Unit 3 Integrated skills

Sandy and Millie are talking about their favourite day in the year Sandy and Millie are talking about their favourite day in the year. Listen to the tape and answer questions. 1. Which is Millie’s favorite day in the year? 2. When is Millie’s birthday? 3. Why does she like her birthday so much? 4. Who gives her the presents? Her birthday is her favorite day. It’s on 3rd October. She always has a party and she gets lots of presents. Her parents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Fool’s Day May Day Children’s Day April 1st May 1st June 1st Mid-Autumn Day Lunar calendar (农历) August 15th Teachers’ Day September 1st Christmas Day December 25th

Activity Make a dialogue according to the model. A: Which is your favorite day? B: My favorite day is… A: When is it? B: It’s on … A: Why do you like it so much? B: Because…

lion dance

listen to music and dance from look excited listen to music and dance from 9 p.m. to midnight It’s my first time to do something.

let off fireworks

sing and dance from 8 p.m. to midnight let off fireworks look excited Useful Expression watch lion dance sing and dance from 8 p.m. to midnight let off fireworks look excited go to Chinatown

Chinese New Year Party Gong He Xin Xi Chinese food Lion dance Music and dance from 9 a.m. to midnight Fireworks (starts at 8 p.m.) Date: Sunday, February 9th Place: Chinatown, New York Find more on New York Radio.

Answer Some Questions Where do the Chinese people in New York live? 2. What are they going to do? 3. What are they going to eat? . 4. What can they watch at night? They live in a place called Chinatown. They are going to have a party. They are going to eat Chinese food. Lion dance, music and dance and fireworks.

Activity Time Place Chinese food Lion dance Peel Street Music and dance Chinese Community centre Fireworks Mott Street Wang’s Restaurant 2 p.m.- 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 9 p.m.- midnight 8 p.m.

January 13th Dear Millie Gong He Xin Xi! I am on holiday in ______________ . I want to see the _____________________party here. There are lots of interesting things here. I am going to watch the _________. It is my first time to see it and I am very excited. After that, I am going to eat ____________________. At night, there will be _________ in Chinatown. What do you do for Chinese New Year in Beijing? Lots of love Wendy New York Chinese New Year lion dance Chinese food fireworks

Chinese New Year eat dumplings get red packets (get together) let off fireworks Watch programs on Channel CCTV-1

Wendy wants to know how people celebrate Chinese New Year in China. Please write a postcard back to him. Tell him something about it.

Homework Write a short passage about your favourite festival Mid-Autumn Day Children’s Day Christmas Day

Language Points 1. I am on holiday in New York. be on holiday 在度假 He is on holiday in the USA. 他正在美国度假。 2. I want to see the Chinese New Year here. want to do sth. 想要干某事 He wants _________ (dress) up as a Monkey King. 3. It’s my first time to see it. It’s my first time to do sth. 我第一次干某事 这是她第一次看舞狮子。 to dress It’s her first time to watch the lion dance.

请翻译下列句子 我想用糖果招待他们。 迈克一家正在海南度假吗？ 这是你第二次到中国来吗？ 你们在常州新年干什么？ I want to give them candies as a treat. Are Mike’s family on holiday in Hainan? Is it your second time to come to China? What do you do for Chinese New year in Changzhou?

Thank you! Goodbye! Friends

Fool’s Day play a joke on friends

May Day have a long holiday Students don’t have to go to school. People can go out for a trip.

Children’s Day have a party at school play games with friends

Mid-Autumn Festival watch the moon tell the story about Chang’e

Teachers’ Day want to thank our teachers give teachers some flowers and cards

Merry Christmas get a lot of presents Father Christmas will come and give children lots of presents.