Unit 3  Let’s celebrate!

Period 9  Main task

Teaching Aims:

1.      To organize information using a writing plan.

2.      To use a writing plan and a model poster to develop creative writing skills.

3.      To design and make a poster.

Teaching Procedures:

Step I  Warming-up

Step II  Presentation

1.      Explain the context and instructions

Ask Ss to read the writing plan. Tell Ss that the writing plans are very useful in helping ss focus on the contents of their writing assignment.

2.      Explain to Ss the structure of the writing plan. The green boxes contain the key guiding questions. The purple boxes contain the answers to the questions. The orange boxes provide relevant details or related ideas.

Step III  Practice

1.      Ask several Ss to read section A, make sure Ss can pronounce correctly.

2.      Ask Ss to work in pairs to fill the blanks. Tell Ss to look at the pictures and ask them whether the pictures provide any useful information. Point out to Ss that decorations are nice but they should focus on including pictures, which actually tell part of the story or illustrate some key points. Explain that the use of colors can be very effective in giving the poster a particular feel.

3.      Ask some Ss to read out the different paragraphs. Check for the correct answers and pronunciation.

4.      Ask Ss to work in groups to make another writing plan of their favourite festivals, using Millie’s plan as a model

5.      Show Ss an example of the writing plan for Chinese New Year.

6.      Ask Ss to finish the plan and they should make sure the contents in the poster are exactly focus on the plan.

Step IV  Homework

1. Finish the period 9

2. Write a writing plan first and then finish the poster according the plan.

重点概览
下面是我们今天要学习的重点句子，要用心记哟！
1、People celcbrate Halloween is many ways.
许多方式来庆祝万圣节，这里的意思是“用”，如Can you say in English?
2、They knock in their neighbours’ door
这里的knock on = knock at
neighbours’意思是“邻居的”以s结尾的复数名词所有格只加一撇，末尾不是s的
则加“s”表示“……的”。
如（1）March 8th is Women’s day. 3月8日是妇女节。
（2）All the boys’ names are on the blackboard.
3、Their neighbours usually give them a treat of sweets.
他们的邻居通常用糖果招待他们。
这里give sb a treat of sth 是“用……招待……”
相当于give sb sth as a treat
(1) Are you going to give your friend some chocolates as a treet?
(2)Are you going to give your friend a treat of chowlate.
4、They put candles is them so the light shines through the eyes, the noes and
the teeth.
他们把蜡烛放进去，这样烛光就能透过眼睛、鼻子和牙齿照进来。
这里的shine through 意思是光线爱过某物照耀。
如. The moonlight is shining is through the windows. 月光透过窗户照进来。
随堂检测：
同学们，通过本课时的学习，想试一下自己的能力吗？
1、根据首写字母和所给汉语看谁能准确地写出单词
①In many w countries, people cdebrate Halloween.
②Peter wears a special (蜡烛) at Halloween.
③I want to make a p lantern.
④The sun shines brightly (通过)the windico.
⑤There are 10 c on the birthday cake.
⑥On the Qragon Boat Festival, We eat rice d .
⑦I u get up at six o’clock.
⑧I look l a ghot?
⑨Teachers’ day is 10th S .
⑩My f festival is spring feitival.
2、想试一下你的句型转换能力吗？
①Millie usually goes to school by bike(同义句)
Millie usually goes to school .
②There are some candles on the cake(改为否定句)
There candles on the cake.
③Are there any balls under the bed?(改为陈述句)
balls under the bed.
④I would like some drink (改为一般疑问句)
drink?
[⑤-⑩对划线部分提问]
⑤Halloween is on 31st October .
Halloween?
⑥ He is Tom’s neighbour.

⑦That’s Millie’s chocalate.

⑧The girl in yellow is Millie.

⑨He can’t come. Because he is ill.

⑩They go to the suhermarkct every Friday.

学后记
通过本课学习，我们学到了什么？还有不清楚的吗？写下来，让我们一起讨论好吗？
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