Introduction (6 minutes)

1.The whole class work.

2.The whole class work.

3.The whole class work.

1.Focus their attention on   the teacher. Boy students say the names of the festivals one by one and girl   students say the way to celebrate the festivals.

2.Read the festivals again   together.

3.Listen and sing the song   together.

1.Greet with students. Show some   pictures of the festivals on the screen. Then let boy students say the names   of the festivals one by one, and girl students say how to celebrate the   festivals.

2.Show the pictures of the   festivals on the screen again and review them together.

3.Play the tape and let   students listen to the song — Jingle Bells. Then play the song again   and let students sing the song together.

Presentation

(15   minutes)

1.Individual work.

2.Individual work.

3.Individual work.

4.Individual work.

1.Do 1a. Look at the pictures and  talk about the pictures.

2.Point out the new words and   important sentences：

important, decorate, eve, open,   special, great, put up, Santa Claus, etc.

3.Guess the meanings of the new   words.

4.Listen and read after the tape.   Then say out the activities in Christmas.

1.Show the three pictures one by   one on the screen and let students talk about the pictures by themselves. Then   choose some students to talk about the pictures.

2.Give students some time to read   the passage by themselves and point out the new words and important sentences.

3.Let students guess the meanings   of the new words according the passage first.

4.Play the tape and let students   read after the tape carefully. Help students summarize the activities in   Christmas.

Consolidation (8 minutes)

1.Individual work.

2.Individual work.

3.Individual work.

1.Do 1b. Scan the table by yourselves   and finish 1b. Then check the answers.

2.Answer the questions.

3.Try to retell the detail of   Christmas.

1.Show the table of 1b on the   screen and let students check the activities people do during Christmas time.   Choose some students to check the answers in class.

2.Point out the questions: What do   people do before Christmas? What do people do on Christmas Eve? What do   people do on Christmas Day? Then let students answer the questions orally.

3.Give students some time and retell   the detail of Christmas by themselves. Then choose some students to do it.

Practice

(10   minutes)

1.Individual work.

2.Individual work.

3.Pair work.

4.Individual work.

1.Do 2. Talk about the   pictures by yourselves.

2.Listen to the tape and   choose the pictures in your books.

3.Check the answers.

4.Listen and complete the sentences.   Then read the complete sentences and say more New Year habits of other places   in class.

1.Look at the pictures in 2 by   themselves and talk about the objects.

2.Play the tape. Let students   listen to the passage and choose the pictures in their books.

3.Let students check their answers   in pairs and choose two pairs to check the answers.

4.Play the tape again and let   students complete the sentences by themselves. Choose some students to read   the complete sentences in class and let students talk about the New Year   habits of other places.

Production

(6 minutes)

1.Group work.

1.Design a dream festival in   groups; The table should include Festival Name, Date, How to celebrate.

Then report your dream festivals.

1.Design a dream festival in groups.   Choose some students from each group to report their design.

2.Assign the homework:

Copy 1a;

Retell the detail of Christmas   orally;

Preview the words and passage in   Section C.  

Teaching reflection:

本节课是一节阅读课，重点了解圣诞节的风俗习惯。在课堂教学中，要求学生根据上下文及图片猜测新单词，猜测短文的大意，学生们都做得很好。通过本节课的学习，学生能够口头描述圣诞节的细节，并注意句子连贯，说明学生已经成功地掌握了本节课的目标语言。