内容正文:
Unit 8 Let’s celebrate!
Reading (I)
英语译林版七年级上册
Learning objectives
通过本课时学习,学生能够:
1. 通过读,获取文中四个国家庆祝新年的方式;
2. 通过讨论,分享自己对不同国家庆祝新年方式的看法和感受;
3. 以主持人的身份,准备并展示一段关于中国新年庆祝方式的介绍。
重点
Watch and talk
How do you celebrate New Year in China?
the Spring Festival
What do you do in the Spring Festival?
...
How do you celebrate New Year in China?
Free talk
Why do we celebrate New Year?
Welcome a new year.
Have fun with our family.
...
Read and choose
Amy is watching a video about New Year celebrations around the world. Let’s find out the main idea of the video.
A. Different New Year traditions around the world.
B. The history of New Year celebrations.
C. How to celebrate New Year with family.
Read and match
Read and match each part with its main idea.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Para 6
Turkey’s salt-spreading tradition
Denmark’s midnight chair-jumping
Introduction to global celebrations
Greece’s onion-hanging custom
Conclusion and New Year wishes
Colombia’s suitcase-carrying tradition
Main body
Look, fill and match
Look at the following pictures about how people are celebrating New Year. Filling the blanks with the correct words. Then match each of the pictures with the correct country.
are carrying suitcases
d
a
are spreading salt
is hanging onions
b
c
are jumping off their chairs
1. People in Türkiye like to spread sugar on the ground to welcome
the new year. ______
2. Greek people think onions can bring them good luck and health. ______
3. People in Denmark sit on chairs quietly to welcome the new year. ______
4. In Colombia, people carry suitcases around the block to catch the
train home. ______
5. The video is about some interesting New Year celebrations in different
countries. ______
Read and correct
Read and write a T if the sentence is true or an F if it is false. Then correct the false one(s).
F
T
F
F
T
spread salt on the doorstep
jump off their chairs
hope for
a new year with lots of travel
Read and underline
Read the video script and underline the useful expressions.
Greeting:
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen ...
Introducing the topic:
New Year is coming. Let’s see ...
Describing customs:
Look at ... This is for ...
Here in ..., sb is doing ... It’s ...
Look! The families are ...
Inviting the readers:
Isn’t that interesting?
Are they travellers? No! They’re ...
Complete and retell
Main body:
Traditions around the world
________________________________
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Introduction:
New Year celebrations around the world
Conclusion:
Wonderful traditions; Happy New Year!
Complete the mind map below and retell the passage.
Türkiye: Spreading salt
Greece: Hanging onions
Denmark: Jumping off chairs
Colombia: Carrying suitcases
Have a discussion
Which of the celebrations in the four countries interests you most? Why?
...interests me most because...
If you are a host, please prepare and present a short introduction about how we celebrate New Year in China.
Main body:
Traditions of the Spring Festival
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________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
Introduction:
...
Conclusion:
...
Prepare for a short introduction
Step 1: List the main points.
How do you celebrate the Spring Festival?
Step 2: Make a script.
Show time
How do we celebrate New Year in China?
Evaluation
Checklist for New Year Introduction
Did you start with a formal greeting and introduce the topic?
Did you explain key traditions clearly?
Did you invite your classmates to join in the introduction?
Did you end with a summary and New Year wishes?
Summary
talk about my opinions of different traditions.
prepare for a video script.
introduce New Year traditions around the world.
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After learning this lesson,
I can
Inviting the readers:
Isn’t that interesting?
Are they travellers? No! They’re ...
Turkey: Spreading salt
Greece: Hanging onions
...
...interests me most because...
Homework
1. Write down your video script.
2. Try to find more interesting ways to celebrate
New Year and share with your classmates.
Bye-bye!
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