Unit1FestivalsandCelebrationsAssessingYourProgress教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)教學(xué)目標(biāo)e.g.ledge:Masterkeyvocab(e.g.,"celebration","custom")andsentencepatternsaboutfestivals;understandculturaldifferencesinglobalfestivals.Skills:Usetargetlanguagetodescribefestivals,discusstheirsignificance,andwriteashortpassageaboutafamiliarfestival.Affect:Appreciateculturaldiversity,fosterrespectfordifferenttraditions,andenhancecrossculturalawareness.LearningStrategies:Practicesummarizingfestivalfeaturesviareading/listening;collaborateingroupdiscussionstoexchangeideas.重難點(diǎn)Key:Vocabandexpressionsfordescribingfestivals;understandingfestivalrelatedtexts.Difficult:Distinguishingculturalnuancesinfestivalcelebrations;usingplexsentencestoexpresspersonalviewsonfestivalsignificance.教學(xué)環(huán)節(jié)學(xué)習(xí)活動(dòng)新課教學(xué)Teacher:Goodmorning,class!Today,wearegoingtohaveareviewandassessmentofwhatwe'velearnedinUnit1FestivalsandCelebrations.Ibelieveyouallhadagreattimeexploringvariousfestivalsaroundtheworldinthisunit.So,let'sstartbyrefreshingourmemories.Cananyonenamesomeofthefestivalswetalkedabout?Student1:WelearnedabouttheSpringFestival,whichisthemostimportanttraditionalfestivalinChina.Teacher:Verygood!Whatelse?Student2:Christmas,it'swidelycelebratedinmanyWesterncountries.Teacher:Excellent.Andtherearemanymore,liketheMidAutumnFestival,Thanksgiving,andtheCarnival.Now,let'smoveontothevocabularypart.Whenwedescribefestivals,weusealotofspecificwords.I'llgiveyousomesentences,andyouneedtofillintheblankswiththecorrectwordsfromourunit.Lookatthefirstsentenceonthescreen:"Thebeautifulflowersoncherrybranchesarethemost_______signofthearrivalofspring."Whatwordshouldweusehere,class?Student3:Fancy?Teacher:Well,let'sthinkaboutit.Fancyusuallymeanselaborateordecorative,butinthiscontext,wearelookingforawordthatcandescribetheflowersasacharacteristicsign.Anyotherideas?Student4:Significant?Teacher:Exactly!Theword"significant"fitsperfectlyhere.Itmeansimportantormeaningful,indicatingthatthecherryblossomsareanimportantsignofspring.Now,let'slookatthesecondsentence:"InDecember,manypanieshave_______dresspartiestocelebratetheendoftheyear."Whatwordshouldweputinthisblank?Student5:Brief?Teacher:Notreally.Briefmeansshortorconcise,whichdoesn'tmakesenseforadressparty.Thinkaboutawordrelatedtothetypeofclothingpeoplemightwearatsuchaparty.Student6:Fancy!Teacher:Correct!"Fancydressparties"arepartieswherepeoplewearelaborateorspecialclothes.Greatjob.Now,let'smoveontothenextone:"Thefemalesoldiersformingthebiggest____________groupintheNationalDayparadeattractedalotofinterestfromthe_______."Whowantstogiveitatry?Student7:Thefirstblankcouldbe"marching",andthesecondonecouldbe"audience".Teacher:Absolutelyright!"Marching"describestheactionofthesoldiersmovinginanorderlywayduringtheparade,and"audience"referstothepeoplewhoarewatching.Now,let'scheckanothersentence:"ThemostmoncoloryouseeduringtheSpringFestivalisredbecausered__________life,wealth,andgoodluckinChineseculture."Whatwordshouldweusehere?Student8:Represents?Teacher:Perfect!InChineseculture,redindeedrepresentsthesepositivethings.Okay,let'smoveontothenextpartgrammar.Inthisunit,welearnedabouttheusesofingformsandpastparticiplesasattributesandpredicatives.Let'stakealookatsomeexamples.Forinstance,"anewlydiscoveredplanet",here"discovered"isapastparticipleusedasanattributetomodify"planet".Andinthesentence"shewasseriouslyinjuredinthatcaraccident","injured"isapastparticipleusedasapredicative.Canyouseethedifference?Now,I'llgiveyousomesentences,andyouneedtotellmewhethertheingformorthepastparticipleshouldbeusedcorrectly.Lookatthissentence:"Takingpartinthecelebrationisa_______(satisfying/satisfied)experienceforus."Whichoneshouldwechoose,class?Student9:Satisfying?Teacher:Right!"Satisfying"isusedtodescribesomethingthatcausesafeelingofsatisfaction.Whenwesay"asatisfyingexperience",wemeantheexperienceitselfisfulfilling.Now,let'slookatanotherone:"Themandressedinaghostcostumelooksquite_______(frightening/frightened)."Student10:Frightening?Teacher:Exactly!"Frightening"isusedtodescribesomethingthatcausesfear.Here,themanintheghostcostumelooksscary.Now,let'sthinkaboutthereasonswhypeoplecelebratefestivals.Canyousummarizethembasedonwhatwe'velearnedinthisunit?Student11:Peoplecelebratefestivalstoshowgratitude,likeonThanksgiving.Teacher:Verygood.Whatelse?Student12:Torememberimportanteventsorpeople,suchasChristmasmemoratingthebirthofJesus.Teacher:Excellent.Andalsotoenjoywithfamilyandfriends,andtokeeptraditionsalive.Now,let'smoveontothewritingpart.Welearnedhowtowriteapassageaboutafestival.First,let'srecallthestructure.Weshouldstartwithanopeningparagraphstatingthetopic,likewhere,when,andwithwhomyoucelebratedthefestival,andalsoyourmainfeeling.Then,inthebodyparagraphs,wedescribethestartofthefestival,thesurroundings,andthefestivalactivitiesindetail.Finally,wehaveaclosingparagraphgivingabriefsummaryoftheexperience.Now,Iwantyoutoworkinpairsandwriteashortpassageaboutafestivalyouarefamiliarwith,followingthisstructure.Youcanchooseanyfestivalyoulike,eitherfromtheunitoroneyoucelebrateinyourownfamily.(Studentsworkinpairsandstartwriting)Teacher:Time'sup.Let'sstophere.Now,eachpair,pleasechooseonepersontoreadyourpassagealoud,andtherestoftheclass,listencarefullyandgivesomements.Whowantstostartfirst?Student13:WewroteabouttheLanternFestival.TheLanternFestivalfallsonthefifteenthdayofthefirstmonthofthelunaryear.Onthatday,wewenttotheparkwithourfamily.Therewerelanternseverywhere,andtheyweresobeautiful.Wealsotriedtosolvetheriddlesonthelanterns.Itwasareallyfunexperience.Teacher:Greatjob!Youfollowedthestructurewell.Now,class,whatdoyouthinkoftheirpassage?Anysuggestionsforimprovement?Student14:Maybetheycouldaddmoredetailsaboutthelanterns,likewhatshapesorcolorstheywere.Teacher:That'sagoodsuggestion.Addingmoredetailscanmakethedescriptionmorevivid.Now,let'shearfromanotherpair.Student15:WewroteabouttheDragonBoatFestival.TheDragonBoatFestivalisonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth.Wewatchedthedragonboatracesbytheriver.Theboatsweremovingveryfast,andthepeoplewerecheeringloudly.Wealsoatezongzi,whichwasdelicious.Teacher:W