Unit 10 Festivals and Holidays Lesson 2

Teaching Aims:1.Greet people and respond to greetings during festivals. 2.Talk about the meaning of festivals. 3.Sing a Christmas. Teaching Method: Unit 10 Lesson 2

Christmas Thanksgiving Day Mother’s Day Mid-autumn Day Valentine’s Day Spring Festival Valentine’s Day Mother’s Day Christmas Thanksgiving Day Spring Festival Mid-autumn Day Task 1 Match

Merry Christmas

Listen,read and choose 1. Merry Christmas! 2. on Christmas Eve 3. stocking 4. fireplace 5. Santa Claus

True or False ( )1.Zhang li and Alice met on Christmas Day. ( )2.Alice send wishes to Zhang Li’s parents. ( )3.Children hang up stockings on the fireplace to dry them. Listen,read and choose T F F Related Knowledge: Christmas day/Eve Christmas gifts/presents Christmas cards Christmas tree Christmas Father chimney Christmas songs Notebook: 1.Merry Christmas! 2.on Christmas Eve 3.hang up 4.Santa Claus= Christmas father

Task 3 Holiday Greetings --Happy New Year/Teacher’s Day/… --Merry Christmas! --Have a good Christmas/Spring Festival/… --Thanks. And you too. --A merry Christmas to you and a happy 200_! –Thanks. The same to you. --Please send my greetings to Alice/… -- Thank you very much. Same to you. --Give Alice my best wishes for the New Year! –Thank you and I wish you the same. Learn them by heart!

Task 4 Speak in pairs --What’s…about? --It’s a day/time for… the family to get together. lovers to express love. students to thank teachers. …… Notebook: 1.What’s…(a festival) about? 2.It’s a day/time for…

Task 5 Dialogues 1.When is Thanksgiving day? 2.It’s on the 4 th Thursday in November. 3. What’s the festival about? 4. It’s a time for people to express thanks. 1.Happy New Year! 2.Thank you. The same to you! 3.Please send my greetings to your family. 4.Thank you. Also send my wishes to your parents 1.Honey,Happy Valentine’s Day! Here are roses for you. 2.Oh, how lovely! Thank you,darling. 3.Oh. Shall we have candle dinner tonight? 4.Great idea!

A: When is the Dragon Boat Festival/Children’s Day/National Day…? B: It’s on… A: What’s the festival about? B: It’s a time to… That ’ s the final point. Task 6 Questions and Answers

Task 7 Listen and sing Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas. And a Happy New Year! Good tidings to you, wherever you are. Good tidings for Christmas. And a Happy New Year!