英语必修 第三册Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations教学设计

Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations

Period 4 Reading for Writing
教学设计

The topic of this part is “Write about your festival experience”.

During the Listening and Speaking and Talking, students are just asked to say out their festival experiences such as the Spring Festival, Mid-autumn Day, but this part students will be asked to write down their own festival experiences. During the reading part, it introduces the Naadam Festival in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, which can give students a good example to imitate. Students not only learn the festival, but touch and feel the Inner Mongolian’s character, the spirit and cultural atmosphere, which can help students form the cultural awareness and learn to enjoy and value the diversity of Chinese culture.

Concretely, the dairy tells the experience that the author spent the Naadam Festival in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region with his/her friend. The structure is clear. In the opening paragraph, it introduces the topic of the Naadam Festival and the whole feeling. Then it introduces the items of the festival like the ceremony, wrestling and horse racing. Finally, it summarizes this experience. Because this part is a travel journal, we must guide students pay more attention to these details: 1. use the first person. 2. use the past tense to tell the past thing and use the present or future tense to describe the scenery. 3. use the timeline to tell the development. 4. be careful for the author’s psychology, emotion and feeling, etc.

     1. Read quickly to get main idea; read carefully to get the detailed information about Naadam Festival.

2. Learn the structure of the reading article and language.
3. Write an article about a festival experience
4. Learn to use the psychology, emotions and feeling in the writing.

     1. Write an article about a festival experience.

2. Use the structure of the reading article and language.

Step 1 Lead in ---Small talk

    For Chinese, there are many important traditional festivals such as the Spring Festivals and Mid-autumn Day, at that time people always gather together to have a big meal and do something together. But what do the ethnic people do in their local festivals like the Dai people ?
    They usually hold their traditional celebrations.

Step 2 Before reading---Analyze the title

     My amazing Naadam Experience

From the title, we can know the article is about that the author went to Inner Mongolia Autonomous

Region and experience the Mongolian traditional festival ---Naadam Festival, which the author thinks it

 is amazing.

Step 3 While reading ---Task 1

1. Find out the main idea of each paragraph.

    Para 1                     A. the wrestling competition at the Naadam Festival.

    Para 2                     B. something about the Naadam Festival

    Para 3                     C. the horse races and the riders at the Naadam Festival

    Para 4       D. many people attended the Naadam Festival

    Para 5         E. the author’s feeling

2. The article is about the author’s first experience at the Naadam Festival.

Step 4 While reading ---Task 2

Read the text again and answer the following questions:

Q1: What does “Naadam” mean ? Which event does it include ?
It means “games” in Mongolian. It includes horse racing, wrestling and archery.

Q2: What Naadam Festival customs did you learn about ?
Wrestling and horse racing

Q3: What in you opinion is the most impressive thing about the festival ?
The horse racing is the most impressive, as it involved little children.

Q4: What else would you like to know about the festival and the writer’s experience ?
The writer didn’t talk about food or music, but surely they should have been interesting parts of the festival.

Step 5 Post reading---Study the organisation and language features

1. Read the sentence patterns below and use them to rewrite the opening sentence of the article.

This was my first time spending my holiday in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to celebrate the Naadam Festival, and it was an enjoyable and exciting experience for me.
    I’ll never forget it because it was an enjoyable and exciting experience for me.
    I’ll always remember the Naadam Festival in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region because  it was an enjoyable and exciting experience for me.

2. Underline the sentences that describe the writer’s emotions and feelings.

Which are all so exciting to watch;
After the opening ceremony and some amazing performances;
I was quite moved by their show of strength and grace;
I absolutely enjoyed the archery, too, but the horse races were my favorite part;
I was surprised to see that the riders were boys and girls;
I was a little worried about the children’s safety;
I’m finally back home now, feeling really tired, but celebrating Naadam with my friend was totally worth it;
I can’t wait ！

3. Study the organisation

Step 6 Writing---organise the outline
outline

                     The name of the festival/celebration:___________________

Step 7 Writing

      假设你是李华，你留学在美国，2019年7月4日---美国独立日那天，你和你的寄宿家庭一起去乡下进行了一次烧烤、制作冰淇淋、游泳和骑马活动，看了焰火表演，你感觉很惬意。请写一篇日记。
提示词：独立日Independence Day    周年anniversary    寄宿家庭host family  烧烤barbecue

      焰火表演firework display 

    July 4, 2019

                            Unforgettable Independence Day

    Today was my first 4th of July celebration, and I’ll always remember it because it was so wonderful. The 4th of July is Independence Day in the US--- the anniversary of the day the United States became its own country in 1776.

    I began the day by packing my swimming suit and a towel. Then I went with my host family to a supermarket to load up on food and drinks. After that we were off to a friends’ ranch out in the country for a barbecue and pool party.

    It was all so amazing! While the adults cooked food on the barbecue, we played in the pool. Then we all ate and ate until we were completely stuffed. Our friends had some ice cream materials, so after lunch we all made homemade ice cream. Since the temperature outside was around 40 degrees, it seemed like the ice cream took forever ! Although it was tired, it was all worth it, because when we were finished it was the most fantastic ice cream I have ever eaten! Then, someone asked me if I would like to try horse riding. I was afraid at first, but they gave me a very gentle horse. It was so peaceful to ride the horse through the fields and forest. Finally, when it grew dark, we had a thrilling fireworks display.

    Now I’m back home with my host family. Though I’m tired, I think this had to be the most exciting day of my life! I can’t wait for next year !

Step 7 Pair work

Exchange drafts with a partner. Use this checklist to help your partner revise his/her draft.

1. Does the writer tell the reader what he/she know about the topic ?
2. Is the writing well organised ?
3. Is there an opening sentence in the 1st paragraph ?
4. Does each paragraph include the necessary details ?
5. Does the writer describe his or her feeling and emotions ?
6. Does the writer use the -ing form correctly in the writing ?
7. Can you find any grammar or spelling mistakes.

Step 6 Homework

Put up your revised draft in the classroom or read it to your class.