Unit 2 Festivals and holidays Lesson 1 教学设计 2025-2026学年冀教版八年级英语上册

Unit 2 Festivals and holidays Lesson 1 Chinese festivals and holidays 教学设计 I. Teaching Objectives 1. Knowledge Objectives Students will master vocabulary related to Chinese festivals and holidays (e.g., Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid - Autumn Festival, National Day), and understand the conversation about festivals and holidays. Students will be able to comprehend the conversation, tick mentioned festivals, answer questions, judge true or false statements, and talk about their favourite festivals. 2. Ability Objectives Improve listening and speaking skills: Understand conversations to complete tasks and express ideas about festivals. Enhance reading and collaborative skills: Extract information from conversations and interview classmates about favourite festivals. 3. Affective Objectives Stimulate students' interest in Chinese festivals and holidays, help them appreciate the rich cultural connotations of Chinese traditional festivals, and encourage them to learn more about and inherit Chinese culture. II. Language Knowledge 1. Key Vocabulary & Phrases Festival - related words: Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid - Autumn Festival, National Day, Labour Day Key phrases: flag - raising ceremony, do research 2. Key Sentence Patterns Talking about festivals: “I know about the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid - Autumn Festival, and the Double Ninth Festival.” “Which festival do you like best?” Expressing plans: “I plan to go to Tian'anmen Square to watch the flag - raising ceremony.” 3. Key and Challenging Points Key Points: Understand the conversation about Chinese festivals and holidays, master related vocabulary and phrases, and complete listening and speaking tasks. Challenging Points: Expressing the reasons for liking favourite festivals clearly and fluently. III. Teaching Procedures Step 1: Warm - up & Lead - in Activity: Festival Picture Guessing Show students pictures of festivals and ask: “What festivals and holidays come to mind when you see the following pictures?”. Let students guess and share. Step 2: Listening & Comprehension Activity 1: Listening and Festival Ticking Play the conversation audio. Ask students to listen and tick the festivals and holidays mentioned. Check answers to ensure students grasp the main festivals discussed. Activity 2: Listening for Details Play the conversation again. Ask students to answer questions: “What project is Danny working on?”, “What's Danny's favourite Chinese festival?”, “In what month does this conversation take place?”, “What is Li Ming's plan for National Day?”. Step 3: Further Listening & Practice Activity: True/False Judgment Play the dialogue audio. Ask students to listen and write true (T) or false (F) for statements about Wang Mei and Li Lin's talk about homework. Check answers as a class. Step 4: Group Interview & Discussion Activity: Classmate Interview about Favourite Festivals Divide students into groups. Ask each group to interview classmates about their favourite festivals and the reasons, using the questions: “What festival do you like best?”, “Why do you like it?”. Then complete the table. Step 5: Summary & Homework Activity 1: Lesson Summary Recap key vocabulary and phrases (festival - related terms), the content of the conversations about festivals, and the importance of Chinese festivals. Activity 2: Homework Assignment Assign homework: (1) Write a short passage about your favourite Chinese festival and the reasons. (2) Collect pictures or stories about a Chinese festival and share in the next class. IV. Assessment In - class: Assess students’ performance in listening tasks, interview participation, and discussion to check understanding of the conversations and ability to express about festivals. Homework: Evaluate students' festival passages and their collection of festival materials to see if they can reflect on and explore Chinese festivals further. V. Design Purpose Skill Integration: Combine listening (comprehension), speaking (interview, discussion), reading (conversation understanding), and writing (short passage) to deepen understanding of Chinese festivals and holidays. Real - life Application: Use interview and homework to help students connect with their own festival experiences and enhance their awareness of Chinese culture. VI. Blackboard Design Unit 2 Chinese festivals and holidays Key Vocabulary & Phrases: Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid - Autumn Festival, National Day, Labour Day, flag - raising ceremony, do research Conversation Summary: Danny is working on a project about festivals. He likes Spring Festival best. Li Ming plans to watch flag - raising ceremony on National Day. Homework: Write about favourite festival & collect festival materials. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $