Introduction (6 minutes)

1.The whole class work and   individual work.

2.Individual work.

3.The whole class work.

1.Focus their attention on   the teacher. Talk about their favorite festivals in our country.

2.Answer the question:

e.g.My favorite festival is ...   / ... is my favorite festival.

Then say their favorite foreign   festivals.

3.Look at the screen and try to   remember them. Say the festivals in English quickly.

1.Greet with students. Give   students some time to talk about their favorite festivals in our country.

2.Ask some students to   answer the question: What is your favorite festival?(老师解释festival的意思) Then let students say   their favorite foreign festivals.

3.Show some famous festivals on the   screen and let students try to remember them and then show the videos about   the famous festivals one by one quickly and let students say it in English.

Presentation

(15   minutes)

1.Group work.

2.Individual work.

3.The whole class work.

4.Individual work.

5.The whole class work.

1.Do 1a. Talk about the picture in groups.

2.Read the short passage   and point out the new words：

festival, dragon, sweet, luck, etc.

3.Learn the new words   together and read after the tape.

4.Retell the festival in your   own words in class.

5.Try to remember the sentences：

e.g. They often eat turkey and   Christmas cakes and give each other presents. Families in America get together for a big dinner.

1.Show the picture of the   Spring Festival on the screen and let students talk about the picture by   themselves.

2.Let students read the   short passage about the Spring Festival and try to the guess the meaning of the   new words by themselves.

3.Point out the new words   and teach them for several times. Then play the tape and let students read   after the tape.

4.Let some students retell   the festival in their own words.(老师可采用相同的方式教授以下图片内容)

5.Show the important sentences on   the screen and ask students to remember them by themselves.

Consolidation (8 minutes)

1.Individual work.

2.Group work.

1.Do 1b. Circle the food and   underline the activities people do in each festival by yourselves.

2.Do 1c. Discuss your favorite festivals in groups. Then share your favorite festivals with the whole class.

1.Play the tape of 1a and show the food and festivals on PPT. Then ask students to finish 1b.

2.Give students 2 mins to   work in groups and discuss what people do to celebrate the festivals. Each   group can choose one to discuss. Then show their favorite festivals in class.

Practice

(10   minutes)

1.The whole class work.

2.Individual work and pair   work.

3.Individual work and the   whole class work.

4.Individual work and the whole   class work.

1.Do 2. Read the passage   and guess the meaning of believe.

2.Listen to the tape and   circle the names of festivals. Listen again and fill in the blanks.

Finally check the answers in pairs.

3.Learn the key words and   phrases and read after the tape again.

e.g. come back to, show…for…,   bright full moon.

4.Do 3. Try to read the words   together. Then read after the tape carefully.

1.Ask students to read the passage   and prepare for listening.

2.Play the tape and let students circle   the festivals. Then listen again and fill in the blanks. Finally check the   answers.

3.Let students point out the key points   in passage 1, e.g. Many people believe Christ....Then play the tape   again and let students read after the tape together.(老师采用相同的方法教授以下图片内容)

4.Show the words in 3 on the screen   and let students try to read the words by themselves.

Play the tape and let students read   the words together, paying attention to the pronunciations of the blue parts.

Production

(6 minutes)

1.Group work.

1.Talk about the tables and add   more festivals. Then fill in the table in groups; Finally, write passages in   groups.

1.Show some tables about the   festivals on the screen and let students fill in the blanks in groups. Let   students write short passages according to the tables in groups. Then choose   some groups to report their passages.

2.Assign the homework:

Review the words and key sentences   in Section A;

Copy the words and key sentences   for three times;

Look for some information about Christmas   and take notes;

Preview the words and the passage   in Section B.

Teaching reflection:

本节课学习了中西方的著名节日，呈现的语法内容很简单。但是，学习本课的目的是为了了解中西方的节日，进而了解中西方文化的差异，并且要求学生正确对待外来文化，弘扬民族文化，学生在学习的过程中表现了浓厚的兴趣。