Unit 5 Let’s celebrate!
Task
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. make a writing plan before writing;
2. write a passage about their favourite festivals.
II. Teaching contents
New words and phrases: important, most, packet, let off/set off, red packet
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. Organize information and ake a writing plan;
2. Write a passage about one’s favourite festival.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
T: We have learned many different festivals. Now Millie wants to write a passage about her favourite festival.
【设计意图:呈现不同节日的图片,导入本课的主题。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Millie’s writing plan
(1) Read Millie’s writing plan and analysis it.
What is Millie’s favourite festival?
Who celebrate the festival?
When is the festival?
How do people celebrate the festival?
(2) Try to write down the structure of the writing plan.
(3) Circle the useful expressions in the writing plan.
【设计意图:以图片和短语相结合的形式分析写作提纲,帮助学生分析如何列出写作提纲。同时,再现短语为稍后完成范文做准备。】
2. Complete Millie’s passage
3. Get the main idea of each paragraph
Paragraph 1: What & Who
Paragraph 2: When & How
Paragraph 3: How
【设计意图:分析范文各段落的要点,让学生明白范文是否与所列提纲相符。】
4. Figure out the article structure
Introduction: Paragraph 1
Main body: Paragraph2 + Paragraph 3
(Conclusion): /
【设计意图:分析范文,让学生明白范文的写作结构。提醒学生可以给文章加个结尾,描述
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感受。】
Step 3 Practice
1. Writing steps
(1) Choose a topic.
(2) Get more details to make a writing plan.
(3) Write a passage according to the plan.
(4) Check your passage.
2. Make a writing plan of Mid-Autumn Festival
Topic—What—When—Who—How …
【设计意图:结合学生的已有知识,通过图片和问答的形式,和学生一起列出写作提纲,帮助他们找到文章的切入点,降低写作难度。】
3. Useful expressions
【设计意图:多媒体呈现重要句型,使学生写作时有句可模仿,有话可说。】
4. Write a passage about Mid-Autumn
5. Refine your passage according to the evaluation table.
【设计意图:学生根据写作提纲完成写作,然后参照评价表自评或小组互评。】
V. Homework
1. Collect more information about your favourite festival.
2. Refine your passage according to the evaluation table.
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