1、homeUnit 8FestivalsUnit 8 Festivals实用综合教程 （精编版） 上电子教案ObjectivesIn this unit, you will read a story about a memorable Christmas; learn the names of some popular festivals; see how New Years Day is celebrated in the United States; get some tips about the perfect tense; read and write email.ObjectivesU
2、nit 8 Festivals实用综合教程 （精编版） 上电子教案mainListening and SpeakingText AGrammar TipsText BComprehensive ExercisesPractical Reading and WritingWarm-upUnit 8 Festivals实用综合教程 （精编版） 上电子教案1. Christmas: Christmas, set on Dec. 25th, is historically a religious festival which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ,
3、but nowadays it has become a non-religious holiday. Generally the holiday starts from the night before, Christmas Eve, and may last until New Years Day. The majority of Americans celebrate Christmas with the exchange of gifts and greetings and with family visits. Warm-up-Background InformationDiscus
4、sionBackground InformationWarm-upUnit 8 Festivals实用综合教程 （精编版） 上电子教案Warm-up-Background InformationBackground Information DiscussionWarm-upAmerican homes are decorated with holly and mistletoe, and most have a Christmas tree hung with electric lights, tinsel, baubles, and strings of popcorn and candy
5、canes. The children expect Father Christmas (Santa Claus) to bring them presents on Christmas Eve. Christmas is a time for eating and drinking too, and dinner usually includes roast turkey, goose, duck or ham served with cranberry sauce, plum pudding or pumpkin pie followed by nuts and fruit.Unit 8
6、Festivals实用综合教程 （精编版） 上电子教案Warm-up- The use of the Internet Warm-up Background Information Discussion2. Flaming Pudding: Pudding is a traditional dessert for Christmas dinner, which usually combines sugar, milk, flour, and plums. When the pudding is made, people may pour hot rum or whiskey around th
7、e pudding and ignite it, making it flaming pudding.Unit 8 Festivals实用综合教程 （精编版） 上电子教案Warm-up- The use of the Internet Warm-up Background Information Discussion3. New Years Day: New Years Day, the first day of a brand-new year, is celebrated on January 1st. It is customary for people to celebrate the
8、 first few minutes of the new year with family and friends. In the United States, people begin celebration on December 31, New Years Eve. People may have masquerade balls, where guests dress up in costumes and cover their faces with masks and unmask at midnight. Near midnight people may gather in Ti
9、mes Square in the heart of New YorkCity or watch television. At 11:59 p.m., one minutebefore midnight, a lighted ball drops slowly fromthe top to the bottom of a pole. People count downUnit 8 Festivals实用综合教程 （精编版） 上电子教案Warm-up - The use of the Internet Warm-up Background Information Discussionat the
10、 same time as the ball drops. When it reaches the bottom, the New Year sign lights up. People hug and kiss, and wish each other “Happy New Year!” On January 1st, Americans visit friends, relatives and neighbors and wish them the best for the year ahead and may write down their New Years resolutions,
11、 though most of them are broken or forgotten by February!Unit 8 Festivals实用综合教程 （精编版） 上电子教案Question 1: Have you ever celebrated Christmas? How was the celebration like?Ask the students to recall the most memorable Christmas they have had and share their experiences with the class.Question 2: Do you
12、have any idea how Christmas is celebrated in Western countries?Christmas is on December 25th, but the Christmas holiday usually starts from the night before Christmas Eve and lasts one or two weeks.Special things: well-decorated Christmas trees; Father Christmas (Santa Claus)Special foods: roast tur
13、key, plum pudding, pumpkin pieHints Warm-up- DiscussionDiscussionBackground InformationWarm-upUnit 8 Festivals实用综合教程 （精编版） 上电子教案1. A. December 24. B. December 31. C. December 30. D. New Years Day.ListeningListening and Speaking SpeakingListeningA. Short dialoguesChoose the best answer to the questions you hear.I. ListeningM: Tomorrow would be New Years Day; do you have any new years resolution, Daisy?W: Eh, I think Im going to lose more weight.Q: When does this dialogue happen?
