(共19张PPT)
Topic 3 Let’s celebrate!
Section A
Unit 8 The Seasons and the Weather
1.Students can learn some new words and phrases:festival, dumpling, Christmas, sweet, luck, pie, believe, full, moon, Easter, Spring Festival, Christmas Day, Lantern Festival, Thanksgiving Day, the Mid-autumn Festival
2. Students can master some sentences:
① They often eat turkey and Christmas cakes.
② Many people believe Christ came back to life on Easter day.
③ People show their love for their mother by giving presents.
3. Students can use some reading skills when they are reading.
Chinese Festivals
the Spring Festival
the Lantern Festival
Chinese Festivals
the Dragon Boat Festival
the Mid-Autumn Festival
Western Festivals
Christmas
Thanksgiving Day
Western Festivals
Halloween
Easter
1a Listen, look and say.
The Spring Festival (January/February) Chinese people eat dumplings and perform lion and dragon dances.
Christmas (December 25th)
People in many countries celebrate Christmas. They often eat turkey and Christmas cakes and give each other presents.
The Lantern Festival(lunar January 15th)
It means the end of the Spring Festival. On this day, people eat sweet dumplings for good luck, watch lantern shows and guess riddles on lanterns.
Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November)
Families in America get together for a big dinner. Many people eat turkey and pumpkin pie.
1b. Listen to 1a and circle the food and underline the activities people do in each festival.
The Spring Festival (January/February) Chinese people eat dumplings and perform lion and dragon dances.
Christmas (December 25th)
People in many countries celebrate Christmas. They often eat turkey and Christmas cakes and give each other presents.
The Lantern Festival(lunar January 15th)
It means the end of the Spring Festival. On this day, people eat sweet dumplings for good luck, watch lantern shows and guess riddles on lanterns.
Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November)
Families in America get together for a big dinner. Many people eat turkey and pumpkin pie.
1. the end of 意为 “······的末尾”
e.g.沿着这条路走到尽头。
Go up to the end of the road.
end 意为 “尽头,终点”
at the end of “在(时间/空间)的尽头”
e.g.他住在这条街的尽头。
He lives at the end of the street.
in the end 最终,最后
e.g.他们最终团聚了。
They got together in the end.
2. for good luck “以求好运”
luck 意为 “运气, 幸运”,是不可数名词。
Good luck to you.祝你好运。
Bad luck.真倒霉。
lucky 意为 “幸运的”,是形容词。
e.g.你是一个幸运儿。
You are a lucky dog.
luckily 意为 “幸运地”,是副词。
e.g.幸运的是,他活过来了。
Luckily, he came back to life.
I am so _______. I passed the exam(通过考试)________. Good _____to you.
lucky
luckily
luck
1c Work in groups. Discuss what people do to celebrate the festivals.
What do people do in Spring Festival
People perform lion and dragon dances.
2. Look, listen and circle the names of festivals. Then listen again and complete the sentences.
Easter (a Sunday in March or April)
Many people believe Christ came back to ___ on Easter Day. People make Easter _____to celebrate the festival.
Mother’s Day (the second Sunday in May)
People show their love for their mothers by giving _____ and other _______. And they often go to a restaurant for dinner.
life
eggs
cards
presents
Teachers’ Day (September 10th)
Students give ______ _______ to their teachers.
The Mid-autumn Festival (lunar August 15th)
____ this day people eat mooncakes and _____ the bright full moon.
On
enjoy
best
wishes
3. Listen and read the following words aloud. Pay attention to the pronunciations of the blue parts.
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Words: festival, dumpling, Christmas, sweet, luck, pie, believe, full, moon, Easter
Phrases: Spring Festival, Christmas Day, Lantern Festival, Thanksgiving Day, the Mid-autumn Festival
Sentences:
They often eat turkey and Christmas cakes.
Many people believe Christ came back to life on Easter day.
people show their love for their mother by giving presents.
根据句意及首字母提示完成单词。
1.C________ is the biggest and the most important festival in the west on December25.
2.The books are for the a_____. The children can’t read them.
3.N_______ the temperature of our body is 37℃.
4.She likes g_____ better than apples.
5.People eat rice dumplings to r_________ Qu Yuan.
hristmas
dults
ormally
rapes
emember
1.Read and try to recite 1a.
2.Review the words, phrases and sentences.
3.Make conversations about festivals.