1、Topic 3 Lets celebrate!Section CTeaching aims and demands1.Learn some new words and phrases:2.Talk about customs and culture.People stay up and enjoy dumplings at midnight for good luck.New wordsOn the first day of the lunar new year,children greet their parents and get lucky money from them.Christm
2、as DayIt is on December 25th.Christmas treepresentshave a big dinnerDragon Boat FestivalIt is on lunar May 5th.hold dragon boat races.eat rice dumplingsIt is on one Sunday between March 22nd and April 25th.make colorful eggs.April Fools DayIt is on April 1st.play tricks on others.Fathers DayIts on t
3、he third Sunday in June.presentsdo sth for fatherThanksgiving It is on the fourth Thursday in November.Families get together for a big dinner.eat roast turkeyIts on January 1st.New Years Dayhave a partyMothers DayIts on the 2nd Sunday in May.presentsflowersdo sth for motherLantern FestivalIts on lun
4、ar January 15th.eat sweet dumplings.watch the lantern showguess riddles.Womens DayIt is on March 8th.It is on lunar August 15th.eat mooncakesenjoy a bright full moonMay DayIt is on May 1st.have a long holiday.Teachers DayIt is on September 10th.flowerscardsHalloweenIt is on the night of October 31st
5、.have a partyplay a gamepumpkin lanterns trick or treatHalloween chocolates and candiesNational DayIt is on October 1st.have a long holidaySpring FestivalIt is in January or February.make dumplingsperform lion and dragon dancesget togetherset off firecrackersSpring FestivalIn China,the Spring Festiv
6、al is a big event.People usually start preparing for the festival one month before it comes.They prepare delicious food,and clean and decorate their homes.1aRead and understandThey also buy some new clothes.On the eve of the festival,the family all gets together for a big dinner.They stay up and enj
7、oy dumplings at midnight for good luck.On the first day of the lunar new year,children put on their new clothes and greet their parents.They are very happy to get lucky money from them.What do you usually do in the Spring Festival?1._ 2._3._ 4._Work in groups and discuss the following question.Write
8、 some key words here.1.People usually start preparing for the festival one month before it comes.人们通常提前一个月就开始为节日做准备。start doing sth.表示“开始做某事”，也可以表达为start to do sth.如：They start to cook supper.他们开始做晚饭。2.On the eve of the festival,the whole family gets together for a big dinner.他们准备美味食物，清扫和装点房子。本句中 th
9、e whole family 指的是“全家人”，表达的是一个整体的概念，故谓语动词用单数。如：The whole school meets together once a week.全校师生每星期集会一次。Read 1a and complete the table.You can add more.TimeBefore the Spring FestivalOn the Eve of the Spring FestivalOn the First Day of the Spring FestivalActivityprepare delicious food，clean and decora
10、te homes,buy some new clothesthe family all get together to have dinner,stay up and enjoy dumplingschildren put on new clothes and greet their parents and they can get lucky money from their parentsSuppose you have an American friend.Tell him/her about what the Chinese people usually do to celebrate
11、 the Spring Festival.A:Hello,.!A:.,Can you tell me something about the Spring Festival?A:Its very interesting.B:Hello,.!B:Sure.Before the Spring Festival.B:.November 1st,2011Dear Kangkang,Thank you for your beautiful card.Last night _ Halloween.I _ a wonderful time with my friends.We all _ scary clo
12、thes,and colored our faces white and mouths black like ghosts.Then we knocked on our neighbors doors and shouted,“Trick or treat!”Our neighbors _ us treats.Of course,we _ tricks on them.It was very interesting!Could you _ me something about your favorite festival?Please give my best wishes to your p
13、arents!Yours，Juliawashadworehave be give wear tell not playRead and complete the letter with the correct form of each verb in the box.gavetelldidnt playRead 2a again and put in the correct order the activities Julia did on Halloween.Then tell your partner._knocked on neighbors doors_colored faces wh
14、ite and mouths black_shouted Trick or treat!213What is your favorite holiday or festival?What do people usually do on that day?Write a passage.1.We all wore scary clothes,and colored our faces white and mouths black like ghosts.2.我们所有的人都穿着可怕的衣服（戴着大帽子，像巫婆一样手拿扫帚柄），把脸图成白色，嘴巴涂成黑色,像鬼怪一样。2.Then we knocked
15、 on our neighbors doors and shouted,“trick or treat!”然后我们去敲邻居家的门，并叫道：“是请客还是要我们捣乱？”trick 在此表示“恶作剧”We learn:1.new words:lucky,knock,shout,treat,ghost,scary2.new phrases:lucky money,stay up,knock on/at,shout(at),trick or treat,start doing sth.3.new sentences:(1)The spring Festival is a big event.(2)The
16、y stay up late and enjoy dumplings at midnight for good luck.We can:1.tell others more about the Spring Festival and Halloween,and their activities in English.2.know more about important festivals and their activities.e.g.(1)Children are very happy to get lucky money from their parents on the first day of the Spring Festival.(2)Children all wear scary clothes,and colored their faces white and mouths black like ghosts.Then they knock on their neighbors doors and shout,“Trick or treat.”HomeworkMake a Christmas card to a friend.Send an e-card to your pen-friend.
