1） Brainstorm.

教师活动：Show the pictures of made by the teacher's friend.

学生活动：Enjoy the pictures and express their feelings.

设计意图：激活阅读短文的相关知识背景，并发现身边更多美的事物，便于对阅读短文的理解。

2） Ask and answer

教师活动：Ask: What traditional Chinese art forms do you know?

学生活动：Answer the question.

设计意图：通过问题，直入主题。

3) 结合图片确定本文的主要话题。

　　Step Ⅱ While-reading

1. 通过文中所配图片推测本文的主要话题并给出一个简要的介绍。

Task 1 To grasp the main idea of each paragraph by reading the passage briefly and do a matching activity.

设计意图：通过快速阅读来,让学生快速读文章，提取文章大意和主题句，掌握快速阅读的技巧。

Task 2. Read the passage again and answer the following questions:

* What do traditional art forms try to show?

* What were sky lanterns used for before and what are they used for now?

* What kinds of pictures are usually found on paper cuttings?

* What are the steps for making clay art pieces？

　教师活动：引导学生通过抓问题中的关键词快速找出答案。

　学生活动：回答问题。

　设计意图：透过文章的问题让学生了解作者的写作意图。

Task 3 Careful reading

(Read the passage and complete the chart.)

教师活动：指导学生完成表格。

学生活动：仔细研读文章，找出文章相应信息完成表格。