【授課教師】karen

【授課年級】高一

【授課內容】warming up, listening, speaking

【授課類型】講授課

【教學方法】交際法，討論法

【教學器材】多媒體課件

【教學目標】

1. to train the students listening and speaking ability

2. to talk about some important foreign festivals

3. to compare Chinese and western festivals

Teaching aids

1. a multi-media projector 2. a tape recorder

Teaching procedures

Step 1 lead in

A. Show the students a red envelope and ask them when they usually get this kind of envelopes-the Spring Festival

B. Ask them to guess how many festivals Chinese people celebrate every year-around 90 (take March as an example, Mar 8th -- International Women’s Day; Mar 12th – Tree Planting Day; Mar 14th – International Police Day; Mar 15th – World Consumer Rights’ Day )

C. Show some pictures to the students and ask them to identify some Chinese festivals. (the Dragon Boat Festival: Mid Autumn Day; the Lantern Festival; the Double Ninth Festival)

D. Q: 1. Among all those Chinese festivals, which one is the most important?

2. In foreign countries, do they have the Spring Festival too? If not, which one is as important as the Spring Festival?

E. Compare the Spring Festival and Christmas

Name The Spring Festival Christmas

When In Jan. or Feb On Dec.25th

Who Chinese all around the world Most westerners

How have family reunion dinner pay new year’s visit receive money in red envelopeset off fire works Have family get-togetherdecorate Christmas treesexchange gifts (stockings)send Christmas cards

Why Welcome the new year Celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ

Theme family religion

How old Thousands of years About 2000 years

When talk about the origin of the Christmas, let them listen to a short story about it.

Tape script

Christmas Day-December 25-which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, the founder of the Christian religion, is the biggest and best-loved holiday in the United States.

According to the Bible, God decided to allow his only son, Jesus Christ, to be born to a human mother and live on earth so that people could understand God better and learn to love God and each other more. "Christmas"- meaning "celebration of Christ "- honors the time when Jesus was born to a young Jewish woman Mary.

Although the exact date of the birth of Jesus nearly 2,000 years ago is not known, for the first 300 years, Jesus' birthday was celebrated on different dates. Finally, in the year 354, church leaders chose December 25 as his birthday.

Step 2 warming up

Beside Christmas, ask them what other festivals they know. Show them some pictures and ask them some questions about Halloween and Thanksgiving Day

Halloween

Q: What is the name of that festival?

When do people celebrate it? (October 31st )

How do they celebrate it?(costumes, masks and Jack O'Lanterns)

Let them listen to a short story about the famous game called “trick or treat”

Tape script

On Halloween night the children would dress up in Mom or Dad's old shoes and clothes, put on a mask, and be ready to go outside. The little kids had to go with their mothers, but we older ones went together to neighbors' houses, ringing their doorbell and shouting, "Trick or treat!" meaning, "Give us a treat or we'll play a trick on you!" The people inside were supposed to come to the door and comment on our costumes.

Oh! Here is a ghost. Oh, there's a witch. Oh, here's an old lady.

Thanksgiving Day

Q: 1. what is the name of that festival?

2. when do people celebrate it?

3. who do they want to express thanks to?(a short story)

Tape script

In 1620, some settlers sailed to America on the May flower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of religion. After a two-month hard time they landed in Massachusetts. During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of hunger and disease. Those who survived began planting in the first spring. All summer long they waited for the harvests anxiously, knowing that their lives and the future depended much on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced more than what they expected. And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the god be fixed. Years later, President of the United States decided the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year.

What is the most famous food for that festival?(turkey)

Step 3 listening

A. Listen to the tape and ask the students to fill in the blanks. (about Easter)

The festival is a celebration of ________ and it is also a ________ holiday. Easter is celebrated in _____________________ but the exact dates vary from year to year. People celebrate Easter in different ways: in some countries, the _____________- a big rabbit - will visit and children will go on ________, looking for eggs and _____that have been hidden by their parents. In other countries, Easter is a time for children to ________ like witches and go _______________ asking for candy .

B. Invite several students to describe some festivals in one or two sentences and let the other students guess which festivals they are talking about

Step 4 speaking

Ask the students to work in pairs and make up a brand new festival, clarify why they want to set up that festival (the significance)

I myself might give them an example.

I think that the new holiday should be a Walking Day. On this day, cars, buses, trucks, bicycles are not allowed to appear in the street. Everybody has to walk. Thus people will enjoy one day of fresh air. On that day, there will be no traffic accidents and people will be safe. Many people can also take this opportunity to do more exercise. The holiday will be celebrated in March.

Step 5 group discussion

In the newly concluded NPC and CPPCC, some members suggested that some traditional Chinese festivals such as Tomb Sweeping Festival, Mid Autumn Day should be set as national public holiday. Ask the students if they are for or against the suggestion and why?

【教學體會】students seemed more interested in the multimedia lesson, if possibe, I should give this kind of lesson more often

No 3 Middle School

Kong Xunyi Mar. 18th