1、Teaching Notes Unit 24 Holidays and Festivals Teaching aims: 1. To learn about the holidays and festivals in China and western countries. 2. Master phrases and some language points. 3. Arouse the students’love to the family and the country. Teaching difficulties: 1. Sum up the structure of
2、 the text. 2. Pick out the phrases from the text. 3. Some language points in the notes of the book. Teaching steps: Step1:Revision:Go over what they learned yesterday. Step2:Pre-reading:Talk about holidays and festivals in China and western countries.Questions like this:1.How many festivals in
3、China/western countries can you tell me?Say them out.When are they? 2.What do people do in these festivals? 3.What festival do you like best? Why? 1.New Year's Day 元旦(1月1日) 2.Spring Festival;Chinese New Year's Day 春节(农历一月一日) 3.Lantern Festival 元宵节(农历一月十五日) 4.International Working Women's Day
4、 国际劳动妇女节(3月8日) 5.Arbor Day 植树节(3月12日) 6.Ching Ming Festival ;Tomb-sweeping Festival 清明节(4月5日) 7.International Labour Day 国际劳动节(5月1日) 8.Chinese Youth Day 中国青年节(5月4日) 9.Nurses' Festival 护士节(5月12日) 10.Dragon Boat Festival 端午节(农历五月初五) 11.International Children's Day 国际儿童节(6月1日) 12.The Pa
5、rty's Brithday 中国共产党成立纪念日(7月1日) 13.The Army's Day 建军节(8月1日) 14.Mid-Autumn (Moon)Festival 中秋节(农历八月十五) 15.Teacher's Day 教师节(9月10日) 16.Double-ninth Day 重阳节(农历九月九日) 17.National Day 国庆节(10月1日) 18.New Year's Eve 除夕(农历十二月三十日) 19.中国的七夕情人节,VALENTINE''S Day in China, the seventh day of the seven
6、th lunar month, That is, on the evening, Niu Lang and Zhi Nu will meet on a bridge of magpies(鹊桥) across the Milky Way(银河). Chinese grannies will remind children that they would not be able to see any magpies on that evening because all the magpies have left to form a bridge in the heavens with the
7、ir wings. 1.复活节Easter Day, Easter Sunday 一般在每年春分后月圆第一个星期天, 约在3月7日左右。 该节是庆祝基督 ( Jesus Christ)的复活,过节人们吃复活节彩蛋( Easter Eggs),为美国的联邦假日。 2.愚人节April Fool's Day 4月1日 3.母亲节Mother's Day 每年5月份的第2个星期日,政府部门和各家门口悬挂国旗,表示对母亲的尊敬。在家里,儿女们和父亲给母亲买些礼物或做些家务。 4.父亲节(Father's Day), 每年6月份的第3个星期天,表示对父亲的尊敬。 在家里,儿女们和母亲给父亲买
8、些礼物。 5.万圣节Halloween;Eve of All Saint's Day每年10月31日,孩子们多化装成鬼, 打着灯笼或点燃篝火尽情地玩耍。 6. 感恩节 Thanksgiving Day 每年11月最后一个星期四,感谢上帝所赐予的秋收,为美国的联邦假日。 7.圣诞节.Christmas Day 12月25日 8. 圣瓦伦丁节(St. Valentine's Day )又称"情人节"the lovers' day 2月14日 情人节的传说: 之一,情人节源自英国,也叫圣瓦伦泰因节。传说公元270年,有一个叫瓦伦泰因的基督徙,因为带头反抗罗马统治者的迫害被捕。在狱中,
9、他和监狱长的女儿建立了感情。可是2月14日这一天他就要被处死了。临刑前,他给情人写了一封情书,表达了自己的情怀。自此,基督徙为了纪念这位殉难者,就把2月14日定为情人节。之二,英国古代还有另外一个传说:2月14日这一天是鸟儿选择配偶的日子。可能是因为这个原因,圣瓦伦泰因节就成了年轻人选择情侣的情人节。每到这一天,青年男女互赠礼品,或寄情人卡。这种表达爱意的情人卡只写收件人的名字而没有发信人的落款,但收件人一定能猜出是谁寄的。 Step3:Scanning:Scan the text and divide the text into several parts and grasp the ma
10、in idea of each part. Part1:_______countries have _______holidays and festivals. Part2:People both in_________and in_________countries_________New Year. Part3:the ____________________________in China Part4:________________in western countries Step4:Re-read the text and find the answers to the q
11、uestions.Questinos are on Page 307. Step5:Read the text again and pick out the phrases ,some are on Page311, some are on the blackboard. 官方的节日 众所周知 发生 贴门神 将要到来的一年 结束 出席家庭宴会 装饰 乔装 假装 为了 悬挂 准备好 Step6:Pay attention to the language points. 不定式做后置定语 eg.a lette
12、r to write/ something to drink/ Something to eat 1. 这是……的原因/地方 It/This/That is why/where 从句 eg.That is where I lost my watch. It is why the girl cried loudly. 2. 介词by表示通过某种方式eg.We learn to play the piano by playing and to drive by driving. Step7:Turn to page307 and express the material in English. Step8:Homework:Page308 Ex.4






