人教版英语必修3 Unit1 Festivals around the world

Unit1 Festivals around the world

Teaching aims:

1. Topic

Festivals; how festivals begin; how to celebrate festivals

2. Useful words and expressions:

Starve plenty satisfy ancestor lamp lead feast bone origin trick poet arrival national gain independence gather agricultural European custom award watermelon handsome rooster admire energetic forward Easter clothing religious social Christian daily permission possibility fool apologise drown sadness obvious wipe lovely couple weep announcer forgive

Take place in memory of dress up play a trick look forward to day and night as though have fun with turn up keep one’s word hold one’s breath

3. Functional items:

1)Request

Could /Would you please…?

Could I have…?

Could we look at…?

I look forward to ….

May I see…?

2)Thanks

It’s very kind of you…

Thank you very much/thanks a lot.

I’d love to.

It was a pleasure….

Don’t mention it.

You are most welcome.

4. Structures

情态动词can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, must, can’t 等的用法。

1) can /could

Jin can speak English well. (ability)

Could you please show me the way to Beihai Park? (request)

2) may /might

May we see the awards for the teams? (permission; request)

She might give you some new clothing. (possibility)

3) will /would

The Spring Festival is the most fun. The whole family will come for dinner. (promise; agreement)

Often he would dress up like a rich man. (past habit; custom)

4) shall /should

The harvest festival begins on Saturday. We shall be there with our friends. (promise; agreement)

You should arrive at the airport two hours before he goes. (advice) 5) must /can’t

Wang Feng wins an award every year. He must be very strong (speculation) You must be joking. That can’t be true. (guessing)

Teaching procedures

Period 1 (Reading)

Step 1. Warming up

1. Ask Ss to name as many festivals as possible.

2. Ss finish the form on page1

Step 2. Pre-reading

Ss discuss and answer:

1. What is your favourite holiday of the year? Why?

2. What festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in your city?

Step 3. While-reading

1. Fast reading:

How many festivals does it mention?

2. Second reading: read and answer

Ancient festivals:

When did ancient people celebrate? Why?

Festivals of the Dead:

1)What are festivals of the dead for?

2)What do you know about Halloween?

Festivals to honour people:

1)What festivals are mentioned in this paragraph?

2)Why do people have these festivals?

3)Who do you think should have a festival to honour them? Why? Harvest Festivals:

1)Why are autumn festivals happy events?

2)What do people do for the festivals in European countries?

3)Do you know of any harvest celebrations in China?

Spring Festivals: