Module4教案初稿

1、Module 4 CarnivalPeriod OneTeaching aims:1. To revise Chinese and western festivals.2. To develop the students reading ability.3. To understand what is about Carnival.Important and difficult points:1 Get the students to understand the history of carnival.2 Get the students to describe the festivals

2、in groups.Teaching procedures:Step 1. Revision.Read the new words of this passage.Step 2. Introduction1. We have learned many festivals both Chinese and the Western. What festivals do you know?Divide the class into 2 groups. One group is for Chinese Festivals, the other group is for Western festival

3、s.Make a list of them on the blackboard.2. Turn to Page 31Match the festivals with the description.Step 3. Lead-in Today we will learn another festival - Carnival. It originates from Europe, and during these days, people often love wearing special clothes and masks for it.Step 4. Fast-reading Match

4、the main idea with every paragraph.Paragraph 1 A meaning of carnival and how it was celebratedParagraph 2 B the law about wearing masksParagraph 3 C general impression of carnivalParagraph 4 D how it is celebrate today in Venice and the feature of itParagraph 5 E carnival in Venice and the problem i

5、t caused Paragraph 6 F the revival of the tradition of celebrating it.(Answers: 16 CAEBFD)Step 5. Further-readingRead the passage and answer the questions.1. Where does Carnival come from? What does it mean?2. When was it celebrated?3. Where was the most famous Carnival in Europe?4. How long did the

6、 first Carnival in Venice last? What about now?5. Did the government of Venice encourage the wearing of masks?6. Who started the Carnival again, tourists or students?(Answers: 1. “Carnival” comes from two Latin words, meaning “no more meat”. 2. It began just after Christmas. 3. The most famous carni

7、val in Europe was in Venice. 4. At the beginning, it lasted for just one day. 5. No. 6. The students started the Carnival. )Step 6. VocabularyActivity 1: Read through the words in the box and have the students repeat them individually. Ask the students to complete the task individually, then check w

8、ith a partner. Check the answers together:(Answers: 1. confusion 2. excitement 3. mask 4. mystery 5. magic 6. costume 7. crowd8. tradition 9. atmosphere) Activity 2: Choose the correct meanings of the words and phrases. Check the answers one by one.(Answers: 14 babb 58 abbb)Step 7. DiscussionDiscuss

9、 in groups of four.1. What is the feature of carnival in Venice?2. Which is your favourite festival?Step 8. Homework1. Workbookon Page 87.Read the passage and match the headings with the text.2. Write a short passage about your favorite festival.Period TwoTeaching aims:1. To listen to the descriptio

10、n about western customs.2. To express likes, dislikes and preferences: (1) I love doing; (2) I dont like; I hate; I dislike; I dont care much for(3) I preferto; I prefer doing (4) Id ratherthan (5) I an interested in3. To learn several phrases.Difficult and important points:1. Get the students to ex

11、press likes and dislikes2. Learn to use the phrases: give up; go wild ;more or less; high spot; funnily enough; in your blood; wash down; walk offTeaching procedures:Step 1. RevisionCheck the homework. Ask several students to read the short passage with the name of My Favorite Festival.Step 2. Vocab

12、ulary1. Read the words about food.2. Now say which things you eat at a festival.3. Practice.Activity 2: Find these things in the box in Activity 1.(1) Two type of meat ( ) (2) a food that consists of a tube of skin containing meat mixed with herbs. ( )(3) five vegetables ( )(4) two ingredients for m

13、aking a cake ( )(Answers: (1) pork and chicken (2) sausages (3) beans, cabbages, garlic, onion, peas(4) flour, eggs)Step 3. ListeningBefore listeningLook at the photos in Activity 4 and tell them every picture meaning a special festival.While listeningListen to the tape twice and match the names of

14、the festivals with the photos.After Listening:Complete the tableNameWhere?WhenHow longOriginFoodCaitlinNew Orleans, USAJan.Feb.2 months18th centuryKing CakesCameronNotting Hill, LondonLast weekend in Augustweekend1960sChicken ,rice and peasMariaRio, BrazilFebruary5 days1850FeijoadaStefanGermanySeptO

15、ct.2 weeks1810Sausages and sauerkrautStep 4. Everyday English1. Read the sentences and choose the correct meaning of the words and phrases.2. Check the answers one by one. (1)-b (2) a (3) b (4)a (5) b (6) a (7)a (8)b3. Explain the words and phrases.(1)give up sth. =dont have it any more(2) go/wild w

16、ith joy 欣喜若狂(3) more or less =approximately (opposite)exactly.Eg: That is approximately correct.(4) high spot= the best part(5) be/run in sb.s blood = be /run in the blood. 生來就有的（因遺傳或環(huán)境影響）eg; Most of my family are teachers, it runs in the blood.(6) wash down a meal = have a drink walk off a meal = h

17、elp the food go down by walking.Step 5. Function 1. Match the sentences with the speakers. Say what they are speaking about.(1)Caitlin: King Cake(2)Maria: Feijoada(3) Stefan: saugages(4) Cameron: traditional Jamaican food chicken with rice and peas. 2. Number the phrases from the most negative to th

18、e most positive (1) Ask the students to do this individually.(2) Call the answers back from the whole class, one at a time, from 1-6(3) Write down them on the blackboard: 3. Work in pairs. Discuss your preferences for food to eat at festival. Use the phrases in Activity2.(1) Read the example with th

19、e class.(2) Pair the students to discuss their preferences.(3) Circulate and monitor their production.Step 6. HomeworkFinish off the workbook.Period ThreeTeaching aims: 1. To learn more about carnival.2. To teach them how to write an e-mail.3. To develop the students reading skills.Difficult and imp

20、ortant points:1. Get the students to learn to write an e-mail.2. Get the students to understand some important sentences.Teaching procedures:Step 1. RevisionRead the words and have a dictation.Step 2. Lead-inWhat do you remember about carnival?Where did it start first?Step 3. Fast-reading:Read and u

21、nderline the topic sentences ( use your own words ) about every paragraph.Paragraph1: We can understand what carnival is all about by reading the history of America and the meeting of two cultures.Paragraph2: The slave trade brought millions of black people to the new world.Paragraph3: The slaves we

22、re forced to watch their European masters to celebrate carnival and then they began to hold carnival with their own features.Paragraph4: Carnival became a celebration of freedom.Paragraph5: As time went on, carnival became a way of uniting different communities and now it has become a celebration of

23、 life itself.Step 4. Further reading1. What did marked the beginning of the slave trade?2. How were millions of people taken to work as slaves?3. How did the slaves begin to hold their own carnival in Trinidad?4. When was the slave trade abolished?5. How was carnival changed when the slave trade was

24、 abolished?6. When did carnival become a way to unite different communities?(Answers: 1 That the arrival of European in America, and the opening of huge farms and plantations to grow cotton, fruit and vegetables, meant there was an immediate need to people to work on them marked the beginning of the

25、 slave trades. 2 Millions of people were taken by force from their homes in America and transported to the New World to work as slaves? 3. They painted their faces white, imitating their masters and making fun of them. 4. The slave trade was abolished in 1838. 5. It became more colourful and more ex

26、citing than it had been before. 6. As peopleforgot their everyday problems and enjoyed themselves eating, drinking, and dancing.)Step 5. Several phrases(1) by force (2) be forced to do (3)make fun of sb. (4) bring good luck (5) take over (6) take part in (7) become a celebration of freedom (8) with

27、the time passingStep 6. Discussion1. What is the meaning of carnival?2. Which Chinese festival is most like carnival?Step 7. Reading and writingActivity1. Read the email and number the things in the order you read them1. Read through the things with the whole class and make sure that they understand

28、 them all.2. Ask them to read the email and order the things individually, then check with a partner.3. Call back the answers from the whole class, in order.(Answers: 1. the atmosphere at the festival 2. the music 3. the food 4. what the writers doing5. what the writers going to do)Activity2. Underl

29、ine the adjectives used to describe.1. the atmosphere: noisy/ colourful2. the music: great/ exciting/ relaxing3. the food: good/ tastyActivity3 Write an email from a Chinese festival. Make sure of the details about:1. the atmosphere2. the music3. the foodStep 8. HomeworkWrite a description of the fe

30、stival for visitors to China.( For example: Spring Festival)Period FourTeaching aims: 1. To learn new words and expressions and learn how to use them.2. To review of the passive voices.Difficult and important points:1. Get the students to know how to use passive voices:一般現(xiàn)在時和一般過去時的被動語態(tài)2. The usage o

31、f: hide, pretend, memory, wander, come to an end, dress up; consist ofbe good for ,date from.Teaching procedures: Step 1. RevisionRead the sentences and find out what grammar are they?1. Is the room cleaned every day?2. We were woken up by a loud noise during the night.3. Something must be done befo

32、re it is too late.4. Have you heard the news? The President has been shot?5. The car was three years old but hadnt been used very much.6. Theres somebody walking behind us. I think we are being followed.Step 2. Presentation 被動語態(tài)被動語態(tài)的基本形式是: be +過去分詞 根據(jù)時態(tài)的不同, be的形式有所變化.(1) 一般現(xiàn)在時的被動語態(tài): am/is /are+過去分詞

33、(口語可用get/become或got /became)(2) 一般過去時的被動語態(tài):was /were+過去分詞被動語態(tài)的基本用法: 不知道或沒有必要提到動作的執(zhí)行者是誰時用被動語態(tài).強調(diào)或突出動作的承受者常用被動語態(tài).(有時可省略).使用被動語態(tài)應(yīng)注意的幾個問題.(1) 主動變被動時雙賓語的變化. 看下列例句eg: 我朋友在我生日時送我一本有趣的書.My friend gave me an interesting book on my birthday. An interesting book was given to me (by my friend) on my birthday.I

34、was given an interesting book (by my friend) on my birthday.(2) 主動變被動時,賓補成主補(位置不變);作賓補的省略to的不定時在被動語態(tài)中應(yīng)加to.eg: 老板讓他整天工作.The boss made him work all day long. He was made to work all day long (by the boss).(3) 短語動詞變被動語態(tài)時,勿要掉”尾巴”.eg: 孩子們被他照顧的很好.The children were taken good care of ( by her).eg: 要注意一下你的發(fā)

35、音和拼寫.Your pronunciation and spelling should be paid attention to.(4) 情態(tài)動詞和be going to, be to, be sure to ,used to, have to, had better等結(jié)構(gòu)變被動語態(tài),只需將它們后面的動詞原形變?yōu)閎e +過去分詞。(5) 當句子的謂語為say, believe, expect, think, know, write, consider, report等時,被動語態(tài)有兩種形式:a: 謂語動詞用被動語態(tài),動詞不定時作主補.b 用作形式主語,真正的主語在后面用主語從句來表示.例如:e

36、g: 人們說她是個聰明的孩子.People say he is a smart boy.It is know that he is a smart boy.He is said to be a smart boy.人們都知道紙是最先在中國制造的.People know paper was made in China first.It is known that paper was made in China.Paper was known to be made in China.類似句型有: It is said/ know/ suggested/believed/ hoped /though

37、t that.Practice: Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice.1. Tourists from all over the world visit Venice.2. Trained artists make many of the carnival masks.3. Rich people gave parties every day for a month.4. The Portuguese and the Spanish took carnival to South America.5. In London the West Ind

38、ian community created the Notting Hill Carnival.6. Today millions of people enjoy carnival.(Answers: 1. Venice is visited by tourists from all over the world. 2. Many of the carnival masks are made by trained artists. 3. Parties were given every day for a month by rich people. 4. Carnival was taken

39、to South America by the Portuguese and the Spanish. 5. The Notting Hill Carnival in London was created by the West Indian community. 6. Carnival is enjoyed by millions of people today.)Step 3. Language pointsWords1. hide (hid, hidden) vt. 隱藏；掩飾（感情）；遮住。vi. 躲藏 hiding: (u.n)躲藏處，痛打 (c.n)hidden:秘密的；隱蔽的相關(guān)

40、短語：(1) 包庇壞人 hide up(2) 躲藏（口）hide out(3) 躲藏；隱藏 hide away(4) 把某事隱瞞著某人 hide sth. from sb.e.g.(1) 他把信藏在了抽屜里。 He hid the letter in a drawer.（2）他們把我們藏在他們的閣樓里躲避警察。 They hid me from the police in their attic.（3）他隱姓埋名。 He hid behind a false identity.（4）她竭力掩飾她的失望。She struggled to hide her disappointment.（5）他用

41、手捂住了臉。He hid his face in his hands.2. pretend vi.,vt. 假裝；偽稱；裝扮；假想相關(guān)句型：（1）pretend to do sth. 假裝干某事.（2）pretend to be doing假裝正在干.（3）pretend to have done假裝干了.（4）pretend that假想. (5) pretend to sth.（通常用于否定句和疑問句）自稱；自認為e.g.:(1) 他假裝沒注意。He pretended not to notice.(2)他對家人假稱一切都好。He pretended to his family that

42、everything was fine.(3)他假裝在做作業(yè)。He pretended to be doing his homework.(4) 我不能妄稱自己多有音樂天才。I cant pretend to any great musical talent.(5)我不敢說自己對這個主題有多了解，但是 I dont pretend that I know much about the subject, but.3. memory n. 記憶；記憶力；回憶；記憶的東西 memorize vt. 默記；記住 memorial adj. 紀念的；記憶的n. 紀念碑，紀念館相關(guān)短語：（1）from m

43、emory（2）in memory of （3）have a good/ poor memorye.g.: (1) 我不善于記名字。I have a bad memory for names.(2) 她能背誦全詩。She can recite the whole poem from memory.(3) 在我的記憶里，這個國家從沒太平過。There hasnt been peace in the country in/ within my memory.(4)人們是健忘的。 People have short memories.4. wander vi.,vt. 漫步；閑逛；徘徊；迷路；離題w

44、anderer n. 漫游者；流浪漢wandering adj.漫游的；閑逛的相關(guān)短語：（1）wander about 徘徊；流浪；彷徨（2）wander from the subject 離開主題e.g.: (1) He wandered aimlessly around the streets.他在大街上漫無目的地到處游蕩。(2) The child was found wandering the streets.那孩子被發(fā)現(xiàn)獨自在大街上瞎轉(zhuǎn)。5. confusion n. 混亂；困惑；混淆；困窘 e.g.:(1) 他困惑地看著我，沒有回答我的問題。He looked at me in c

45、onfusion and did not answer my question.(2) 他的突然到來使我們不知所措，亂成一團。Her unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion.6. dress up 穿上盛裝；喬裝打扮；修飾相關(guān)短語: (1) dress down 責備；斥責(2) be /get dressed ( in ) 穿著.(3) dress sb./ oneself 給某人/自己穿衣服(4) dress (sb.) (for/in/as sth.)e.g.: (1) 這些男孩都裝扮成了海盜。The boys were all

46、dressed up as pirates.(2) 他穿著牛仔褲和體恤衫。He was dressed in jeans and T-shirt.(3) 快點穿上衣服。Hurry up and get dressed.7. consist of = be made up of = be composed of 由 .組成 e.g.: 我們班由60名學生組成。Our class consists of 60 students.consist in 以為主；在于e.g.: 幸福存在于奮斗中。Happiness consists in struggle.consist with 并存；一致e.g.:

47、 理論應(yīng)與實踐相一致。Theory should consist with practice.8. by force 強行；強迫，用暴力e.g.: (1)這幾個人被強行帶走了。The people were taken away by force.(2) 我們通過說服會比使用暴力獲得更多的成果。We will achieve much more by persuasion than by force .9. date back to = date from 追溯到.e.g.: 他們（面具）的使用受到法律的限制， 最早可追溯到14 世紀。Their use was limited by laws, the first of which dates back to the fourteenth century.10. make fun of 取笑某人Dont make fun of others.11. go/be wild about sth. 對某事有熱情；熱衷于e.g.: 我的兒子對賽車著了迷。My son is wild about racing cars.12.