课件24张PPT。Unit 3 Celebration Period 1 Reading&Vocabularyuse the new vocabulary properly;
introduce an important festival orally with the related words in this lesson.ObjectivesStudents will be able toStep 1 Warm-upLook at the pictures on Page 35 and ask students the question: What are they celebrating?
In which situations do people hold celebrations? (guide the students to use Key Words on P35)Graduation Winning a scholarshipStep 2 Lead-inListen to the tape and write down the five celebrations.
What other Chinese festivals do you know? When are they celebrated? springsummerautumnwinterFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberSpring FestivalMay Daythe Children’s Daythe foundation of…Birthday of the armythe Mid-Autumn Daythe National DayWomen’s Day DecemberJanuarythe New Year’s DayQingming festivalWhich festival is celebrated?Step 3 SkimmingWhat do the Lantern Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival mark?
Why is the Mid-Autumn Festival so important?Step 4 ScanningRead the texts and fill in the table with the information you read from the texts.FestivalsSeason& date/ monthTypical
activity or foodThe Mid- Autumn FestivalMoon cakes,
Meet in the evening and watch the moonSeptember or
OctoberFestivalsSeason& date/ monthTypical
activity or foodThe Lantern FestivalThe fifteenth of the first month of the lunar calendarSweet
dumplingsFestivalsSeason& date/ monthTypical
activity or foodThe Dragon Boat FestivalThe fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendarZongzi,
Dragon boat racesHow to introduce a festival Introduction: when the
festival is celebratedTypical activities or foodHow did the festival start?Step 5 SummaryStep 6 Fill in the blanks Nowadays, there are many different kinds of moon cakes _________ fruit, coffee, chocolate and even ice-cream moon cakes.including great writings / include William Shakespeare’s great writings include Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and so on. In another story, a town was almost _________ but the light from many lanterns saved it.destroyed earthquake / buildingsThe earthquake destroyed all the buildings. The story was about a god who wanted to __________ the town. burn downthe fire / some buildingsThe fire burnt down some buildings. In the past, lanterns were usually lit by candles and _________ with pictures of birds, animals and flowers and etc.decoratedthe Christmas tree/ lights and colorful ribbonsThe Christmas tree is decorated with lights and colorful ribbons.waiter / customersLook! The waiter is serving his customers.Sweet dumplings are boiled and _______ in hot water.servedStep 7 PracticeGroup work
Introduce a festival which is most important in China for children, or for young people, or for old people, or for women and men.How to introduce a festival Introduction: when the
festival is celebratedTypical activities or foodHow did the festival start?HomeworkRead the passage again and do Exercise 5 on P79.
Write an introduction of the festival that your group talked about in class, trying to use the related words learned in this lesson.Thank you