unit one culture and customs
teaching material : introducing different culture and customs between china
and western countries ( new century book iv unit one )
grade: grade eight
teaching aims:
认知目标：learn more about chinese and western cultures and customs
能力目标 ：develop the students’ individual & teamwork capabilities in english learning
develop the students’ abilitiy of communication
情感目标 ：to bring up students’ interest to learn english
teaching aids:
multi-media , a tape recorder , recording tapes , some pieces of worksheets
teaching focus and difficulties :
1 . 重点：复习第一单元的三篇课文中涉及的文化和风俗习惯。通过听力材料
和阅读材料的学习了解更多的中西文化和生活习惯的差异。
2 . 难点：task 3 的完成是个难点，学生可能会花较多时间也很难做得较完整。
3 . 解决方法: 教师引领，自主探究，小组合作，共享成功。
teaching process:
review listen read survey debate
conclude write
teaching design:
i . warming-up : review “ to say something about the importance of english ”
ii . listen to two short passages and finish the exercises .
iii . a survey : different opinions about tipping
survey : tipping
for against
encourage the service people to work better make the service people greedy
iv . read some materials to know more about chinese and western cultures and customs .
v . a debate :arguments for or against eating out
debate : is it a good idea to eat out
for against
save time very expensive
vi . homework : a conclusion
chinese western
traditional festivals spring festival christmas
decorate the house with pictures and couplets
decorate the house with a christmas tree
greeting each other with have you eaten your breakfast / lunch / supper yet ?
responses to praise
receiving a gift from a visitor
staple food and drinks
ways of cooking vegetables