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Teaching design
Basic information Time duration: 45 minutes Student: Senior 3 Material: Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Lesson type: Reading
Guiding ideology According to the National Curriculum Standards for General High School, based on the perspective of Activity-based learning, led by the theme, and help students form the core competence, the teacher should integrate the 6 elements into 4 types interrelated with the language and thinking activities, activating the theme, analyzing the text, exploring the text and enlightening on the theme.
Analysis of material What: The topic is festivals and celebrations. It mainly talks about the various ways of celebrating festivals and the meanings of festivals. Why: This is an argumentation, which is mainly arranged from 3 parts: the common spirit of festivals, the celebration of festivals and the meaning of festivals. How: After this lesson, students can summarize the main idea about the celebrations and meanings of different festival.
Analysis of students Student status Merits: They have the ability to explore the theme and to think abstractly and deeply. Also, they have the knowledge and experience to express common-sense views on festivals and celebrations. Shortcomings: They lack the depth and breadth of thinking and are not able to organize their language more effectively and logically. Solutions: 1. Guide them to find the general and specific information about this passage. 2. Set some tasks to help them learn and think logically. 3. Use free talk and group work to help them express ideas.
Teaching objectives By the end of the class, students will be able to: 1. Identify the main ideas of each paragraph and clarify the discourse structure.(Understanding) 2. Comment on some changes in custom to cultivate their critical thinking.(Analyzing) 3. Talk about the reasons of celebrating festivals to explore the significance of celebrating festivals through pair work.(Applying) 4. Examine the cultural phenomenon of festivals by group discussion.(Creating)
Teaching key points 1. Master the main content about the celebration of festivals and the discourse structure. 2. Express their opinions about the reasons of celebrating festivals and talk about the changes in festivals.
Teaching difficult point Express their opinions about the reasons of celebrating festivals and talk about the changes in festivals.
Teaching method Task-based Learning Teaching Method
Learning methods Initiative learning Cooperative learning Exploratory learning
Teaching aids Blackboard Projectors Some pictures
Teaching procedures 1. Activating the theme(6mins) 2. Analyzing the text(18mins) 3. Exploring the text(8mins) 4. Enlightening on the theme(8mins) 5. Summary, evaluation and homework(5mins)
Teaching procedures
Teacher activity Student activity
Activating the theme (6mins) 1. Free talk (1) What festivals do you celebrate with your family each year (2) Why do you think people celebrate different festivals 2. Make a prediction. Predict the main content of the text according to the titles of the unit and passage. 1.Students’ answer: (1) Spring Festival, Mid-autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival… (2) Because they can bring much fun and holidays. 2. Predict the main content of the text. Students: The celebration of different festivals in the world.
Purpose 1. to attract students’ interest in this class. 2. to lead in the topic and prepare for the reading. Core competence Thinking quality--- to enhance the abilities of divergent thinking and prediction. Learning strategy--- to cultivate existing knowledge and develop initiative learning.
Analyzing the text (18mins) 1. Read the passage and match the main ideas of each paragraph. 2. Clear the structure and find more information. ①clear the structure. ②find more information according to the structure. ③ask two questions: a. How do you feel about festivals customs that have already faded away b. What is the author’s attitude towards the Commercialization of festivals 1. Read the passage and match the main ideas of each paragraph. 2. Clear the structure and find more information. ①clear the structure. ②find more information according to the structure. ③answer two questions: a. Some may fade away but some may be established. We should think of this seriously. b. The increase in spending is good for economy and public happiness.
Purpose 1. to have a general idea of this text and get more detailed information. 2. to improve their ability of generalizing and analyzing information. Core competence Language competence---to grasp the text information Thinking quality--- to develop the ability to summarize and generalize information Cultural awareness--- to think about the meaning of celebrating festival.
Exploring the text (8mins) Work in pairs and discuss. Why do we celebrate festivals Work in pairs and discuss. Why do we celebrate festivals Ss 1: They help us understand where we came from and who we are. Ss 2: They make us realize the happiness in life. Ss 3: They reflect our life attitudes.
Purpose 1. to deepen the understanding of the text and improve their expressing competence. 2. to cultivate the ability to analyzing situations and critical thinking. Core competence Language competence--- to further understanding of the text and express ideas. Thinking quality---to analyze reasons and cultivate creative thinking. Learning strategy--- to cultivate exploratory learning.
Enlightening on the theme (8mins) Work in groups and discuss: What changes have taken place in the custom of Spring Festival in your hometown Work in groups and discuss: What changes have taken place in the custom of Spring Festival in your hometown Ss 1: We don’t light firecrackers and fireworks any longer because the government want to protect the environment. Ss 2: We don’t spend a lot of money to celebrate this festival. We just need to enjoy it with our family.
Purpose 1. to cultivate their cooperative and communicative abilities. 2. to improve their ability to solve problems. 3. to deepen their understanding of today’s learning. Core competence Language competence--- to integrate the usage of language to express. Cultural awareness—to deepen the understanding of today’s topic. Learning strategy---to cultivate cooperative and communicative learning.
Summary, evaluation and homework (5mins) 1. Summary What we have learned today 2. Evaluation: Finish a self-assessment table. 3. Homework ①Read the text and retell it by yourself. ②Finish the exercise in Page 5, task 5. ③ Write a composition about the Dragon Boat Festival in your hometown. (You can use the text we have learned as a model.) 1. Summary What we have learned today 2. Evaluation: Finish a self-assessment table. 3. Homework ①Read the text and retell it by yourself. ②Finish the exercise in Page 5, task 5. ③ Write a composition about the Dragon Boat Festival in your hometown. (You can use the text we have learned as a model.)
Purpose 1. to improve students’ language competence and evaluate their performance in this class. 2. to consolidate the new knowledge and have a deeper understanding of today’s learning.
Blackboard design
Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Common spirit (1) Celebration (2-4) Meaning (5) Spring Festival: … Why do we celebrate festivals
Teaching reflection
According to the teaching design, the teaching of reading will be arranged in a flexible way. The topic focuses on the celebration of festivals. Most of the students can involve in class actively, but some of them still dare not speak. The teacher should encourage them to be active in class and gain more confidence in learning English.

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