1、Unit3 CelebrationLesson1 Festivals宁陵县高中杨雪洁use the new vocabulary properly;introduce an important festival orally with the related words in this lesson.ObjectivesStudents will be able toStep 1 Reviewoccasiongraduationtraditionalnowadayscelebrationdestroydecorateincluding sb/sthburn downbe related tob
2、e destroyed fall on 时刻，时机毕业传统的现在，现今庆祝破坏，毁灭装饰包括某人或某物烧毁与.有关被彻底毁坏落在，适逢words and phrasesStep 2 Lead-in Whats your favorite season?What seasonal festivals fall in it?springautumnwinterFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberSpring FestivalMay Daythe Childrens DayBirthday of the Party B
3、irthday of the Armythe Mid-Autumn Festivalthe National DayWomens DayDecemberJanuarythe New Years DayQingming FestivalLook at the following pictures and guess what festivals they are?the Dragon Boat Festivalthe Mid-Autumn Festivalthe Lantern Festival Step3 Fast Reading 1.Listen to the tape carefully;
4、2.Read the text quickly and finish guessing game.Read the following sentence quickly and tell which festival it belongs to.Guessing Game1.On that day,many people try their best to go home to share the feeling of“being together”with families.the Mid-Autumn Festival2.This festival marks the end of the
5、 Chinese New Year celebrations.3.This festival marks the beginning of the hottest season of the year.the Lantern Festivalthe Dragon Boat Festival4.The special food for this festival is the sweet dumpling.5.The festival falls on fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar.the Lantern Festivalt
6、he Dragon Boat FestivalStep 4 Careful Reading Read the text carefully and fill in the table on page36.Work in groups,4 people in a group and tell each other about the different festivals.FestivalsSeason&date/monthTypicalfood andactivity The Mid-Autumn FestivalMoon cakes,Meet in the evening and watch
7、 the moonSeptember or OctoberFestivalsSeason&date/monthTypical foodand activity The Lantern FestivalThe fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendarSweet dumplings,Hanging and looking at lanternsFestivalsSeason&date/monthTypical food andactivity The Dragon Boat FestivalThe fifth day of the
8、 fifth month of the lunar calendarZongzi,Dragon boat racesStep5 Language Points1Onthisday，themoonissaidtobeitsbiggestandbrightest.据说那天的月亮是一年中最大最亮的。归纳拓展Sb./Sth.is said to be/do.据说某人/某事同义句型:It is said that.或People say that.与此类似的句型：It is reported that.据报道It is believed that.大家相信It is hoped that.大家希望It
9、is(well)known that.众所周知即学即练同义句转换（1）He is said to play basketball well.=It is said that he plays basketball well.（2）It is said that the meeting will be put off until next week.=The meeting is said to be put off until next week.2.In the past,lanterns were usually lit by candles and decorated with pict
10、ures of birds,animals and flowers,etc.过去，人们常常用蜡烛点灯笼，用鸟、兽、花等图案装饰灯笼。light V.点燃，照亮(light lighted/lit lighted/lit)be lit by被照亮，点燃 decorate V.装饰，布置，美化，与with连用 decorate.with.用.装饰用括号内所给词的适当形式完成下列句子。(1)房间被数十只蜡烛照亮了。The room _ by dozens of candles.（light）(2)各个街道都用旗帜装饰起来。The streets _ with flags.(decorate)(3)她
11、用鲜花装饰她的房间。She _her room with flowers.(decorate)即学即练was litwere decorateddecorated语篇学习语法填空使用所给词语的正确形式完成下面短文。Every year in September 1._October，the MidAutumn Festival is celebrated by the Chinese people all over the world.2._ this day，the moon 3._(say)to be 4._ biggest and brightest.People like to mee
12、t in the evening and watch the moon.Step6 PractiseorOnis saiditsThe MidAutumn Festival is important 5._it is a special occasion 6._ family.It is also a day for special foods 7._ moon cakes.There are all kinds of moon cakes.Traditional moon cakes are 8._(usual)made with bean paste，9._ nowadays，there
13、are many different kinds of moon cakes 10._(include)fruit，coffee，chocolate and even icecream moon cakes.becauselikeusuallybutincludingforStep7 Summarize What we have learnt this class?Know more about three kinds of Chinese traditional festivals How to introduce festivals with oral English Important Sentences:It is said/reported/believed that Sb./Sth is said/reported/believed to.Step8 Homework Read the passage again and do Exercise 5 on P79.Write an introduction of the festival that your group talked about in class,trying to use the related words learned in this lesson.
