人教版 (2019)必修 第三册Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations教案及反思

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UNIT 1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS

Period 2 Reading and Thinking

学 科

英 语

班 级

授课教师

教 学目 标

By the end of this section, students will be able to:

1. predict the content of the text with its title and pictures;

2. read and figure out why people celebrate festivals;

3. identify the main idea of each paragraph in the text;

4. grasp the structure and language features of this argumentative essay;

5. use key words they have learned in the text to complete one exercise.

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主 题

该板块的活动主题是“探究节日与庆典的缘由”（Discover the reasons for festivals and celebrations），是前面听说板块主题内容的延续，从展示几个不同节日的场景过渡到探讨人们为何欢庆节日，对世界各地的人们庆祝节日的现象追根溯源，进而谈论节日的传承与发展变化，目的在于启发学生的深层思考，体会节日文化的内在实质，感悟世界各国人民共同的精神追求和美好愿望。

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重 点

1. 引导学生结合标题和图片对文章内容做预测；

2. 引导学生通过阅读找出人们庆祝节日的原因；

3. 引导学生找出文章中每段的主旨句。

教 学难 点

1. 引导学生分析该篇议论文的结构特征和语言特色；

2. 引导学生用所学关键词完成练习。

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Lead-in

结合本部分话题，让学生进行头脑风暴。

     What festivals do you know? Please list them.

Step 1 Pre-reading

1. 让学生完成P4活动1，分组讨论如下问题：

    What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year?

    Why do you think people celebrate different festivals?

2. 引导学生结合文章的标题和图片，推测文章内容。

    What message can you get from these pictures?

    What will the text talk about?

Step 2 While-reading

1. 让学生快速阅读文章，完成P4活动2，找出我们庆祝节日的原因。
2. 带领学生学习P5活动3旁的阅读策略，学习如何找出段落的主旨句，并试着找出该篇文章每一段落的主旨句。

         Do you know how to identify the main idea of each paragraph?

          Where can we usually find the “topic sentences”?

3. 让学生细读文章，回答下列问题。

    What do most festivals seem to have in common?

    Why do people celebrate the harvest festivals?

    What role do customs and traditions play in festivals? Do you think they are also the reasons for celebrating festivals? Why?

    Why did the writer mention the commercialisation of festivals? How is it influencing people’s way of celebrating festivals?

   What are some other reasons for celebrating festivals?

4. 让学生梳理文章脉络结构，将思维导图补充完整。
5. 让学生再次阅读文章，找出文章中难以理解的句子或表达句式。

Step 3 Post-reading

1. 让学生完成P5活动4，分组讨论问题2和3，深入思考文章内容。

         Why do you think people around the world find the common spirit of festivals important?

         How do you feel about festival customs that have already faded away?

         What is the writer’s attitude towards the commercialisation of festivals?

2. 引导学生完成P5活动5，用所学单词将文章补充完整。

Step 4 Homework

1. Read the text aloud.
2. Write a short passage to describe your favourite festival. Your passage should include: the brief introduction of the festival, the activities you do to celebrate it, and its special meaning to you.

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