Unit 4 Time to celebrate Starting out 教案 2024-2025学年外研版（2024）英语七年级上册

教学设计 课题 Unit 4 Time to celebrate-Starting out 课时 1 教学目标 Language Competence: Master vocabulary about festivals (e.g., celebrate, tradition, decorate), and use simple tenses to describe celebration activities. Cultural Awareness: Understand diverse festival cultures (e.g., Spring Festival, Halloween), and compare traditions across countries. Thinking Quality: Analyze the reasons behind festival customs and express personal opinions logically. Learning Ability: Develop reading strategies to extract key information about festival celebrations. 重难点 Vocabulary: Distinguish between "celebration" (n.) and "celebrate" (v.), memorize phrases like "dress up" and "play a trick on". Grammar: Correctly use present simple tense for habitual actions (e.g., "We eat dumplings at Spring Festival.") and present continuous tense for ongoing activities (e.g., "They are decorating the tree now."). Cultural Integration: Link language use with festival contexts to avoid cultural misunderstandings. 教学环节 学习活动 新课教学 一、导入（5 分钟） T（Teacher）：Hello, dear students! Nice to see you again. Before we start our new lesson, let's enjoy some pictures together. Look at these pictures carefully. Can you tell me what you see? S（Student）：Christmas! Halloween! Spring Festival! T：Great! You are so clever. Then, I want to ask you a question. Do you know these festivals? And what do you usually do during these festivals? （指向圣诞节图片）Let's start with Christmas. Tom, would you like to share your ideas? S：Yes, Miss. At Christmas, we usually put up a Christmas tree at home, and we also exchange gifts with our family and friends. T：Wonderful! Christmas is really a festival full of joy and love. （指向万圣节图片）And how about Halloween? Mary, can you tell us? S：On Halloween, children dress up in costumes and go trick - or - treating from house to house. T：Very good! Halloween is a very interesting festival, isn't it? Now, let's talk about the Spring Festival. （指向春节图片）This is our traditional festival. What do we do during the Spring Festival? Any volunteers? S：We clean our houses, put up red couplets, and have a big dinner with our family. T：That's right! The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. We do a lot of things to celebrate it. From your answers, I can see that you all know these festivals very well. Today, we are going to learn more about different festivals and celebrations around the world. So, are you ready? S：Yes! 二、新知学习（20 分钟） 阅读理解（5 分钟） T：Now, please open your books to Unit 4. We are going to read a passage about celebrations. First, I will give you a few minutes to quickly read the passage and try to find out the words and phrases related to celebrations. Start reading! （学生开始阅读，教师巡视） T：Time's up. Let's share what you've found. Who wants to start? S：I found “celebrate”. T：Good. “Celebrate” is a very important word. It means to do something special because of a special event. For example, we celebrate Christmas every year. Any other words? S：“Festival”. T：Right. A “festival” is a special day or period, usually with a particular theme. There are many festivals around the world, like the festivals we saw in the pictures just now. What else? S：“Decoration”. T：Very good. “Decoration” means the things used to make a place more attractive or beautiful. During festivals, we often use decorations to make our houses look more festive. For example, at Christmas, we use colorful lights and ornaments as decorations. Keep going. S：“Gift”. T：Correct. Giving and receiving gifts is a common activity during many celebrations. We give gifts to show our love and best wishes. Well done, everyone. You have found some very important words related to celebrations. 听力训练（5 分钟） T：Next, let's do a listening exercise. Listen carefully to the tape. The passage you will hear is also about celebrations. After listening, I will ask you some questions. （播放听力材料，内容为关于人们庆祝不同节日的简单对话） T：OK, the listening is over. Now, let's answer some questions. First one, what are the festival names you heard? Raise your hands if you know. S：I heard “Christmas” and “Thanksgiving”. T：Great. And what did they do during these festivals? S：During Christmas, they decorated the Christmas tree and sang Christmas songs. And on Thanksgiving, they had a big dinner with turkey. T：You listened very carefully. Well done. Through this listening exercise, you can see that different festivals have different ways of celebration. Now, let's listen to the tape again and try to imitate the pronunciation and intonation. （再次播放听力材料，学生跟读） 词汇学习（10 分钟） T：Let's come back to the words we found in the reading. Let's learn them in detail. First, “celebrate”. （在黑板上写下 “celebrate”）Can you give me an example sentence using this word? S：We celebrate New Year's Day every January 1st. T：Perfect. Now, look at “festival”. （写下 “festival”）We know there are many festivals. Can you name some more festivals? S：Mid - Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival. T：Very good. These are our traditional Chinese festivals. What about Western festivals? S：Valentine's Day, Easter. T：Great. Next, “decoration”. （写下 “decoration”）As I said, decorations make our places more beautiful during festivals. What kind of decorations do we usually use during the Spring Festival? S：Red lanterns, couplets. T：Exactly. And for “gift”. （写下 “gift”）When we give a gift, we usually wrap it nicely. What kind of gifts do you usually give or receive? S：Books, toys, chocolates. T：Good answers. Now, let's look at another word. （写下 “party”）A “party” is also a common way to celebrate. What do we do at a party? S：We eat delicious food, dance and play games. T：Yes, parties are really fun. Let's practice these words. I will say a sentence, and you need to fill in the blank with the right word. （给出句子，如 “We often have a ______ to celebrate birthdays.” “People use many beautiful ______ to make the house look great for Christmas.” 等，让学生填空） 三、互动讨论（10 分钟） 小组讨论（5 分钟） T：Now, let's do a group work. I will divide you into groups of four. In your groups, discuss different festivals' celebration customs. You can talk about the festivals we mentioned just now or any other festivals you know. Also, share your own experiences of participating in celebrations. Are you clear? S：Yes. T：OK, start discussing. （学生分组讨论，教师巡视各小组，参与部分小组的讨论并给予指导） T：Time's up. Let's share your ideas. Which group wants to start? S（Group 1）：We talked about the Mid - Autumn Festival. On that day, families get together and eat mooncakes. We also go outside to admire the full moon. And last Mid - Autumn Festival, my family had a picnic in the park, and we really enjoyed it. T：That sounds wonderful. The Mid - Autumn Festival is really a festival for family reunion. Any other groups? S（Group 2）：We talked about Christmas. In Western countries, people put stockings at the end of their beds on Christmas Eve, and Santa Claus will put gifts in them. We once had a Christmas party at school. We decorated the classroom with Christmas trees and lights, and we sang and danced together. T：Great sharing. Christmas is full of surprises and fun. 角色扮演（5 分钟） T：Next, we will do a role - playing activity. Each group will choose different roles, such as a festival host, a participant, etc., and simulate a festival celebration scene. You can use the words and expressions we learned today. Let's start preparing. （学生分组准备，教师巡视指导） T：Now, let's invite Group 3 to come to the front and show us their role - playing. S（Group 3）：（开始表演，角色有春节晚会主持人、家庭成员等） Host：Good evening, dear family members! Welcome to our Spring Festival celebration! Family member 1：Hello, everyone! I'm so excited for tonight. Family member 2：Me too. Let's start decorating our house with these red lanterns. Host：Yes, and don't forget to put up the couplets. （表演结束） T：Well done, Group 3! You did a great job in showing the Spring Festival celebration. The language you used was very appropriate, and your acting was vivid. Let's give them a big hand. 四、实践应用（5 分钟） T：Now, it's time for you to show your creativity. I want you to design a simple festival celebration plan, including the name of the activity, the place, the participants, and the activity process. You can choose any festival you like or even create a new festival. You can use your imagination. Start working. （学生开始设计，教师巡视并给予建议） T：Let's stop here. Who wants to share their festival celebration plan? S：I designed a plan for a new festival called “Friendship Festival”. The activity name is “Friendship Gathering”. It will be held in the school playground. All my classmates and I will participate. First, we will have a big picnic together. Then, we will play some team - building games, like tug - of - war and relay race. Finally, we will write down our best wishes for our friends on colorful cards and exchange them. T：That's a really creative idea. A “Friendship Festival” is a great way to strengthen the bond between friends. Your plan is very detailed and interesting. 五、总结与反思（5 分钟） T：OK, class. Let's summarize what we learned today. We learned a lot of words and phrases related to celebrations, such as “celebrate”, “festival”, “decoration”, “gift”, “party” and so on. We also talked about different festivals around the world and their celebration customs. More importantly, we understand that different cultures have different ways of celebration, and it's very important to respect and appreciate these differences. T：Now, I want to hear from you. What have you learned or what feelings do you have after this class? S：I learned many new words about celebrations, and I also know more about different festivals. T：Great. Learning new words will help you express yourself better when talking about festivals. Any other thoughts? S：I think it's very interesting to know about the celebration customs of different festivals. I want to learn more. T：That's wonderful. The world of festivals is really rich and colorful. Keep your curiosity, and you will learn more. T：Remember, we can use the knowledge we learned today in our daily life. For example, when you talk with your friends about festivals, you can use these words and share your ideas more vividly. 六、作业布置（5 分钟） T：For today's homework, I want you to go home and share your favorite festival with your family in English. Describe how you usually celebrate it. You can use the words and sentences we learned today. Also, you can ask your family members about their favorite festivals and write them down. Next class, we will share with each other. T：Do you have any questions about the homework? S：No. T：Good. I believe you can do a great job. 七、课堂结束（5 分钟） T：OK, class. That's the end of our class today. We had a great time learning about festivals and celebrations. Remember, learning English is not only about learning words and grammar, but also about understanding different cultures. I hope you can keep learning and exploring in your daily life. T：Now, let's enjoy a piece of music to end our class. （播放轻松的音乐） T：See you next time! S：See you, Miss! 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$