Unit 12 The Spring Festival
Period 1 一.教学目标：
1.能掌握中国传统佳节——春节的一些风俗的表达方法； 2.培养学生的阅读能力。 二.教学重点及难点 1.重点：描述春节的情景。 2.难点：掌握与春节有关的词汇。 三.教学准备
红包、花炮、春联、福字等实物或单词卡片、教学挂图、教学磁带等。 四.教学步骤 Step 1 Warming up 1.师生问候。 2.自由对话。
T: What’s the date today? Ss: …
T:(出示春联) What’s this ? Ss: 春联.
T: When do you put this on your door?
Ss: We often put them on the door before “chunjie”
T: Spring Festival is “chunjie”. Today we’ll learn something about the
Spring Festival. 板书课题.
Step 2 Presentation and drill
1.T: The Spring Festival is an important festival in China. It is the same as Christmas in America. Do you like the Spring Festival? Ss: Yes.
T: But why? Who can tell me some customs during the Spring Festival? What do you do during the Spring Festival? 鼓励学生大胆表达。
T: You are very clever. But do you know how to say these in English? 通过实物或单词卡片呈现新单词和短语 a family dinner, exchange red packets ,burn firecrackers, lion dance, dragon dance.板书单词并带读。 2.让学生快速阅读课文A部分，了解文章大意。
T: Different people have different ways to celebrate the Spring Festival. Now please read the text to find out how the Li’s family celebrate the Spring Festival. Step 3 Practice
1. 听课文A部分录音，回答问题。 What is the Li’s family doing?
2.再次阅读课文，讨论并完成以下问题。 What is the Li’s family shopping for? What does Mingming enjoy doing?
Who will come to Mingming’s house on the eve of the Spring Festival? Who enjoy the Festival most? Why? What do children receive? What do they do during the day? Step 4 Consolidation
1.两人一组根据关键词（shop for, enjoy shopping, on the eve of the Spring Festival, have a meal, wear, receive, burn firecrackers, watch, have great fun ）复述课文。
选几位同学分别表演调皮学生和老师，表演课文A部分。要求表演夸张，幽默，不出声。另选一位学生为他们的表演配音。 2.评价。 3.练习。 4.家庭作业。 Period 2 教学目标
1.能掌握有关春节的词汇；
2.让学生搜集素材，了解不同的人是怎样过春节的。 教学重点及难点
重点：掌握有关春节的词汇并熟练地运用于描述春节的一些风俗。 难点：理解及运用词汇。 教学准备
红包、日历卡片等实物，学生所查资料，教学挂图，单词卡片，教学磁