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Unit 3 Let’s celebrate!
How many different festivals do you know in China or in the world?
the Spring Festival
the Lantern Festival元宵节
the Dragon Boat Festival 龙舟节
April Fool’s Day愚人节
April 1
Children’s Day
中秋节the Mid-Autumn Festival
Thanksgiving Day感恩节
Christmas圣诞节
Getting ready for …Getting ready for …
Reading
1. People in the USA __________
Halloween every year.
2. He often wears traditional Chinese
_________ for the party.
3. You can make a ________ out of
a pumpkin.
4. Our monitor often __________ as
Father Christmas at the party.
celebrate
costume
lantern
dresses up
Complete the following sentences.
5. Be careful. The cat has ________
teeth.
6. Wendy wears a ________ costume at
Halloween.
7. You should _________ the door if
you want somebody to open it.
8. Don’t _____________ that small boy.
sharp
special
play a trick on
knock on
Task 2 Reading & Questions
Paragraphs 1 & 2 1. What is Wendy’s favourite festival?
2. When do people usually have a special party for Halloween?
3. What game do children play for Halloween?
4. How to play the game ‘trick or treat’?knock, shout, give, not give, play.
Halloween.
On October 31st.
‘Trick or treat’.
Paragraphs 3 & 4 1. What costume will Wendy wear for Halloween this year?
2. What do Wendy and her friends make for Halloween?
3. How do they make special pumpkin lanterns for Halloween?
A tiger costume.
Pumpkin lanterns.
cut out, eyes, nose & sharp teeth.
Paragraph 5 1. When do Wendy’s family have a
party?
2. What do people usually eat at a party for Halloween?
On the evening of October 31st.
a lot of special Halloween chocolates and candies, hot drinks and hot food.
Task 3 Main idea
Paragraph
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Heading
How many activities do people usually have at Halloween?
Four.
play ‘trick or treat’
wear special costumes
make pumpkin lanterns
have a party
1. People in the USA also celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.2. People usually have a party on October 30th to celebrate
Halloween.3. Wendy often plays ‘trick or treat’ at Halloween.4. If people don’t give a treat, they can play a trick on them.
Task 4 True or False.
T
F
F
T
5. Wendy and her friends always paint their faces at Halloween.6. This year, Wendy will wear a tiger costume at Halloween.7. People in the USA make lanterns out of oranges.8. People eat special Halloween chocolates and candies on that day.
F
T
F
T
Task 5 ClozeHalloween is on ____________. People in the West ________ it. People celebrate Halloween in many ways. Children wear special ________and masks at Halloween. Many children play a game called ____________. They knock on their neighbours’ doors and shout _____________. Their neighbours usually
October 31stcelebrate
costumes
‘trick or treat’
‘trick or treat’
give them a _____ of some candy.
If the children do not get any candy,
they can play a _____ on the neighbour.
Some people also make ________ out of
big orange __________. They cut out the
eyes, the nose and the sharp teeth. They
put ________ in them so the light shines
through the eyes, the nose and the teeth.
treat
tricklanterns
pumpkins
candles
Task 6 Talking about Halloween
play, ‘trick or treat’, knock, shout, give, treat, give, trick
dress up, wear, costumes, masks, paint, tiger coustume
pumpkin lanterns, cut out, eyes, nose, teeth, candles
have a party, Oct. 31st, starts, eat, chocolates, candies, drinks, food
1. If they do not give us a treat, we can play a trick on them. if conj. “ 如果” , 引导条件状语从句。
从句中的动词不可以用一般将来时,通常用一般现在时来代替。eg. I will go with you if it is fine tomorrow.
play a trick on sb. 与某人做恶作剧
2. People do not know who we are.这是一个宾语从句 , 用陈述语序。eg. I want to know what you like.
3. My family always have a party on the evening of October 31st.时间前的介词通常有三种: on, at , in 。 on 用在具体某一日及某日的上下午及晚上或夜里的时间前; at 用在点时刻的时间前; in 用在月份、年份、季节等时间前。如: on Monday, on October 1st, on a cold morning, at 8 a.m. , at Christmas, in April, in 2008, in winter
Homework:1. Look for more information about Halloween in the library or on the Internet.2. Make a post card about Halloween.3. Read the passage and try to learn it by heart.