《We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America》教案

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Unit 2  We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.
　　Ⅰ Teaching model
　　Reading and speaking
　　Ⅱ Teaching method
　　Communicative approach
　　Ⅲ Teaching aims:
　　掌握本课的重点单词和短语
　　Key vocabulary：among, speech, make a speech, pioneer, grow, grow up, corn, following, lay, lay the table, dish, plenty, plenty of, enjoy oneself 
　　Important points:
　　1 It is a time for……
　　2 the start of….
　　3 It can depend on the seasons,
　　depend on 这里是“受、、、的影响”
　　depend on 还有“依靠、、、生活，依赖，取决于”的意思
　　4 give thanks for sb   
　　5 teach sb how to do sth  
　　6 The following year they celebrated together by eating a dinner of the new food.
　　第二年他们聚在一起品尝新收获的食物，一起欢庆（丰收)。
　　Ⅳ Teaching aids:
　　pictures, handouts
　　Ⅴ Teaching Steps
　　Step 1：Warming-up
　　1. Lead in the topic by a picture and show the teaching aims to the Ss.
　　2. Give a detail introduction about thanksgiving (origin, food, activities, celebration… )
　　3. Learn some new words and try to remember them.
　　Step 2：Reading and vocabulary
　　1. Ask the students to say what they have known about thanksgiving before.. the date, origin, customs, activities, etc.
　　2. Play the tape and have them read and follow. And then choose the best answer.
　　3. Learn Everyday English
　　Step 3：Explain the important and difficult points
　　1．in：在月份、年份、季节及泛指的早上/中午晚上之前
　　on：在具体的日期、星期、具体的早上/中午晚上之前
　　at：在时刻之前     
　　Eg：He was born in 1980. 他出生于1980年。
　　I made a special card for my father on Father’s Day last year.
　　去年的父亲节我给父亲做了一张特别的卡片。
　　We arrived in Beijing at 6:00.我们六点钟到达北京
　　2．it’s a time……   是一个……的时刻
　　Eg：It’s a time for children to show thanks to  
　　their mothers.
　　这是孩子向他们的妈妈表达感谢的时刻。
　　【拓展】   It’s time  for +名词
　　到了做sth的时间
　　It’s time to do sth
　　Eg：It’s time for lunch.
　　= It’s time to have lunch.