Unit 10 Have a nice holiday

Contents  Lead-in Lead-in  Watching and Discussing Watching and Discussing  Debating Debating  Oral Assignment Oral Assignment

Work in groups, discuss the following questions and then share your answers with the whole class. Lead-in 1. How do you usually plan your holidays? 2. What do you often do during your holidays? 3. With whom do you prefer to spend your holiday, your parents or your friends? why? 4. Have you ever got holiday blues? Why or why not?

Watching and Discussing Now watch two video clips. After that work in groups of 4 and have a discussion. Then finish the following tasks. Video 1 Task 1 for video 1: Group Discussion In this movie clip the Stewart family and Harry and his daughter Michelle are ready to have their Thanksgiving dinner. Group members work together, discuss the movie clip and retell what happens before and after the dinner. Then one student from your group comes to the front to give a presentation.

Task 2 for video 1: Group Discussion Before having the dinner, each of the people around the table gives thanks in his own way. Your Task: Group members work together, recall what they say as their thanksgiving and complete the following sentences according to what you have heard.

Grandpa: I give thanks for ________________________. Susan: I’d like to give thanks for ___________________. Harry: We’d like to give thanks for _________________. Robbie: I’d like to give thanks for __________________. And I’d also like to thank _____________________. Richard: And I thank ____________________________. Marilyn: I should thank __________________________.

Grandpa: I give thanks for ________________________. Susan: I’d like to give thanks for ___________________. Harry: We’d like to give thanks for _________________. Robbie: I’d like to give thanks for __________________. And I’d also like to thank _________________________. Richard: And I thank ____________________________. Marilyn: I should thank __________________________. being here with my family and for being well, so I can enjoy you all a healthy year, a good job and for meeting Harry and Michelle meeting Susan and the Steward family Grandpa coming to live with us my math teacher for giving me a passing g rade Marilyn for being so patient you for encouraging me to keep working on my fashion designs. Reference

Video 2 Task for video 2: Story-making Group members work together, discuss the movie clip and make up a story based on it and try to associate your story with holidays. Then one student from your group comes to the front to give a presentation.

Debating Topic Should Chinese people celebrate western holidays? Side A: Chinese people should celebrate western holidays. Side B: Chinese people should not celebrate western holidays.

Oral Assignment QUIZ 1: WHAT IS YOUR HOLIDAY STYLE? QUIZ 2: WHAT IS YOUY TRAVEL PERSONALITY? Login in the following websites and do the quiz online to identify your holiday style or your travel personality. Come to the class next time ready for a presentation.

Thank you!