We are the best! 7AUnit5 Let's celebrate! Task

Learning aims 学习目标 I hope you can 1. know about different festivals; 2. learn to use question words to make a writing plan; 3. develop our abilities of speaking and writing, also have fun learning in class.

Lead-in What festival is it? Christmas

Dragon Boat Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival

Teachers’ Day

Spring Festival / Chinese New Year

Halloween

Talk about festivals A: What is your favourite festival ? B: It is … A: When is it ? A: How do you celebrate it? B: We … A: What do you often do ? B: We often… and … A: Do you feel happy?/How do you feel? B: …

Pre-writing Can you find out Wendy’s writing plan?

Fill in the blanks first: Wendy tells Millie something interesting about Halloween. This festival is on __________ 31st.People in the USA always _________ it. Wendy and her friends always _______ up at Halloween. They wear masks. Sometimes they ______their faces. Children like playing a game ______“trick or treat”. They often ______on people’s doors and ______ “trick or treat”. People usually give children some candy as a ______. If they don’t, children can play a_____ on them. At Halloween, they make lanterns ______ pumpkins. They always have a party____the evening of October 31st and enjoy nice food and drinks. It is really a _______day. October celebrate dress paint called knock shout treat trick out of on special

Let’s talk about Halloween! Time on October 31st (When) dress up as;wear masks; paint faces Activities make pumpkin lanterns (Who) play a game called… knock on the door and shout… (What) Thank you for telling me about Halloween. (How) have a party: enjoy nice food and drinks have lots of fun Feelings wonderful; special (How)

Millie likes the Spring Festival best. She writes an article about it. Before she writes the article, she also makes a writing plan.

How much do you know about spring festival?

The Spring Festival in January or February visit the relatives and friends

How do people celebrate this festival? Family members get together and have a big dinner. watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV

What do children do to celebrate this festival? Children get red packets from grandparents, parents and other relatives. wear new clothes

lion dance let off fireworks

Spring Festival Writing plan How What Para 2 Para 1 Para 3 ______ is the Spring Festival? What ________do people celebrate the Spring Festival? get together families members ____________ an ____________ holiday in China important Para 2 have a big dinner most __________ families celebrate it Para 1 Chinese watch TV (the Spring Festival Gala) packets get presents (get red __________ and new clothes) Para 3 always in ________________________________ January or February let off ___________ fireworks

Complete Millie’s article on page 67.

While-writing Would you make a writing plan first before writing?

Mid-Autumn Festival enjoy the full moon eat mooncakes get together in September or October eat mooncakes get together enjoy the full moon tell the story of Chang’e

Dragon Boat Festival have dragon boat races rice dumplings in May or June in memory of Qu Yuan have dragon boat races Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings

on December 25th buy a big Christmas tree Father Christmas get a lot of cards and presents say “Merry Christmas” to each other

Dragon Boat Festival Mid-Autumn Festival Christmas Teachers’ Day When Food Activities Dragon Boat Festival May or June rice dumplings have dragon boat races throw rice dumplings into the lake… Mid-Autumn Festival September or October Moon cakes get together enjoy the moon tell the story of Chang’e… Christmas December 25th a big dinner get cards and presents Say Merry Christmas Teachers’ Day September 10th visit teachers give cards and flowers… Halloween October 31st candy chocolate dress up have a party…

Useful expressions …is an important holiday in/for It is in / on… It is .., but… There is /are ...on TV… We / they like to … Usually we get … …have lots of fun…

Post-writing Time to show your articles! ·

Evaluate the composition 评议作文 内容 写出自己最喜欢节日所包含的信息，要求内容完整,层次清晰; 满分 得分 9 语法 正确使用Question words帮助自己描写最喜欢的节日; 4 语言 合理使用本单元已学相关句型, 有1-2个复杂句子； 3 其他 语言流畅，衔接自然,无语法及拼写错误,书写整洁美观。

Homework 1. To recite Millie’s article today; 2. Finish your article and try to make it better after class. ·

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