Unit 4 Time to celebrate
Lesson 1 Starting out and understanding ideas
Preview Tasks 预习单
You are going to read about the Spring Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival.
Activity 1: Circle the following on the book and memorize them. 在书中圈画。
unusual adj. 不平常的 / usual(反义词)
treat v. 请客,款待,招待
myself pron. 我本人,我亲自,我自己
dumpling n. 水饺
whole adj. 全部的,整个的
become v. 成为,变成
chef n. 厨师 / chefs (复数)
balloon n. 气球
cucumber n. 黄瓜
hang v. 悬挂 / hung (过去式)
lantern n. 提灯;灯笼
dish n. (烹制好的)菜肴,一道菜 / dishes (复数)
joke v. 说笑话;开玩笑
shocked adj. 震惊的
laugh v. 发出笑声,(大)笑
pork n. 猪肉
round adj. 圆形的,环形的
shape n. 形,形状,外形
reunion n. 团圆,团聚
piece n. 片;块;段;截
knife n. 刀 / knives (复数)
smell n. 气味
laughter n. 笑;笑声 / laugh(v.笑)
fill v. (使)充满;装满
meal n. 一餐;饭
miss v.思念,想念(某人);错过/misses (第三人称单数)
taste n. 味道,滋味
celebrate v. 庆祝 / celebration (名词,庆祝)
Britain英国 / British (形容词,英国的,英国人的)
can could (过去式)
by the end of 到……结束为止
be able to do sth. 能够做某事
during the Spring Festival 在春节期间
family reunion 家庭团聚
my whole family 我整个家庭
against the law 违法
stand for 代表
feel like 感觉像;想
the way of doing sth. 做某事的方式
fill…with… 用……把……充满
culture n. 文化,cultural (形容词)
usually adv. 通常地;惯常地
north—northern (形容词)
salt—salty (形容词)
usual—usually (副词)
The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节
in the north of 在……的北方
stay up 熬夜
take place 发生
be sure to do sth. 一定会做某事
Activity 2: Translate the sentences into English.
我想请我的英国朋友埃米莉亚吃一顿中式晚餐。
我经常看奶奶做饭,但我自己从来不做饭。
但我全家人都打电话来帮我。
它的圆形代表家庭团聚。
我感觉回到了家。
庆祝春节的常见方式是什么?
它总是发生在农历五月初五。
这个节日最好的部分就是龙舟赛。
Activity 3: Language use: adverbs of frequency(频率副词). Translate.
Frequency 0% 20%-40% 50%-70% 80%-90% 100%
Adverbs never sometimes often usually always
You should always go to school on time.
I have never been invited to their parties.
We often go to the cinema.
In-class Tasks 学习单
Activity 1: Understand the passage and complete the tasks.
Where did the writer celebrate the Spring Festival
How did she want to celebrate this festival
What’s the writer’s problem
How did she solve the problem
What is the last dish
What does the last dish stand for
What did Emilia think of the last dish
After-class Tasks 作业单
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What activities do you do
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Who do you celebrate it with
)Activity 1: Write about how we celebrate a traditional festival. Use the thinking map to organise your ideas.
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What festival is it
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How do you feel
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What food do you have
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Useful expressions: 1.I always celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with my family. 2.The Dragon Boat Festival always takes place on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. 3.The best part of the festival is the dragon boat races. 4.We sing, dance and play games together. 5.Eating zongzi is a must during the festival. 6.My family always have dumplings at the Spring Festival. 7.I feel the love and warmth of the family reunions.