1. Unit 8 The seasons and the weather
Topic 3 Let’s celebrate!
Section C
Class 23,Grade 7
Tang Xuezhen

2. What festivals are these songs for?
Guess:
What festivals are these songs for?

3. music 1
The National Day

4. music 2
The Mid-autumn Festival

5. music 3
Christmas

6. music 4
The Spring Festival

7. Try to pronounce the words aloud
1./I'vent/ event n.重要事情，大事
2.stay up 熬夜
3./'mIdnaIt/ midnight n.午夜
4./'lVki/ lucky（n：luck) adj 幸运的
5.lucky money 压岁钱
6./;hQLEU'i:n/ Halloween n.万圣节前夕
7./'skeri/；/'skeERi/ scary adj.吓人的
8./gEUst/ ghost n.鬼，幽灵

8. 9. /nA:K/ ； /nOk/ knock v.&n.敲
10. Knock on 敲
11./Saut/ shout v.&n.呼喊
12./tri:t/ treat n.&v.款待，招待

9. 前置作业
Translate the following phrases and sentences.
1.一大盛事
2.熬夜
3.以求好运
4.压岁钱
5.人们通常一个月前就开始为节日做准备。
a big event
stay up
for good luck
lucky money
People usually start preparing for the festival one month before it comes.

10. the Spring Festival
The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China.
最重要

11. 1b. Read 1a and complete the table. You can add more.
Time
Before the Spring Festival
On the Eve of the Spring Festival
On the First Day of the Spring Festival
Activity
children put on new clothes and greet their parents and they can get lucky money from their parents
prepare delicious food，clean and decorate homes,
buy some new clothes
the family all get together to have dinner, stay up and enjoy dumplings

12. Read 1a together.

13. Language points:
1.a big event 一大盛事
2.People start preparing for the
Festival one month before it comes.
start doing sth.开始做某事
prepare for 为……做准备
3.on the eve of 在……前夜
4.get together 聚会
5.stay up 熬夜
6.put on 穿上，披上

14. 7.They are very happy to get lucky
money from them.
get……from从……得到……
lucky money 压岁钱

15. Exercise:根据中文提示完成句子。
1.In China,hosting the 29th Olympic Games
(奥运会)is （一大盛事）.
2.Children will receive
（压岁钱）from their parents on the first day
of the Spring Festival.
3.All of us
（ 为……作准备） the mid-term exam .
4.He feels sleepy during the class because
he （熬夜） last night .
5.Remember to （穿上）
your raincoat because it is raining outside.
a big event
lucky money
are preparing for
stayed up
put on

16. Which festival is it?
It's Halloween.
* The night of Oct. 31st

17. color faces white and mouths black like ghosts
Have a special party.
wear scary clothes with big hats
color faces white and mouths black like ghosts

18. Underline some phrases in the letter.
Read and complete the letter with the correct form of each
verb in the box.
have be give wear tell not play
November 1st, 2012
Dear Kangkang,
Thank you for your beautiful card. Last night ____ Halloween. I ____ a wonderful time with my friends. We all _____ scary clothes, and colored our faces white and mouths black like ghosts. Then we knocked on our neighbors’doors and shouted, “Trick or treat!” Our neighbors ____ us treats. Of course, we __________ tricks on them. It was very interesting!
Could you ____ me something about your favorite festival?
Please give my best wishes to your parents!
Yours，
　 　 　 　 　 　 Julia
was
had
wore
gave
didn’t play
tell
Underline some phrases in the letter.

19. 2 1 3 _______knocked on neighbors' doors
2b. Read 2a again and put the activities Julia did on Halloween in the correct order . Then tell your partner.
_______knocked on neighbors' doors
_______colored faces white and mouths black
_______shouted "Trick or treat !" 2 1 3

20. Summary
We learn:
1.new words: lucky, knock, shout, treat, ghost, scary
2.new phrases: lucky money, stay up, knock on/at,
trick or treat, start doing sth.
3.new sentences (1) The spring Festival is a big event.
(2)They stay up and enjoy dumplings
at midnight for good luck.

21. Reading comprehension :Read the passage and choose the best answer。(短文见试卷）
（ ）1. Which is the most important festival in China? 
A. The Mid-Autumn Festival. B. The Spring Festival.
C. Children’s Day. D.Teachers’ Day
（ ）2. When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrated?
A. In March or April B. In May or June.
C. In January or February.D.In November or December
（ ） is the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China.
A. Chicken B. Dumpling C. Fish D. Beef B C B

22. ( )4. What’s the meaning of the food “dumplings” for Chinese people in the Spring Festival? 
A.Look up B. Help yourself.
C. Come together.D. Happy
（ )5. The family when they are having dinner together on the Spring Festival Eve.
A.give each other the best wishes
B. buy each other presents
C. sing， dance 
D. play cards C A

23. 3. What is your favorite holiday or festival
3. What is your favorite holiday or festival? What do people usually do on that day? Write a passage.

24. 书面表达解题技巧：
1.审清题目要求，明确写作目的，
防止跑题。
2.列要点，写提纲。
3.巧用已知信息。
4.扬长避短，发挥优势。
5.根据体裁的不同选用合适的句型
结构，提升文章的档次。

25. 3. What is your favorite holiday or festival?
What do people usually do on that day?
Write a passage.
提示词：favorite festival, because,get together,
visit, enjoy, have a big dinner

26. Homework
1.Copy the new words and recite them.
2.Please write a passage about a Chinese traditional(传统的) festival.
3.Preview Setion D

27. Thank you
Goodbye!