本节课是高中英语第一册Unit 3 Celebrations的第三课Memories of Christmas，授课类型是阅读课，介绍了一个关于圣诞节的故事。主要内容是讲述作者为何喜欢圣诞节，回忆和Granny一起度过圣诞节的欢乐时光以及表达对Granny的思念之情。通过本节课的学习，让学生了解西方文化中圣诞节的意义，进而使更多的学生更深入了解西方文化，从而适当地将中西文化结合；同时也希望通过本课的学习，让学生学会如何表达与圣诞节相关的话题。

【教学目标】

1．学习能力目标

（1）学生能够借助关键词，在理解文章大意的基础上，找出段落主题句，完成读前问题；

（2）用所学的词汇和语言的对课文进行复述。

2．语言能力目标

（1）能够正确运用以下单词和短语：mess, slightly, excitement, appear, stuff, decoration, branch, remember doing sth/remember to do sth, behaviour, whisper, treasure, affair, swallow, fall off, pass away, come to mind等；

（2）复习被动语态，能熟练应用被动语态以及能灵活使用动词词组。

3．文化意识目标

（1）了解英语交际中如何根据对方的话语作出恰当的反应；

（2）了解西方圣诞节的意义以及对中西方文化做出对比。

4．思维品质目标

热爱和尊重不同民族的文化，在新环境中进一步树立准确的语言学习观。

【教学重难点】

1．重点

（1）如何使用地道的英语介绍西方圣诞节；

（2）正确理解并运用被动语态和动词词组。

2．难点

（1）能用得体的英语表达西方圣诞节文化相关话题；

（2）能正确使用被动语态和动词短语。

【教学过程】

教学过程	教学活动	设计意图	时间
Step 1 Warming Up	Review what we learnt last lesson, focusing on the language point: passive voice and do some grammar exercise. Brainstorm. Teacher will show some pictures about how to express congratulations and giving thanks and let students match them correctly. Teacher will give a description of a Chinese wedding ceremony and let students finish it with the given words.	复习上节课语法知识并做练习，有助于加深知识点记忆及运用。任务型活动：课题引入采取小组讨论方式，选出代表进行发言。锻炼学生材料收集、整理能力，同时也激发同学们热情和参与课堂的积极性。	7分钟
Step 2 Lead-in	Teacher will give some clues about what western people do on Christmas and let students use the pictures and phrases to say something.	紧扣上一环节的讨论，教师引导学生将谈论后的结果表达出来，激发学生的兴趣，导入文章主题。	5分钟
Step 3 Pre-reading	According to the clues given in the last step, let students guess what the main idea of the passage is.	通过读前头脑风暴和观察图片思考问题，有助于学生对文章主旨大意的掌握，进而帮助学生更好理解文章而进入泛读和精读环节。通过课前阅读猜测有助于学生对文章接下来要谈论的问题有大致了解，进而把握整篇文章。	3分钟
Step 4 Fast-reading	Read for general understanding. This story is about Christmas and the writer of the story thinks of her grandma every Christmas. Please read the story quickly and find the reason. Underline the memorable events the writer remembered about her grandma and discuss it with your partner.	通过泛读，能够让学生对文章每段段意有个初步了解，锻炼学生对文章表层含义理解，养成良好的阅读习惯，提高阅读技能。在此过程中设置一些题目，会让学生更有针对性地阅读，题目比较容易，降低阅读难度，给学生成功感，增强学生学习兴趣。	10分钟
Step 5 Careful-reading	Read the story again and finish the following question: When did these activities happen? Complete the timeline and then talk about what happened based on the timeline. Work in groups and discuss the following questions. (1) Can you find any hints in the story that suggest Grandma was in poor health condition? Did the writer notice it at that time? How did she feel after Grandma passed away? (2) Why does the writer think of her grandma every Christmas? What can you infer after reading the story?	活动1：通过对文本细节进行提问有助于学生阅读时更投入，带着问题读文章，对提高阅读理解能力有着重要意义。活动2：有助于学生深层次把握文章细节内容，帮助学生对整篇文章结构进行把握。活动3：有助于学生理解文章主旨和细节，进而体会理解故事中人物情感态度，以提高学生深度阅读理解能力。	15分钟
Step 6 Post-reading	Work in groups: What do you remember about the story? Use the timeline to help you. (Read the story again if necessary.) Focus on language: Look at the Word Builder. Match the words (1-8) with the endings (a-h) to form collocations. Use the correct form of the phrases in the Word Builder to fill in the blanks. Work in pairs: discuss the following. (1) Tell your partner about your festival memories. (2) Read the last paragraph. Why does the writer think Christmas is “magical”?	充分发挥学生主观能动性，调动学生创造性思维，开发学生潜能，使学生主动参与深层次阅读，以检测学生是否对文章掌握透彻。此外，通过课后练习更进一步掌握动词短语的意思及应用。	5分钟