1. Festivals around us: Spring Festival Lantern Festival Father’s Day Mother’s Day May Day Children’s Day Teacher’s Day Mid-autumn Day National Day New Year Valentine’s Day Father’s Day Mother’s Day April Fool’s Day Children’s Day Halloween Thanks-giving Day Christmas

2. Take a guess!

15. Module2 Spring Festival Unit1 We’re getting ready for the Spring Festival

16. cleaning the house learning a dragon dance cooking the meal sweeping the floor making lanterns

17. Now listen and check: 1.Cleaning the house  2.Cooking the meal  3.Getting ready for the Spring Festival  4.Learning a dragon dance  5.Making lanterns  6.Sweeping the floor  Question: What are they talking about? 2 4 3 6 1 5

18. Listen and answer: How many people are talking in the dialogue? How many people are there in Lingling’s family?

19. Choose the best answers to the questions: 1. Are they getting ready for the Spring Festival? Yes, they are./ No, they aren’t. 2. Are the boys making lanterns? Yes, they’re./ No, They aren’t. 3. Is Lingling’s mother sweeping the floor? Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t. 4. Is her aunt cooking the meal? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t. 5. Is Lingling’s grandmother cooking the meal? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t. 6. Is Lingling’s father working? Yes, he is./ No, he isn’t.

20. Choose the best answers to the questions: 1. Are they getting ready for the Spring Festival? Yes, they are./ No, they aren’t. 2. Are the boys making lanterns? Yes, they’re./ No, They aren’t. 3. Is Lingling’s mother sweeping the floor? Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t. 4. Is her aunt cooking the meal? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t. 5. Is Lingling’s grandmother cooking the meal? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t. 6. Is Lingling’s father working? Yes, he is./ No, he isn’t.

21. Listen and read: T: Hi, Lingling. What’s happening? Are you getting ready for the Spring Festival? L: Yes, We are. B: What are the boys doing? L: The boys are learning a dragon dance. T: Are you learning a dragon dance, too? L: No, I am not. I am making lanterns. B: What’s your mother doing? L: She’s cleaning the house.

22. T: And what is your aunt doing? Is she helping? L: Yes, she is. She’s sweeping the floor. B: And what is your grandmother doing? L: She’s cooking the meal. T: Is your father helping you? L: No, he isn’t. He’s at work. He’s working.

23. Speaking: Work in groups, and discuss what are you doing to help your family getting ready for the Spring Festival. You can begin like this: It is very early in the morning, my family are very busy, my dad is…

24. Homework:  1. review the new words of Unit1.  2. Preview Unit 2.