Unit 1　Festivals around the world(Period 1　Warming up and reading)

suggested answers: celebrations; reasons; weather; harvest; honor; to satisfy; to do harm; gods; thanksgiving; gathered; agricultural; energetic; look forward to; spring; good time→step 6 homework1. learn the useful new words and expressions in this part by heart.2. read the reading passage again and again and try to talk about festivals both in and out of china.設(shè)計(jì)方案(二)→step 1 leading in the topic by learning vocabulary about festivals1. make a circle on the blackboard and write the word “festival” in it.2. ask students, “we have learned ‘festival’. can you name some festivals? ”3. students list as many festivals as possible. then the teacher adds some students can’t think of, such as halloween, easter, thanksgiving, valentine’s day.4. let students read them aloud and try to learn them by heart.→step 2 warming up by talking about festivalswork in groups and list three more chinese festivals that you know. discuss when they take place, what they celebrate and what people do at that time. then tell the group which festival is their favorite and why. ��festivalstime of year/datewhat it celebrateswhat people domid-autumn festivalautumn/fallthe beauty of the full moon, harvest, time with family and friendsgive/eat moon cakes and watch the full moon with family and friends→step 3 predicting by looking and discussing1. look at the pictures and title of the reading passage and discuss in pairs what the passage might be about.2. two or three students are to give their opinions.→step 4 reading1. give students 2 minutes, and ask them to skim the passage for information to tell if the following sentences are true or false.1)the ancient people needn’t worry about their food. 　(f)2)halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead. 　(t)3)qu yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in china. 　(t)4)the mid-autumn festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn. 　(f)5)easter celebrates the birth of jesus. 　(f)2. give students 5 minutes to read the passage carefully, and complete the chart according to the passage.festivals of the deadobon in japan___________________halloweenfestivals to honor people________________________________a national festival in____________harvest festivals_________ in european countries_________ in china and japanspring festivals________________carnivals in some western countries________________________________ in japan3. listening and reading aloudplay the tape of the text for students and let them pay attention to the pronunciation of each new word and the pauses within each sentence. then ask them to read the text aloud to the tape.