Unit 5 Let’s celebrate Reading

festivals Halloween Thanksgiving Day Christmas Dragon Boat Festival Lead in : lantern dress up, Chinese New Year Mid-Autumn Festival

A letter from the USA

What’s the letter about? Skimming (skim the letter and find answers quickly) What’s the letter about? It’s about Halloween. Who writes to Millie? Wendy. When is the letter written? On October 25

What do you want to know about Halloween? Scanning (scan the letter and find which paragraph can answer your questions) What do you want to know about Halloween?

Close reading (read carefully and complete the table) Halloween Date Activities __ 31 People in the _____ celebrate it _______up Wear ______ or _____ faces Make _______________ ______ play a game with people inside. they _______ the doors and shout __________. Children can get _______ or play ______ on people. Children have a _______ on the ________ of October 31. Dress masks paint pumpkin lanterns Children USA Oct knock on a treat trick or treat a trick party evening

knock on people’s doors Read aloud and finish Exercise B4 on page 60 Halloween 31 October lots of fun knock on people’s doors inside food and drinks special day

What can we prepare for Halloween? And why? Close-reading What can we prepare for Halloween? And why? Now we have learn much about Halloween, 准备图片?

Pair work (help Millie answer Thomas’s questions) T: Hello, Millie. My mum told me Halloween. Can we celebrate it today? M: …… T: Oh, I see. What should I prepare? M: ……. T: Why? T: Can I eat pumpkins? M: Of course not! …… T: But what can I eat? M: We can have …… to eat because we play a game called …… T: I love this game! How can we play the game? T: Great! If my mum don’t give me…, I can …… M: Yes. Oh, Don’t forget …… in the evening! Please join us! T: Wonderful! I hope……

What does Wendy think of Halloween? Why? Special What about you?

Write a letter to a person about your special day or favourite festival

___________ Dear _______ Today, I want to write something about my ____________. It is on _____________. I think it is special because ________________________________________________________. I usually celebrate it with _________. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes __________

27 Oct Dear Grace Today, I want to write something about my special day . It is on Feb 14. I think it is special because it is a special western festival called Valentine’s Day and it’s also my son’s birthday. I usually celebrate it with my family members. Luckily, my son’s birthday is almost in the winter holiday. So in the morning, we take Thomas to his favourite place and play happily. In the afternoon, grandma buys him beautiful clothes while grandpa prepares the dinner. In the evening. We have the birthday cake and sing birthday song together! How happy we are. And I love this day! What about you? What is your special day? Lots of love Lois Liu

Homework Finish this short letter after class. And share it with the people you love Try to find more information about Halloween to answer the questions we can’t solve in class. Read the letter and feel its special.