1、Topic 3 Lets celebrate!Section CTeaching aims and demands1.Learn some new words and phrases:2.Talk about customs and culture.People stay up and enjoy dumplings at midnight for good luck.New wordsOn the first day of the lunar new year,children greet their parents and get lucky money from them.Christm
2、as DayIt is on December 25th.Christmas treepresentshave a big dinnerDragon Boat FestivalIt is on lunar May 5th.hold dragon boat races.eat rice dumplingsIt is on one Sunday between March 22nd and April 25th.make colorful eggs.April Fools DayIt is on April 1st.play tricks on others.Fathers DayIts on t
3、he third Sunday in June.presentsdo sth for fatherThanksgiving It is on the fourth Thursday in November.Families get together for a big dinner.eat roast turkeyIts on January 1st.New Years Dayhave a partyMothers DayIts on the 2nd Sunday in May.presentsflowersdo sth for motherLantern FestivalIts on lun
4、ar January 15th.eat sweet dumplings.watch the lantern showguess riddles.Womens DayIt is on March 8th.It is on lunar August 15th.eat mooncakesenjoy a bright full moonMay DayIt is on May 1st.have a long holiday.Teachers DayIt is on September 10th.flowerscardsHalloweenIt is on the night of October 31st
5、.have a partyplay a gamepumpkin lanterns trick or treatHalloween chocolates and candiesNational DayIt is on October 1st.have a long holidaySpring FestivalIt is in January or February.make dumplingsperform lion and dragon dancesget togetherset off firecrackersSpring Festival In China,the Spring Festi
6、val is a big event.People usually start preparing for the festival one month before it comes.They prepare delicious food,and clean and decorate their homes.1aRead and understand They also buy some new clothes.On the eve of the festival,the family all gets together for a big dinner.They stay up and e
7、njoy dumplings at midnight for good luck.On the first day of the lunar new year,children put on their new clothes and greet their parents.They are very happy to get lucky money from them.What do you usually do in the Spring Festival?1._ 2._3._ 4._Work in groups and discuss the following question.Wri
8、te some key words here.1.People usually start preparing for the festival one month before it comes.人们通常提前一个月就开始为节日做准人们通常提前一个月就开始为节日做准备。备。start doing sth.表示表示“开始做某事开始做某事”，也可以表达为也可以表达为start to do sth.如：如：They start to cook supper.他们开始做他们开始做晚饭晚饭。2.On the eve of the festival,the whole family gets togeth
9、er for a big dinner.他们准备美味食物，清扫和装点房子。他们准备美味食物，清扫和装点房子。本句中本句中 the whole family 指的是指的是“全家全家人人”，表达的是一个整体的概念，故谓语，表达的是一个整体的概念，故谓语动词用单数。如：动词用单数。如：The whole school meets together once a week.全校师生每星期集会一次。全校师生每星期集会一次。Read 1a and complete the table.You can add more.TimeBefore the Spring FestivalOn the Eve of
10、the Spring FestivalOn the First Day of the Spring FestivalActivityprepare delicious food，clean and decorate homes,buy some new clothesthe family all get together to have dinner,stay up and enjoy dumplingschildren put on new clothes and greet their parents and they can get lucky money from their pare
11、ntsSuppose you have an American friend.Tell him/her about what the Chinese people usually do to celebrate the Spring Festival.A:Hello,.!A:.,Can you tell me something about the Spring Festival?A:Its very interesting.B:Hello,.!B:Sure.Before the Spring Festival.B:.November 1st,2011Dear Kangkang,Thank y
12、ou for your beautiful card.Last night _ Halloween.I _ a wonderful time with my friends.We all _ scary clothes,and colored our faces white and mouths black like ghosts.Then we knocked on our neighbors doors and shouted,“Trick or treat!”Our neighbors _ us treats.Of course,we _ tricks on them.It was ve
13、ry interesting!Could you _ me something about your favorite festival?Please give my best wishes to your parents!Yours，Juliawashadworehave be give wear tell not playRead and complete the letter with the correct form of each verb in the box.gavetelldidnt playRead 2a again and put in the correct order
14、the activities Julia did on Halloween.Then tell your partner._knocked on neighbors doors_colored faces white and mouths black_shouted Trick or treat!213What is your favorite holiday or festival?What do people usually do on that day?Write a passage.1.We all wore scary clothes,and colored our faces wh
15、ite and mouths black like ghosts.我们所有的人都穿着可怕的衣服（戴我们所有的人都穿着可怕的衣服（戴着大帽子，像巫婆一样手拿扫帚柄），着大帽子，像巫婆一样手拿扫帚柄），把脸图成白色，嘴巴涂成黑色把脸图成白色，嘴巴涂成黑色,像鬼怪像鬼怪一样。一样。2.Then we knocked on our neighbors doors and shouted,“trick or treat!”然后我们去敲邻居家的门，并叫道：然后我们去敲邻居家的门，并叫道：“是请客还是要我们捣乱？是请客还是要我们捣乱？”trick 在此表示在此表示“恶作剧恶作剧”We learn:1.new
16、 words:lucky,knock,shout,treat,ghost,scary 2.new phrases:lucky money,stay up,knock on/at,shout(at),trick or treat,start doing sth.3.new sentences:(1)The spring Festival is a big event.(2)They stay up late and enjoy dumplings at midnight for good luck.We can:1.tell others more about the Spring Festiv
17、al and Halloween,and their activities in English.2.know more about important festivals and their activities.e.g.(1)Children are very happy to get lucky money from their parents on the first day of the Spring Festival.(2)Children all wear scary clothes,and colored their faces white and mouths black like ghosts.Then they knock on their neighbors doors and shout,“Trick or treat.”Homework Make a Christmas card to a friend.Send an e-card to your pen-friend.
