TheFirstPeriodSpeakingStepILead-inShowtheword“FESTIVALS”onthescreenandthenencouragethestudentstotalkaboutasmuchaboutfestivalsinChinaaspossible.StepIISpeaking1FESTIVALSChineseFestivalsDateChineseFestivalsDateNewYearJanuary1stTeachers’DaySeptember10thInternationalWomen’sDayMarch8.NationalDayOctober1stArborDayMarch12ththeSpringFestival.LunarNewYearInternationalLaborDayMay1stPureBrightnessDayAprilthefifth.ChineseYouthDayMay4th.DragonBoatFestivalthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonthInternationalChildren’sDayJune1stMid-AutumnFestivalthe5thdayofthe8thlunarmonth.ArmyDayAugust1stLanternFestivalthe15dayofthe1stlunarmonth.StepIIISpeaking2T:Ok!WehavegotlotsofinformationaboutChinesefestivals.Wouldyouliketoknowsomethingaboutsomeforeignfestivals?Ss:Yes!Ofcourse!T:What’sthemostimportantfestivalinwesterncountries?Ss:Christmas!T:That’sright!Pleaselookatthepictures,andthenmatchthefestivalswiththedescriptions.Ifyouknowsomeinformationaboutthefestivals,pleasetalkaboutthemwithyourpartners.StepIVEverydayEnglishExpressinglikes,dislikesandpreferences....StepVSummaryandhomework1.Ifyouhaveachancetodecideanewholidaythatismostlikelytobenecessaryinyouropinion,pleasecreateanewholidayandgiveyourreasons.2.DoEverydayEnglishonpage37.TheSecondPeriodReadingStepIRevisionCheckthestudents’homework—creatinganewholiday.StepIIRevisionNowpleasereadTheMagicoftheMaskandthenanswermyquestions.SkimmingAsktheSstoskimthroughthequestionsandthenreadthetextsilently.GettheSscomprehendthepassagequicklyandaccuratelyandatthesametimehelpthemtoformagoodhabitofreading.Showthequestionsonthescreen.1.Whatdoyouthinkofwhenyouthinkofcarnival?2.Whereandwhydoestheword“carnival”comefrom?WheredoesCarnivaloriginatefrom?3.HowwastheCarnivalinVenice?4.HowdidthedifferentkindsofpeoplebehaveinthecarnivalinVenice?I5.WhyweremasksbannedwhenVenicebecamepartoftheAustrianempire,attheendoftheeighteenthcentury?6.Whenandwhywasthetraditionwearingmasksrevived?Andbywhom?7.HowlongandwheniscarnivalinVenicecelebratedtoday?8.IsthespiritofVenicecarnivalthesameasthegreatAmericancarnivals?GivetheSssixminutestolookthroughthetext,allowthemtodiscusswiththeirpartnersencouragethemtoexpressthemselveswiththeirownwords.StepIIIIntensiveReadingLettheSshaveenoughtimetoreadthepassagecarefullythistimetounderstandthemainideasofeachparagraphandgetthedetails.Languagepoints1.Astimepassed,however,thecarnivalperiodwasextended,sothatitbeganjustafterChristmas.P32⑴as：when;while“当……之时”(此处表示两个渐进的动作)“随着……”Ashegrewolder,hebecamelessactive.Asthesocietydevelops,thelivingconditionsgetbetterandbetter.=Withthedevelopmentofthesociety,thelivingconditionsgetbetterandbetter.⑵sothat引导结果状语从句2.Ordinarypeoplecouldpretendtoberichandimportant,whilefamouspeoplecouldhaveromanticadventuresinsecret.P32⑴pretend:makeoneselfappear(tobesth.,tobedoingsth.)佯装，伪装Hepretended/tobereadingthebook/tohavereadthebook/tobeasleep/thathewasreading/whenhismothercamein.⑵while“而，却”并列连词，表对比之意一般连接两个句式结构一致，而意义相对或相反的两个句子。(04’广西35.)Idoeverysinglebitofhousework______myhusbandBobjustdoesthedishesnowandthen.A.sinceＢ.whileＣ.whenＤ.as⑶insecret(表情况或状态)=secretlyindespair在绝望中inpoverty在贫困中inwonder惊奇地inpublic公开地inlove恋爱中intears在哭泣inatroublestate在烦恼inpoorhealth健康不佳3.Iftheybrokethelaws,theywereputinprisonforuptotwoyears....
