1、Unit 3 CelebrationsLesson 1 Spring FestivalWarming-upChoose a festival or a special occasion that you like.Talk about when and how it is celebrated.When is it?Are there any activities on that day?How to celebrate it?Festival or occasion.Talk about what Spring Festival means to you.And what words imm
2、ediately come to your mind for describing its meaning?Pre-readingHow do you and your family celebrate Spring Festival?Use the phrases to help you.to have a family gatheringto get togetherto prepare snacksto make dumplingsto put up decorationsto let off fireworksFast-readingSpring Festival can mean d
3、ifferent things for different people.Read the three readers accounts on page 52.Then use one or two words or phrases to summarise the meaning of Spring Festival for each person.Careful-reading Read again.Find out each persons experience of Spring Festival in the three accounts.Take notes.1.Work in p
4、airs and choose one of the people and talk about his/her experience of Spring Festival.2.What central meaning underlies Xu Gangs and Li Yans accounts?What does it mean in Chinese culture?Careful-reading Post-readingFind at least three descriptions from the accounts which provide you with a vivid pic
5、ture of the scenes of Spring Festival.Share with your partner.Post-readingComplete the summary with the information you have learnt.Focus on Language:The PassiveLook at the following examples.Find out the structure of passive voice,and underline more examples in the text.1.The house was cleaned from
6、 top to bottom.2.It is believed that when Fu is put upside down,happiness arrives.3.Train tickets or flights have to be booked as early as possible.4.The spirit of the festival the spirit of family has largely been kept.Focus on Language:The PassiveChoose the best way to continue the following sente
7、nces.Explain why.1.My friend George draws landscape pictures.a.He sells them for money.b.They are sold by him for money.2.Theres somebody behind us.a.I think were being followed.b.I think someone is following us.3.This orange juice tastes awful.a.I think someone has left it outside the fridge for a
8、long time.b.I think its been left outside the fridge for a long time.Focus on Language:The PassiveChoose the best way to continue the following sentences.Explain why.4.Tommy takes good care of his car.a.He washes the car every week.b.The car is washed by him every week.5.The old lady rented an old h
9、ouse.a.Somebody built it in 1990.b.It was built in 1990.Focus on Language:The PassiveRead the news report on page 55 and rewrite the underline sections in passive voice.HomeworkGroup work.Where and with whom did you spend your last Spring Festival?What preparations did you make?What activities did you enjoy?How did you feel about the festival?Thank You!
