1、Period 1 Listening & Speaking Unit 1 Festivals And Celebrations Learning Objectives At the end of our class, you will : 1. have a better understanding of the topic of unit 1. 2. improve the listening and speaking ability. 3. be familiar with the different festivals all around the world. Tasks of tad
2、ay Homework explanation A篇篇: 这是一篇应用文。主要介绍了一个包含澳网女子和男子决赛门这是一篇应用文。主要介绍了一个包含澳网女子和男子决赛门 票的新西兰邮轮旅行，介绍了其日程安排。票的新西兰邮轮旅行，介绍了其日程安排。 23.推理判断题。The tour is mainly designed for_. B篇篇: 主要讲述一个匿名英雄用信封捐钱来默默传递爱心的故事 词汇积累：distribute v.分发，分配，散布 donator n.-捐赠者-donation n.捐赠，捐献 What festival is it? Christmas Day Thanksgiv
3、ing Day Halloween Mid-Autumn Day Chinese Spring Festival Leading-in 青玉案 - -辛弃疾 东风夜放花千树。 更吹落、星如雨。 宝马雕车香满路。 风箫声动，玉壶光转， 一夜鱼龙舞。 蛾儿雪柳黄金缕。 笑语盈盈暗香去。 众里寻他千百度。 蓦然回首，那人却在， 灯火阑珊处。 Before-listening What is the name of this festival? How do you celebrate it? It is the Lantern Festival. I celebrate it by 1. Look
4、at the photos below. Before-listening Chinese Lantern Festival Coming-of-Age Day Rio Carnival How much do you know about these festivals? Chinese Lattern Festival Take place on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar year. on this day,people carry or display traditional paper latterns and guess
5、 riddles. Its a popular festival for Chinese people around the world. Coming-of-Age Day(日本日本 成人节成人节) It refers to the time when a person makes the transition from childhood into adulthood. In Japan, this has been a national holiday since 1948. From 2000, itwas celebrated on the second Monday in Janu
6、rary. On this day, everyone who has turned 20 in the last year is formally recognized as an adult. When going out on this day, young men wear formal suits and ties,and young ladies usually wear kimonos. The day is often finished by a party where theyoung people celebrate their new lives as adults. R
7、io Carnival(里约狂欢节里约狂欢节) The carnival is a joyous festival celebrated in Catholic countries around the world. Usually the carnival occurs in late Februray or early March. By far, the biggest carnival is in Rio, where more than two million people take part in the yearly festivities. During this time,
8、the streets are filled with parades of people, wearing colorful costums and dancing the Samba and with large and colorful floats. Choose some words or phrases from the box to describe each festival. wear traditional costumes dress up in carnival costumes visit a lantern fair march along the streets
9、receive congratulations from guess riddles attend the ceremony watch samba dance give performances Choose some words or phrases from the box to describe each festival. wear traditional costumes dress up in carnival costumes visit a lantern fair march along the streets receive congratulations from gu
10、ess riddles attend the ceremony watch samba dance give performances Choose some words or phrases from the box to describe each festival. wear traditional costumes dress up in carnival costumes visit a lantern fair march along the streets receive congratulations from guess riddles attend the ceremony
11、 watch samba dance give performances Listen and write the order of the conversations next to the names of the festivals above. Then match each conversation with the relationship between the speakers below. Listening Task 1: _ a tour guide and members of a tour group _ an interviewer and an interview
12、ee _ a reporter and a tourist _ two friends Listening Task 1: 3 1 2 Chinese Lantern Festival Coming-of-Age Day Rio Carnival Listening tip: To listen for a relationship, you need to pay attention to how people talk to each other (e.g. friends usually call each other by first names) and some particula
13、r questions in the conversation (e.g.”Could you have the bill, please?” tell us that the speaker is a customer in a restaurant). Listen again, and complete the sentences with the correct words. 1. In conversation 1, the woman is wearing_ colours. It took her a long time to do her hair and make-up, a
14、nd to get _. She is going to meet her _ soon. 2. In conversation 2, Carla advises Limei to change her _ . This is because the weather is _ and they will be outside for a long time. 3. In conversation 3, the people are enjoying the _ show. Listening Task 2: bright dressed family dress and shoes hot l
15、antern Listen again and make a list of each festivals activities. Chinese Lantern Festival Coming-of-Age Day Rio Carnival Listening Task 3: riddles, the colourful lanterns, the dragon or lion dances, yuanxiao girls their hair and make-up, traditional costumes, the Coming-of-Age ceremony, congratulat
16、ions, a party carnival costumes, along the streets, While you are listening, pay attention to the key words, especially the verb phrases Conversation 1: Interviewer: Miss, congratulations on becoming an adult! You look amazing in your kimono(和服). The bright colors are terrific! Girl: Really? Thats k
17、ind of you to say so. Thank you. Interviewer: You are welcome. Did it take you much time to get ready today? Girl: Yes,actually. I spent hours doing my hair and make-up, and getting dressed. But it was worth it, because I wanted to look my best at the Coming-if-Age Ceremony. Interviewer: Oh, you loo
18、k great! Now that the ceremony is over, are you going to celebrate the day with your family or friends? Girl: Yes, Im going to meet my family soon, and were having a party tonight. Interviewer: So,what does “being an adult” mean to you? Girl: Well, I think it means being self-supporting and responsi
19、ble for your actions and decisions, and. Conversation 2: Li Mei: Im ready for Carnival, Carla. Shall we go and join the parade now? Carla: You must be joking, Li Mei. That dress is too thick. Do you realize that its 35C out there? Also, we are going to march along the streets for hours and dance unt
20、il midnight. You need to change. Li Mei: OK. What should I wear? Carla: Wear something light and cool. I also think you need to wear more comfortable shoes. Itll be too tiring to walk or dance for a long time in those shoes. Li Mei: Hmm, you are right. Can you wait for me? Ill change right away. Car
21、la: Sure! after a few seconds Li Mei: Carla,how do I look now? Carla: Fantastic. Now lets go and enjoy this festival! Its going to be so exciting! Conversation 3: Guide: Now, everyone, when we turn this next corner, youll all have a real treat for the eyes. Man 1: Wow, these lanterns are amazing! Wo
22、man: Excuse me, Miss Lin. Can you tell me whats written on the pieces of papers? Are they wishes? Guide: Not exactly. They are riddles for people to guess. If you guess correctly, you can get a nice gift. Woman: Oh, what a nice idea! Man2: What else can Chinese people do during this festival? Guide:
23、 Oh,they can do many things. They can watch the dragon and lion dances and also eat yuanxiao with their family. Yuanxiao is a kind of sweet dumpling. The Chinese word “yuan” means “family unity and happiness”. Pronunciation: Listen and read aloud the words or phrases to your partner. Pay attention t
24、o the change in the pronunciation of the bold letters. 1. duty , education 2. use , usually 3. news , newspaper 4. is , issue 5. last year 6. in bed 7. those shirts 8. as you see Pronunciation: Listen to the following sentences, paying attention to the consonants in bold. How do their pronunciations
25、 change when they are read in the sentences. Then repeat. 1.Did you enjoy the holiday? 2.Miss, congratulations on becoming an adult! 3.It will be too tiring to walk or dance for a long time in those shoes. 4.I was hoping to hear that you had a great time throughout. 5.Children then take part in Easter egg hunts to find the eggs and win prizes. 6.In Mexico, the Day of the Dead is celebrated between October 31st and November 2nd. Homework Exercise （课时作业 ） Organise you class notes.
