Unit3FamiliesCelebrateTogetherLesson21HappyThanksgivingTeachingContentMasterywordsandexpressions:grandparent,kitchenKnownwordsandexpressions:hug,give…abighug,ThanksgivingdinnerTeachingAimsKnowaboutThanksgivinginCanada.ItengagesstudentsincomparingChinesecelebrationswithWesterncelebrations.TeachingImportantPointsPossessiveCaseWordsandexpressionsusedonThanksgiving.Studentscanwritepassagesaccordingtothepictures.TeachingDifficultPointsthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetwocountries.TeachingPreparedSomeFlashcardsaboutThanksgivingTeachingAidsAudiotape,FlashcardsTeachingProcedureStep1.Let’ssingthesongofLesson20.Listentothetapeagain.Thenleadinthenextlesson.Step2.Cometo“THINKABOUTIT”.Discussthequestionsandsharetheopinionswiththeothers.Step3.Lookatthepicturesandguesswhattheyaredoing.Accordingtotheirimagination,writeashortpassage.Thendividetheclassintoseveralgroupsanddiscusstheirpassages.Thenchooseabestonetoreadinfrontoftheclass.Step4.Listentothetapeandanswerthequestions:OnThanksgivingDay,wheredidJennyandhermothergo?HaveJenny’scousinscome?Step5.Cometo“LearningTips”.LetthestudentsknowthemeaningofThanksgiving.Discusshnextquestions.HowmanyfestivalsarethereinChina?Whichonedoyoulikebest?Doyouknowwhattheystandfor?Step6.Cometo“Project2”.Ask,“ArefestivalsinCanadathesameasfestivalsinChina?”Lettheclassdiscussthequestions.Getthemtowritedownthesimilaritiesanddifferences.Thispartishardforstudentstounderstand.Makesurethestudentsclearlyunderstandwhattheyaretodo.Pointtothedifferentpartsandexplainwhatthestudentsshouldwrite.Inthegreencircle,writethethingsthatfamiliesdoinChina.Intheredcircle,writethethingsthatfamiliesdoinChina.Intheyellowcircle,writethethingsthatfamiliesdoinbothcountries.ThechartisalsocalledaVenndiagram.Intheirgroups,thestudentseachmakeaVenndiagramofsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenfamilycelebrationsinChinaandCanada.Theymayuseheirnotesfromthepreviouslesson.Step7.Finishofftheactivitybook.Goonthenextreadinginthestudentbookifyouhavetime.SummaryLetthestudentstoactoutwhattheyarrangedinfrontoftheclass.AskthemtosearchsomeinformationaboutthefestivalsinChinaandWesterncountries.Lesson22PresentsfromCanada!TeachingContentMasterywordsandexpressions:box,tape,address,post,postoffice,mailKnownwordsandexpressions:cardboard,wait,send…to…,onthetopof,allreadyTeachingAimsAllofthepeoplearoundtheworldareinabigfamily.Weshouldloveeachother.Cultivatethefeelingsoflovingone’sowncountries.TeachingImportantPointsLearnhowtomakebirthdaycardsandwhattowriteonthem.“Mail”and“post”meanthesamething.TeachingDifficultPointsMakeabirthdaycardTeachingPreparedThethingsthatusedtomakebirthdaycardsTeachingAidsAudiotape,Flashcards,ObjectsTypeoflessonTeachingProcedureStep1.Reviewthelastlesson.Remindthestudentsafamilymembersbirthdayisalsoabigfestival.Sendingdifferentpresentsisimportanttolinktherelationsofthewholefamily.Askthestudents:Didyouhaveapartyforyourparent?Whatdidyousendthem?Didyouexpressyourthankstoourparents?Step2.Cometo‘THINKABOUTIT”Discussthefirstquestion.“Whatdoyouwriteinyourcard?”Writetheiranswersdownandchangetheirideaswiththeothers.Step3.Playthetape.Askthestudentstolistentoitwiththequestions:WhatpresentsareJennyandDannygoingtoposttoLiMing?Step4.Readthetextsilently.Thendiscussthetextindetails.Step5.Takeoutwhatyoupreparedbeforeclass.Makecardsforyourfriendsingroupsandthenwritetheaddressesonthem.R...
