Unit 8 Holidays and festivals-B Reading and critical thinking 教学设计 2025-2026学年沪外教版英语七年级上册

该初中英语教学设计围绕“Lisa's Chinese New Year”核心文本，聚焦春节相关词汇（如红包、饺子）、句型（一般过去时等）及文化内涵。导入通过展示节日图片，引导学生识别并思考春节重要性，连接已知节日知识到新阅读主题，搭建从已知到未知的学习支架。 特色在于多维度培养核心素养。读中通过略读抓主旨、扫读找Lisa一天活动细节、深层阅读分析“驱年兽”文化背景，提升语言能力；对比春节与其他节日增强文化意识，小组讨论传统传承与现代变化培养思维品质。用PPT图片、短视频辅助词汇教学，活动多样，助力教师高效教学，学生提升语言运用与跨文化理解能力。

Unit 8 Holidays and festivals-B Reading and critical thinking 1. Content Overview This part of the teaching material focuses on "Lisa's Chinese New Year". It tells the story of how Lisa, a Chinese girl living in the UK, celebrates Chinese New Year with her family. The text vividly describes Lisa's activities throughout the day, such as calling grandparents, receiving red envelopes, having dumplings, watching the Chinatown parade with lion dance and fireworks, and enjoying cookies in the evening. Through this text, students can not only understand the traditional ways of celebrating Chinese New Year but also feel the significance of family reunion and cultural inheritance during the festival. It also provides a good opportunity for students to explore the cultural connotations behind festivals and enhance their cross - cultural awareness. 教学目标 2.1 Language Knowledge Objectives Students will be able to master key words and phrases related to Chinese New Year celebration, such as "red envelope", "dumpling", "lion dance", "fireworks", "bow", "wish... good health" etc. Students can understand and correctly use sentence patterns like "It was time to...", "start... by doing...", "give sb. sth." in the context of the text. 2.2 Language Skill Objectives Reading skills: Students can improve their reading ability, including skimming for the main idea, scanning for specific details, and inferring the meaning of words from the context. For example, they can quickly find out what Lisa did at different times of the day during Chinese New Year by scanning. Speaking skills: Students are able to talk about the process and traditions of Chinese New Year celebration based on the text, and can also share their own experiences or knowledge about Chinese New Year in simple English. 2.3 Cultural Awareness Objectives Students can understand the important position of Chinese New Year in Chinese culture, and the rich cultural connotations such as family reunion, good wishes for the new year, and driving away evil spirits. By comparing Chinese New Year with other festivals they know, students can enhance their awareness of cultural diversity. 2.4 Learning Strategy Objectives Students learn to use context clues to guess the meaning of new words, which helps them to be more independent in reading. Through group discussion and cooperation, students can improve their cooperative learning ability and learn to exchange ideas with their peers. 教学重难点 3.1 Teaching Key Points Key vocabulary and sentence patterns related to Chinese New Year celebration as mentioned above. Helping students understand the main idea and details of the text about Lisa's Chinese New Year celebration, and being able to retell the story in their own words. 3.2 Teaching Difficult Points How to guide students to deeply understand the cultural connotations behind the Chinese New Year traditions described in the text, such as the significance of red envelopes, lion dance, and fireworks. Cultivating students' critical thinking ability, for example, asking them to think about why these traditions have been passed down and what changes might occur in modern society. 4.1 Key Words red envelope /ˈred ˈenvələʊp/ : A small red packet containing money, usually given during festivals like Chinese New Year. dumpling /ˈdʌmplɪŋ/ : A kind of traditional Chinese food made by wrapping meat, vegetables or other fillings in dough. lion dance /ˈlaɪən dɑːns/ : A traditional Chinese performance where people dress up as lions and dance to bring good luck. fireworks /ˈfaɪəwɜːks/ : Colorful and explosive displays in the sky, often used for celebration. bow /baʊ/ : Bend the head or upper part of the body as a sign of respect or greeting. wish... good health /wɪʃ... ɡʊd helθ/ : Express the hope that someone will be healthy. 4.2 Key Phrases It was time to... : It was the appropriate moment to do something. For example, It was time to celebrate Chinese New Year! start... by doing... : Begin an activity in a certain way. For example, She started the holiday by calling her grandparents. give sb. sth. /ɡɪv sʌmˈwʌn ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ : Hand over something to someone. For example, Then Mum gave Lisa a red envelope. 4.3 Key Sentence Patterns After lunch, the family went to the Chinatown parade. (Simple past tense to describe past actions) It is a traditional food for celebrating Chinese New Year. (Use "It is... for doing..." to introduce the function of something) For Lisa, Chinese New Year means both the sweet moments of family gathering and the useful knowledge about traditions. (Use "mean" to express the significance of something) 教学过程 5.1 Lead - in (5 minutes) Activity: Show some pictures of different festivals around the world on the PPT, such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Chinese New Year. Ask students to identify the festivals and briefly share what they know about them. Question - asking: "Among these festivals, which one do you think is the most important for Chinese people? Why?" Guide students to think about the significance of Chinese New Year and lead to the topic of today's reading. 5.2 Pre - reading (8 minutes) Vocabulary teaching: Present the new words and phrases related to Chinese New Year celebration on the PPT, explain their meanings, and let students read them aloud several times. Use pictures or short videos to help students understand the words more vividly. For example, show a picture of a red envelope when teaching the word "red envelope". Prediction: Let students look at the title "Lisa's Chinese New Year" and the pictures in the text. Ask them to predict what the text might be about. Encourage them to share their predictions in pairs and then invite some pairs to report to the class. 5.3 While - reading (20 minutes) Skimming: Let students quickly read the whole text within 2 - 3 minutes. Then ask them to answer the question: "What is the main idea of this text?" Guide students to summarize that the text is mainly about how Lisa and her family celebrated Chinese New Year. Scanning: Ask students to read the text again carefully and find the answers to the following detailed questions: What did Lisa do in the morning? (She called her grandparents, bowed to them over the video call and received a red envelope.) What did the family eat at noon? (Dumplings) What activities did they participate in after lunch? (Went to the Chinatown parade to watch the lion dance and fireworks) What did they do in the evening? (Returned home and had some cookies) In - depth reading: Analyze some difficult sentences in the text with students, such as "The noise can scare off the Monster Nian." Explain the cultural background of the legend of the Monster Nian. Let students discuss in groups why people use fireworks to scare off the Monster Nian and what other traditional ways are there to drive away evil spirits during Chinese New Year. 5.4 Post - reading (10 minutes) Group discussion: Divide students into groups of 4 - 5. Give each group a topic related to Chinese New Year, such as "The most interesting part of Chinese New Year celebration in your opinion", "How Chinese New Year is different from other festivals", etc. Let them discuss in groups and then each group selects a representative to report the group's discussion results to the class. Retelling: Ask some students to retell the story of Lisa's Chinese New Year in their own words according to the key points on the blackboard. This can help students better internalize the text content and improve their speaking ability. 5.5 Summary and Homework (2 minutes) Summary: Summarize the key vocabulary, sentence patterns, and the main idea of the text with students. Emphasize the cultural connotations of Chinese New Year again. Homework: Ask students to write a short passage about how their own family celebrates Chinese New Year, using at least 5 new words and phrases learned today. Let students search for information about another traditional Chinese festival and prepare to share it in the next class. 教学反思 After this class, students should have a better understanding of the text about Lisa's Chinese New Year celebration and master the relevant vocabulary and sentence patterns. Through various activities, students' reading, speaking and critical thinking abilities are also expected to be improved. However, during the teaching process, there may be some problems. For example, in the group discussion part, some students may be less active and not fully involved in the discussion. In the future, more specific guidance and incentives can be given to ensure that every student participates. Also, when explaining the cultural connotations, it may be a bit difficult for some students to fully understand. Using more vivid teaching aids and real - life examples can be considered to make the content more accessible. Overall, continuous improvement of teaching methods and strategies is needed to better meet the learning needs of students. 2 / 37 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $