Unit4holidaysandfetivals

　　warmingup学案teachinggoals1。togetthestudentstotalkaboutfestivals2。tolearnabouthowfestivalsbeginandhowtocelebratefestivalssoastoenablethemtolearnmoreaboutdifferentcultureswhilelearningdifferentlanguage3。todevelopthestudents’readingskills：skimming，scanning，summarizing，andfindingoutdetails。4。toarousethestudents’interestinfestivals，cultures，especiallythoseinchina，thuspromotetheircultureawareness。importantpoints1。comprehensionofthereadingpart。2。knowledgeaccumulationoffestivalsandcultures。3。usefulwordsandexpressionsconcerningfestivals。step1leadinfreetalk：didyouhaveagoodtimeinyourwinterholidays？whendidyoufeelmosthappyandexcited？why？step2warmingup1。letthessthinkabouttheotherchinesefestivals。2。discussiononewhendoesthefestivalcome？whatdopeoplecelebrate？whatdopeopledo？fillintheblanksfestivalsdatefestivalsdatenewyearteachersdayinternationalwomensdayoctober1starbordaythespringfestivalinternationallabordaythefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonthinternationalchildrensdaymidautumnfestivalarmydaythe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonthchineseyouthdayaprilthefifth3discussiontwotalkaboutsomeforeignfestivals。step3discussion1）whatisyourfavourateholidayoftheyear？why？2）whatfestivalsorcelebrationsdoyouenjoyinyourcityortown？doyoulikespendingfestivalswithyourfamilyorwithfriends？whatpartofafestivaldoyoulikebestthemusic，thethingstosee，thevisitsorthefood？step4languagepoints1。mean1）inevermean我没打算让她读那些书。2）passingtheentranceexaminationmeans通过了高考意味着被大学录取。3）wechinesepeoplealwaysmean我们中国人从来说话算数。4）thesebooks，imeant。这些书是给你的，我的意思是让你要这些书。5）idon’tmean。我不打算跟你吵架。2。takeplace1）greatchangesinchinainthepast10years。在最近十年里，中国发生了巨大的变化。2）aterribletrafficaccidentlastnight。昨晚发生了一次可怕的交通事故。3）thefirstworldwarin1914。第一次世界大战发生于19XX年。homework1。previewreading2。readingnianthenewyearmonster（originandlegends）nianinchineseonlymeans‘year’。however，itiswidelyacceptedthattheoriginofthiswordcomesfromthemythical（神化的）monsterthatwouldcomeandterrorize（恐吓）humansaroundthetimeofthenewyear。fierce（凶猛的）niantodestroymankind。theemperorsummoned（召集）awisemantosolvethisproblem。thewisemanapproachednianwithachallenge。whydoyouchoosetokillanddestroythehumanswhoarenomatchforyourstrength？heasked。proveyourrealpowerbydestroyingtheothermonstersoftheearth。niantookupthischallenge，andoneyearlater，havingdestroyedallthemonstersoftheearth，hereturnedtomankind。however，thedayhereturnedsomechildrenwereplayingwithfirecrackers（鞭炮），andtheynoticedthatnianwasafraidofthenoise。fromthenon，oneachnewyearfirecrackersandotherfireworksareusedtoscareaway（吓跑）thelastremainingmonsteroftheearthnian。