1、Unit 1 Festivals and CelebrationsListening & TalkingLook at some picturesWarming up Do you recognize and remember English names of the food above pictures?Task 1 We will listen to one tape about cultural festival, after listening the conversation between Song Lin and Max for the first time, you
2、shall answer the following questions.Can you predict what festival Song Lin and Max are going to talk about? How do you know？Task 2 Before playing the tape for the second time, writing down some key information during listening to the tape. And then answer following questions.Task 3 （1）What festival
3、 is Max talking about?（2）What did Max do during the festival?（3）What dishes did Maxs mother cook？（4）What did Max and his family do during and after the dinner?（5）What was the best part of the festival?1. Max is talking about his Christmas experience with his family.2. He decorated the Christmas tree
4、 and put presents under it. Then he helped his mum prepare for the family dinner on Christmas Eve.3. She cooked roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, Christmas pudding, and apple pie.4. They shared stories and told jokes during the dinner. They played games with the children afterwards.5. The best part w
5、as opening their presents on Christmas morning.Answers：Listening to the tape, check your answers, ticking the phrase that Max or Song Lin uses. Then we will check the answers together.Task 4 Expressing feelings and emotionsIt was fantastic! How wonderful! How Exciting!Thats amazing It was great fun!
6、 Its very exciting.It was great to Im really happy that Im pleased toHomeworkShare a recent festival experience with your partner and tell him/her how you felt about the festival and why.1、frank adj. 坦率的；直率的to be frank 坦白说；坦率地说be frank with sb. 对某人坦白be frank about sth.坦率对待某事教材原文But, to be frank, the
7、 fireworks going off throughout the night were really annoying.但是，坦率地说，整晚燃放的烟花真的很烦人。知识点补充：实战练习：(1) He her about what had happened. 对于所发生的事，他对她坦诚相告。(2) She the whole thing.她对整件事都很坦率。2、go off 爆炸；走火；离开go off爆炸；走火；离开；（警报器等）突然发出巨响go over重复；仔细检查go through经历；检查；完成；通过go out送出；熄灭go up上涨，上升；被兴建教材原文But, to be
8、frank, the fireworks going off throughout the night were really annoying.但是，坦率地说，整晚燃放的烟花真的很烦人。实战练习：(1) Tom told Helen without informing him.汤姆告诉海伦不要不通知他就离开。(2) Unfortunately, we have seen them in some projects.遗憾的是，我们已经看到它们在某些项目中爆炸。3、except for除之外except for指对非同类事物的排除，它所叙述的事实或细节部分地修正了句子的主要意思。Except指整
9、体里面排除部分，其宾语为前面的整体概念词的同类词（一类人或物）教材原文Anyway, except for that, everything was fine.不过，除此之外，一切都很好。实战练习：(1) The composition is good a few spelling mistakes.这篇作文写得很好，只是有些拼写错误。(2) He answered all the questions the last one, which his teacher was proud of. 除了最后一个问题外，他回答了所有的问题，这让他的老师很骄傲。.单词拼写1. The man order
10、ed fried fish, (烤的) chicken and beefsteak.2. (烟花表演) are exciting, but also hard to control. 根据课文填入适当的介/副词。They have a wide range origins, such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures, and important events. People celebrate to show that they are grateful the years supply of food.题型专练： C
11、ustoms play a significant role festivals, but sometimes they can change time. the development of modern society and the spread of new ideas, some traditions may fade and others may be established. One example is the typical Chinese Spring Festival custom of lighting firecrackers to drive the evil sp
12、irits and celebrate the new year.参考答案：实战练习：实战练习：1、（1）was completely frank with（2）was quiet frank about2、（1）not to go off（2）go off3、（1）except for（2）except题型专练题型专练：. 1. Roast 2. Fireworks. 1.of 句意：它们有着各种各样的起源，如一年中的季节、宗教、名人和重要事件。a wide range of意为“各种各样的”。2.for 句意：人们庆祝（节日）来表示他们对今年的粮食供应的感激。be grateful for 意为“感激”。3.in; over句意：风俗习惯在节日中起着重要的作用，但有时会随着时间的流逝而改变。play a significant role in意为“在.中起重要作用”；over time意为“随着时间的流逝”。4.With; away句意：随着现代社会的发展和新观念的传播，一些传统可能会逐渐消失，另一些可能会建立起来。with the development of.意为“随着的发展”。fade away意为“逐渐消失”。5.away句意：一个例子是典型的中国春节习俗，（人们）点燃鞭炮驱邪和庆祝新年。drive away意为“赶走；驱赶”。
