Unit 8 The Seasons and the Weather Topic 3 Let’s celebrate! SectionC 课件24张PPT

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Topic 3 Let's celebrate!
Section C
Can you guess
September; school
Teachers' Day
life; eggs
Easter Day
turkey; pumpkin pie
Thanksgiving Day
flowers; May
Mother's Day
harvest; moon
Mid-autumn Festival
lights; riddles
Lantern Festival
season; dumplings
Spring Festival
stockings; trees
Christmas Day
Do you remember
1. --When is Christmas Day
2. --What do people do before Christmas Day
3. --What do people do on Christmas Eve
4. --What do people do on Christmas Day
Christmas Day
--It's on December 25th.
--They go shopping, clean their houses, give Christmas cards to friends and decorate Christmas trees.
--Families go to church and sing Christmas songs. Children put up stockings.
--Children get up early and open the presents.Families get together for a special dinner.They usually greet each other and say, “Merry Christmas!”
What do people usually do in the Spring Festival
1._____________________ 2._____________________
3._____________________ 4._____________________
. . .
Can you discuss
The Spring Festival
go home
enjoy dumplings
get together for a big dinner
perform lion and dragon dances
In China, the Spring Festival is a big event.
重要事情；大事
an important thing
/ 'vent/
go home
prepare delicious food
do some cleaning
decorate their homes
buy some new clothes
get together for a big dinner
stay up and enjoy dumplings at midnight
mid + night
午夜
/m d'na t/
go to bed very late
熬夜
put on their new clothes
greet their parents
get lucky money
luck + y →adj.
运气好的；幸运的
/'l k /
Can you read
event / 'vent/ 重要事情；大事
stay up 熬夜
midnight /m d'na t/ 午夜
at midnight 在午夜
lucky /'l k / 幸运的；运气好的
lucky money 压岁钱
Can you challenge
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 4
Can you do it
Read the text for the first time and divide(划分) it into 4 parts. Then match(匹配) the key words with each part .
You can mark “ ” to stand for it.
Task 1: skimming (2 minutes)
2
Part 1:
Part 2:
Part 3:
Part 4:
a big event
Start preparing for the festival
On the eve of the festival
On the first day of the lunar new year
In China, the Spring Festival is a big event. People usually start preparing for the festival one month before it comes. They prepare delicious food, and clean and decorate their homes. They also buy some new clothes. On the eve of the festival, the family all get together for a big dinner. They stay up and enjoy dumplings at midnight for good luck. On the first day of the lunar new year, children put on their new clothes and greet their parents. They are very happy to get lucky money from them.
Can you do it
Task 2: scanning (3 minutes)
4
Read the text for the second time and find out phrase(短语) from the text to express(表达) the pictures, then put them into correct order(排序) .
Can you do it
Task 3: studying (3 minutes)
3
Read the text for the third time and translate these phrases(翻译短语) into English.
1. 一件大事
2. 开始做某事
3. 在……的第一天
4. 在午夜吃饺子祈求好运气
5. 向父母亲拜年
6. 从某人那里收到压岁钱
a big event
start doing sth.
on the first day of…
enjoy dumplings at midnight for good luck
greet parents
get lucky money from sb.
Can you retell
Task 4: reading and retelling
4
Read the text and retell (复述) it with the help of the key words. Four students in a group and retell it one by one.
Part 1: In China, …event
Part 2: … start …one month before … . They prepare …, clean and decorate…; They also buy…
Part 3: On the eve of …, … get together for… ; They stay up and … at midnight for …
Part 4: On the first day …, … put on…and greet…, …happy to get … from them.
Key words:
Can you write
My Favorite Festival
There are many different kinds of festivals in China. My favorite festival is ...
Before the festival, ...
On the festival, ...
I like this festival best. What about you
Summary
We learn:
1.new words:
event, midnight, lucky
2.new phrases:
stay up, at midnight, lucky money, start doing sth. , on the first day of…
We can:
1.tell others about the Spring Festival and its activities in
English.
2.know more about important festivals and their activities.
Homework
1.Review Section C 1a.
2.Introduce a festival to your friend.
3.Preview Section C Part 2.