1、Unit 3 CelebrationsLesson 1 Spring FestivalSouthNorthShenzhenBeijingWhere do you spend the Spring Festival?What do you do during the festival?My student:YePersuade her to come back or echo her?不回吧。这个月我爸妈刚来深圳看我，有时候出差回北京，也能在家里住一阵。不想挤到春运大潮里去。再说北京现在一到春节就跟空城一样，不热闹，年味又淡，还不让放鞭炮，不像小时候那样了。小时候总想去庙会吃好吃的，现在随时随地
2、都能吃到想吃的东西。春节机票比平时贵好多。回去爸妈忙这忙那，为我准备好多，还不如让他们休息一下。红包都能微信发，礼物都快递寄回去。回不回其实没那么所谓捏Read and finish the handoutWhere and with whom do they spend the Spring Festival?What activities do they do during the festival?(8 min)Tom JenkinsWith his host family in NanjingXu GangAt his parents home,with his familiesLi
3、YanAt home,with her Children and grandchildrenSun YanWith her friends at the University ofIowa,USASummarize and shareWhere and with whomTom Jenkins-exchange student in Nanjingcleaning the house,attaching Fu upside down to the front door,letting/setting off and watching fireworksActivitiesSummarize a
4、nd shareXu Gang-computer engineer in Shanghaibooking travel tickets and choosing gifts for parents,chatting with his parents and having hotpotActivitiesSummarize and shareLi Yan-grandmother from Heilongjianggetting ready for children coming back,buying things and preparing disheschildren running/sho
5、uting/playing,adults talking/making jiaozi togetherActivitiesSummarize and shareSun Yan-Chinese student studying in USAHaving video chat with her family,making and eating jiaozi together with friends,watching Spring Festival Gala online,exchanging giftsActivitiesSummarize and shareTHE KEY ELEMENTS O
6、F SPRING FESTIVALRead again and summarizeClean houseFucharacterfireworksdecorationticketsRedenvelopsSpring FestivalSpring Festival Key Elements/wordsGiftssweetsBigdinnerJiaoziSpringgalaFamily gatheringWhich one do you think is the most important?HotpotDiscuss and shareDo you think its better for Ye
7、to come back?不回吧。这个月我爸妈刚来深圳看我，有时候出差回北京，也能在家里住一阵。不想挤到春运大潮里去。再说北京现在一到春节就跟空城一样，不热闹，年味又淡，还不让放鞭炮，不像小时候那样了。小时候总想去庙会吃好吃的，现在随时随地都能吃到想吃的东西。春节机票比平时贵好多。回去爸妈忙这忙那，为我准备好多，还不如让他们休息一下。红包都能微信发，礼物都快递寄回去。回不回其实没那么所谓捏If yes,help me persuade her to come back.If no,echo her.WITH REASONS（group discussion:4 min)HomeworkWrite down an English text message to Ye to illustrate the essence of Spring Festival and persuade her to come back to Beijing at the Spring Festival.OR to echo her with reasons.
