1、备课大师：免费备课第一站！http:/ http:/ 1 Festivals around the worldI教学内容分析本单元的中心话题是“节日” ，主要讲述了不同地区不同种类的节日。Warming Up部分设计了小组活动，通过图表填写让学生区分中国的传统节日与别国节日的异同，目的在于激活学生已有的节日背景知识，引出主题，为以后几堂课学习热身。Pre-reading 通过几个问题,调动学生已有的知识和经验，激发学生想了解更多节日的好奇心，让他们主动参与到主题教学活动中，为下面学习阅读文章作铺垫。Reading 部分先简要介绍了一下早期各种节日的起源以及存在的原因，然后又分别介绍了几种世界各
2、地的节日，依次的顺序是亡灵节、纪念名人的节日、丰收节、春天的节日等。Comprehending 由四个部分组成。第一、三、四部分通过表格形式，第二部分通过让学生回答问题的方式，鼓励学生积极思考，加深对课文的理解。Learning about Language 部分主要突出了本单元的语法项目情态动词的用法。这些情态动词主要有：can，could，may，might，will，would ，shall ，should，must，cant 等的用法。Using Language 部分中包括了听、说、读、写几个部分的内容。学生可通过对Trinidad Carnival、情人节等一些节日的学习，分析问题
3、，锻炼自己的思维能力。阅读后的习题及讨论不仅帮助学生理解文章的主旨大意，更重要的是让学生寻找解决问题的方法。Learning Tip 部分主要建议学生搜集各种资料，查询与世界各地节日有关的信息，了解各种节日的来源与内涵。II教学重点和难点1. 教学重点(1) 本单元的生词和短语；(2) 掌握一些情态动词的基本用法；(3) 了解有关节日和民俗，掌握有关词汇，如custom,religious 等 。2. 教学难点(1) 增进学生对中国节日的理解，了解和感悟外国的节日；(2) 提高学生的社会文化素质，加强跨国文化素质；(3) 培养学生运用资源策略。本单元建议分七课时：第一、二课时： Warming
4、 up, Pre-reading, Reading what the festival is for; what people do at the festival; what people eat at the festival.2. TalkingAsk Ss to imagine that they are visiting a country as a journalist. They go to their famous festival. Give the festival a name. They do an interview with someone there. Let t
5、hem make an interview with their desk mates and make notes for a role play of the interview to the class. Step 3. Writing task (Workbook)1. Write a brochure for the new festival that you have created, introducing it and giving advice to those who want to come. Be sure to include:备课大师：免费备课第一站！http:/
6、http:/ will it take placeHow people can get thereWhat kind of weather people should expectWhat things people should bringThree things that visitors should seeHow much it will costUse the following expressions to help you:You must You could You mightYou would have toYou should You can You would You n
7、eed 3. Ask some Ss to read their planning lists and other Ss to listen carefully to correct the errors.Step 4. Summing Up1. Ask Ss to write down what they have learned about festivals both in China and in other countries.2. Ask Ss to list useful verbs, nouns, expressions and grammar items they have learned in this unit.Step 5. Homework1. Ask Ss to finish the rest of the exercises in the Workbook.2. Ask Ss to review this unit and preview the next unit.
