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Unit 8 D Listening and speaking 教学设计
I. Teaching Objectives
Improve listening skills by understanding content about The Double Ninth Festival and The Wheat Harvest Festival, and be able to extract key information to complete tasks like choosing best answers, filling notes, and completing a chart.
Enhance speaking skills by discussing The Double Ninth Festival celebrations in pairs and talking about personal festival experiences in groups, using appropriate vocabulary and sentence patterns.
Learn vocabulary related to festivals (The Double Ninth Festival, The Wheat Harvest Festival), activities (climbing mountains, enjoying chrysanthemum flowers, processions), and expressions for describing experiences, and use them accurately in communication.
II. Language Knowledge
1. Key words & phrases
The Double Ninth Festival, the elderly, chrysanthemum flowers, climbing mountains, podcast, yang energy, The Book of Changes, celebration, The Wheat Harvest Festival, processions, traditional clothing, connect with, harvest festivals
2. Key sentences
In pairs, describe the picture about The Double Ninth Festival. Use the words in the box to help you (spending time with the elderly, enjoying chrysanthemum flowers, climbing mountains).
What is the name of the podcast (Shenzhen Weekend / Talk About Shenzhen / Shenzhen Moments)
Who is probably Mike (Chinese grew up in Beijing, teaches English in Shenzhen; Canadian arrived in Shenzhen last week, is interested in Chinese festivals; American has lived in Shenzhen for two years, loves Chinese culture)
Listen again and complete Mike's notes:
Double - Ninth Day is when two yang [elements meet].
It's a great time to celebrate the [elderly] and to enjoy the [chrysanthemum flowers].
Many people go [climbing mountains] or mountain climbing.
The park has [many chrysanthemum flowers].
There are many [activities].
Discuss the questions in pairs:
How did you celebrate The Double Ninth Festival this year
What would you like to tell Mike about this festival
Look at the pictures and answer the questions about The Wheat Harvest Festival:
What activities do you see
What are the people probably going to do
Why did Mickela visit Italy (To attend a music festival / To visit her grandmother's town / To go sightseeing in a city)
Which scene shows the highlight of the festival
Listen again and complete the chart about The Wheat Harvest Festival:
How do people in the town celebrate this festival They celebrate this festival with processions and [traditional dances].
What is Mickela's experience of the festival She cooks with her grandma. She wears [traditional] clothing and joins in the traditional [processions].
Why does Mickela enjoy the festival To connect with Italian [culture]. To spend time with [family].
Discuss the questions in groups:
People celebrate harvest festivals all over the world. How do we celebrate the harvest in China
Why are traditional festivals like harvest festivals important to keep cultures alive
Talk about your experience of celebrating a festival, using the questions to help you:
What preparations did you make for the festival
What special traditions did you take part in
Useful expressions:
I remember that...
I got ready for the festival by...
I spent time...
One of the fun things I did was...
What I like the most is...
I had a good time, ... (proud/happy/excited ...)
3. Key and challenging points
Understand the content about The Double Ninth Festival and The Wheat Harvest Festival through listening and complete related tasks (choosing best answers, filling notes, completing chart).
Talk about The Double Ninth Festival celebrations in pairs and personal festival experiences in groups, using correct vocabulary and sentence structures.
III. Teaching Procedures
Learning activities:
Step 1 Lead - in
Show pictures of The Double Ninth Festival (people climbing mountains, enjoying chrysanthemum flowers with the elderly).
T: What festival do these pictures show How do people celebrate The Double Ninth Festival Invite Ss to share. Then say: Today, we'll learn about The Double Ninth Festival and The Wheat Harvest Festival through listening and speaking.
Step 2 Speaking & Describing
Work on Activity D1
T: In pairs, describe the picture about The Double Ninth Festival. Use the words in the box to help you.
Divide Ss into pairs and ask them to describe the picture using “spending time with the elderly”, “enjoying chrysanthemum flowers”, “climbing mountains”. Then invite some pairs to share.
Step 3 Listening & Choosing
Work on Activity D2
T: Listen and choose the best answers about the podcast name and Mike's identity.
Play the audio. Ask Ss to listen and choose answers. Then check answers.
Work on Activity D3
T: Listen again and complete Mike's notes about The Double Ninth Festival.
Play the audio again. Ask Ss to fill in the blanks about yang energy, celebrating the elderly, chrysanthemum flowers, climbing mountains, and activities. Then check answers.
Step 4 Discussing
Work on Activity D4
T: Discuss the questions in pairs: How did you celebrate The Double Ninth Festival this year What would you like to tell Mike about this festival
Divide Ss into pairs and ask them to discuss. Then invite some pairs to share.
Step 5 Looking & Answering
Work on Activity D5
T: Look at the pictures and answer the questions about The Wheat Harvest Festival.
Ask Ss to look at the pictures, describe the activities, and guess what people are going to do. Then share answers.
Step 6 Listening & Choosing & Completing
Work on Activity D6
T: Listen and choose the best answers about why Mickela visited Italy and the festival highlight.
Play the audio. Ask Ss to listen and choose answers. Then check answers.
Work on Activity D7
T: Listen again and complete the chart about The Wheat Harvest Festival.
Play the audio again. Ask Ss to fill in the blanks about festival celebrations, Mickela's experience, and why she enjoys the festival. Then check answers.
Step 7 Discussing & Talking
Work on Activity D8
T: Discuss the questions in groups: How do we celebrate the harvest in China Why are traditional festivals like harvest festivals important to keep cultures alive
Divide Ss into groups and ask them to discuss. Then invite some groups to share.
Work on Activity D9
T: Talk about your experience of celebrating a festival, using the questions and useful expressions.
Divide Ss into groups and ask them to talk about their festival experiences. Then invite some Ss to share.
IV. Assessment of Teaching Effectiveness
Assess Ss' listening comprehension by observing their answers in Activities D2 - D3, D6 - D7.
Observe whether Ss can discuss The Double Ninth Festival and The Wheat Harvest Festival fluently in Activities D4, D8, using appropriate vocabulary and expressions.
Evaluate Ss' speaking skills in Activity D9, checking if they can talk about personal festival experiences using correct vocabulary and sentence patterns.
This lesson helps Ss improve listening and speaking skills related to festivals. It also enhances their ability to discuss traditional festivals and their importance using accurate vocabulary.
V. Design Purpose
The lead - in activates Ss' prior knowledge about The Double Ninth Festival, sparking interest in the lesson topic.
Listening activities help Ss understand content about The Double Ninth Festival and The Wheat Harvest Festival, extracting key information. Speaking activities provide practice in discussing festival celebrations and personal experiences.
Activities D1 - D9 encourage Ss to express opinions and practice communication skills about festivals, enhancing their ability to use English in real - life festival - related situations.
VI. Blackboard Design
Unit D Listening and speaking “The Double Ninth Festival & The Wheat Harvest Festival”
The Double Ninth Festival: spending time with the elderly, enjoying chrysanthemum flowers, climbing mountains, yang energy
The Wheat Harvest Festival: processions, traditional clothing, connecting with culture, spending time with family
Key sentences (discussing festival experiences):
I remember that...
I got ready for the festival by...
I spent time...
One of the fun things I did was...
What I like the most is...
I had a good time, ...
VII. Homework
Review the vocabulary related to The Double Ninth Festival and The Wheat Harvest Festival.
Write a short paragraph about a festival you celebrated recently, including what you did and how you felt.
VIII. Teaching Reflection
The listening activities effectively helped Ss understand content about the festivals. Ss showed good engagement in speaking tasks. However, some Ss might need more practice in using festival - related vocabulary naturally when discussing harvest festivals. In future lessons, more oral practice with these words can be added.

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