1、Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Unit 2 Lets celebrate!Lets celebrate!Lets celebrate!Lets celebrate!P1 Starting outP1 Starting outWords and Expressionshonourdragonlunarpoetharvestdecorationv.向向表示敬意表示敬意n.龙龙adj.月球的月球的n.诗人诗人n.收成收成n.装饰物装饰物 Read after the tape and speak out the Chinese immediately.Words and Expressi
2、onsfreedomparticipatevoteregardlessinequalityn.自由,自由权利自由,自由权利v.参加,参与参加,参与v.投票,表决投票,表决adv.不管,不顾不管,不顾n.(社会上的)不平等(社会上的)不平等Watch and sayWatch and say1.What festivals are metioned in the video?2.Why do people celebrate these festivals?Watch the video again and check your answers!Can you list other festiv
3、als?Traditionally,it was a chance to give thanks for a good harvest.It is also a time for families to get together for a big dinner.It is celebrated mainly in North America,in October or November.Read and GuessRead and GuessRead the festival descriptions and guess what festivals are mentioned.go Rea
4、dy?Thanksgiving DayThey are held in memory of Qu Yuan,a poet and statesman in Ancient China.Eat Zongzi,have dragon boat race.The celebrations take place in China on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.Dragon Boat FestivalFreedom DayIt celebrates the end of racial inequality in the country.It is h
5、eld every year on 27 April to celebrate South Africas first fully-participated elections in 1994,in which everyone was allowed to vote regardless of skin colour.May DayIt is a festival to celebrate the start of summer,with celebrations held across Europe and in parts of North America.People prepare
6、decorations with flowers and dance around maypoles.Complete the sentences._ is to celebrate the harvest._ is to celebrate a season._ is to celebrate an event._ is to honour a person.Dragon Boat FestivalFreedom DayThanksgiving DayMay Day What are other festivals of each type?What are other reasons to
7、 celebrate a festival?1.Some people say that nowadays celebrations become more and more formalistic.Do you agree?Why?2.What do celebrations mean to you?reunion/family members gather togetherreminding.1.Can you recognize what festivals according to the descriptions?2.Can you understand why people cel
8、ebrate these festivals?3.Can you list other festivals of each type?Self-evaluationSelf-evaluation各个击破各个击破1.Read and recite the words and expressions in Unit 2.2.Write a passage about a festival celebration using the words and expressions you have learnt.To celebrate.,we often drink/eat.give.as gifts,decorate with.