Part 1 My understanding of this unit 1 The analysis of the teaching material This unit talks about festivals of many kinds in different parts of the world The first reading briefly describes four different kinds of festivals Two others Qiqiao Festival and Carnival are introduced in the rest of the unit By studying this unit Ss can not only improve their English learning ability but also know more about the festivals home and abroad At the same time we should use the opportunity to have the Ss think about the reasons for festivals and the reasons for different ways of celebrations 2 Teaching aims of this unit 1 Talk about festivals and celebrations 2 Talk about the ways to express request and thanks 3 Learn to use Modal verbs 4 Write a similar story with a different ending 3 Sentence patterns of this unit Thanks It s very kind of you Thank you very much Thanks a lot I d love to It was a pleasure Don t mention it You are most welcome Request Could Would you please Could I have Could we look at I look forward to May I see 4 Teaching importance of this unit Modal verbs may might can could will would shall should must can Part 2 My teaching theories methods and aids Before dealing with this unit I ll do my best to carry out the following theories Make the Ss the real masters in class while the teacher himself acts as director Combine the language structures with the language function s Let the students receive some moral education while they a re learning the English language 1 Teaching methods 1 Double activities teaching method 2 Question and answer activity teaching method 3 Watch and listen activity 4 Free discussion method 5 Group work or individual work method 2 Teaching aids 1 A projector 2 A tape recorder 3 Multimedia 4 The blackboard Period 1 Warming up and Pre reading Period 2 Reading Language Points Period 3 Post reading Using Language Period 4 Listening and speaking Period 5 Grammar Teaching Period 6 Writing Part 3 Teaching Plan and design of this unit Period 1 Warming up Pre reading Brief introduction of the Warming up Pre reading In the Warming up Pre reading section different kinds of practice and exercise are intended to have the students start thinking about the variety of events and festivals celebrated not only in China but also in foreign countries which help the students predict the content of the reading passage Teaching aims of this period 1 Enable students to talk about Chinese festivals and customs in English and get to know some information about foreign festivals 2 Enable students to learn how to talk about Chinese festivals and customs 3 Arouse the students interest of study and prepare for the new lesson Target language of this period take place lunar festival Christmas beauty etc Teaching importance of this period How to talk about the Chinese festivals and social customs at festivals Teaching methods of this period 1 Question and answer activity teaching method 2 Watch and listen activity 3 Free discussion method 4 Group work Teaching aids of this period 1 A projector 2 Multimedia 3 The blackboard Teaching Plan and design of this period Step sections time Step I Lead in 6minutes Step Warming up 12minutes Step Consolidation 10minutes Step Pre reading 16minutes Step Summing up and homework 1minute Step Blackboard design Step I Leading in Descriptors Greet the whole class and ask students to name some festivals home and abroad 6minutes Method Use question and answer activity Purpose Enable the students to talk about Chinese festivals and customs in English and get to know some information about foreign festivals Step Warming up Descriptors Show students some pictures to discuss the answers in groups 1 When does it take place 2 What does it celebrate 3 What do people do on that day 6 minutes 6 minutes 12minutes Method Use Watch and Listen activity Free Discussion method and Group work Purpose Enable the students to learn how to talk about Chinese festivals and customs with the new words and expressions like take place lunar etc from Target language of this period 1 Discuss 2 Performance 1 When does it take place 2 What does it celebrate 3 What do people do on that day Discuss Step Consolidation Descriptors Ask students to do the exercise by filling in the blanks with the correct form of the words Purpose The exercise is intended to enable the students to consolidate what they learned just now and how to use Target language of this period such as take place lunar festival etc 10minutes The Mid Autumn is a very important Chinese It on the 15th day of August In the evening there will be a big family People work far away from their homes will try to come back for the union After dinner people will light the which are usually red and round Children will play with their own toy lanterns happily At night the is usually round and bright People can watch the of the full moon while eating which are the special food for this festival The Mid Autumn Festival festival takes placelunar dinner who l