冀教版八年级上册Lesson 16 Happy Thanksgiving!教学ppt课件

设计说明

首先,通过与同学们谈论中国的两大节日——春节和中秋节引入关于感恩节的话题。接着，利用图片和例句学习本课节的词汇，并跟读练习。再由歌曲Celebrate!进入课文的学习，通过听音判断正误初步了解课文内容；通过阅读填空、阅读讨论及阅读表达等环节进一步掌握课文，巩固所学内容。之后，让学生们用所学句式自由表达感谢。最后，讲解本课中的重要知识点。本课节先通过词汇的教学为后面的学习扫清障碍，再由浅及深地展开对课文的学习，并通过当堂达标的习题检测学生的掌握情况。

教学目标

通过本课节的教学，让学生达成以下目标：

1.知识目标

掌握单词：meal, conversation

接触单词：hug, turkey, gathering, dessert

短语和句型：give … a big hug, give thanks to … for…

When they arrived, her grandfather opened the door.

Thanks for listening to me and trying to understand me.

2.能力目标

能用英语表达感谢。

3.情感目标

学会感恩。

重点难点

1. 重点：掌握本课重点单词、短语和句子。

2. 难点：能用英语表达感谢。

教学准备

PPT课件；本课节用到的录音。

授课时数

1课时

教学过程

Step 1  Warming up

Have a free talk with students. Show some pictures and ask students questions:

Q1: What festival is it?

   Answer: It’s Spring Festival.

Q2: What about this?

   Answer: It’s Mid-Autumn Festival.

 Q3: Do you always celebrate these holidays with your whole family?

   Answer: Yes, we do.

 Q4: Why do families like to celebrate holidays together?

   Answer: Because …

Q5: When do we celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?

   Answer: In autumn.

Q6: In western countries, there’s also a holiday that people celebrate with the whole family in autumn. Do you know what is it?

   Answer: Thanksgiving.

Step 2  Presentation  

1. Teach the new words meal, dessert, gathering, turkey, conversation, hug and phrase give sb. a hug by using the pictures and making sentences.

  Mum is cooking a meal in the kitchen.

                 /mi:l/

n.（一）餐;（一顿）饭食

Mon often makes my favourite desserts for me.

                         /dɪˈzɜːt/

                        n. 甜点

2. Read the new words at least three times and try to remember them.

hug /hʌɡ/ n.& v. 拥抱

turkey /ˈtɜːkɪ/ n. 火鸡

meal /miːl/ n. （一）餐；（一顿）饭食

gathering/ˈɡæðərɪŋ/ n. 聚会；集会

dessert/dɪˈzɜːt/ n. 甜点

conversation/ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/ n. 交谈；对话

Step 3  Listening

1. Play the recording of the song Celebrate! for the class to listen and fill in the blanks.

Celebrate!

Celebrate! Celebrate!

Let’s all get together!

Celebrate your _________

Tonight, tonight, tonight!

______ and candles,

______ and friends,

Celebrate tonight!

Answers: birthday，  Cakes，  Gifts，  Thanksgiving，  autumn，  family

2. Play the recording of the lesson for the class to listen and ask them to answer the following two questions.

  1. Where did Jenny’s family celebrate this Thanksgiving Day?

2. Did everyone enjoy this special holiday?

  Answers: 1. At Jenny’s grandparents’ house.  2. Yes, they did.

Step 4  Reading

1. Get the class to read the lesson carefully and write true (T) or false (F).

  (1) When they arrived, her grandmother opened the door.(     )

(2) Their grandmother was cooking the turkey for the tonight’s Thanksgiving dinner. (    )

(3) Brian felt nervous when he first came here.(    ) 

(4) Everyone stood together for a big family video.(    )

Answers: (1) F  (2)T  (3) T  (4) F 

2. Get some students to say the basis of their judgement in the lesson.

  For example:

3. Get the class to read the lesson again and fill in the blanks. The first letter is given. (Let’s Do It! No. 1)

Jenny’s family gathers at Grandma and Grandpa’s house on Thanksgiving Day. Brian is with the family , too. He felt n_________ when he first came here, but Jenny’s family helped him a lot. Now he feels at home. He thanks Grandma and Grandpa for the l_______ meal. He thanks Jenny for all of her help. He also thanks everyone for w_______ him.

The family gathering is e_______. It is a fun and lively evening with a big meal, d________  desserts, lots of games and good c________. At the end, they take a family photo.

Answers: nervous,  lovely,  welcoming,  exciting,  delicious,  conversation

4.Let the class have a discussion: What did Jenny’s family do on Thanksgiving Day?

Answers:

        said “ Happy Thanksgiving”.

        gave a big hug to each other.

        had a big meal and desserts.

        gave thanks at dinner.

        played games.

        had a good conversation.

        took a family photo.

5.Get the class to read the second part of the lesson and answer : Who did Brian thank and why?

 They can use the following structures of the sentences:

  He gave thanks to … for ______________.

He thanked … for ______________.

He was thankful to …for ______________.

  Answers: He gave thanks to Grandma and Grandpa for this lovely meal.

  He thanked Jenny for all of her help.

  He was thankful to all of them for welcoming him.

Step 5  Show

1. Thanksgiving Day is a time for people to express their gratitude for their friends and family. Get the class to read the messages of Let’s Do It! No. 3.

2. Suppose you are celebrating Thanksgiving. What would you say to your parents or friends?

You can use these sentences:

I give thanks to … for…

I thank…for…

I am thankful to… for…

I wish to say thank you to … for…

…, thank you for…

…, thanks so much for…

Step 6  Language points

1. Let me give you a big hug.  让我热烈拥抱你。

hug  n. &  v.  拥抱

hug sb.  拥抱某人

give sb. a big hug   给某人一个热情的拥抱

Mary hugged the little girl.=Mary gave the little girl a hug.

玛丽拥抱了小女孩。

2. Are my cousins coming tonight? 我的表兄弟们今晚要来吗?

  be coming是现在进行时表示将来。在英语中，某些动词（特别是表示位置移动的动词）如: come, go, arrive, leave 等的现在进行时可以表示将来，与表示将来的时间状语连用。

I’m leaving for Dalian tomorrow. 明天我要动身去大连。

The train is arriving in Shanghai in five minutes.  

火车过五分钟就要到上海了。

3. I’d like to give thanks to Grandma and Grandpa for this lovely meal.

我想感谢爷爷奶奶准备了这顿丰盛的晚餐。

 give thanks to ... for ...意为“为……而感谢……”。

I gave thanks to my classmate for his help.

我感谢同学的帮助。
Lily gave her thanks to Tom for inviting her to his party.

莉莉感谢汤姆邀请她参加了晚会。

【拓展】thanks to意为“多亏,由于”,后接名词或代词作宾语。

  Thanks to your help, I passed this exam.

  多亏了你的帮助,我通过了这次考试。

Step 7  Homework

1. Remember the new words and expressions learnt in this lesson.

2. Write a scene of dialogue about a family celebration.

3. Preview Lesson 17.

当堂达标

Ⅰ.根据首字母或汉语提示完成句子。

1. When Mary came home from work, she _________(拥抱) her mother.

2. Let’s celebrate Thanksgiving Day together and we can buy a big t_______.

3. My father had a ________(交谈,谈话) with me last night.

4. We usually have three m________ a day.

Ⅱ.根据汉语意思完成句子。

1. 你能给我一个拥抱吗？

  Could you _______ _______ _______ _______?

2. 我想感谢妈妈帮我学习英语。

  I’d like to _______ _______ _______ my mother _______ helping me with my English.

3. 像往常一样，我起得很早。

   _______ _______， I get up early.

4. 我感觉很自在。

  I _______ _______ _______.

5.我们在我的祖父母家庆祝的感恩节。

  We celebrated Thanksgiving Day at _______ _______ _______.

答案: Ⅰ.  1. hugged  2.turkey  3.conversation  4.meals 

Ⅱ.1.give me a hug   2.give thanks to, for  3.As usual  4.feel at home  5.my grandparents’ home

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