Unit1FestivalsandCelebrationsDiscoveringUsefulStructures教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)教學(xué)目標(biāo)Knowledge:Mastertheusageof"begoingto"forfutureplansandpresentcontinuousforfuturearrangementsinfestivalcontexts.Skills:Applythestructurestotalkaboutfestivalpreparationsandschedulesthroughdialoguesandwriting.Affect:Cultivateinterestindiversefestivalsandawarenessofculturalmunication.LearningStrategies:Summarizegrammarrulesviacontextanalysisandcollaborativepractice.重難點(diǎn)Key:Distinguishanduse"begoingto"(intentions/plans)andpresentcontinuous(fixedarrangements)forfuture.Difficult:Chooseappropriatestructuresinrealmunication,especiallywhenplansareflexiblevs.fixed.教學(xué)環(huán)節(jié)學(xué)習(xí)活動(dòng)新課教學(xué)Teacher:Goodmorning,class!Today,wearegoingtocontinueourexplorationofUnit1,FestivalsandCelebrations,butwithaspecialfocusongrammar.Asweallknow,festivalsaroundtheworldarefulloflifeandenergy.Theybringpeopletogetherandcreateunforgettableexperiences.AndinourEnglishlearningjourney,beingabletodescribethesefestivalsvividlyisveryimportant.That'swhywearegoingtolearnaboutaveryusefulstructurethatwillhelpusdojustthat.So,areyouallreadytostartthisnewlearningadventure?Students:Yes!Teacher:Great!First,let'stakealookatsomepictures.(Showpicturesoffestivalscenes,suchaslanterns,theshiningmoon,dragondances,etc.)Now,Iwantyoutodescribewhatyouseeinthesepictures.Raiseyourhandsifyouhaveananswer.Student1:Icanseelanterns.Theylookverybeautiful.Teacher:Good.Canyoubemorespecific?Whatkindoflanternsarethey?Student1:Theyarecolorfullanterns.Teacher:Excellent.Anyotherdescriptions?Student2:Iseetheshiningmoon.It'ssobright.Teacher:Verygood.Noticehowweuse“shining”heretodescribethemoon.“Shining”isaningform.Anditmakesourdescriptionmorevivid.Now,let'slookatsomesentencesrelatedtofestivals.(Writethesentencesontheblackboardorshowthemonthescreen.)Theselanternsareamazing.DuringtheMidAutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoydeliciousmooncakes.FamiliescelebratingtheLunarNewYearcanenjoyexcitingdragondancesandcarnivalstogether.Teacher:Now,Iwantyoutoworkinpairsanddiscussthefunctionsandmeaningsoftheitalicizedingformsinthesesentences.Trytofindoutwhatroletheyplayinthesentences.I'llgiveyouafewminutestotalk.(Studentsdiscussinpairs.)Teacher:Okay,time'sup.Let'sshareourideas.Whowantstostart?Student3:Inthefirstsentence,“amazing”describesthelanterns.Ittellsushowthelanternsare.Teacher:Exactly.Here,“amazing”isaningformusedasthepredicative.Thepredicativeusuallyesafteralinkingverb,like“be”inthiscase.Ithelpstoexplain“whatisit”or“howdoesitgo”.Whataboutthesecondsentence?Student4:“Shining”describesthemoon.Itshowsthefeatureofthemoon.Teacher:Right.“Shining”isaningformusedastheattributivehere.Theattributiveisusedtomodify,qualifyorillustratethequalityandfeatureofanounorpronoun.Whenaningformisinfrontofthenoun,like“shiningmoon”,itiscalledtheprepositiveattributive.Andinthethirdsentence,whatabout“celebratingtheLunarNewYear”?Student5:Italsodescribesthefamilies.Butit'sbehindthenoun.Teacher:Verygood.“CelebratingtheLunarNewYear”isaningformusedasthepostpositiveattributive.Itesafterthenounitmodifies.Now,let'sfindmoreexamplesofingformsusedasattributiveandpredicativefromtheunit.Youcanworkinyourpairsagain.(Studentssearchforexamplesinthetextbook.)Teacher:Alright,let'sseewhatexamplesyou'vefound.Student6:“IthinktheRioCarnivalwouldbethemostexciting.”Here,“exciting”isusedasthepredicative.Teacher:Correct.ItshowshowthespeakerfeelsabouttheRioCarnival.Anotherexample?Student7:“AnotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecameanexcitingfestivalforchildren,inspiteofitsreligiousorigins.”“Exciting”isusedastheattributivebeforethenoun“festival”.Teacher:Great.You'vealldoneagoodjob.Now,let'smoveontoanotherpart.IwantyoutothinkaboutanInternetforumwhereexchangestudentsarediscussingfestivals.Herearesomemessagestheyposted.(Showthemessagesonthescreen.)Teacher:First,let'sanswersomequestions.Whataretheydiscussingintheforum?Takeafewminutestoreadthemessagesandthinkaboutit.(Studentsreadthemessages.)Student8:Theyarediscussingwhichfestivalisthebest.Teacher:Right.Andhowarethemessagesarranged?Student9:Maybebytimeanddate.Teacher:Goodobservation.Now,whatfestivalsarementionedinthediscussion?Student10:RioCarnival,theSpringFestival,ThanksgivingDay,andChristmas.Teacher:Excellent.Now,Iwantyoutounderlinetheingformusedastheattributeorthepredicativeinthesemessages.Workonitbyyourselffirst.(Studentsunderlinetheingforms.)Teacher:Let'schecktheanswerstogether.Whowantstosharetheirunderlinedparts?Student11:In“IthinktheRioCarnivalwouldbethemostexciting.”,“exciting”isunderlined.Teacher:Correct.It'sapredicative.Anyotherexamples?Student12:“TheSpringFestivalinChina,especiallythedinnerontheLunarNewYear'sEve!PerhapsThanksgiving.Whatcouldbebetter?Familiesgettingtogetherandeatingdeliciousfood,peoplewatchingsportsgamesonTV,friendslaughingandtalking,etc.”Here,“getting”,“eating”,“watching”,“l(fā)aughing”and“talking”areingforms.Teacher:Verygood.Theseingformshereareusedtodescribetheactionsduringthefestivals.Theyarelikesmallpicturesthatshowuswhat'shappening.Now,let'slearnaboutaspecialfestivalLaTomatina.IttakesplaceintheSpanishtownBunoleveryAugust.(ShowapictureofLaTomatina)Teacher:Lookatthispicture.Wherearethosepeople?Student13:IntheSpanishtownBuol.Teacher:Whataretheydoing?Student14:Theyarethrowingtomatoesateachother.Teacher:Andwhyaretheysoexcited?Student15:Becauseit'safunfestival.Teacher:Exactly.Now,let'sreadapassageaboutLaTomatinaandpleteitwiththeappropriateingform.Thiswillhelpusbetterunderstandandusetheingformincontext.(Showthepassageonthescreenwithblanks)Teacher:Let'sreadthepassagetogetherfirst.“LaTomatinaisafestivalthattakesplaceintheSpanishtownBuoleveryAugust.Ithinkmanyfoodfestivalsare_becausepeoplearejusteating.However,thisfestivalis_becausepeopledon'tactuallyeatthetomatoes.Instead,theythrowthemateachother!Thenumberofpeople_partinthistomatofightcanreachupto20,000,anditisavery_fightthatlastsforawholehour.The_thingishowcleanBuolisafterthetomatoesarewashedawayafterthefight.Thisisbecausethejuicefromthetomatoesactsasanaturalcleaner.”Now,thinkaboutwhatingformsshouldbefilledintheseblanks.Youcandiscusswithyourpartner.(Studentsdiscussandfillintheblanks)Teacher:Let'schecktheanswers.Forthefirstblank,whatdoyouthink?Student16:Boring.Becausethespeakersayspeoplearejusteatinginmanyfoodfestivals,soitmightbeboring.Teacher:Right.“Boring”isaningformusedasthepredicative.Itshowsthespeaker'sfeeling.Whataboutthesecondblank?Student17:Exciting.Becausethisfestivalisdifferent,peoplethrowtomatoes,soit'sexciting.Teacher:Good.“Exciting”isalsoapredicative.Andforthethirdblank?Student18:Taking.“Takingpartin”isamonphrase.Here,“taking”isaningformusedasanattributivetodescribethepeople.Teacher:Correct.Whataboutthefourthblank?Student19:Exc