Unit 5 Lets celebrate!Integrated skillsI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. find out the key points in the poster;2. get some important information by reading and listening;3. talk about an activity in English.II. Teaching contents1. New words and expressions: lion, lion dance, more, radio, show, seem, different, around, find out, be on holiday, take photos, at night, after that, at the school hall2. New structures: Happy New Year! What do you do to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Beijing? You seem very happy. Have a nice day!III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. Get important information by reading and listening;2. Say something about school activities.IV. Teaching proceduresA. Happy Chinese New Year!Step 1 ListeningT: Shall we go to the school hall to enjoy the shows about different festivals? Lets go. 1. Free talk.Which festival do you like best? Why?2. Enjoy a short video. How much do foreigners know about the Chinese New Year?3. New words. How do Chinese celebrate the Chinese New Year?4. Read the poster and answer some questions. We do lots of interesting things during the Chinese New Year. Do you know how people in Chinatown celebrate the festival? Please open your books and turn to Page 63. Here is a poster to help you. Read it by yourselves and answer some questions. (1) What do people do to celebrate the Chinese New Year? (2) What do they eat? (3) What can they watch on that day? (4) When and where do they have the party?5. Listen and fill in the table (Part A1 and A2). Listen to the host and complete the table. While listening, please pay attention to the time and place. Are you ready?6. Check the answers. Check the answers by making sentences like this: The lion dance begins at 1 p.m. in Peel Street. 【设计意图：以视频来引起学生的兴趣，通过图片教授新单词和词组。通过完成不同的教学任务，训练学生通过阅读和听力获取信息的能力。】Step 2 Practice 1. Complete a postcard (Part A3).T: Wendy is writing a postcard to Millie about the Chinese New Year party. Lets help her finish the postcard. 2. Check the answers.3. Discussion (Group work).T: There are many traditional festivals in China. How do people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival? Lets have a short discussion. Work in groups. 【设计意图：小组讨论中国人是如何庆祝端午节和中秋节的，呈现一些重要短语，为接下来的写作做好铺垫。】4. Write a postcard to Wendy. T: Choose one of your favourite festivals and write back to Wendy. 【设计意图：在刚才讨论的基础上，让学生选择一个节日进行描述，给Wendy回信，以文字的形式表达自己的观点。然后鼓励学生走到讲台前大胆展示自己，锻炼口语表达能力。】Step 3 SummaryOral practice: Complete Millies Diary T: Millie writes a diary about her school activity. Lets help her complete it. 【设计意图：以短文填空的形式总结本节课所学的内容，回忆本课的重点短语，将Millie的一天贯穿在整堂课的教学中。】B. Speak up: Have a nice day!Step 1 Lead-inT: What do you think of our school life? Is it interesting? On Monday afternoon, there is a special lesson about students community groups. Please enjoy some pictures and talk about them.【设计意图：通过学生比较熟悉和感兴趣的话题导入新课，使他们迅速进入本课话题，也为接下来的教学做好了铺垫。】Step 2 PresentationT: There are also many activities in Millies school. She is talking to her mother about an activity. Lets listen to the dialogue and answer the following questions. 1. Listen and answer.(1) Why does Millie seem happy?(2) What do they do?(3) Where do they have the shows?2. Read the dialogue.3. Role-play.4. Make up a new dialogue. Models: A: You seem very happy.B: Good news!A: What is it?B: We will A: Where are you going?B: To There is a show about We can A: Sounds great! Have .B: Thank you.【设计意图：由学生熟悉的活动过渡到Millie学校的活动。导入部分的图片介绍可以帮助学生更好地操练对话，让他们有话可说，使他们的口头表达能力得到锻炼。】V. Homework1. Recite the new words;2. Write a postcard about one of the Chinese festivals to Wendy.