1. Unit Two Lesson Two Festivals in China Period Ⅲ Chenlijuan changming Junior High School

2. A: What special day is it? B: It ’ s Mid-autumn Festival. A: What are the people doing? B: They ’ re eating moon cakes and enjoying the moon.

3. questions Which is the most important traditional Chinese festival? What’s the last day of Spring festival?

4. Listen and tell T or F  1. Susan is an American student.  2. She doesn’t need to collect any information about the traditional Chinese festivals.  3. Susan and Zhang Wei are talking about their favourite food. T F needs traditional Chinese festivals F

5. Listen and read  Susan is an American student.  She is doing a project on traditional Chinese festivals.  She needs to collect some information.  It is Lantern Festival today.  She is chatting with Zhang Wei. talk with need to do

6. Listen and answer the questions  Where is Susan from?  What is she doing a project on?  What does she need to do?  What day is it today?  Who is she chatting with? America. Traditional Chinese festivals. She needs to collect some information. It’s Lantern Festival today. Zhang Wei.

7. Listen and tell T or F  4. Spring Festival lasts five days.  5. The last day of Spring Festival is Lantern Festival.  6. Children make lanterns during Lantern Festival.  7. Susan and Zhang Wei will go and watch the fireworks display. T F carry F lantern fifteen F

8. Listen and read nothing/ anything/everything

9. Listen and read Fifteen days. And the last day is Lantern Festival. How long does it last?

10. Listen and read People eat dumplings and set off firecrackers. There are lantern displays, too. What do people usually do during Lantern Festival? at

11. Listen and read No wonder children are carrying lanterns.

12. Listen and read That’s a good idea. Let’s go. Hey, shall we go and watch the lantern display now ? What/how about…/ why not…/ let’s…..,shall we? Would you like to… I’d like to invite you to…

13. Read and practice  Susan is an American student. She is doing a project on traditional Chinese festivals. She is chatting with Zhang Wei.  Susan: Zhang Wei, could you tell me something about traditional Chinese festival?  Zhang Wei: Sure. The most important festival is Spring Festival. It’s the Chinese New Year.

14. Susan : How long does it last? Zhang Wei: Fifteen days. And the last day is Lantern Festival. Susan : What do people usually do during Lantern Festival? Zhang Wei: People eat dumplings and set off firecrackers. There are lantern displays, too. Susan : No wonder children are carrying lanterns. Hey, shall we go and watch the lantern display ? Zhang Wei: That’s a good idea. Let’s go. Read and practice

15. Learn and fill in the blanks  Monday, Feb.25,2008, Clear  It is Lantern Festival today. I talked with in the evening. He told me something about Chinese festivals. is the Chinese New Year. It fifteen days. It ends with Lantern Festival. To Lantern Festival, people usually dumplings, firecrackers and have lantern.  Zhang Wei and I went to the lantern display and we had a wonderful time. Now I have got some information, and I am sure I can do my on well well. Zhang Wei traditional Spring Festival lasts celebrate eat set off watch project traditional Chinese festivals displays

16. Learn and retell the text Susan do a project on chat with need to collect The most important last celebrate eat set off watch

17. Learn and fill in the table FestivalDateactivities Spring Festival Festival get lucky money give the house a good cleaning have a New Year’s Eve dinner …… on January 1 of the Chinese lunar Year on January 15 of the Chinese lunar Year set off firecrackers watch the lantern displays ……. Your favourite festival? Lantern ? ?

18. 123 4 5 What’s your favourite festival? When is it? Why do you like it? What do you usually do on that day? have a lot of delicious food to eat watch more interesting programmes on TV wear new clothes sing karaoke have a long holiday go sightseeing play games have lots of fun have lots of celebrations

19. An interview Name What’s your favourite festival? When is it? Why do you like it? What do you usually do on that day? …..is one’s favourite festival. It’s on….. ……

20. Traditional Chinese festivals 1. What is your favourite festival? 2. When is it? 4. Why do you like it? 5. Do you have a good time during that festival? Map Date Name Activities 3. What do you usually do during that festival? Reasons Feel

21. Question 1 They mean our history. They mean our culture and customs( 风俗习惯 ). They mean part of our lives. We are proud of them and they belong to( 属于 ) our country. They are important for us.

22. Question 2 To learn them. To celebrate them. To protect ( 保护 )them. To enjoy them. ……

23. Homework  Recite the text.  Do the writing  伴 exercise 4