1、Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Listening and Speaking Learning objectivesPhoenix flutes make music,The moonlight flashes,Fish and dragon lanterns whirl the whole night long.凤箫声动，玉壶光转，一夜鱼龙舞。青玉案元夕辛弃疾Open Your Horizon Get to know some Chinese festivals Spring Festival meat dumplings have a big dinne
2、r with family together pay a new years visit to friends and relativesCUSTOMELantern FestivalCUSTOME admire all kinds of lanterns guess riddles eat yuanxiaoOpen Your HorizonTomb-Sweeping DayCUSTOME clean tombs light incense honour our ancestorsOpen Your HorizonOpen Your HorizonDragon Boat FestivalCUS
3、TOME eat zongzi enjoy the dragon boat racesOpen Your HorizonMid-Autumn FestivalCUSTOME admire the moon eat mooncakes have a big meal with familyA lot of fireworks,and men carrying a dragon.the Lantern Festival Before-listening What can you see in the photo?What is the name of this festival?Before li
4、steningLook at the photos below.Choose some words or phrases from the box to describe each fesstival.Chinese Lantern FestivalRio CarnivalComing-of-Age Daywear traditional costumes dress up in carnival costumes visit a lantern fair march along the streets attend the ceremonyreceive congratulations fr
5、om.guess riddles watch samba dance give performances1)wear traditional costumes _ 2)march along the streets _3)attend the ceremony _ 4)dress up in carnival costumes_5)receive congratulations from _6)watch samba dance _ 7)visit a lantern fair_ 8)guess riddles _ 9)give performances _Read the phrases a
6、nd write down the Chinese meaning.观赏桑巴舞游街/街头游行着传统服饰参加仪式着狂欢服猜谜语收到祝福进行表演参观灯会Listen and write the order of the conversations next to the names of the festivals.Then match each conversation with the relationship between the speakers below._ a tour guide&members of a tour group_ an interviewer&an intervi
7、ewee_ a reporter&a tourist_ two friends312Listening 2Listen again and complete the sentences with the correct words.In Conversation 1,the woman is wearing _ colors.It took her a long time to do her hair and make-up,and to get _.She is going to meet her _ soon.In Conversation 2,Carla advises Li Mei t
8、o change her _.This is because the weather is _ and they will be outside for a long time.In Conversation 3,the people are enjoying the _ show.brightdressedfamilydress and shoeshotlanternListening 3 Listen again and make a list of each festivals activities.Chinese Lantern Festival:_Coming-of-Age Day:
9、_ _Rio Carnival:_guess riddles,see the colourful lantern,watch the dragon or lion dances,eat yuan xiao girls do their hair and make-up,wear traditional costumes,attend the Coming-of-Age ceremony.wear carnival costumes,march along the streets,dance Listening 4Imagination and CreationAsk students to d
10、iscuss which of these festivals attracts them the most and why in pairs.EXAMPLE:A:I think the Rio Carnival would be the most exciting.After all,as you know,I love to dance!B:I love dancing,too,but Im not sure Id enjoy it in such hot weather.A:So which festival do you like best?B:I like.A:.B:.1 duty,
11、education 2 use,usually3 news,newspaper 4 is,issue5 last year 6 in bed7 those shirts 8 as you see d d z z s z t m Pronunciation1.Listen and read aloud the words or phrase to your partner.Pay attention to the change in the pronunciation of the red bold letters.1 Did you enjoy the holiday?2 Miss,congr
12、atulations on becoming an adult!3 It will be too tiring to walk or dance for a long time in those shoes.4 I was hoping to hear that you had a great time throughout.5 Children then take part in Easter egg hunts to find eggs and win prizes.6 In Mexico,the Day of the Dead is celebrated between October 31st and November 2nd.Listen to the following sentences,paying attention to the consonants in bold.How do their pronunciation change when they are read in the sentences?
