《Unit 4 Holidays and Festivals》优质课教案下载

《Unit 4 Holidays and Festivals》最新教案优质课下载

Teaching key points:

Let students learn more about history and basic knowledge of festivals.

Get students to learn to use different skills.

Teaching difficult points:

Develop students’ reading ability.

Enable students to talk about festivals and celebrations fluently.

Teaching procedures:

Step1. Lead-in1.Play the song “Happy new year” , and ask the students “When can we hear this song ? ” and “Do you like it? ” And then let the students sing the song together.

2.Ask the students “Forty days ago, we spent the most famous and important festival in China , what is it?” And then give the students one minute to think what words will come into their mind when talking about Spring festival. And then show the answers on the black board.

Spring festival

dumplings lucky money firecrackers new year scrolls ……

3.Give students 2minutes to Brain-storming as many festivals as possible, and then ask them to look at the screen .

Step2. Reading

1. Skimming (all the students)

Give students one minute to read para.1 as quickly as possible and then fill the blanks on the screen.

2.Careful reading ( group work)

Divide the students into four groups and each group pays attention to one paragraph. Give the students 3 minutes to read the passage carefully, and then check what they have read by filling the forms in the screen. When they read the passage, they should keep four words in their mind:

Why do people celebrate the festivals?

Where do the festivals take place?

When does it take place ?

How to celebrate the festivals?

Para. 2 Obon Japan

Festivals of the dead The Day of the Dead Mexico

Halloween some western countries

Para.3 Festivals to honor people