高中Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations教案

这是一份高中Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations教案，共4页。
B3U1 Reading and ThinkingWhy Do We Celebrate festivals? 教材分析：This unit is mainly about festivals and celebrations. The task of Unit is to guide students toAppreciate our own culture and respect the other cultures. And they should master how to  identify the main idea of each paragraph.学情分析：The words of this unit is difficult for them, so it seems difficult to understand the passage, but they may be interested in the topic, especially the Water Festival. Second, the students may find it hard to master reading skills, unable to grasp some details. 教学目标：1.Train the students’ ability to identify the main idea.2.Enable the students to know about the reasons for festivals and celebrations.3.To appreciate our own culture and respect other cultures.教学重难点：Improve students' reading strategies for the text.Enable the students to understand the reasons to celebrate.教学方法：Task-based methodsGroup work and individual work教学方法：Step 1 Studying aimsPresent studying aims to students.Studying aims:1.To identify the main idea by finding out the topic sentence of each paragraph.2.To know about the reasons for festivals and celebrations by finishing excersice.3.To appreciate our own culture,and respect other cultures after reading the passage.(Purpose:To let students know what they should learn from this class)Step 2 Check preparationCheck students’ homework and pick some students to read the new words and tell others the Chinese meaning of each word.1.range:             2.origin:                3.religion:          4.figure:             5.custom:               6.charm:          7.gratitude:           8.harvest:              9.crop:              10.gather:          11.grateful:               12.decorate:          13.church:         14.significant:             15.fade away:              16.typical:         17.in spite of:             18.commercial:          19.media:          20.reflect:                21.belief:              22.faith:           23.occasion: (Purpose:To check homework and prepare for this class)Step 3 Lead inBrainstorm:   Can you name the TOP 5 Chinese traditional festivals?  Do you know any famous festivals in other countries?  Could you tell us the most popular festival in Xishuangbanna? And why do we celebrate it?(Purpose:To arouse students’ interest in this passage )Step 4 Pre-readingActivity 1 Look at the title and pictures in the book to predict the main idea of the text.Why Do We Celebrate Festivals？(Purpose:To predict the main idea of this passage and then help them further understand the passage)Activity 2 Group workRead the passage quickly to find out the topic sentence of each paragraph individuallyDiscuss the topic sentence of each paragraph in the group and think about where can we find it.Tips:(Purpose: to learn a new reading skills--topic sentence)Step 5 While-readingActivity 1 Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.1.What do most festivals seem to have in common?2.Circle the countries mentioned in the P2. Find out their features about the harvest festival.  3.How do the customs change?4.What is the writer’s attitude towards the commercialization of festivals?A. Casual        B. Positive          C. Negative         D. Neutral5.Why are festivals an important part of society?Activity 2 Group workTo check their answers and find the question that they can’t solve(Purpose: read the passage carefully to get some details) Step 5 Post-readingFree talk:What have you learned from this class?(Purpose: to encourage students to express themselves ) Step 6  HomeworkRead the passage again to design a mind mapFind out some important words, phrases and clauses. 板书设计B3U1 Reading and ThinkingWhy Do We Celebrate festivals?Step1 Studying aims                   List some important words Step 2 Lead inStep 3 Check preparationStep 4 Pre-readingStep 5While-readingStep 6 Post-reading教后反思：文章理解对于层次好的同学来说深度不够，题目设置还需要更有层次性和针对性。整节课课程设置紧凑，较好的达到了教学目标，充分发挥了学生学习主动性，设置的小组活动，让学生在做中学，学会后教别人来巩固自己的知识点。