1、Unit 4 Time to celebrateDeveloping ideasLearning ObjectivesIn this lesson you will:1.learn to listen for facts and opinions;2.talk about different ways to celebrate a festival or holiday;3.pronounce the sounds/and/correctly and learn the letter groups that stand for these sounds.Look and SayWhat can
2、 you see in the picture?A Christmas treeA large mealA family of sixWhat festival are they celebrating?ChristmasIn the West,people usually celebrate Christmas with their families.They put up a Christmas tree at home,share a large meal together,and give each other gifts.Nowadays,there arealso some cre
3、ative ways to celebrate Christmas.Listen to the news and choose the topic.a People shouldnt celebrate Christmas.b Christmas could bring waste and pollution.c All festivals create environmental problems.What is the poster about?Its about the pollution that the Christmas brings.Whats the purpose of th
4、is poster?It is to call on people to take action for a green Christmas.It also gives people some advice.Listen again and complete the poster.Then write F(fact)or O(opinion)in the boxes.Act now for a green Christmas!Did you know Christmas could bring.?Paper wasteIn the UK,people use1._kilometres of p
5、aper for gifts.Food wastePeople 2._millions of turkeyseach year.about 365,000throw awayFFWood wastePollutionPeople cut downnearly 3._million trees to use asChristmas trees.People are4._plastic Christmas trees.They can create pollution,too.Advice from experts:We should 5._ about new ways of celebrati
6、ng.Lets have a“6._ Christmas”this year.120buyingthinkGreenFFOOLearning to learnListening for facts and opinions A fact is true for everyone.An opinion is an idea about something.When giving opinions,people often use facts to support them.Listen to the conversation and complete the ideas.Then match t
7、he ideas to the people.Lets not have a 1._on Christmas Day.We wont have a Christmas tree.Lets make a tree from old 2._.We could 3._a tree on the wall.How about using the 4._in the living room?But well wrap the gifts in old 5._.big mealboxespaintbig plantnewspapersLearning to learnAgreeing and disagr
8、eeing We can agree using sentences like No problem and Great idea.When we disagree with others,be polite and say Im not sure about that or I dont agree.Listen again.Then talk about how the speakers agree and disagree.Role-playWork in pairs.Talk about different ways to celebrate a festival or holiday
9、.Name of the festival/holiday:_How I usually celebrate it:_A different way to celebrate it:_Why:_Me too.But this year,lets.How do you usually celebrate.?I usually.to celebrate.What.?Why?Free TalkTalk about what you have learnt about new ways to celebrate festivals or holidays.PronunciationCan you read these two sounds?/长元音短元音/for more talk short call board Listen and repeat./problem alongbecause clock what watch
