Lead-in
1.Work in pairs to ask and answer:
What is your favourite festival?
Why do you like it?
What do you do on that day?
2.Sing an English song “Happy New Year”.
Studying aims
1.To find the main information on a writing plan.
2.To organize information using a writing plan.
3.To use a writing plan and a model poster to develop creative writing skills.
4.Master the important knowledge points.
Task 1
Look at some pictures and say out the names of the festivals.
Work in groups to talk about the most important festival in China.
Look at some pictures to say something about Chinese New Year.
Festivals
the Spring Festival
the Mid-Autumn Festival
Christmas
the Dragon Boat Festival
Halloween
Task 1 Which festival is the most important in China?
dumplings
Chun Lian
Chinese dinner
put up the Chinese lanterns
let off fireworks
Task 2
1. Work in groups to talk : What is the Spring Festival?
2. Work in groups to talk : How do people celebrate it?
1. What is the Spring Festival?
Which month is the Spring Festival in?
/im’p?:t?nt/
/m?ust/
Task 2 Have a talk
an important holiday in China
Most Chinese families
in January or February
The Spring Festival is ____________________________. It is always ______________________. ______________ celebrate it.
the Spring Festival
2. How do people celebrate it?
get together;
have a big dinner;
watch TV;
The Spring Festival Gala;
/’gɑ:l?/
get presents;
new clothes and red packets;
/’p?kits/
let off fireworks;
/?f/
let off=set off
the Spring Festival
get together ( )
have a big dinner ( )
eat turkey ( )
have a dragon boat race ( )
eat rice dumplings ( )
light firecrackers ( )
watch fireworks ( )
make pumpkin lanterns ( )
dress up as a ghost( )
wear masks ( )
paint our faces ( )
play a trick on others ( )
visit relatives from door to door ( )
get red packets ( )
enjoy the full moon ( )
eat moon cakes ( )
How do people celebrate it ?
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on Thanksgiving Day
at the Dragon Boat Festival
on Halloween
at the Mid-Autumn Festival
Tick (√) out the right answers.
Task 3
1. Work in groups to discuss and say:
What do family members do?
What do children do?
2. Read and say the phrases.
3. Say some sentences using Some useful expressions.
Task 3 the Spring Festival
What do people do to celebrate it?
the Spring Festival
What do family members do?
What do children do?
get together
have a big dinner
watch TV (the Spring Festival Gala)
let off fireworks
get red packets
eat dumplings
enjoy nice traditional Chinese food
enjoy the music and dance show
visit relatives and friends
get new clothes ready for children
get lucky money
get presents from parents (new clothes and red packets)
enjoy delicious food and drinks
eat much candy
have no lessons
… is an important holiday in…
It is in/ on …
Family members ….
Children often ….
Usually we get …
We/ They like …
There is/ are… on TV
… have lots of fun…
…special/ wondeful…
Some useful expressions
What do children do?
What do family members do?
Task 4
Read and say Millie’s writing plan.
Complete Millie’s article by yourself.
Work in groups to check the answers then read and understand the article.
Read and remember the phrases.
Millie’s writing plan
Spring Festival
Task 4
The Spring Festival is an important holiday in China. Most
Chinese families ______________ it.
It is always in __________ or ___________. It is often cold
at this time of a year, but people are happy. Family members
_____________ and then have a big _________. After dinner,
people like to ___________. There is a great Spring Festival
Gala on TV every year.
Children have lots of fun on this day. We get presents.
Usually our parents get _____________ ready for us, and we get
_____________ from our grandparents, aunts and uncles. We
like to let off ____________ at night. They are really wonderful!
celebrate
January
February
get together
dinner
watch TV
new clothes
red packets
fireworks
Spring Festival
Useful phrases
1. 一个重要的节日
2. 在一月份或二月份
3. 在每年的这个时候
4. 聚集在一起
5. 春节联欢晚会
6. 为我们准备好新衣服
7. 从我们的祖父母处收到红包
8. 在晚上放烟花
9.吃一顿丰盛的饭
10.在这一天玩的开心
1. an important holiday
2. in January or February
3. at this time of year
4. get together
5. the Spring Festival Gala
6. get new clothes ready for us
7. get red packets from our grandparents
8. let off fireworks at night
9.have a big dinner
10.have lots of fun on this day
Task 5
Read and discuss the structure(结构) of the article.
Talk about your favourite festival in pairs.
Write down a writing plan about your favourite festival.
Write your passage according to your writing plan.
Work in groups to check your writings.
The structure(结构) is important in your writing!
Festival
引出话题
the festival
展开话题 details
总结话题
Summary
the name, when, who
What do family members do?
What do children do?
Feelings: love/ favourite/ special/ wonderful….
Festival
引出话题
the festival
展开话题 details
总结话题
Summary
the name, when, who
What do family members do?
What do children do?
Feelings: love/ favourite/ special/ wonderful….
…
Talk about your favourite festival in pairs
A: What’s your favourite festival?
B: I like …best.
A: Which month is it in?
B: It’s usually in….
A: How do people celebrate it?
B: ….
My favourite festival
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________.
______________________.
Writing practice
Write your passage according to
your writing plan
Useful Expressions
… is an important holiday in/for…
It is in/on…
It is …, but …
There is/are … on TV…
We/They like to…
Usually we get…
… have lots of fun…
Let’s check your writing!
How many stars can you get?
结构 有条理 较有条理 结构混乱
语法、句式 正确 基本正确 有少量错误
拼写 完全正确 个别错误 错误多
创新 有创新内容
(两句以上) 有创新内容(一句) 无创新
书写 整齐、美观 清晰 欠认真
评价
Self-assessment
Result: A B C
wonderful Good Not bad
I need to spend more time on ________.
I can… Result
1. use the new words to talk about the Spring Festival. A B C
2. make a writing plan A B C
3. write a passage according
to my own plan A B C
1.Look for more information about different festivals on the Internet to make your writing perfect
2.Send your article to your best friend to tell him/her your favourite festival
Thank you!