1、 1.How many Chinese festivals are mentioned in this unit?What are they?the Water Festival,the Chinese Spring Festival,the Dragon Boat Festival,the Lantern Festival,the Mid-Autumn Festival,the Chongyang Festival.The Chinese New Year,or the Spring Festival,holds great importance in China.People sweep
2、out dust from their houses,hang couplets,set off fireworks,and enjoy lion or dragon dances.One very important custom is that people will all try to return home and enjoy the family dinner on the eve of the Spring Festival.Grandparents,parents,and children gather to eat delicious food and express bes
3、t wishes for the whole family.This reunion shows that family is hugely important in Chinese culture.2.Read 2b again,then discuss hou to introduce one of the Chinese festival to foreigners?the Spring festivalTimeCustoms(activities)MeaningFeelingsIf your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about th
4、e Chinese festival.Make some notes about the festival.(3a)What is the name of the festival?the Spring FestivalWhen is it?January or FebruaryWhat do people eat?delicious food/big dinnerWhat do people do?sweep out dust.Why do you like it so much?/How do you like it?happy/meaningful/important/a symbol
5、of reunion.1.主题 2.体裁 3.人称 4.时态 5.要点、结构 Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/her about the Spring Festival.Use your notes in 3a.(3b)审题the Spring Festival 书信第一人称一般现在时时间、活动、意义、感受the Spring Festival Para 1Introduce the nme of the festival and when it is celebrated.Para 2Talk about what people do
6、and eat during the Spring Festival and the meaning of these activities.Para 3主体结构Talk about how it makes you feel.the Spring Festival Para 1the Spring FestivalOn the first day of the first lunar month/January or February Para 2sweep out dust from houses,hang couplets,set off fireworks,enjoy lion or
7、dragon dances,return home to enjoy the family dinner,express best wishes,this reunion shows the family is hugely important in Chinese culture.Para 3happy，excited,a symbol of.The Spring Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals in China.It is celebrated on the 1st day of the first l
8、unar month.Para 1 People usually sweep out dust from houses before it comes.On the eve of the Spring Festival,people hang couplets,set off fireworks and make a lot of delicious food.The family gather to enjoy the dinner and express best wishes for the whole family.During the Spring Festival,people a
9、lso enjoy lion or dragon dances.Its a symbol of reunion and wishes for a happy new year.Para 2 We all like the Spring Festival because we can have a long holiday and relax at home.Whats more,we can also enjoy spending time with our families,it makes me feel really happy and excited.Para 3Dear Mike,N
10、ow let me tell you something about the Spring Festival.The Spring Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals in China.It is celebrated on the 1st day of the first lunar month.People usually sweep out dust from houses before it comes.On the eve of the Spring Festival,people hang coup
11、lets,set off fireworks and make a lot of delicious food.The family gather to enjoy the dinner and express best wishes for the whole family.During the Spring Festival,people also enjoy lion or dragon dances.Its a symbol of reunion and wishes for a happy new year.We all like the Spring Festival becaus
12、e we can have a long holiday and relax at home.Whats more,we can also enjoy spending time with our families,it makes me feel really happy and excited.Yours,Lihua 1.Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the below.admire dessert lunar take place tradition involveThe Chongyang Fes
13、tival,also known as the Double Ninth Festival,on the ninth day of the ninth month.It is a day for people to show respect for their elders.There are several that are tied to this ancient festival.The most popular activity is to go walking in the hills or mountains.People often go with their elderly f
14、amily members to enjoy the beauty of nature.They believe it can help to bring good health.takes placelunartraditionsIt is also traditional to the chrysanthemums in the parks and gardens.In fact,chrysanthemums have long been connected with the idea of long life and health in Chinese culture.During th
15、is festival,people eat a called Chongyang cake.The customs of this festival all peoples health,so it is also a day to remind people of the importance of health and family.admiredessertinvolve2.Rewrite these sentences as exclamations.(1)The mooncakes are delicious.(2)The festival will be fun.(3)This
16、concert is boring.(4)Im really excited.(5)The band played really loud music.How delicious the mooncakes are!How fun the festival will be!How boring this concert is!How excited I am!What loud music the band played!3.Make sentences about a festival/festivals you like using these words+that/whether/if.I think .I know .I believe .I wonder .假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Mike想通过你了解中国的传统节日，请你给Mike写一封信，向他介绍我国传统节日中秋节。the Mid-Autumn Festivalon the 15th day of the eighth lunar montheat mooncakes,admire the moon.
