Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations-Discovering Useful Structures 教案 -2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations-Discovering Useful Structures 教学设计 教学目标 Knowledge: Master the usage of "be going to" for future plans and present continuous for future arrangements in festival contexts. Skills: Apply the structures to talk about festival preparations and schedules through dialogues and writing. Affect: Cultivate interest in diverse festivals and awareness of cultural communication. Learning Strategies: Summarize grammar rules via context analysis and collaborative practice. 重难点 Key: Distinguish and use "be going to" (intentions/plans) and present continuous (fixed arrangements) for future. Difficult: Choose appropriate structures in real communication, especially when plans are flexible vs. fixed. 教学环节 学习活动 新课教学 Teacher: Good morning, class! Today, we are going to continue our exploration of Unit 1, Festivals and Celebrations, but with a special focus on grammar. As we all know, festivals around the world are full of life and energy. They bring people together and create unforgettable experiences. And in our English learning journey, being able to describe these festivals vividly is very important. That's why we are going to learn about a very useful structure that will help us do just that. So, are you all ready to start this new learning adventure? Students: Yes! Teacher: Great! First, let's take a look at some pictures. (Show pictures of festival scenes, such as lanterns, the shining moon, dragon dances, etc.) Now, I want you to describe what you see in these pictures. Raise your hands if you have an answer. Student 1: I can see lanterns. They look very beautiful. Teacher: Good. Can you be more specific? What kind of lanterns are they? Student 1: They are colorful lanterns. Teacher: Excellent. Any other descriptions? Student 2: I see the shining moon. It's so bright. Teacher: Very good. Notice how we use “shining” here to describe the moon. “Shining” is an -ing form. And it makes our description more vivid. Now, let's look at some sentences related to festivals. (Write the sentences on the blackboard or show them on the screen.) These lanterns are amazing. During the Mid - Autumn Festival in China, families gather to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious mooncakes. Families celebrating the Lunar New Year can enjoy exciting dragon dances and carnivals together. Teacher: Now, I want you to work in pairs and discuss the functions and meanings of the italicized -ing forms in these sentences. Try to find out what role they play in the sentences. I'll give you a few minutes to talk. (Students discuss in pairs.) Teacher: Okay, time's up. Let's share our ideas. Who wants to start? Student 3: In the first sentence, “amazing” describes the lanterns. It tells us how the lanterns are. Teacher: Exactly. Here, “amazing” is an -ing form used as the predicative. The predicative usually comes after a linking verb, like “be” in this case. It helps to explain “what is it” or “how does it go”. What about the second sentence? Student 4: “Shining” describes the moon. It shows the feature of the moon. Teacher: Right. “Shining” is an -ing form used as the attributive here. The attributive is used to modify, qualify or illustrate the quality and feature of a noun or pronoun. When an -ing form is in front of the noun, like “shining moon”, it is called the prepositive attributive. And in the third sentence, what about “celebrating the Lunar New Year”? Student 5: It also describes the families. But it's behind the noun. Teacher: Very good. “Celebrating the Lunar New Year” is an -ing form used as the postpositive attributive. It comes after the noun it modifies. Now, let's find more examples of -ing forms used as attributive and predicative from the unit. You can work in your pairs again. (Students search for examples in the textbook.) Teacher: Alright, let's see what examples you've found. Student 6: “I think the Rio Carnival would be the most exciting.” Here, “exciting” is used as the predicative. Teacher: Correct. It shows how the speaker feels about the Rio Carnival. Another example? Student 7: “Another example is Halloween, which slowly became an exciting festival for children, in spite of its religious origins.” “Exciting” is used as the attributive before the noun “festival”. Teacher: Great. You've all done a good job. Now, let's move on to another part. I want you to think about an Internet forum where exchange students are discussing festivals. Here are some messages they posted. (Show the messages on the screen.) Teacher: First, let's answer some questions. What are they discussing in the forum? Take a few minutes to read the messages and think about it. (Students read the messages.) Student 8: They are discussing which festival is the best. Teacher: Right. And how are the messages arranged? Student 9: Maybe by time and date. Teacher: Good observation. Now, what festivals are mentioned in the discussion? Student 10: Rio Carnival, the Spring Festival, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas. Teacher: Excellent. Now, I want you to underline the -ing form used as the attribute or the predicative in these messages. Work on it by yourself first. (Students underline the -ing forms.) Teacher: Let's check the answers together. Who wants to share their underlined parts? Student 11: In “I think the Rio Carnival would be the most exciting.”, “exciting” is underlined. Teacher: Correct. It's a predicative. Any other examples? Student 12: “The Spring Festival in China, especially the dinner on the Lunar New Year's Eve! Perhaps Thanksgiving. What could be better? Families getting together and eating delicious food, people watching sports games on TV, friends laughing and talking, etc.” Here, “getting”, “eating”, “watching”, “laughing” and “talking” are -ing forms. Teacher: Very good. These -ing forms here are used to describe the actions during the festivals. They are like small pictures that show us what's happening. Now, let's learn about a special festival - La Tomatina. It takes place in the Spanish town Bunol every August. (Show a picture of La Tomatina) Teacher: Look at this picture. Where are those people? Student 13: In the Spanish town Buol. Teacher: What are they doing? Student 14: They are throwing tomatoes at each other. Teacher: And why are they so excited? Student 15: Because it's a fun festival. Teacher: Exactly. Now, let's read a passage about La Tomatina and complete it with the appropriate -ing form. This will help us better understand and use the -ing form in context. (Show the passage on the screen with blanks) Teacher: Let's read the passage together first. “La Tomatina is a festival that takes place in the Spanish town Buol every August. I think many food festivals are _ because people are just eating. However, this festival is _ because people don't actually eat the tomatoes. Instead, they throw them at each other! The number of people _ part in this tomato fight can reach up to 20,000, and it is a very _ fight that lasts for a whole hour. The _ thing is how clean Buol is after the tomatoes are washed away after the fight. This is because the juice from the tomatoes acts as a natural cleaner.” Now, think about what -ing forms should be filled in these blanks. You can discuss with your partner. (Students discuss and fill in the blanks) Teacher: Let's check the answers. For the first blank, what do you think? Student 16: Boring. Because the speaker says people are just eating in many food festivals, so it might be boring. Teacher: Right. “Boring” is an -ing form used as the predicative. It shows the speaker's feeling. What about the second blank? Student 17: Exciting. Because this festival is different, people throw tomatoes, so it's exciting. Teacher: Good. “Exciting” is also a predicative. And for the third blank? Student 18: Taking. “Taking part in” is a common phrase. Here, “taking” is an -ing form used as an attributive to describe the people. Teacher: Correct. What about the fourth blank? Student 19: Exciting. To describe the fight. Teacher: Right. And the last blank? Student 20: Surprising. Because it's surprising that the town can be clean after such a messy fight. Teacher: Excellent. You've all done a great job. Now, let's summarize what we've learned today. We've learned about the functions and meanings of -ing forms used as attributive and predicative. The attributive can be prepositive or postpositive, modifying nouns. And the predicative comes after a linking verb, telling us about the subject. We also used these -ing forms to describe festivals and our feelings about them. For homework, I want you to write a short passage about your favorite festival. Use at least three -ing forms as attributive or predicative in your passage. This will help you practice and master this useful structure better. That's all for today's class. Thank you, everyone! Have a great day! 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 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$