Carnival-教案设计

Module4CarnivalPeriodOneTeachingaims:1.ToreviseChineseandwesternfestivals.2.Todevelopthestudentsreadingability.3.TounderstandwhatisaboutCarnival.Importantanddifficultpoints:1Getthestudentstounderstandthehistoryofcarnival.2Getthestudentstodescribethefestivalsingroups.Teachingprocedures:Step1.Revision.Readthenewwordsofthispassage.Step2.Introduction1.WehavelearnedmanyfestivalsbothChineseandtheWestern.Whatfestivalsdoyouknow?Dividetheclassinto2groups.OnegroupisforChineseFestivals,theothergroupisforWesternfestivals.Makealistofthemontheblackboard..2.TurntoPage31—Matchthefestivalswiththedescription.Step3.Lead-inTodaywewilllearnanotherfestival----Carnival.ItoriginatesfromEurope,andduringthesedays,peopleoftenlovewearingspecialclothesandmasksforit.Step4.Fast-readingMatchthemainideawitheveryparagraph.Paragraph1AmeaningofcarnivalandhowitwascelebratedParagraph2BthelawaboutwearingmasksParagraph3CgeneralimpressionofcarnivalParagraph4DhowitiscelebratetodayinVeniceandthefeatureofitParagraph5EcarnivalinVeniceandtheproblemitcausedParagraph6Ftherevivalofthetraditionofcelebratingit.(Answers:1—6CAEBFD)Step5.Further-readingReadthepassageandanswerthequestions.1.WheredoesCarnivalcomefrom?Whatdoesitmean?2.Whenwasitcelebrated?3.WherewasthemostfamousCarnivalinEurope?4.HowlongdidthefirstCarnivalinVenicelast?Whataboutnow?5.DidthegovernmentofVeniceencouragethewearingofmasks?6.WhostartedtheCarnivalagain,touristsorstudents?(Answers:1.“Carnival”comesfromtwoLatinwords,meaning“nomoremeat”.2.ItbeganjustafterChristmas.3.ThemostfamouscarnivalinEuropewasinVenice.4.Atthebeginning,itlastedforjustoneday.5.No.6.ThestudentsstartedtheCarnival.)Step6.VocabularyActivity1:Readthroughthewordsintheboxandhavethestudentsrepeatthemindividually.Askthestudentstocompletethetaskindividually,thencheckwithapartner.Checktheanswerstogether:(Answers:1.confusion2.excitement3.mask4.mystery5.magic6.costume7.crowd8.tradition9.atmosphere)Activity2:Choosethecorrectmeaningsofthewordsandphrases.Checktheanswersonebyone.(Answers:1—4babb5—8abbb)Step7.DiscussionDiscussingroupsoffour.1.WhatisthefeatureofcarnivalinVenice?2.Whichisyourfavouritefestival?Step8.Homework1.Workbook—onPage87.Readthepassageandmatchtheheadingswiththetext.2.Writeashortpassageaboutyourfavoritefestival.