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Unit2 Family tie
Discovery: Family celebrations around the world
Period 7
Teaching aims Students are expected to understand the textual structure of encyclopedic articles. Understand the cultural messages and connotations of family celebrations around the pare cultural differences to enhance understanding and recognition of family concepts in different cultures.
Teaching focus Understand the cultural messages and connotations of family celebrations around the world.
Teaching difficulty compare cultural differences and enhance the understanding and identification of family concepts in different cultures.
Learning Procedures:
Stages Learning activities Teaching purposes
Lead-in Answer the questions. When do you usually have family celebrations What do you do for the celebrations To lead to the topic
Pre-task Read the title and raise questions. What do they do for the celebrations When do they have the celebrations Are their celebrations different from ours Look at the pictures and answer the questions. What can you see in the pictures What are the celebrations probably about To view the title and get interested in the topic To view pictures and get information
While-task Read the paragraphs and underline the key words.Then complete the sentences and talk about the main idea. Read the paragraphs again and complete the table. Read the paragraphs again and answer the questions. Do people in China celebrate “big” birthdays when they turn 89 Do German families celebrate “Einschulung” for their child every year When is the Thai Pongal What is the traditional Pongal dish like Read the paragraphs and raise questions. How do Chinese families celebrate “big” birthdays Why is the first day of first grade important to German children Why do they get a bag of sweets and presents Read the paragraphs and answer the questions. What do people in China do to celebrate “big” birthdays Why is the first day of first grade important to German children How long do Tamil people celebrate Pongal What else do Tamil people do to celebrate Pongal To summarize the main idea of each paragraph To read for specific information To infer according to the text To activate interest in different cultures To get more information about cultures
Post-task Think and answer the questions. What is important to people in different places Why do you think so Do your family think school life is important to you What do they do Do Chinese people have similar harvest festivals How do we celebrate Read the situation and give Harry some advice Harry is invited to attend a birthday celebration party for Lin Dong’s grandma’s 59th birthday. He would like to know: Why do people in China celebrate the 59th birthday What do people do during the celebration What can he prepare for the birthday party To compare the difference between China and other countries. To deep the understanding of family in different cultures
Assignments Find more family celebrations around the world. Introduce your favourite family celebration to your classmates.
Blackboard Design
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