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Unit 2 Festivals and holidays Lesson 2 Festivals in autumn 教学设计
I. Teaching Objectives
1. Knowledge Objectives
Students will master vocabulary related to autumn festivals (e.g., Mid - Autumn Festival, lunar calendar, reunion, gratitude, mooncake) and understand the email about the Mid - Autumn Festival.
Students will be able to comprehend the email, answer questions, complete conversations, and talk about the story of Chang'e and other harvest festivals.
2. Ability Objectives
Improve reading and writing skills: Extract information from the email to complete tasks and retell the story of Chang'e.
Enhance speaking and research skills: Discuss autumn festivals with partners and research other harvest festivals.
3. Affective Objectives
Deepen students' understanding of the Mid - Autumn Festival, help them appreciate the cultural significance of family reunion and gratitude, and encourage them to explore cultural diversity of harvest festivals around the world.
II. Language Knowledge
1. Key Vocabulary & Phrases
Mid - Autumn Festival - related words: lunar calendar, reunion, gratitude, mooncake
Key phrases: date back, cultural meaning, family reunion
2. Key Sentence Patterns
Introducing the Mid - Autumn Festival: “The Chinese Mid - Autumn Festival is coming. It is on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar.” “We also call it the Moon Festival.”
Talking about festival activities: “On this day, my whole family always gets together, has a wonderful dinner, and watches the full moon.”
3. Key and Challenging Points
Key Points: Understand the email about the Mid - Autumn Festival, master related vocabulary and phrases, and complete reading and speaking tasks.
Challenging Points: Retelling the story of Chang'e clearly and researching other harvest festivals comprehensively.
III. Teaching Procedures
Step 1: Warm - up & Lead - in
Activity: Autumn Festival Discussion
Ask students: “What are the Chinese festivals or holidays in autumn?”. Let students talk with their partners and share.
Step 2: Reading & Comprehension
Activity 1: Email Reading and Question Answering
Have students read the email and answer questions: “Why was the Mid - Autumn Festival celebrated two thousand years ago?”, “What are some of the cultural meanings related to the festival?”. Check answers to ensure students grasp the main content of the email.
Activity 2: Deep Reading for Details
Ask students to read the email again and find details about the time, activities, and cultural meanings of the Mid - Autumn Festival.
Step 3: Conversation Completion & Story Retelling
Activity 1: Conversation Completion
Ask students to read the email again and complete the conversation between Li Ming and Jack about the Mid - Autumn Festival.
Activity 2: Chang'e Story Retelling
Guide students to retell the story of Chang'e, referring to the provided information about Hou Yi, Peng Meng, and Chang'e.
Step 4: Discussion & Research
Activity 1: Harvest Festival Discussion
Ask students to discuss: “Do you know of any other festival that celebrates the harvest time around the world? What is it? How do people celebrate it?”.
Activity 2: Internet Research
Assign students to search the internet for more information about other harvest festivals.
Step 5: Summary & Homework
Activity 1: Lesson Summary
Recap key vocabulary and phrases (Mid - Autumn Festival - related terms), the content of the email about the Mid - Autumn Festival, and the story of Chang'e.
Activity 2: Homework Assignment
Assign homework: (1) Retell the story of Chang'e to family. (2) Write a short report about the researched harvest festival and share in the next class.
IV. Assessment
In - class: Assess students’ performance in reading comprehension tasks, conversation completion, story retelling, and discussion to check understanding of the email and ability to express about autumn festivals.
Homework: Evaluate students' story retelling to family and their harvest festival reports to see if they can reflect on and explore festival cultures further.
V. Design Purpose
Skill Integration: Combine reading (comprehension), writing (conversation completion, report), speaking (discussion, story retelling), and research skills to deepen understanding of autumn festivals.
Real - life Application: Use discussion, research, and homework to help students connect with cultural exploration and appreciate the diversity of festival cultures.
VI. Blackboard Design
Unit 2 Festivals in autumn
Key Vocabulary & Phrases:
Mid - Autumn Festival, lunar calendar, reunion, gratitude, mooncake, date back, cultural meaning, family reunion
Email Summary:
Mid - Autumn Festival: on 15th day of 8th lunar month, Moon Festival, celebrates harvest, symbol of family reunion and gratitude. Activities: family get - together, dinner, watch full moon, eat mooncakes. Story of Chang'e.
Homework: Retell Chang'e story & write harvest festival report.
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