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a birthday cake
2d Read the article about
food traditions and
complete the chart.
a birthday cake with candles
a birthday cake
candle
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the number of candles
the person’s age
The number of candles is the person’s age.
There’re 9 candles and I’m nine years old.
birthday person
Mary
blow out
make a wish
in one go
come true
cut the cake
If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true.
the UK
candy
The child with the candy is lucky.
a symbol of long life
a symbol of life and good luck
Never cut up the noodles
long noodles
eggs
are
The
.
bring good luck to sb.
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
He or she can blow out all of the birthday candles in one go.
They put a candy in a birthday cake.
Because long noodles mean long life.
They eat special foods for good luck.
What would people like to eat on their birthday The answer would be different in different countries.
In many countries, people have birthday cakes with candles. The number of the candles is the person’s age. The birthday person must make a wish and blow out the candles. If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true. In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake. The child with the candy is lucky.
In China, it is getting popular to have cake on your birthday. But many people still eat very long noodles for their birthday. They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life. In some places, Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthday. They are a symbol of life and good luck.
All of these birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the same. They bring good luck to the birthday person.
2b Read the article about food traditions and complete the chart.
Country Food Special meaning
UK
China
birthday cake
Blowing out candles on a cake makes a wish come true.
It is lucky to find a candy in a cake.
long noodles, eggs
Long noodles mean long life.
Eggs mean life and good luck.
1.世界各地
2.想要做某事
3.在他们的生日
4.在不同的国家
5.插着蜡烛的生日蛋糕
6.……的数目
7.一个人的年龄
8.许愿
9.吹灭
10.一口气
11.实现
12.把……放在……里
13.受欢迎,流行
14.切碎
15.……的象征
16.给……带来好运
around the world
would like to do sth.
on their birthday
in different countries
birthday cakes with candles
the number of…
a person’s age
make a wish
blow out
in one go
come true
put…in…
get popular
cut up
a symbol of…
bring good luck to sb.
We have learned birthday food traditions
around the world.
We have learned some important phrases.
1.Try to retell the passage after class.
2.Recite the new words and phrases.
3.Write a short passage of “My birthday”.