仁 爱 版 七 年 级 (下) Unit 8

Topic 3 Let’s celebrate! Section D

Review Before Spring Festival On Spring Festival Eve At Spring Festival Midnight On the first day of the lunar new year prepare delicious food, clean and decorate houses family gets together for a big dinner stay up and enjoy dumplings children greet their parents and get lucky money

1. Read and understand There are many holidays and festivals in China. One of them is International Labor Day that is May Day. It’s on May 1st. People enjoy a one-day holiday. They often go shopping or traveling.

Dragon Boat Festival is on lunar May 5th Dragon Boat Festival is on lunar May 5th. On this day, people hold dragon boat races in many places and eat rice dumplings to remember Qu Yuan. People can enjoy a one-day holiday, too.

October 1st is the National Day of the PRC October 1st is the National Day of the PRC. It is a very important holiday. The whole country celebrates the birthday of China on that day. In Beijing, the capital of China, many people go to Tian’anmen Square to watch the national flag go up.

Holidays or festival Date What people do May Day Dragon Boat Festival National Day go shopping or traveling May 1st hold dragon boat races and eat rice dumpling Lunar May 5th go to Tian’anmen Square to watch the national flag go up. October 1st

Knowledge points: a seven-day holiday 七天的假期 Lunar May 5th 农历五月五 hold dragon boat races 举行龙舟赛 eat rice dumplings 吃粽子 the birthday of China 中国的生日 the capital of China 中国的首都 Tian’anmen Square 天安门 watch the national flag go up 观看升国旗

2. Listen and number 5 1 4 2 3

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Tapescript 1. People in many countries celebrate it around a Christmas tree and give each other presents. 2. On this day, you can see many lanterns. There is a riddle on each of them and a candle inside. 3. On Lunar August 15th, we enjoy a bright full moon and eat mooncakes.

4. On the fourth Thursday in November, people in the USA get together with their friends and family for a big meal. Look! They are eating turkey. 5. I love April 1st because there is a lot of fun on that day.

3. Useful expressions Chinese Festival Foreign Festival Spring Festival Lantern Festival Dragon Boat Festival Mid-autumn Festival Teachers’ Day Christmas Mother’s Day Easter Thanksgiving Halloween

How will Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival? Lucky money make dumplings perform lion and dragon dances

the Lantern Festival How do we celebrate it? eat sweet dumplings watch the lantern show, guess riddles

Easter one Sunday between march 22nd and April 25th. make colorful eggs

Thanksgiving the 4th Thursday in November get together for a big dinner eat roast turkey and potatoes

Mid-autumn Festival lunar August 15th enjoy the bright full moon eat mooncakes enjoy the bright full moon

Teachers’ Day Sept.10 Students send cards or flowers to their teachers.

Halloween October 31st wear scary clothes apple bobbing trick or treat

Discussion: What day is it? Children play tricks on their friends. 2. People eat mooncakes and enjoy a bright full moon. 3. People honor their mothers by giving cards and gifts. 4. Students sent cards or flowers to their teachers. April Fool’s Day. Mid-autumn Festival. Mother’s Day. Teachers’ Day.

4. Written work Zao Shen put up a new picture of Zao Shen on New Year’s Day burn the old picture of Zao Shen

Which is your favorite festival? Please write something about it.

5. Project Use the information in the table to complete the the following tasks. 1. Write a passage. 2. Report it to your class.

1. Dumplings Sweet dumplings/rice dumplings Mooncakes are a must for Spring Festival. Lantern Festival. Mid-autumn Festival. People eat chicken for fish for noodles for mooncakes for good luck. wealth. a long life. happiness.

People will visit friends and relatives cook delicious food give greetings to each other during Spring Festival.

Homework Write a passage about a festival. Finish “Review of Units 7-8”.