1、 Unit 3 Celebration Lesson 1 FestivalsLesson1 FestivalsLesson 1 FestivalsStep1（Lead-in）：Whats your favorite season?What festivals fall during your favorite season?(通过问学生喜欢什么季节，问每个季节有哪些节日进行头脑风暴复习表示节日的单词。展示节日的特别元素和视频让学生欣赏中国传统节日的美，激发民族自豪感)What seasonal festivals fall in it?Spring:International Working
2、Womens Day(Mar.8th)Qingming Festival(Tomb-Sweeping Festival)(April.4 or 5 or 6th)May Day(International Labour Day)(May.1st)SummerThe Dragon Boat Festival (the lunarMay.5th)the Childrens Day(June.1st)the Partys Day(July.1st)the Armys Day (Aug.1st)Autumnthe Teachers Day(Sep.10th)the National Day(Oct.1
3、st)the Double-ninth Day (the lunar Sep.9th)the Mid-Autumn Day (the lunar Aug.15th)the New Years Day(Jan.1st)the Spring Festivalthe Lantern Festival (the lunar Jan.15th)WinterLook at the following pictures and guess what festivals they mean.LanternSweet dumplingsAre you interested in these festivals?
4、Winter the New Years DayChinese Spring FestivalThe Lantern FestivalStep2:Skipping Reading(跳读课文，图文对应)Match the pictures with the festivals.C-A-BStep3:Reading Comprehension.Listen to the tape,then choose the correct answer（听听力，练习听力，做阅读理解题）1.What dont people do on the Mid-Autumn Festival?（）A.Watching t
5、he moon in the evening.B.Eating moon cakes.C.Getting together with the family.D.Lighting lanterns.D2.Why didnt the god burn down the town?Because_.A.The town was already burning.B.He loved the people in the town.C.He thought the town was already burning.D.He enjoyed thousands of lanterns.3.Which is
6、NOT true about the Dragon Boat Festival?()A.It has a long history.B.Its a symbol of the beginning of the hottest season of the year.C.Only Chinese people celebrate the festival nowadays.D.Many people from different cultures took part in the races nowadays.CC4.The most common thing about the three fe
7、stivals is that _.A.they are all enjoyed by people from other cultures.B.there is a special food for each festival.C.they are all celebrated only in China.D.people always decorate their homes on the festivals.5.The right time order of the festivals is_.(1).the Mid-Autumn Festival (2).the Latern Fest
8、ival (3).the Dragon Boat Festival A.(1)(2)(3)B.(2)(3)(1)C.(1)(3)(2)D.(3)(1)(2)BBStep4:Essay Correction (用活课文，应用考试)The Mid-Autumn Festival is in September and October,which is celebrating by the Chinese ppeople all over the world.At this special day,the moon is said to be its big and brightest so peo
9、ple like to meet in the evening and watch moon.The Mid-Autumn Festival is important because of it is a special occasion for family,which is also a day for special foods,like all kindsof moon cake.Traditional moon cakes are usual made with bean paste,so nowadays there are many different kinds of moon
10、 cakes includedfruit,coffee,chocolate and even ice-cream moon cakes._ or _ celebrated _On _biggestthe_cakes_usually_including_but Step5：Read the text carefully (Fill in the blanks with the information of the texts.语法填空）The Lantern Festival _1_(fall)on the fifteenth of the first lunar month.It marks
11、the end of the _2_(China)New Year _3_(celebrate),_4_ people light lanterns _ 5_ celebrate the power of light over_6_(dark),and eat the special food,sweet dumplings _7_(serve)in hot water.In the past,lanterns were_ _8_(light)by candles and decorated _9_ pictures of birds,animals and flower,etcNowaday
12、s,_10_(many)lanterns are made with light bulbs and batteries.fallsChinesecelebrationswhentodarknessservedlitmostwithThe Korea applied for making the Dragon Boat Festival a world cultural heritage,which has touched off Chinas“defense of Duan Wu”（韩国端午节申遗成功的消息激起中国人保卫端午的大讨论）What should we do to protect
13、and spread Chinese traditional festivals and other traditional civilization？（我们该做些什么来保卫和宣传我们的传统节日和其他传统文化）Step6:Discussion1.The newest Leading Outline of NMET emphasizes the importance of Chinese Customs (新高考考纲突出强调中国传统文化的重要性)2.Spread the knowledge about traditional customs because“the national is the
14、 global”.（通过各种方式来传播传统文化,因为民族的才是世界的）3.Increase the official public holidays to celebrate Chinese traditional festivals.(增加法定假日来庆祝中国传统节日)Step7:Summary and Homework(用英语讲好中国故事)假设你是李华，你的笔友对中国文化非常感兴趣，他和家人打算今年来华 过春节，写信向你咨询相关事宜。请根据所给提示，用英语给他回一封电子邮件。内容包括：1.春节在中国文化中的重要性；2.主要庆祝活动和方式;3.旅游注意事项：选好参观城市和提前预定宾馆等：注意：1.120词左右2.适当增加细节，使行文连贯。Dear Tom,Im glad to hear that you and your family are visiting China during the Spring Festival._ I wish you a pleasant journey in China.Yours,Li Hua
