7A Unit 3 Reading

7A Unit 3 Let ’ s celebrate! Do you like Chinese New Year? How many different festivals do you know in China or in the world?

the Spring Festival

the Lantern Festival 元宵节

April Fool ’ s Day 愚人节 April 1

the Dragon Boat Festival 龙舟节

Children ’ s Day

中秋节 the Mid-Autumn Festival

Thanksgiving Day 感恩节

the Lantern Festival April Fool ’ s Day the Dragon Boat Festival the Mid-Autumn Festival Halloween Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Women ’ s Day May Day Mother ’ s Day Father's Day National Day the Spring Festival Teachers ’ Day Children ’ s Day

Getting ready for … Reading

From Wendy To Millie

Task 1 Listen & mark celebrate vi. 庆祝 special adj. 特别的，特殊的 trick or treat 不招待就使坏 knock vi. 敲；击打 play a trick on 耍弄，捉弄 dress up 装扮成 costume n. 服装 mask n. 面具；面罩 pumpkin lantern 南瓜灯笼 sharp adj. 尖的；锋利的 万圣节前夜，孩 子们可以挨家挨 户索要糖果，如 果得不到就威胁 耍恶作剧

1. People in the USA __________ Halloween every year. 2. He often wears traditional Chinese _________ for the party. 3. You can make a _________ out of a pumpkin. 4. Our monitor often __________ as Father Christmas at the party. celebrate costume lantern dresses up Complete the following sentences

5. Be careful. The cat has ________ teeth. 6. Wendy wears a ________ costume at Halloween. 7. You should _________ the door if you want somebody to open it. 8. Don ’ t _____________ that small boy. sharp special play a trick on knock on Complete the following sentences

Task 2 Reading & Paragraph 1 & 2 1. What is Wendy ’ s favourite festival? 2. When do people usually have a special party for Halloween? 3. What game do children play for Halloween? 4. How to play the game ‘ trick or treat ’ ? knock, shout, give, not give, play Halloween. On October 31st. ‘ Trick or treat ’

@ Paragraph 3 & 4 1. What costume will Wendy wear for Halloween this year? 2. What do Wendy and her friends make for Halloween? 3. How do they make special pumpkin lanterns for Halloween? Reading & Questions A tiger costume. Pumpkin lanterns. cut out, eyes, nose & sharp teeth

@ Paragraph 5 When do Wendy ’ s family have a party? What do people usually eat at a party for Halloween? Reading & Questions On the evening of October 31st. a lot of special Halloween chocolates and candies, hot drinks and hot food

Task 3 Main idea Paragraph Heading Halloween parties Dressing up When is Halloween? Pumpkin lanterns Trick or treat

How many activities do people usually have at Halloween? Four. play ‘ trick or treat ’ wear special costumes make pumpkin lanterns have a party

1. People in the USA also celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. 2. People usually have a party on October 30th to celebrate Halloween. 3. Wendy often plays ‘ trick or treat ’ at Halloween. 4. If people don ’ t give a treat, they can play a trick on them. Task 4 True or False T F F T

True or False 5. Wendy and her friends always paint their faces at Halloween. 6. This year, Wendy will wear a tiger costume at Halloween. 7. People in the USA make lanterns out of oranges. 8. People eat special Halloween chocolates and candies on that day. F T F T

Task 5 Cloze Halloween is on ____________. People in the West ________ it. People celebrate Halloween in many ways. Children wear special _________ and masks at Halloween. Many children play a game called ____________. They knock on their neighbours ’ doors and shout _____________. October 31st celebrate costumes ‘ trick or treat ’

Their neighbours usually give them a _____ of some candy. If the children do not get any candy, they can play a _____ on the neighbour. Some people also make ________ out of big orange __________. They cut out the eyes, the nose and the sharp teeth. They put ________ in them so the light shines through the eyes, the nose and the teeth. Cloze treat trick lanterns pumpkins candles

Task 6 Talking about Halloween play, ‘ trick or treat ’, knock, shout, give, treat, give, trick

dress up, wear, costumes, masks, paint, tiger coustume

pumpkin lanterns, cut out, eyes, nose, teeth, candles

have a party, Oct. 31st, starts, eat, chocolates, candies, drinks, food

1.If they do not give us a treat, we can play a trick on them. if conj. “ 如果 ”, 引导条件状语从句。从句中的动 词不可以用一般将来时，通常用一般现在时来代 替。 如： I will go with you if it is fine tomorrow. play a trick on sb. 与某人做恶作剧 2. People do not know who we are. 这是一个宾语从句, 从句部分的句式要用陈述句 语序。 如： I want to know what you like.

3. My family always have a party on the evening of October 31st. 时间前的介词通常有三种： on, at, in 。 on 用在具体某一日及某日的上下午及晚上或夜 里的时间前； at 用在点时刻的时间前； in 用在月份、 年份、季节等时间前。如： on Monday, on October 1st, on a cold morning at 8 a.m., at Christmas in April, in 2008, in winter

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Homework 1. Look for more information about Halloween in the library or on the Internet. 2. Make a post card about Halloween. 3. Read the passage and try to learn it by heart.

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