Unit4Behindbeliefs课题M9U4课时9-3Welcometotheunit主备人授课时间教学目标1.Developstudents’abilityinlisteningandspeaking.2.MakestudentstalkaboutidiomsandaskquestionstofindoutaboutdifferencesbetweencultureswriteastorytotellataChristmasparty教学重、难点Howtoimprovestudents’abilityinlisteningandspeaking.教、学具slides预习要求workbook教师活动内容、方式学生活动内容、方式旁注Step1Lead-inShowfourpicturestothestudentstoleadinthetopic.Manypeopleindifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentbeliefsorreligious.Step2Sharinginformation（DiscussthepicturesonPage49）Picture11.Whataretheydoing?TheyarecelebratingChristmas.2.Whenisitnow?It’sChristmasEve.3.WhatdopeopleeatonChristmasDay?Peoplewillpreparelotsofchocolates,nutsandsnacks.AroastturkeyorgooseisusuallyservedforChristmasdinner.Picture2Haveyoueverreadthisbook?Whatdoyouknowaboutit?●aclassicpieceofChineseliterature●acombinationofmyth,parableandcomedy●atriptoIndiaforBuddhism●maincharactersincludeaBuddhistmonkwhoisalsoknowasthePriestofTangandhisthreefollowers,MonkeyKing,PigsyandFriarSandHowmanyobstaclesdotheymeetduringthejourney?Whydoyouthinktheyfacetheseobstacles?●togivethemonkandhisthreefollowersaninsightintotheirowncharactersandshowthatpeoplemustofferstrugglestosucceedDividessintoseveralgroupsandletthemdiscussthepictures.●tosymbolizethedifficultiesandchallengesthatpeoplemeetinthecourseofdoingwhattheybelieveinPicture31.Whatisamosqueusedfor?AmosqueisaplaceforMuslimstoworship2.DoyouknowanyfamousmosquesinChina?●theIdKahMosqueinKashgar,Xinjing.Thismosquewasbuiltin1442andisthelargestinChina.●theGreatMosqueinXi’an,ShaanxiProvince.Itwasbuiltinthe18thcenturywithatraditionalChinesearchitecturalstyle.Picture4●TaoismisoneofthemajorreligionsinChina.ItwasfoundedbyLao-tzuinaboutthe6thcenturyBC.ThemostimportanttextofTaoismisTao-te-Ching.Inthe5thcenturyAD,Taoismdevelopasareligioussystem.●Taoismbelievesin‘wuwei’,whichmeansthateverythingmustfollowitscourseandhappennaturally.●TheyinyangofTaoismhasgreatlyinfluencedChinesephilosophy.Step3Discuss:1.Althoughtherearesomanybeliefsorreligions,doyouthinktheyhavesomethingincommon?●Encouragepeopletodogood●Haveapowertocallonpeopletodevotethemselvestothatreligion●Helppeoplelivetheirlivesinapositiveway●Motivatepeopletobecompassionate,kindandloving2.Canyounameanyotherreligiousaroundtheworldthatyouhaveheardof?Hinduism印度教Judaism犹太教Buddhism佛教Islam伊斯兰教3.Doyouknowanyfamousreligiousplaces?TheMogaoGrottoes(Dunhuang,Gansu)TheWhiteHorseTemple(Luoyang,Henan)TheVatican(Italy)Anuradhapura(SriLanka)Mecca(SaudiArabia)MountWudang(HubeiProvince)4.Doyouknowanyfestivalsthatareassociatedwiththesedifferentreligions?Showsomepicturestothestudentstoenjoythendiscuss.ForBuddhists(NirvanaDay,Buddha’sDay,BodhiDay)Showsomepicturestothestudentstoenjoythendiscuss.ForChristians(GoodFriday,EasterDay,AllSaintsDay,ChristmasDay)Muslims(Eid,Thefestivalofsacrifice,ForgivenessDay)Step4Homework:1.Searchanddiscussmoreknowledgeaboutbeliefs.2.Previewthereadingpart.
