Unit12 The Spring Festival 教育目标• 1.To improve the students’ speaking and reading abilities.• 2.To make the students to learn the festivals in China and in foreign countries.• 3.To learn the new words and useful phrases.• 4.To make the students get a general idea of the text.教学重点• 1.To make the students understand the festivals• 2.How to make the students understand the text better.教学难点• Some students are afraid of expressing themselves in English, so how to make them discuss in English is difficult.Step1 Greetings:Greet the whole class as usual.Step2 Lead-in Warming up •What is the date of _the spring festival/Thanksgiving Day/Christmas Day__?•__________ on the first day of the lunar January•__________ on the 25th of December•__________ on the fourth Thursday of November.Step3 Learn the new words by reading then fill in the blanks• Step 4 Ask the students to read the text quickly and put the sentences into EnglishStep5 Explain the notes of the text.•1 The Spring Festival is coming .•is coming 是进行时，表示将来要发生的事。例如 come , go •Arrive , leave ， get ， return 等可用进行时表将来。•如： My friend is leaving for Shanghai.•2. no matter how---- 无论 ---- 又如 No matter how difficult the question is ,we have to answer it.•另外， no matter what 无论什么 no matter who 无论谁 no matter where 无论哪里 no matter when 无论何时•3 ． Try to do ---- 尽量做 ---- ，设法做 -----•又如， We try to help the old man to find his way home. 4.prepare for 为 ---- 做准备•又如， We are preparing for the English exam.5.sweep out ---- 扫掉 ----- ，清除 ----又如， Could you help me sweep out the dust?6.hang up ---- 把 ---- 挂起来。又如， You may hang up the map on the blackboard.7.on...
