疑问句)到底,究竟
e.g. So you made it after all! 你毕竟成功了。
After all, 15 minutes of exercise is better than nothing. 毕竟,锻炼15分钟比不锻炼好。
Step 4 Pronunciation
Activity 6 Pronunciation practice: assimilation
1. Introduce assimilation.
语音同化现象assimilation:在正常或快速语流中,说话者较难在极短时间内改变发音方法或部位,一个音受另一个相邻的音的影响,变成与它相同或相近的音,形成了语音同化现象。它不只发生在两个词的边缘,也发生在同一个词的内部。
2. Repeat after recording. Notice how the plosives are pronounced.
Step 5 Evaluation and summary
Activity 7 Self-evaluation
Guide the students to reflect on their learning of this period by considering the following aspects.
1. What have you learned? (Words, chunks, useful expressions, text organization)
2. How is your listening comprehension? (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor)
3. How is your speaking? (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor)
4. What will you do to improve your learning?
Activity 8 Summary
(The teacher) Summarize the main contents of this period.
Homework:
1. Write down the traditional ways to celebrate Spring Festival or Chinese Lantern Festival in your hometown.
2. Preview the new words and expressions in Reading and Thinking part.
3. Complete the exercises in reference book.
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