1、Unit 8 The Seasons and the Weather,Topic 3 Lets celebrate ！,Lets talk!,What festival is it?,When is ?,How do people celebrate ?,Christmas is the most important festival in many countries.,Christmas,What do you know about Christmas ?,最重要的,go shopping,clean their houses,Before Christmas Day,People are
2、 busy preparing for it.,Christmas card,They often give Christmas cards to their friends.,Christmas tree,People decorate Christmas trees with colorful lights, balls, stars and so on.,装饰,五彩缤纷的,church,go to church,去教堂,教堂,Families often go to church and sing Christmas songs.,On Christmas Eve,stocking,pu
3、t up stockings,挂起,长筒袜,壁炉,Children put up stockings by the fireplaces or at the end of their beds before they go to bed.,On the morning of Christmas Day,open the presents,圣诞老人,Santa Claus,Children always think presents must be from Santa Claus.,一定是来自于,They often give gifts to each other.,问候,They usua
4、lly greet each other and say,“Merry Christmas!”.,Families usually have a get-together with a special dinner.,特别的，专门的,Look, listen and understand.,Read 1a and check() the activities people do during Christmas time.,Retell the passage according to the form.,New Years Day _ New Years Eve _,c,a, e,Liste
5、n to the passage about New Year and choose the pictures.,grape,honey,1. Some Chinese people eat_for good luck. 2. In Spain, people eat _ grapes for good luck in the new year. 3. Some Jewish people eat _ with honey for a sweet new year.,oranges,apples,twelve,Listen again and complete the sentences.,犹
6、太人,Sing this Christmas song.,Summary,1. Learn some new words and phrases: important, decorate, church, put up, open, grape 2. (1)Talk about festivals. It (Christmas) is on December 25th. On Christmas Eve, the night of December 24th, families often go to church and sing Christmas songs. (2)Talk about
7、 customs and culture. Children put up stockings by the fireplaces or at the end of their beds before they go to bed. Some Jewish people eat apples with honey for a sweet new year. 3. Express wishes and congratulations. Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!,1. Recite 1a. 2. Finish Section B in your workbook. 3. Preview Section C. 4. Use your own words to write something about Christmas.,Thank you,
