1. Unit 3 Celebration

2. Listen to the song Pass the Flame and put the lyrics into a right order.

3. 5 Reach out, hold out your hands 6 Unite the World 7 From a grain sand
1 Let our voices be heard
2 Pass the flame
3 We can grow a forest
4 We can build a mountain
5 Reach out, hold out your hands
6 Unite the World
7 From a grain sand
On a dried up river bed
It's a time to ( )
Bring us all together

4. celebrate Pass the Flame Pass the flame Unite the World
It's a time to ( )
let our voices be heard
Pass the Flame
Unite the world
Bring us all together
We can grow a forest
On a dried up river bed
We can build a mountain
From a grain sand
Reach out, hold out your hands
celebrate
Pass the Flame

5. When do we celebrate?

6. A sporting victory

7. christening 洗礼仪式
priest 牧师
a Christian name 受洗时所取的名字

8. birthday
blow out
the candles

9. graduation

10. couple
（夫妇）
Wedding
groom
bride

11. The return of Hong Kong

12. National Day

13. New Year’s Day
Spring Festival

14. Christmas Day
turkey(火鸡)
pudding(布丁)

15. Halloween
(万圣节前夕)

16. The Dragon Boat
Festival

17. The Mid-Autumn
Festival

18. Listen to the tape and find out which six celebrations you can hear.

19. (blow out the candles, cake)4
a birthday
the New Year
Christmas
a sporting victory
a christening
a wedding
(blow out the candles, cake) 6
(Time Square, strike) 1
(roast turkey, pudding) 3
(game, team, celebrate) 2
(priest, a Christian name) 5
(groom, bride, couple)

20. Many people don’t like eating some traditional food such as mooncakes and Zongzi.
More and more young people send Christmas cards instead of Dragon Boat Festival cards.

21. Positive: Negative: Debate:
Chinese people should celebrate western festivals.
Negative:
Chinese people shouldn't celebrate western festivals.

22. Preparation for discussions (Page 30)
Make notes about your opinions.
Think of reasons to support your opinions.
Practise saying your opinions.

23. Expressing disagreement:
Expressing opinions:
I think/suppose/believe…
In my opinion,
Personally, ……
Expressing disagreement:
Oh, come off it!
I don’t agree…
I disagree with you. ……

24. Debate:
Chinese celebrate western festivals
Against:
For:

25. Typical activity or food Special meaning
Festivals
Season&
date/month
Typical activity or food
Special meaning
Mid-Autumn Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
The Lantern Festival
Autumn, August 15,Lunar calendar
Looking at the moon, mooncakes
Families get together
Summer, May 5, Lunar calendar
Memorize Qu’yuan
Boating,Zongzi
Spring, January 15,
Lunar calendar
Hanging lanterns,
Yuanxiao
Chinese Valentine’s Day