英語人教版七年級(jí)下冊(cè)Birthday Food Around the World.docx

Teaching PlanContents:1. Vocabulary: different, candle, make a wish, blow out, get popular, cut up, bring good luck to2. Reading: Birthday Food Around the WorldObjectives: Objectives for students(1) Students can correctly pronounce the following words and phrases, understand their meanings and correctly use them orally: different, candle, make a wish, blow out, get popular, cut up, bring good luck to. (2) Students are able to talk about birthday food and know the culture of birthday food in different countries. (3) Students can learn to work cooperatively. Objectives for the teacher I will create a student-friendly classroom environment where students can feel free to share their ideas;I will adjust the difficulty levels of questions I raise and assign different levels tasks according to the students reactions. Focal points: Students learn to realize the different birthday food in different countries and acknowledge the same wish to the birthday person.Difficult points: Students can get the deep reason why people have this kind of food on their birthday. Procedures:Stage 1 Pre-readingStep 1: Lead-in The teacher shows a picture of one of the classmates on her birthday and interest students eyes on birthday. Step 2: Free talkPair work: With his partner, each student practices a dialogue which discusses about the birthday food. -What do people eat on their birthday? - They have.(Purpose 1: to create a student-friendly situation to ease students nervousness and motivate students learning interest)(Purpose 2: to learn to work cooperatively) Stage 2 While-readingStep 1: Filling the blanksStudents read paragraph 2, then finish these sentences.Step 2: The whole process of celebrating with birthday cakesStudents try to complete the whole process based on their life experiences and the hint from the teacher. Step 3: The birthdayOne of the classmates happens to have her birthday, therefore the teacher with the other students celebreates it for her in the class. Step 4 QuestionsAfter reading the third paragraph, students answer two questions. And a video is shown to make students realize why the long noodles are a symbol of long life.Question1: What food do Chinese eat for their birthday?Question 2: And why?(Purpose: to know the birthday food and know the culture of birthday food in different countries)Stage 3 Post-reading Pair work: Students discuss what birthday food they prefer. (Purpose: to talk about birthday food)Stage 4 Conclusion The teacher tries making s