1、人教新課標(biāo)英語(yǔ)必修三第一單元教案Unit 1 Festivals around the World Reading 教案Teaching goals1. To get the students to talk about festivals2. To learn about how festivals begin and how to celebrate festivals so asto enable them to learn more about different cultures while learning different language3. To develop the s

2、tudents reading skills : skimming, scanning, summarizing, and finding out details.4. To arouse the students interest in festivals, cultures, especially those in China， thus promote their culture awareness.Important points1. Comprehension of the reading part.2. Knowledge accumulation of festivals and

3、 cultures.3. Useful words and expressions concerning festivals.Teaching aidsA computer, a projector, courseware, a tape-recorderTeaching proceduresStep 1 revisionRevise the festivals.FestivalsTimeThe Spring FestivalLunar January 1The Lantern FestivalLunar January 15The Tree-planting DayMarch 12The Q

4、ingming FestivalApril4-6The Dragon Boat FestivalLunar May 5The Double Seventh FestivalLunar July 7Teachers ' DaySeptember 10The Double Ninth FestivalLunar September 9The National DayOctober 1FestivalsTimeNew Year' s DayJanuary 1Valentine ' s DayFebruary 14Fool ' s DayApril1Labour 

5、9; s DayMay 1Children ' s DayJune 1HalloweenOctober 31Thanksgiving DayThe four Thursday inNovemberChristmas DayDecember 25Step 2 pre-readingWhat is your favourite holiday of the year? Why?Step 3 fast readingI.How many kinds of festivals are mentioned in the text? What are they?2. let 'get to

6、 know more about these festivals and fill in the form onP3.Ex1Step 4 careful readingParagraph 1:When did ancient people celebrate ?at the end of winter?When good weather returned?a good harvest?animals caughtParagraph 2: Festivals of the dead1. What are festivals of the dead for?2. How do Japanese h

7、onour their ancestors?3. What do the people in Mexico do in memory of the dead?*Are there any similar festivals in China? What do do? What to eat?The Qingming FestivalParagraph 3: Festivals to honour peopleFestivalsCountryPeople honoured6The Dragon BoatFestivalChinaQu Yuan, the famousancient poetCol

8、umbus DayThe USAChristopher ColumbusNational FestivalIndiaMahatma GandhiParagraph 4:Harvest Festivals1) Why are autumn festivals happy events?Because people are grateful and happy and a season of agricultural work is over.2) What do people do to celebrate it?In European countries, it is the custom t

9、o decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit; get together to have meals, win awards for their animals, flowers, fruit and vegetables; admire the moon Paragraph 5: Spring FestivalsFestivalsCountryWhat to doThe Lunar ChineseNew YearChinaEat dumplings, fish and meatGive lucky moneyDragon

10、dancesCarnivalsChristiancountriesParades, dancing , louc music , colourful clothingThe Cherry BlossomFestivalJapanEnjoy the cherry tree flowersParagraph 6: What are the purposes of festivals?Festivals: To have fun with each other / To let us enjoy life/ To be proudof our custom/ To forget our daily

11、life for a little while/To honour thedead/To honour famous people/To celebrate harvest/To welcome a newyear and look forward to the future/To ask people to pay attention to somethingStep 5 post readingDo T or F(1) . The ancient people needn ' t worry about their fFod.(2) . Halloween used to be a

12、 festival intended to honor the dead. T(3) . Qu Yuan was a great poet whom people honor a lot in China. T(4) . Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn. F(5) . Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus. F(6) . There is pink snow in spring in Japan. FStep 6 Group workFestivals are create

13、d. Now you ' ve got the chance to create a new festival.Discuss in groups, make a plan:When the festival takes placeWhat the festival is forWhat people do at the festivalWhat people eat at the festivalSample: Peace DayIt takes place every year on January 2, the day after the New YearAt the beginning of a new year, we create such a festival in order to call for peace, to make the world a better place for everyone. People have to learn about foreign countries on that day. The TVs and newspapers will be all about forei