外研版必修5 Module4教案

Module Four Carnival

Period One

Teaching content:

Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary

Teaching important points:

1.Learn some new words and phrases about carnival.

2.Help the students understand the passage and learn about carnival better.

3.Help the students learn some difficult language points.

4.Train the students` reading skill.

Teaching difficult points:

1.Help them make sense of the new words and phrases.

2.Help them improve reading ability and understand the passage better.

3.Help them master language points in this passage.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Lead-in

When we were children,we all looked forward to festivals.Why?Because festivals mean eating delicious food,wearing beautiful clothes,visiting relatives,getting red envelopes,doing what we want to do and so on.In a word,festivals mean happy time.This module,we will talk about the topic:Carnival.

Step 2 Introduction

1.Activity 2 on P31

Now please name some Chinese festivals and say when they are celebrated.

春节：The Spring Festival(Lunar January 1)

元宵节：The Lantern Festival(Lunar January 15)

清明节：Ching Ming Festival/Tomb-sweeping Day(Solar April 4-6)

端午节：Dragon Boat Festival(Lunar May 5)

七夕节：Double Seventh Festival(Lunar July 7）

中秋节：Mid-Autumn Festival(Lunar August 15)

重阳节：Double Ninth Festival(Lunar September 9)

除夕：New Year` Eve(Lunar December 31)

【清明节】

清明是我国的二十四节气之一。由于二十四节气比较客观地反映了一年四季气温、降雨、物候等方面的变化，所以古代劳动人民用它安排农事活动。《淮南子?天文训》云:“春分后十五日，斗指乙，则清明风至。”按《岁时百问》的说法：“万物生长此时，皆清洁而明净。故谓之清明。”清明一到，气温升高，雨量增多，正是春耕春种的大好时节。故有“清明前后，点瓜种豆”、“植树造林，莫过清明”的农谚。可见这个节气与农业生产有着密切的关系。

但是，清明作为节日，与纯粹的节气又有所不同。节气是我国物候变化、时令顺序的标志，而节日则包含着一定的风俗活动和某种纪念意义。

清明节是我国传统节日，也是最重要的祭祀节日，是祭祖和扫墓的日子。扫墓俗称上坟，是祭祀死者的一种活动。汉族和一些少数民族大多都是在清明节扫墓。

按照旧的习俗，扫墓时，人们要携带酒食果品、纸钱等物品到墓地，将食物供祭在亲人墓前，再将纸钱焚化，为坟墓培上新土，折几枝嫩绿的新枝插在坟上，然后叩头行礼祭拜，最后吃掉酒食回家。唐代诗人杜牧的诗《清明》：“清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。借问酒家何处有？牧童遥指杏花村。”写出了清明节的特殊气氛。