Unit3CelebrationPeriod1Reading&Vocabularyusethenewvocabularyproperly;introduceanimportantfestivalorallywiththerelatedwordsinthislesson.ObjectivesStudentswillbeabletoStep1Warm-up•LookatthepicturesonPage35andaskstudentsthequestion:Whataretheycelebrating?•Inwhichsituationsdopeopleholdcelebrations?(guidethestudentstouseKeyWordsonP35)GraduationWinningascholarshipStep2Lead-in•Listentothetapeandwritedownthefivecelebrations.•WhatotherChinesefestivalsdoyouknow?Whenaretheycelebrated?springsummerautumnwinterFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberSpringFestivalMayDaytheChildren’sDaythefoundationof…BirthdayofthearmytheMid-AutumnDaytheNationalDayWomen’sDayDecemberJanuarytheNewYear’sDayQingmingfestival•Whichfestivaliscelebrated?Step3Skimming•WhatdotheLanternFestivalandtheDragonBoatFestivalmark?•WhyistheMid-AutumnFestivalsoimportant?Step4Scanning•Readthetextsandfillinthetablewiththeinformationyoureadfromthetexts.FestivalsSeason&date/monthTypicalactivityorfoodTheMid-AutumnFestivalMooncakes,MeetintheeveningandwatchthemoonSeptemberorOctoberFestivalsSeason&date/monthTypicalactivityorfoodTheLanternFestivalThefifteenthofthefirstmonthofthelunarcalendarSweetdumplingsFestivalsSeason&date/monthTypicalactivityorfoodTheDragonBoatFestivalThefifthdayofthefifthmonthofthelunarcalendarZongzi,DragonboatracesHowtointroduceafestivalPara1Para2Para3Introduction:whenthefestivaliscelebratedTypicalactivitiesorfoodHowdidthefestivalstart?Step5SummaryStep6FillintheblanksNowadays,therearemanydifferentkindsofmooncakes_________fruit,coffee,chocolateandevenice-creammooncakes.includinggreatwritings/includeWilliamShakespeare’sgreatwritingsincludeHamlet,RomeoandJuliet,andsoon.Inanotherstory,atownwasalmost_________butthelightfrommanylanternssavedit.destroyedearthquake/buildingsTheearthquakedestroyedallthebuildings.Thestorywasaboutagodwhowantedto__________thetown.burndownthefire/somebuildingsThefireburntdownsomebuildings.Inthepast,lanternswereusuallylitbycandlesand_________withpicturesofbirds,animalsandflowersandetc.decoratedtheChristmastree/lightsandcolorfulribbonsTheChristmastreeisdecoratedwithlightsandcolorfulribbons.waiter/customersLook!Thewaiterisservinghiscustomers.Sweetdumplingsareboiledand_______inhotwater.servedStep7PracticeGroupworkIntroduceafestivalwhichismostimportantinChinaforchildren,orforyoungpeople,orforoldpeople,orforwomenandmen.HowtointroduceafestivalPara1Para2Para3Introduction:whenthefestivaliscelebratedTypicalactivitiesorfoodHowdidthefestivalstart?HomeworkReadthepassageagainanddoExercise5onP79.Writeanintroductionofthefestivalthatyourgrouptalkedaboutinclass,tryingtousetherelatedwordslearnedinthislesson.
