教学目标：
语言功能
介绍中国传统节日——端午节以及屈原的故事。
语言结构
Why do we eat rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival?
Why did the people throw rice dumplings into the river?
词 汇
掌握词汇：dragon boat, Dragon Boat Race, poet, nuts, lunar month
理解词汇：rice dumpling, delicious, pork, during
语 法
一般过去时；特殊疑问句。
一、教学目标
1、理解并运用新单词death，poem，rule，save，so that，stmt
2、能阅读并理解课文C部分短文
3、能在阅读中提高英语学习的兴趣；
4、能热爱中国传统节日文化，培养学生的爱国意识。
二、教学重点及难点
重点：阅读并理解课文C部分。
难点：理解并运用新单词death，poem，rule，save，so that，start。
三、教学准备
日历、粽子、单词卡片、教学挂图、教学磁带等。
四、教学步骤
Step1 Warming up
1、师生问候。
2、值日生报告。
3、利用卡片或图片复习单词。
4、出示课文A部分教学挂图，复习并分组表演上一课时的对话。
5、自由练习故事。
6、检查上一课时家庭作业，查找关于端午节故事和资料的情况。
Step2 Presentation and drill
T: You have done a good job at home. Let me tell you how the Dragon Boat
Festival started. It is held to remember the death of Qu Yuan.
板书并教学单词start，death。
Qu Yuan wrote many famous poems. He was sad with the way the Emperor ruled the country.
书并教学单词poem．rule。
He jumped into the Miluo River. People loved him very much and
came in their boats to save him. But it was too late.
板书并教学单词save。
T: People threw rice dumplings into the river so that the fish would eat the body of Qu Yuan.
板书并教学单词so that。
游戏-Whispering（悄悄话）
分组进行游戏。教师将写有单词的纸条发给每组第一名学生，
学生将单词小声地往后传，最名一名学生将单词大声说出来，传得又快又准的一组为胜。
Stap3 Fast reading and listening
1．快速阅读课文C部分，回答问题。
When is the Dragon Boat Festival? （The fifth day of the fifth lunar month.）
Why do we celebrate the festival? （To remember the death of the Qu Yuan.）
Why did he jump into the river？（He was very sad with the way the emperor ruled the country.）
How did the people try to save him？ （They came in their boats to save him.）
Why did they throw rice dumplings into the river？ （They threw the rice dumplings into the river so that the fish would not eat the body of Qu Yuan.）
2．听课文C部分录音，模仿正确的语音、语调，掌握新词难句的读法。
Step4 Intensive reading
1．精读课文C部分，进一步熟悉故事内容。
2．分组讨论，先口头再笔头完成课文D部分练习。
参考答案
1） When is the Dragon Boat Festival?
It is on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
2） Who was Qu Yuan?
He was a poet／famous poet.
3）Why did the people throw rice dumplings into the river?
They threw rice dumplings into the river so that the fish would not eat the body of Qu Yuan.
4） Why do we eat rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival?
To remember the famous poet, Qu Yuan.
Step5 Consolidation
1．创设情景，自由会话。
情景：节日大调查。调查你的朋友最喜欢过的节日（中秋节、春节、圣诞节、愚人节等）及其喜欢的原因。 （教师帮助学生调查并对调查结果进行总结）
2.评价。对学生的表现进行评价，给予肯定和鼓励，培养学生的英语交际能力和表达能力。
3.练习。 （见《练习册》）
4.家庭作业。
1）听磁带，背课文。
2）查找并了解有关中西方节日的知识。