大学英语通识教第一册教案unit 4 Festivals.doc

Unit 4 Festivals I. Starter 1. Background information 2 2. Lead-in Video clip 2 3. Questions for discussion 3 II. Detailed Reading 1. Structure analysis 3 2. Comprehension questions 4 3. Vocabulary Expressions Language points 4 III. After Reading 13 1. Oral activity—video; questions 13 2. Proverbs and quotations 13 3. Practical Writing 14 IV. Supplementary Reading 1. Lead-in notes 15 2. Detailed reading – Vocabulary Expressions 16 3. Interaction 26 I. Starter 1. Background information Traditional festival is a folk culture created by human being, is an important part of human civilization. Each country has its own traditional festivals. Christmas is celebrated in most countries around the world, owing to the spread of Christianity. Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity. The word Christmas is derived from Middle English Christemasse. It is a contraction meaning “Christs mass”. A Mass is a kind of Church service. The name of the holiday is often shortened to Xmas because Roman letter “X” resembles the Greek letter X, an abbreviation for Christ. Christmas is a religious festival. It is traditionally celebrated on December 25 by most Western Christian churches. Although dating to probably as early as AD. 200, the feast of Christmas did not become widespread until the Middle Ages. Aspects of celebration may include gift-giving, Christmas trees, display of Nativity sets, church attendance, the Father Christmas/Santa Claus myth, and family gatherings. Lead-in video clip Video Transcript Marge: Dear friends of the Simpson family, we had some sadness and some gladness this year. First, the sadness. Our little cat Snowball...was unexpectedly run over and went to kitty heaven. But we bought a new little cat, snowball .So I guess life goes on. Speaking of life going on, Grandpas still with us, feisty as ever. Maggie is walking by herself, Lisa got straight As, and Bart--Well, we love Bart. Th