Unit10   I’d like some noodles

Section B(2a-2c) Reading

一． 学习目标

1. 自主学习，掌握以下单词的朗读和拼写。

cake, candle, age, candy, lucky, different, world, popular

2. 掌握下列重点短语的意思

birthday cake with candles, come true, in one go, a symbol of, cut up, make a wish, the number of, bring good luck to 

3. 了解不同国家的生日饮食习俗。

二． 情感态度目标

  懂得生日的真正意义是学会分享，学会感恩。

三． 学习重难点

阅读策略的培养。

四． 自主学习

预习课文2b, 翻译下列单词和词组

1 年龄       2 糖果       3 幸运的       4 英国       5受欢迎的

6 世界各地                         7 带蜡烛的蛋糕

8 许愿               9 吹灭              10 切碎

11 给 …..  带来好运

五．教学过程

Step1. Lead—in

1. Guess a word according some clues.（birthday）

2. Discuss:

What do you eat on your birthday?

Step2. Presentation

Show the pictures to learn the new words and phrases.

Step3. Fast reading

1. Read the passage. Judge True (T) or False (F) of the sentences.

____ The number of candles on the birthday cake is the person’s age.

____ In the UK, when the child has the birthday cake with the candy, he/she is unlucky.

____ In China, people eat noodles on their birthday, we never eat the cake.

____ People in different countries have different birthday foods

2. What are the right order(正确顺序) before eating the birthday cake ?

⒈ make a wish

⒉ put the candles on the cake

⒊ blow out the candles

The right order is ______

Step4. Careful reading

1. Complete the chart.

Find out 2 countries , 3foods and their special meanings from Para2 and Para3.

2. Read the article again and answer the questions

1. How can a person make his or her birthday wish come true?

2. What do people in the UK sometimes put in a birthday cake?

3. Why do people never cut up birthday noodles in China?

4. Why do people eat special foods on their birthday?   

Step5. After reading

Retell the paragraph 2 and 3 according to the key words.

                              Para2

In many countries, … birthday cakes with…/

The number of the … is …..

The birthday person…make a wish…blow out…

If.. blows out …in one go, … come true.

In the UK, …put a candy ….,   … is lucky.

                     Para3

In China, it is getting…, but many people eat…

They never cut up… because…a symbol of …

In some places,   … also eat..,  

they are…. life and good luck.

Step6. Summary

Step7. Group work

What’s the meaning of birthday?

Step8. Homework