Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldTheFirstPeriod(Warmingup&Prereading)StepOne:LeadinFreeTalk:Didyouhaveagoodtimeinyourwinterholidays?Whendidyoufeelmosthappyandexcited?Why?country....ttheSpringFestival.Becauseit'sthemostimportantfestivalinourcountry....)StepTwo:Warmingup1.LettheSsthinkabouttheotherChinesefestivals.Festival....estival,PureBrightnessFestival,DragonBoatFestival,MidAutumnFestival,NewYear'sDay,ChungYeungFestival....)2.DiscussionOne1)LettheSslookattheinformationaboutChinesefestivalsanddiscussanotherfourChinesefestivalsaccordingtotheexampleinwarmingup:Whendoesthefestivale?Whatdopeoplecelebrate?Whatdopeopledo?FestivalsDatefestivalsDateNewYearJanuary1stTeachers'DaySeptember10thInternationalWomen'sDayMarch8NationalDayOctober1stArborDayMarch12thTheSpringFestivalLunarNewYearInternationallaborDayMay1stDragonBoatFestivalthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonthInternationalChildren'sDayJune1stMidAutumnFestivalthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonthArmyDayAugust1stLanternFestivalthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonthChineseYouthDayMay4thPureBrightnessDayAprilthefifth2)LettheSsfillintheforminthewarmingupandasksometosharetheiropinionswiththewholeclass.3DiscussionTwoTalkaboutsomeforeignfestivals.Obon...stmas,AprilFoolsDay,EasterDay,Halloween,Valentine'sDay,ThanksgivingDay,Obon...)Stepthree:PrereadingLetstudentsthinkaboutthequestions:1)Whatisyourfavourateholidayoftheyear?Why?2)Whatfestivalsorcelebrationsdoyouenjoyinyourcityortown?Doyoulikespendingfestivalswithyourfamilyorwithfriends?Whatpartofafestivaldoyoulikebestthemusic,thethingstosee,thevisitsorthefood?StepFour:LanguagePoints1.meantodo打算做某事meandoing意味著….Inevermeanthimtoworkforus.Passingtheentranceexaminationmeansbeingadmittedintocollege.2.celebratevt.dosthtoshowthatadayoraneventisimportant慶祝；祝賀celebrateChristmas/one’sbirthday/aweddinganniversary/avictorypraiseandhonor贊揚(yáng)；稱頌Thenamesofmanyheroesarecelebratedbythepoets.詞語辨析：celebrate,congratulatecelebrate后常接日期、事情或場合。而congratulate后常接人，多為congratulatesb.on/uponsth.表示為某事而祝賀某人。如：congratulateyouonyourmarriage.有時(shí)還表示私自慶幸的意思。如：Icongratulatedmyselfonmyescapefrombeingpunished.3.takeplacevi.英語中表示“發(fā)生”的詞或短語均為不及物，不用于被動(dòng)語態(tài)。主語為所發(fā)生的事。詞語辨析：takeplace,happen,occur,eabouttakeplace“發(fā)生，舉行”，常用來指按計(jì)劃發(fā)生的事，帶有“非偶然”的意思。happen，普通用詞，含義很廣。常指具體客觀事物或情況的發(fā)生，含有“偶然”的意味。當(dāng)以具體事物、事件作主語時(shí)，happen和occur可以換用；但當(dāng)happen用作“碰巧”之意時(shí)，不能用occur代替，但可以與eabout互換。occu，出現(xiàn)”,較正式用詞，可指事情偶然地、意外地發(fā)生或思想突然浮在心頭。occurto有“想起”的意思。eabout“發(fā)生”,常指偶然發(fā)生的事情。且很多時(shí)候與how連用。與happen用法較接近。In1919,theMay4thMovementtookplaceinChina.1919年，中國爆發(fā)了五四運(yùn)動(dòng)。Ithappenedtorainthatday.那天恰好下雨。ThetrafficaccidentoccurredonWednesday.Howdoesiteaboutthatyouwerecaughtbythepolice?你怎么會(huì)被警察抓去的？StepFive:AssignmentCollectasmuchinformationaboutfestivalsaspossible.Previewthewordsandexpressionsofthetext.TheSecond&theThirdPeriodStepone:RevisionReviewthenamesofthefestivalsandtalkaboutthem.StepTwo:Reading1.Readthepassagequicklyandthentrytoanswerthefollowingquestions.1)What'sthemainideaofthetext?Thisreadingbrieflyintroducestheearliestkindsoffestivalswiththereasonsforthem,thenfourdifferentkindsoffestivalsthatoccurinmostpartsoftheworld.2)Howmanypartscanthetextdivideinto?(5parts)2.LettheSslookatthepicturesandtheheadingofeachsection,thenaskquestionstohelpthemunderstandwhatthetextmightbeabout.ancientFestivals:Whywouldpeoplecelebrateatthesethreetimesoftheyear?Whydoyouthinkmusicandfireorlightareusedinfestivals?FestivalsoftheDead:Whatkindofthingsaredonetohonorthedead?WhydoyouthinkabouttheMexicanpracticeofmakingcakeswithskullsandbones?WhatdoyouknowaboutHalloween?Whatpictureshaveyouseen?FestivalstoHonorPeopleandEventsWhatfestivalsorcelebrationscanyouthinkofthathonorfamouspeopleorimportantevents?Whodoyouthinkshouldhaveafestivaltohonorthem?Why?HarvestFestivalsDoyouknowofanyharvestcelebrationsinChina?SpringFestivalsWhyarespringfestivalspopular?Talkaboutalltheculturalpracticesyouknowofanyspringfestivals？以下可做選用：Readandfinishthechart.FestivalsandcelebrationsAncientFestivalWhytheendofthecoldwinter,plantinginspringandharvestinautumnHowLightfireandmakemusicFestivalsofthedeadWhytohonorthedeadorsatisfyandpleasetheancestorsObontheDayoftheDeadHalloweenHowlightlamps,playmusic,eatfoodintheshapesofskullsandcakeswithbones,gototheirneighborstoaskforsweets,dressupFestivalstohonorpeopleWhyfortheirgreatcontributionstothesocietyorthecountryHowDragonboatracing,eatzongziHarvestFestivalsWhyFoodisgatheredforthewinter,.Aseasonofagri