TheSecondPeriodTeachingAims:1.Learnandmasterthefollowingwords:honour,ancestor,nation,self-determination,purpose,generation,faith,joy,light2.TraintheSs'readingability.3.Letthestudentslearnabouttherelationbetweenfestivalsandhistoryandculture.TeachingImportantPoints:1.Improvethestudents'readingability.2.Helpthestudentslearnaboutforeignhistoryandculturebyreadingaboutfestivals.TeachingDifficultPoint:Howtohelpthestudentsunderstandthepassageexactly.TeachingMethods:1.Discussionsbeforereadingandafterreadingtomakethestudentsinterestedinwhattheywillreadandfurtherunderstandwhattheyhaveread.2.Fastreadingandcarefulreadingtounderstandthepassagecorrectly.3.Pairorgroupworktomakethestudentstakeanactivepartintheactivitiesinclass.TeachingAids:1.aTVsetandaVCD2.aprojector3.arecorderTeachingProcedures:StepⅠ.GreetingsGreetthewholeclassasusual.StepⅡ.DiscussionandLead-inT:Yesterdaywelearnedaboutfestivalsbylisteningandspeaking.Areyouinterestedinfestivals?Ss:Yes.Verymuch.T:Metoo.So,let'swatchaprogramaboutafestivalnow.(TeacherturnsontheTVsetandplaystheVCD.AfterthestudentswatchtheTVprogramforawhile,teacherasksthemsomequestions.)T:Canyoutellmewhichfestivaltheprogramisabout?Ss:Yes.It'sabouttheSpringFestival.T:Howdoyouknow?Ss:Fromwhattheyarewearingandwhattheyaredoing.Andalsofromthehappyatmosphere.T:Yes.WeareChinese,soweareveryfamiliarwithit.Nowlookatthequestionsonthescreenanddiscussthemwithyourpartner.(Teachershowsthescreen.)1.HowdoesyourfamilycelebratetheSpringFestival?2.WhydowecelebratetheSpringFestival?3.Dofestivalshelpusunderstandourhistoryandculture?4.DoyouthinkthatpeoplearespendingtoomuchongiftsandotherthingsduringmajorfestivalslikeChristmasandtheSpringFestival?(AftertheSsdiscussforafewminutes,teacherbeginstoaskthemtotalkaboutthequestions用心爱心专心onebyone.)T:OK.Stop!Who'dliketotalkaboutthefirstquestion?S1:BeforetheSpringFestival,wecleanourhousesandputredcoupletsonourgates.OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,wesetofffirecrackersandaget-togetherbanquetisamust.ThemostpopularfoodisJiaozi.Onthefirstdayofthenewyear,everybodywearsnewclothesandgreetsrelativesandfriendswithbowsandcongratulationswishingeachotherthebestduringthenewyear.T:Howaboutthesecondquestion?S2:TocelebratetherebirthofNature;tomarkthebeginningoftheplantingseasonandotheroutdooractivities;tohaveagoodrestandrelaxationbetweenwinterandspringafterayear'shardwork.T:Thethirdone?S3:Yes.Ithinkso,becausemostofthefestivalswerecreatedalongtimeago.T:Thenthelastquestion?S4:No,Idon'tthinkso.Peoplespendmuchmoney,butthisshowsakindofcultureandtheclosenessbetweenpeople.S5:Ithinkit'stoomuch.Itcausesawasteofmoney.S6:…T:Oh.Youropinionsaredifferent.Buttimeislimitedinclass.Afterclass,youcancontinueyourdiscussion.OK?Ss:OK.T:Well.Todaywe'llreadapassage—Thebirthofafestival.First,let'slearnthenewwordsinthepassage.(Teacherdealswiththenewwordswiththewholeclass.)StepⅢ.ReadingT:NowpleaseturntoPage7Readthepassagesilentlyandquicklytogetthegeneralidea.Afterawhile,I'llaskyouafewquestionsaboutit.(WhentheSsarereadingthepassage,teacherwritesthequestionsontheBb:1.WhydidDr.KarengacreateKwanzaa?2.Whenisthefestival?Howdopeoplecelebrateit?3.WhatarethesevenprinciplesofKwanzaa?Severalminuteslater,teachercheckstheanswers.)T:Well.Haveyoufinishedreadingit?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Who'dliketoanswerthefirstquestionontheblackboard?S7:KarengacreatedKwanzaasothatAfrica-Americanswouldbeabletocelebratethe...
