1、 Starting Out+Understanding Ideas Look at the pictures and answer the questions.1 What are the festivals in the pictures?2 What do you know about these festivals?a.the Water Festival（泼水节）b.the Tomb Sweeping Da（清明节）c.the Naadam Festival（那达姆节）The Water Festival is the Dai peoples most important festiv
2、al in a year.People splash water on each other as a way to express blessings and joy.On the Tomb Sweeping Day,people go to clean their ancestors（祖先）tombs and honour（纪念）the ancestors.The Naadam Festival is atraditional Mongolian（蒙古的festival.Its a time for people to enjoy various sports,such as wrestl
3、ing and racing horses.Look at the picture and answer the questions.Special festivals and holidays around the world.1 What other festivals or holidays around the world do you know?2 Which one do you think is the most special?Why?Festival NameActivitiesWhat to EatSpring Festival(Chinese New Year)Famil
4、y reunions,setting off fireworks,dragon and lion dancesDumplings,fishChristmasGift-giving,decorating Christmas trees,attending church servicesRoast turkey,potatoes,mince piesCarnival(Brazilian)Parades,dancing,music,masquerade ballscandies,chololate treatsThanksgivingParades,football games,family gat
5、heringsRoast turkey,stuffing,mashed potatoes,cranberry sauceDragon Boat FestivalDragon boat racing,hanging calamus and wormwoodZongzi Look at the picture on the right and answer the questions.Use the words and expressions to help you.1 What are the people doing?2 What is on the table?Spring Festival
6、dinner family reuniondishThey are having a family reunion（家庭聚会）andare having a big dinner for the Spring Festival.There are many delicious dishes on the table.Read the passage.What did the writer do during the Spring Festival?Read the passage.What did the writer do during the Spring Festival?treated
7、 Emilia to a Chinese dinner/cook for Emiliamade some cucumber flowersprepared the lions headChoose the writers words after the meal.A.I hate spending the Spring Festival alone.B.I miss my family so much.C.Its really a special and happy Spring Festival.What was the writers main challenge while trying
8、 to celebrate the Spring Festival in the UK?A.They didnt have any ingredients.B.They didnt know how to cook the traditional dishes.C.Emilia didnt want to have a Chinese dinner.D.It was too early in the morning in the UK.What did the writers family do to help them during the Spring Festival?A.They se
9、nt them a care package with food.B.They flew over to the UK to cook with the writer.C.They guided the writer through cooking on the phone.D.They prepared a meal and delivered it to the writers location.Why was Emilia initially shocked when she saw the“lions head”dish?A.She thought it was an actual l
10、ions head.B.She was surprised by the writers cooking skills.C.She believed it was against the law to eat meatballs.D.She didnt expect to see a meatball during a Chinese dinner.Complete the chart and learn the structureWhat is unusual about the writers Spring Festival?Whats the common way of celebrat
11、ing the Spring Festival?What is your familys traditional dish for the Spring Festival?Can you cook it?Read the sentences from the reading passage and summarise the grammar rules.(a)Sometimes,she cooks for me.(b)I often watched Grandma cook,but I never cooked anything myself.(c)My family always have
12、it at the Spring Festival.Make a sentence by using adverbs of frequency and simple present tense.Complete the blog post with always,often,sometimes,or never.Make a sentence with each sentence structure.Make sentences1 他每天七点上学。他每天七点上学。2 每周五下午，他们去游泳。每周五下午，他们去游泳。3 她每天都写作业吗？她每天都写作业吗？4 你周日都经常做什么？你周日都经常做什
13、么？5 你有词典吗？你有词典吗？He goes to school at 7:00 every morning.Does she do her homework every day?They go swimming every Friday afternoon.What do you usually do every Sunday?Do you have a dictionary?Work in pairs.Talk about your ways to celebrate a traditional festival.Useful expressionsHow do you usually celebrate.?My family always.for.I often.But I never.Sometimes I.My favourite activities include.is a must for.
