Unit5CreatingaCaribbeanSpringFestivalPartⅡReadingComprehensionandLanguageActivitiesKeypoints：1.Expressionsaboutfestivals.2.SummarizethetextinyourownwordsDifficultpoints：1.Comprehendthewholetextandcomplexsentences.2.Describinganeventintimeorder.Mainlanguagepoints：1.ExpressionsforChinesefestivals,fortimesbeforeandafterthefestival,foractivities,forgroup,familyandchildren’scelebrations,fortraditionalfoodsatthefestivaldinner,forfestivalsinEnglishspeakingcountries2.SomenewwordsandphrasesTeachingProceduresStep1Revision1.Askstudentstorevisethevocabularyoflastlesson.2.Checkthehomework.Step2Lead-inandpreparationforreading1.DoyouknowwhywecalltheSpringFestival“Nian”?Haveyouheardanylegendsabout“Nian”?2.HowdowecelebratetheSpringFestival?3.Exceptthesebasiccelebrations,doyouknowanytaboosrelatedwiththespringfestival?Step3.Introduction:FastreadingReadthepassageasquicklyaspossible,andtrytograspthemainideaofthetext.1.Discussthequestionsinthepre-readingtask.2.Askthestudentstoskimthetextandgetthemainidea.Step4.Presentation:Intensivereading1.atreat:n.thingthatgivesgreatpleasure,esp.sthunexpectedornotalwaysavailable乐事，乐趣（尤指意想不到的或难得的）2.fanciful:adj.1)(ofpeople)usingtheimaginationratherthanreason（指人）富于幻想的：e.g.Childrenareveryfanciful.孩子们都富于幻想。afancifulman爱空想的人2)(ofthings)designedordecoratedinanoddbutcreativemanner（指物）设计或装饰新颖奇特的e.g.afancifulbuilding奇特的建筑3.jabber:v.~(away/on)talkrapidlyinwhatseemstobeaconfusedmanner急促而含糊不清的说话e.g.Listentothosechildrenjabberingaway.你听那些孩子叽叽喳喳地说个没完4.diminish:v.1)(causesth)tobecomesmaller;orless;decrease变小，变少；使（事物）变小，变少；缩小，减少，降低]e.g.Hisstrengthhasdiminishedoveryears.经过这许多岁月，他的体力不如从前了。2)(fig比喻)make(sb/sth)seemlessimportantthanitreallyis;devalue减低（某人/某物）的重要性；贬低e.g.Theoppositionaretryingtodiminishourachievements反对派企图贬低我们的成就。5.detain:v.1)prevent(sb)fromleavingordoingsth;delay阻止（某人）离开或做事，耽搁，延误e.g.Shewasdetainedintheofficebyunexpectedcallers.有些临时访客把她耽搁在办公室里了。2)keep(sb)inthecustody;lookup拘留（某人）；扣押e.g.Thepolicedetainedhimforquestioni