2020-2021学年Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations教学设计

Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations
Period 1 Listening &Speaking＆Talking

教学设计

    The theme of this section is “Talk about festival activities and festival experiences”.

Festival and holiday is a relaxing and interesting topic for students. This part talks about the topic from the daily life of students’. In the part A ---Listening and Speaking, there are three conversations among different speakers from three countries(Japan, Rio and China), where the speakers are participating in or going to participate in the festivals and celebrations. So listening for the relationship among them is a fundamental task. Actually, with the globalization and more international communication, it is normal for Chinese or foreigners to witness different festivals and celebrations in or out of China. In the Conversation 1, a foreign reporter is interviewing a Japanese young girl who just had participated in the ceremony of the Coming-of-Age Day on the street and asking her feeling about the ceremony and the afterwards activities. Conversation 2, Chinese girl Li Mei is witnessing the Rio Carnival for the first time, and her friend Carla gives her some advice on the costumes which enables her to match with the carnival to have a good time. Conversation 3, a Chinese guide is showing a group of foreign visitors around the Lantern Festival and introducing the customs of the festival to them. The three conversations have a strong vitality and insert the festival and cultural elements from different countries. So perceiving the festivals and cultures from different countries is the second task.  At the same time, the scripts also insert the targeted grammar --- v-ing as attributive and predicative, which students can perceive and experience in a real context and make a road for the further study. That is the third task. In the Part B--- Listening and Talking, the theme is “Talk about festival experience”, which is the common topic in our daily conversations. During the conversation, Song Lin, a Chinese student, asked Canadian friend Max about how to spend Christmas. In the conversation, Song Lin talked about experience and the feelings during the Chinese Spring Festival, during which there are not only some enjoyable things but some unpleasant things. After the listening, perhaps students find there are some similarities between Christmas and the Chinese Spring Festival as there are some differences in the origins and celebrations. For example, people always visit friends and relatives, decorate their houses, have a big dinner together, chat and give presents to each other.

1. Students learn to listen for relationship among the speakers according their attitudes.

2. Students learn to predict the content of listening and try to get the detailed information.

3. Students can use background knowledge and relative words and expressions to describe the festivals and festival activities.

4. Students can talk about their own festival experiences and express their emotions with proper sentences.

1. Students learn to listen for relationship among the speakers according their attitudes.

2. Students learn to predict the content of listening and try to get the detailed information.

3. Students can use background knowledge and relative words and expressions to describe the festivals and festival activities.

4. Students can talk about their own festival experiences and express their emotions with proper sentences.

Part A Listening and Speaking--- Talk about festival activities

Step 1 Lead in--Small talk

There are many traditional festivals in our country. Can you list them and the activities in the festivals ?

Answers:
    1. Spring Festival: eat dumplings; have a big dinner with family together; pay a new year’s visit to friends and relatives
    2. the Lantern Festival: admire all kinds of lanterns; guess riddles; eat Yuanxiao  
    3. Tomb Sweeping Festival: clean tombs; light incense; honour our ancestors 
    4. the Dragon Boat Festival: eat zongzi; enjoy the dragon boat races; 
    5. Mid－Autumn Festival: admire the moon; eat mooncakes; have a big meal with family
    6. Double－Ninth Day: visit the old, especially the alone; help them as much as possible

           ....

Step 2 Before-listening
1. Read the phrases and write down the Chinese meaning.

      1)wear traditional costumes _______________    2)march along the streets _______________

      3)attend the ceremony  _________________    4)watch samba dance  _________________

5) dress up in carnival costumes ______________ 6)guess riddles  _________________
7)receive congratulations from _______________ 8)give performances  _________________

    Answers: 1)着传统服饰 2)游街  3)参加仪式  4)观赏桑巴舞  

5)着狂欢服 6)猜谜语 7)收到祝福  8)进行表演

2. Look at the the pictures and choose the phrases above to describe each festival.        

   Chinese Lantern Festival    Rio Carnival    Japanese Coming-of-Age Day
        2.  6.                      2.  4.  5.  8                     1.  3.  7

                                

Step 3 While-listening

1. Listen and write the order of the conversations next to the names of the festivals above. Then match each conversation with the relationship between the speakers below.  
    

   __________ a tour guide and members of a tour group
   __________ an interview and an interviewee
   __________a reporter and a tourist
   __________ two friends
Answers: order: Chinese Lantern Festival: 3;   Japanese Coming-of-Age Day: 1 Rio Carnival: 2
              Chinese Lantern Festival: a tour guide and members of a tour group(Conversation 3)
              Coming-of-Age: an interviewer and an interviewee(Conversation 1)
              Rio Carnival: two friends(Conversation 2)

2. Listen again and complete the sentences with the correct words.
       1) In Conversation 1, the woman is wearing ___________ colours. It took her a long time to do her hair and make-up, and to get ____________. She is going to meet her ___________soon.
       2) In Conversation 2, Carla advises Li Mei to change her ___________. This is because the weather is ___________ and they will be outside for a long time.
       3) In Conversation 3, the people are enjoying the ___________show.

Answers: 1) bright; dressed; family  2) dress and shoes; hot  3) lantern

3. Listen again and make a list of each festival’s activities.
       Chinese Lantern Festival: ___________________________________________________________
       Coming-of-Age Day:________________________________________________________________
       Rio Carnival:______________________________________________________________________
     Answers: Chinese Lantern Festival: guess riddles; see the colorful lanterns; watch the dragon or lion dances; eat yuanxiao

        Coming-of-Age Day: girls do their hair and make-up; wear traditional costumes; attend the Coming-of-Age ceremony; say congratulations; have a party.

        Rio Carnival: wear carnival costumes; march along the streets; dance

Step 4 Post-Listening---Speaking

In pairs, discuss which of these festivals attracts you the most and why.

A: I think the Rio Carnival would be the most exciting.After all, as you know, I love to dance!

B: I love dancing, too, but I’m not sure I’d enjoy it in such hot weather.

    A: So which festivals do you like best ?
B: I like the Coming-of-Age Day best.

    A: Why ?
B: Well, I think it would be neat to dress up in traditional costumes and attend a ceremony to mark becoming an adult. It is a special time, and so it would be nice to celebrate it with my friends and family.
A: That’s true, but the Lantern Festival also has its good points.
B: What do you like best about it ?

    A: Well, the lanterns are pretty cool to look at, and the dragon dances can be quite fun. But I like eating yuanxiao with my family most of all.

Step 5 Pronunciation---Assimilation(同化)

音的同化是英语发音中的一个重要现象, 语流中两个邻近的不同的音, 其中一个受到另一个的影响而变得跟它相同或相近, 叫同化。大致可分为以下三类: 

1. 因唇形的影响而发生的同化: 

[n],  [d],  [t]在双唇音[m],  [b],  [p]前面被同化, 如ten pairs;  get me;  that boy

    2. 因声带的影响而发生的同化:

(1)浊辅音可变为清辅音。例如: of course

(2)清辅音可变为浊辅音。例如: like that

    3. 因发音部位的影响而发生的同化:
 

Step 6 Exercise

1. Listen and read aloud the words or phrases to you partner. Pay attention to the change in the pronunciation of the bold letters.
              1. duty; education 2 use; usually  3. news, newspaper  4. is, issue
              5. last year 6. in bed   7. those shirts   8. as you see
2. Listen to the following sentences, paying attention to the consonants in the bold. How do their pronunciations change when they are read in the sentences ?

1. Did you enjoy the holiday ?
   2. Miss, congratulations on becoming an adult!
   3. It’ll be too tiring to walk or dance for a long time in those shoes.
   4. I was hoping to hear that you had a great time throughout.
   5. Children then take part in Easter egg hunts to find the eggs and win prizes.
   6. In Mexico, the Day f the Dead is celebrated between October 31st and November 2nd.

Part B Listening and Talking---Talk about festival experiences

Step 1 While-listening---Task 1

  Song Lin and Max are talking about a recent festival experience. Listen to their conversation and answer the questions.

1. What festival is Max talking about?
   _____________________________________________________________________________
   2. What did Max do during the festival ?
   _____________________________________________________________________________
   3. What dishes did Max’s mother cook ?
   _____________________________________________________________________________
   4. What did Max and his family do during and after the dinner ?
   _____________________________________________________________________________
   5. What was the best part of the festival ?
   _____________________________________________________________________________
   Answers :1. Max is talking about his Christmas experience with his family.
   2. He decorated the Christmas tree and put presents under it. Then helped his mum prepare for the family dinner on Christmas Eve.
   3. She cooked roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, Christmas pudding, and apple pie.
   4. They shared stories and told jokes during the dinner. They played games with the children afterwards.  
   5. The best part was opening their presents on Christmas morning.

Step 2 While-listening---Task 2

Listen again and tick the phrases that Max or Song Lin uses.

Expressing feelings and emotions
  It was fantastic!     How wonderful!     How exciting!
  That’s amazing     It was great fun!     It’s very exciting.
  It was great to...     I’m really happy that...   I’m pleased to...
Step 3 Post listening

Read the conversation below and underline the phrases that express feelings about festivals. Role-play the conversation with your partner.

   Joe: Did you enjoy the holiday, Song Lin ?

   Song Lin: Oh, yes, it was great, thanks! The food, the parades, and the beautiful fireworks---it’s always exciting for me. It’s good to spend time with my family, too, although it can get a bit boring in my hometown after a while. How about you ?

   Joe: Well, this was my first Chinese New Year. I loved watching the traditional performances, and I was invited to lots of delicious meals. But, to be frank, the fireworks going off throughout the night were really annoying.
   Song Lin: Oh, well, yes, I can see your point there! But it’s all part of the tradition to frighten away the evil spirits.

   Joe: Yes, well, there seemed to be a lot of them in my area! Anyway, except for that, everything was fine. I’m really looking forward to the next festival.

Step 4 Talking

Share a recent festival experience with your partner and tell him/her how you felt about the festival and why.
    These sentence patterns may be used:
    1. I think...      2. As far as I am concerned....
    3. As to me...      4. As I see it, ....
    5. Personally speaking...    6. It seems to me that...
    7. In my view, ...     8. If I may say so, I think...
    9. I believe/feel...     10. In my opinion, ...

Example:
Li Ming: I love Mid-Autumn Festival!.

Betty: Why ?

Li Ming: Because on the day, we can have a happy and peaceful holiday and eat moon cakes, which make me excited.

Betty: What do you usually do on this day ?

  Li Ming: As for me, I usually go shopping in the supermarkets where a lot of goods are on discount on the day. Then visit my grandparents with some gifts and have a big dinner together. Next, all the family members make the moon cakes. I do like all of these things but personally speaking, I really love to make moon cakes with family. Finally, we eat moon cakes, admire the moon and chat with each other with a cup of tea.

Betty: Wow, that sounds great. Could you tell me when to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival ?

Li Ming: The Mid-Autumn Festival is on the fifteenth day of August in Chinese lunar calendar.