北师大版（2019）必修 第一册Unit 3 Celebrations TOPIC TALK课件(共12张PPT 内嵌音频)

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北师版（2019）必修一
Unit 3 Celebrations
TOPIC TALK
Learning objectives
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
1. grasp the meaning of celebrations and special occasions by listing
some festivals and special occasions;
2. listen to two dialogues about celebrations;
3. talk about your favourite festival or occasion with your partners;
4. write a short paragraph about a traditional Chinese festival to a
foreign friend;
5. discuss some quotes and their relation to festivals.
Choose a festival or a special occasion that you like. Tell your partner when and how it is celebrated.
Presentation
What festivals and special occasions do you know about Give some examples.
When are they celebrated
How do we celebrate them (celebrations)
wedding
graduation ceremony
birthday party
Tomb-sweeping Day
Lantern Festival
Spring festival
special times or days where people come together for a particular reason
Read the Text Builder carefully.
What kind of information can you get from the Text Builder
I love celebrating _______
_____________________
It is celebrated _________
_____________________
We usually celebrate it by _____.
Usually, children play with lanterns while the adults sit together, ___________.
Festivals or Occasions
Spring Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival Dragon-Boat Festival
birthdays, graduations
Time
on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month
at the start of the lunar year
on the first day of the year
on the 25th of December
when somebody graduates from secondary school/university
Activities
going to a restaurant/our grandparents’ house
having a family dinner/a party/a barbecue
eating moon cakes/jiaozi/sticky rice balls
watching fireworks
eating dessert/ turkey/cakes
giving cards/presents
offering congratulations/good wishes
chatting and enjoying the moon
Listen to the dialogue and complete it by underlining the words or expressions you hear.
I love celebrating _______
_____________________
It is celebrated _________
_____________________
We usually celebrate it by _____.
Usually, children play with lanterns while the adults sit together, ___________.
Festivals or Occasions
Spring Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival Dragon-Boat Festival
birthdays, graduations
Time
on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month
at the start of the lunar year
on the first day of the year
on the 25th of December
when somebody graduates from secondary school/university
Activities
going to a restaurant/our grandparents’ house
having a family dinner/a party/a barbecue
eating moon cakes/jiaozi/sticky rice balls
watching fireworks
eating dessert/ turkey/cakes
giving cards/presents
offering congratulations/good wishes
chatting and enjoying the moon
Practice
A: I love celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival. Do you know much about it
B: No, not really. When is it
A: It’s celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. We usually celebrate
it by having a family dinner and eating moon cakes.
B: Ah yes, I visited China last year during this time. A lot of places were
decorated with lanterns.
A: Yes. They’re part of our tradition. Usually children play with lanterns while
the adults sit together, chatting and enjoying the moon.
Tapescript
Use the Text Builder to talk about your favourite festival or occasion.
I love celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. We usually celebrate it by having a family dinner and ...
Example
Listen to the dialogue. Answer the questions.
What are Jenny’s friends going to do for her Why
What are they going to make and give Jenny at the party
What will Jenny do at the party
They want to hold a surprise party to have fun. It’s Jenny’s birthday.
The speakers are going to make a monster cake to give Jenny a surprise. They will also make some monster birthday cards and give Jenny some monster presents.
Jenny will blow out candles and make a wish.
Suggested Answers
A: Jenny’s birthday is coming. How about holding a surprise party for her
B: Great! It’s going to be fun! We’ll invite all our friends. We’ll chat and dance at
the party.
A: Yes, we’ll have a big dinner and music. How about making a big monster
cake
B: A monster cake Wonderful! Jenny will be surprised. We will make some
monster birthday cards and give her some monster presents.
A: Good! She will blow out the candles and make a wish. I’m sure she will be
very happy and everyone will have a great time.
B: Yes!
Tapescript
Use the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about a traditional Chinese festival to a foreign friend. Then share it in groups.
Spring festival
at the start of the lunar year
putting up Spring Festival couplets; having a family dinner; watching fireworks; eating jiaozi ...
Mid-Autumn Festival
on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month
eating moon cakes; drinking osmanthus wine; having a family dinner; appreciating the full moon ...
Dragon-Boat Festival
on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month
eating zongzi; watching dragon boat races; drinking Xiong Huang wine; hanging herbs on the front door ...
Production
Read and think.
Amid the boom of firecrackers a year has come to an end, and the spring wind has wafted warm breath to the wine.
— Wang Anshi
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbours, and let every new year find you a better man.
— Benjamin Franklin
Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.
— Edna Ferber
New Year’s Day is every man’s birthday.
— Charles Lamb
What can you learn from these quotes Do you agree with these quotes or not Give your reasons.
Read your partners’ writing and polish your writing.
Work with your group mates to make a poster about a traditional Chinese festival. And your posters should include the time and activities of the festival.
Homework