1、Unit 2 Lets celebrate!Starting out&Understanding ideas Teaching objectivesLearning objectives：1、Students can grasp the new words and expressions such as honour、lunar and so no.2、Students can grasp the general idea for the whole passage and express opinions about festivals.Ability objectives：Students
2、 will be able to use different basic reading strategies like prediction/skimming/scanning correctly in their reading process.Teaching objectivesEmotional objectives：Students can develop a habit of cherishing Chinese culture and tradions and can cooperate with classmates activelyActivity11.Why do peo
3、ple celebrate these festivals?2.What festivals are mentioned in the video?1.Why do people celebrate these festivals?Because people want to celebrate the changing seasons and express their appreciation of nature.Warming-up2.What festivals are mentioned in the video?The festivals mentioned in the vide
4、o are“hanami”,the Rose Festival,the Mid-Autumn Day,the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival,and the New Year.Warming-upJapanin English“flower viewing”HanamiSpringWarming-upPeople picnic under the cherry trees and admire the blossomsBulgariaRose FestivalSummerWarming-upThe fetival begins with r
5、ose picking，rose growers sing and dance，select a Rose Queen“ChinaMid-Autum DayAutumWarming-upalso called“Moon Festival”People gather with their families and eat mooncakesHrbin，ChinaHarbin International Ice andSnow FestivalWinterWarming-upjoin the“cool”celebrations and enjoy the various colourfully l
6、it sculptures made from ice and snowdifferent countriesNew YEARAfter winterWarming-upcelebrations may vary,but it all means“good luck for the four seasons aheadActivity 2Thanksgiving May DayFreedom DayDragon Boat FestivalWhat are the names of the festivals?Dragon Boat Festival celebrations take plac
7、e in China on the fifth day ofthe fifth lunar month.They are held in memory of Qu Yuan,a poet and statesman in Ancient China.lt was the first traditional Chinese festival added to UNESCOs List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.Read the festival descriptions and match them with the purposes.Dragon Boat
8、 Festival：端午节：端午节 take place：发生：发生 lunar month：农历：农历 in memory of：纪念：纪念statesman：政治家：政治家.in memory of：纪念：纪念Read the festival descriptions and match them with the purposes.UNESCOs List of Intangible Cultural Heritage：联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产目录联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产目录.UNESCO:United Nations Educational，Scientific，and
9、Cultural Organizationintangible：不可捉摸的，无形的：不可捉摸的，无形的heritage：遗产：遗产Read the festival descriptions and match them with the purposes.Thanksgiving is celebrated mainly in North America,in October or November.Traditionally,it was a chance to give thanks for a good harvest.Now,it is also a time for familie
10、s to get together for a big dinner.Read the festival descriptions and match them with the purposes.May Day is a festival to celebrate the start of summer,with celebrations held across Europe and in parts of North America.People prepare decorations with flowers and dance around maypoles.Read the fest
11、ival descriptions and match them with the purposes.maypoles：五月柱：五月柱.Read the festival descriptions and match them with the purposes.Freedom Day is held every year on 27 April to celebrate South Africasfirst fully-participated elections in 1994,in which everyone was allowed to vote regardless of skin
12、 colour.lt celebrates the end of racial inequality in the country.Read the festival descriptions and match them with the purposes.fully-participated elections：全民参与的选举：全民参与的选举 racial inequality：种族不平等：种族不平等/歧视歧视Read the festival descriptions and match them with the purposes.to honour an eventto celebr
13、ate a seasonto celebrate the harvestto honour a personRead the festival descriptions and match them with the purposes.Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences._ is to celebrate the harvest._ is to celebrate a season._ is to honour an event._ is to honour a person.Thanksgiving May Da
14、y Freedom Day Dragon Boat Festival Work in groups.Talk about:other festivals of each type other reasons to celebrate a festivalTalkingThe National Day is celebrated on October 1st every year.The 7-day holiday from Oct.1st to 7th is called the Golden Week,during which a large number of Chinese people
15、 go traveling around the world.The Chinese people celebrate the great day to commemorate the founding of Peoples Republic of China.Qingming Festival/Tomb-sweeping Day(April 4-6)l Rebirth of naturel Celebrate it with picnics,and kite flyingl Sweep and weed gravesl Honour ancestorsThe Spring Festival(
16、the 1st of the first month of the lunar calendar)l couplet（对联）l fireworksl paper-cutsl lucky/gift moneyRead the introduction to Tolkien and answer the questions.Pre-reading1.Have you ever read any of Tolkiens books or seen any of the films based on them?What do you think of them?The Hobbit is a chil
17、drens fantasy novel by J.R.R.Tolkien.It was published on 21 September 1937.The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in childrens literature.Personal growth and forms of heroism are central themes of the story.The work has many adaptions for stage,screen,radio,board games and video gam
18、es.Pre-readingThe Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by J.R.R.Tolkien.The story began as a sequel to The Hobbit,but eventually developed into a much larger work.Written in stages between 1937 and 1949,and published in three volumes in 1954 and 1955,The Lord of the Rings is one o
19、f the best-selling novels ever written,with over 150 million copies sold.Pre-reading2.What else do you know about Tolkien?Find out more about him and share your research with the class.J.R.R.Tolkien was born in South Africa.Many of Tolkiens early memories of South Africa are reported to have influen
20、ced his later works.Throughout his life,Tolkien had cultivated a love of language,especially ancient languages.Pre-readingWhat is Letters from Father Christmas about and why did Tolkien write these letters?Read the passage and answer the question.ReadingWhat is Letters from Father Christmas about？Le
21、tters from Father Christmas is a collection of Tolkiens letters to his four children at Christmas.The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmass life and adventures at the North Pole.Read the passage and answer the question.Reading Why did Tolkien write these letters?Tolkien wrote these
22、letters because he wanted to keep Father Christmas alive for his four children.Read the passage and answer the question.Reading 1.The real Father Christmas was actually Tolkien himself.2.Tolkien is the real Father Christmas,because he wrote letters using the name“Father Christmas”.3.Tolkiens love an
23、d care for his children made him very like Father Christmas.Read the passage quickly again and choose the sentence that best explains the title of the passage.ReadingAssignment1.Read the passage and complete the note on page 21.2.Surf the Internet to know more about J.R.R.Tolkien and his works and share them in the next class.Goodbye!
