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Topic 3 Let's celebrate!

华丰中学 林淑艳

Read the following dates in English.

20139月 10日

201312月 25日

20142 月 14日正月十五

It's lunar January 15th.

The Spring FestivalEasterThanksgivingThe Lantern FestivalChristmasThe Mid-autumn Festival

A:What festival is it?

B:It’s the Spring Festival.

A:When is the Spring Festival?

A:How do we celebrate the Spring Festival?

B:It’s in January or February.

B:Chinese people eat dumplings and perform

lion and dragon dances.

吃饺子

舞狮和舞龙

A: When is Christmas?

A: How do the people celebrate Christmas?

B: It’s on December 25th.

B:They often eat turkey and Christmas cakes and give

each other presents.

turkey

彼此、相互

A: What festival is it?

B: It’s the Lantern Festival.

B: It’s on lunar January 15th.

B: On this day, people eat sweet dumplings

for good luck, watch lantern shows and guess riddles on

lanterns.

A: When is the Lantern Festival?

A: How do we celebrate the Lantern Festival?吃汤圆

猜灯谜赏花灯

A: When is Thanksgiving?

A: How do people celebrate Thanksgiving?

B: It’s on the fourth Thursday in November.

B: Families in America get together for a big dinner. Many

people eat turkey and pumpkin pie. 南瓜饼

1b. Listen to 1a and circle the food and underline the activities people do in each festival.

Festival Date Food Activity

the Spring Festival lunar January 1st dumplings

Christmastukey and Christmas cakes give each other

presents

the Lantern Festival lunar January 15th

Thanksgivingturkey and pumpkin pie

families get together for a big dinner

perform lion and dragon dances

December 25th

sweet dumplings watch lantern

shows and guess riddles

the 4th Thursday in November

Easter (a Sunday in March or April)

Many people believe Christ came back to ___ on

Easter Day. People make Easter _____to celebrate the

festival.

life

eggs

2. Look, listen and circle the names of festivals. Then listen again and complete the sentences.

Mother’s Day (the second Sunday in May)

People show their love for their mothers by giving

_____ and other _______. And they often go to a

restaurant for dinner.

cards presents

2. Look, listen and circle the names of festivals. Then listen again and complete the sentences.

Teachers’ Day (September 10th)

Students give ______ _______ to their teachers.best wishes

2. Look, listen and circle the names of festivals. Then listen again and complete the sentences.

The Mid-autumn Festival (lunar August 15th)

____ this day people eat mooncakes and _____ the b

right full moon.

On enjoy

圆月

2. Look, listen and circle the names of festivals. Then listen again and complete the sentences.

Please make a survey about your favorite festival and fill in the table.

Name Favorite festival Why

Example:A: What’s your favorite festival?B: Christmas.A: Why?B: I like presents. And I can send cards to my friends.

3. Listen and read the following words aloud. Pay attention to the pronunciations of the blue parts.

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often listen lesson cousin basin seven

We learn: 1. new words: festival, dumpling, Christmas, sweet, luck, pie, believe, full, moon, Easter 2. new phrases: Spring Festival, Christmas Day, Lantern Festival, Thanksgiving Day, the Mid-autumn Festival 3. new sentences: (1)They often eat turkey and Christmas cakes. (2) Many people believe Christ came back to life on Easter day. (3)people show their love for their mother by giving presents.We can: 1.know how to read the names of festivals in English. 2.talk about festivals and holidays.e.g. (1) On the Spring Festival, Chinese people eat dumplings and perform lion and dragon dances. (2) On the Thanksgiving day, families in America get together for a big dinner. Many people eat turkey and pumpkin pie.

1.Read 1a and 2, try to retell them.

2.Finish Section A in your workbook.

Homework