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

2. 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.

3. Lead-in What festival is it?
Christmas

4. Dragon Boat Festival

5. Mid-Autumn Festival

6. Teachers’ Day

7. Spring Festival / Chinese New Year

8. Halloween

9. 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: …

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

11. 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

12. 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)

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

14. How much do you know
about spring festival?

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

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

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

18. lion dance
let off fireworks

19. 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

20. Complete Millie’s article
on page 67.

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

22. 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

23. 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

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

25. 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…

26. 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…

27. Post-writing
Time to show your articles!

28. 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。

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

30. Goodbye!