1. Unit 4 Holidays

2. Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals. A time of turkeys, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. A time for Indian corn, holiday parades and giant balloons .
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November, which this year (2004) is November 25th.

3. Traditional Food

4. Traditional Parade

5. How many festivals do you know both in and out of China?

6. Brainstorming Can you name some Festivals? the Lantern Festival
May Day
Dragon Boat Festival
Valentine’s Day
the Spring Festival
Mother’s Day
Holidays
Children’s Day
New Year’s Day
Father’s Day
Christmas Day
Army Day
the Mid-Autumn Festival
Teachers’ Day
National Day

7. Let’s go to
our discussion

8. Reporting

9. Activities How to make a greeting card? cut out pieces of cards
write some words
draw some pictures

10. Learn through use.
学以致用
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧

11. Homework
Please write a letter to your pen friends, tell him or her about your favorite festival.

12. Thank you!