1、Section B (3aSelf check)Learning Objectives1. Learn how to write a letter.2. Review key vocabulary and functions in the unit.Step 1 RevisionGet the students to read the things about Christmas.根据给出的单词首字母填空。A Christmas Carol is a famous novel w_ by Charles Dickens. It t_ us the true m_ of Christmas: t
2、he i_ of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story is about an old man n_ Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only t_ about himself, and doesnt treat others n_. He just cares about w_ he can make more money. And he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees
3、Marley was p_ after he died. That night, three ghosts v_ Scrooge. They t_ him to see his childhood, how others are spending Christmas this year and the f_. Scrooge is so scared t_ he wakes up in his bed and f_ out it is already the next morning on Christmas Day! He d_ to change his life and p_ to be
4、 a better person. He now treats everyone with kindness and w_, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true s_ of Christmas!Step 2 Role-playIn groups of four, make a conversation between the three ghosts and Scrooge about Christmas.Scrooge: Why do you visit me?Ghost A: Because you
5、 look so sad. I want to take you back to your childhood. Scrooge: Im so happy as a child.Ghost B: Yes. Do you know other people how to spend Christmas? Everyone is happy, even poor people.Ghost C: Hey, I want to take you to the future.Scrooge: I know the spirit of Christmas. I decide to change my li
6、fe and to be a better person.Step 3 Free talkTalk about your favorite festival, use the following questions.When is it celebrated in/on?What do you like best about?How do people celebrate?Why do they do that?Step 4 3a-3b(writing)3a Your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chin
7、ese festival. Make some notes about the festival.What is the name of the festival?When is it?What do people eat?What do people do?Why do you like it so much?Keys: What is the name of the festival? Spring FestivalWhen is it? First day of the Chinese lunar calendarWhat do people eat? niangao jiaozi fi
8、shWhat do people do?Clean the house several days before the festivalPrepare sticky rice for the Kitchen God Buy new clothesHave a reunion dinner with the family on the eveVisit relatives after the festivalGive and receive “lucky” money to childrenWhy do you like it so much?Enjoy meeting relativesEnj
9、oy receiving “lucky” moneyEnjoy setting off fire crcakers3b Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/her about your favorite Chinese festival. Use your notes in 3a.帮你构思：In your letter:First, introduce the festival and when it is celebrated.Then talk about what people do and eat.Finally, explain w
10、hy you like it best and how it makes you feel.Use the following expressions to help you:My favorite Chinese festival isIt is celebrated in / on During this festival, peopleIts my favorite festival becauseIt makes me feel假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Eliza来信询问你最喜欢的中国的传统节日。请你给她写一封回信介绍你最喜欢的中国传统节日中秋节的情况。参考词汇：阴历的lunar；团圆
11、reunion【思路点拨】1.定基调体裁：应用文(书信)；信的主体部分为说明文时态：介绍节日用一般现在时人称：第三人称2.列提纲、写句子列提纲写句子庆祝中秋节的时间(1) The Mid-Autumn Festival is / falls / is celebrated on _(农历八月十五) every year.谈论中秋节人们吃的食物和活动(2) On this day people usually _(回家团聚) and _(和家人吃大餐).At night, people _(赏月) and _(和家人分享月饼).陈述你最喜欢中秋节的理由(3) Its my favorite fe
12、stival because _(满月是团圆和好运的象征). _(和家人在一起让我感到很开心)!3.巧衔接在本文中，第一次提到“中秋节”时用全称the Mid-Autumn Festival，再次提到时可以用it代替；再如第一次提到“人们”时用people，再次提到时可用they来代替。这种用代词指称前面的人或事物的方法，也是使文章保持连贯的一种衔接手段。4.添佳句It is one of the most important traditional festivals inChina.5.成篇章Dear Eliza,My favorite Chinese festival is the Mi
13、d-Autumn Festival._Yours truly,Li Hua答案2.列提纲、写句子(1) the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month(2) go back home to get together; have a big dinner / enjoy a large meal with their family; admire the (full) moon; share mooncakes with their family(3) the full moon is a symbol of reunion and good luck;
14、It makes me feel very happy to be with my family5.成篇章Dear Eliza,My favorite Chinese festival is the Mid-Autumn Festival.Itis one of the most important traditional festivals inChina.Itfalls on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year.On this day people usually go back home to get togeth
15、er and have a big dinner with their family. At night,theyadmire the full moon and share mooncakes with their family.Its my favorite festival because the full moon is a symbol of reunion and good luck. It makes me feel very happy to be with my family!Yours truly,Li HuaStep 5 Self-check1. Complete the
16、 passage with the words in the box.spreadaround, between and, give out, business, lay, relativesMany Western countries celebrate Easter. This holiday is always on a Sunday _ March 22nd _ April 25th. It celebrates the beginning of new life. Hens _ eggs, giving birth to life. So an egg is a symbol of
17、new life. A popular activity during Easter is to hide eggs around your home or garden for friends or _ to find. These can be real eggs, but they are more often chocolate eggs. Not only do people _ them _ in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also _ these treats as gifts. So just like
18、Christmas, Easter creates good _ for supermarkets and chocolate stores. Keys: between, and, lay, relatives, spread, around, give out, business2. Rewrite these sentences as exclamations.1. The mooncakes are delicious. How _!How delicious the mooncakes are！2. The festival will be fun. What _! What fun
19、 will the festival be!3. This concert is boring. How _!How boring this concert is!4. Im really excited. How _!How excited am I!5. The band played really loud music. What _!What loud music the band played!3. Make sentences about a festival/festivals you like using these words+ that/whether/if. I thin
20、k _. I know_. I believe _. I wonder _.Step 6 Language pointsNot only do people spread them around in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also give out these treats as gifts.句中的not only . but (also) . 意为“不但而且”。当not only位于句首时，其后的主谓要部分倒装。此外，当not only . but (also) . 连接两个代词或名词作主语时，谓语动词要与but
21、 (also)后的代词或名词在数上保持一致。如：Not only he but also I am wrong.Not only books but also water is needed.常见采用就近原则的结构：1. there be结构: e.g. There is some bread and two apples on the table.2. either.or. 要么. .要么. . e.g. Either you or your brother cleans the room.3. Neither.nor. 既不. .也不. . e.g. Neither you nor Mik
22、e is late for class.Step 7 Exercises单选题。1. _ good advice! Its so helpful to us. A. How B. What C. What a2. _ excellent work you have done! Its very kind of you to say so. A. What an B. How C. What3. _ interesting the storybook is! Yes. I have read it twice. A. What B. What an C. How D. How an4. _ gr
23、eat picture! Who painted it? A. How B. What C. How a D. What a5. What a nice paper fish! Can you show us _ you make it? A. whether B. how C. why D. what 6. When H7N9 bird flu first appeared, people didnt know _ doctors could cure it. A. if B. that C. what D. whyKeys: 1-5 BCCDA 6-8 AAStep 8 Homework请以My Favorite Festival为题写一篇不少于80词的短文介绍，介绍你最喜欢的中国传统节日是什么节日？为什么最喜欢这一节日？
