1、Book 3 Unit 1 Festivals Around the WorldRice DumplingsDragon Boat Race(龙舟竞赛龙舟竞赛)Spice Bag(香料袋香料袋)1. When we talk about this festival, what words will come to your mind first? 2. Can you list more festivals?the Dragon Boat FestivalBrainstorming festivalsFestivals and CelebrationsReadingSkim the first
2、 paragraph and the subtitles of the other paragraphs, and answer my questions.How many kinds of festivals are mentioned in the text? What are they?Fast readingDetail reading1.Festivals of the deadHow many festivals are mentioned in this paragraph? What are they?Why are there festivals of the dead?Wh
3、at is the festival of the dead in China?2. Festivals to honor people Read the passage and fill in the blanks. Festivals can be held to famous people, such as _in China and in the USA. In India, there is an national festival which is Mohandas Gandhi who helped India gain the independence from Britain
4、. honorthe Dragon Boat FestivalColumbus Dayin memory of3. Harvest festivalsMaking a dialogue Wang Wei from China and James from the USA are talking about their harvest festivals. Make a dialogue in pairs according to the paragraph. The following words and phrases may help you celebrate, admire, gath
5、er, award, have its origin in, in memory of, have fun with 4. Spring festivals1. Why are Spring Festivals the most energetic? 2. Read this part and pick out some words and phrases which prove that spring festivals are the most energetic, and try to appreciate these words and phrases. “Spring Festiva
6、l in my eyes” Energetic, look forward to , dress up, have fun with, dragon dancing, colorful clothing, parades, carnivals, Spring Festival Gala in CCTV WritingDiscussion My opinion of traditional festivals and western festivals 1. Should we keep our traditional festivals alive? Why?2. Should we cele
7、brate foreign festivals as well? Why?3. Can you give us your opinions about these two kinds of festivals? Homework 1. Write down your opinions about traditional festivals and foreign festivals. 2. Exchange your articles with your partners, try to gather more ideas. 3.Select the best one in each group and put them up for appreciating.
