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.