课程内容

Unit 5《Let's celebrate.》Welcome to the unit
Objective
To know the theme of festivals and celebrations
To talk about favourite festivals
Words review
   celebrate  vi. & vt. 庆祝
       guess  n. 猜，猜想
       dress  vt. 给…穿衣服/ n. 服装
    dress up  装扮，乔装打扮
          as  prep. 作为，当做；像…
       ghost  n. 鬼，鬼魂
   Christmas  n. 圣诞节
    festival  n. 节日
     because  conj. 因为
     present  n. 礼物
    together  adv. 在一起，聚会
get together  聚会，联欢
        full  adj. 满的，充满的
   moon cake  n. 月饼
Festivals
New Year's Day is on January 1.
Chinese New Year is in January or February.
Halloween is on October 31.
Mid-Autumn Festival is on September 19 this year.
Dragon Boat Festival is on June 12 this year.
Christmas is on December 25.
Thanksgiving Day is on November 27.
Write the name of the festival under each picture.
1. Halloween
2. Mid-Autumn Festival
3. Thanksgiving Day
4. Chinese New Year
5. Christmas Day
6. Dragon Boat Festival
Do you know?
On Thanksgiving day, people will eat turkey.
On this special day, what do people usually do?
They usually give thanks and have a big dinner.
At Spring Festival, the children can get red packet from their parents.
When is the Spring Festival?
In January or February.
The children knock at the people's doors and shout trick or treat.
People light(点亮) pumpkin lanterns at Halloween.
People always dress up at Halloween, such as ghost or Monkey King.
In China, do people get together at Mid-Autumn Festival?
Yes, they do.
After supper, people usually eat moon cakes and enjoy the moonlight.
People will decorate(装饰) the Christmas Tree. The children will get presents.
When is the Christmas?
It's on December 25th.
What do people eat at Dragon Boat Festival?
Rice dumplings.
Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions:
1. What is Tommy's favourite festival?
2. What is Millie's favourite festival?
3. What do they eat at Mid-Autumn Festival?
Read the dialogue.
-- What is your favourite festival, Tommy?
-- Christmas.
-- Why do you like it?
-- Because we always get lots of nice presents at Christmas. What festival do you like, Millie?
-- I like the Mid-Autumn Festival.
-- What do you usually do on that day?
-- All my family get together and have a big dinner, eat moon cakes, and then enjoy the full moon. It's great!
Listen again and complete the dialogue.
-- What is your ______ festival, Tommy?
-- Christmas.
-- ______ do you like it?
-- Because we always get lots of nice ______ at Christmas. What ______ do you like, Millie?
-- I like the ____________.
-- What do you usually ______ on that day?
-- All my family _________ and have a big ______, eat ______, and then ______ the full moon. It's great!
Work in pairs
Make up a dialogue with your partner.
Model:
A: Which is your favourite festival?
B: ...
A: Why do you like ...?
B: Because I like to ...
Listen carefully and answer the following questions.
1. Are Hobo and Eddie happy?
2. What does Hobo want to dress up as?
3. What will he dress up as then?
Language points
I want to dress up as a ghost.
dress给某人穿衣服，其宾语往往是sb.。
I often dress my daughter in a red coat.
我常常给我女儿穿红外套。
dress up 装扮；打扮
as prep. 作为，当作
I will give it to you as a present.
我将把它作为礼物送给你。
Feedback: Match them
Chinese new year      圣诞树
Christmas             南瓜灯
Thanksgiving Day      放鞭炮
Mid-Autumn Festival   火鸡
Dragon Boat Festival  赏月
Halloween             赛龙舟
Reflection
1. A: Which is your favourite festival?
   B: ...
   A: Why do you like ...?
   B: Because I like to ...
2. Let's celebrate.
3. dress up 装扮；打扮
   dress sb. 给某人穿衣服
   dress up as
Exercise
Fill in the blanks.
1. At ________, we can get many presents in stockings.
2. June I in China is ________.
3. ________ is on October 31.
4. People play with boats on the river at ________.
5. We enjoy the bright moon and listen to the story of Chang'e at ________.
6. We can get lots of red packets at ________.
7. On ________, people eat turkey.
8. On ________, lots of people in the world will wait for the new year's bell.
选择
1. _____ is your favourite festival?
   A.When   B.What   C.Why
2. _____ do you like Christmas?
   A.When   B.What   C.Why
3. What do you often _____ on May Day?
   A.doing   B.do   C.does
4. -- Why do you like Halloween?
   -- _____ it's interesting.
   A.So   B.But   C.Because
5. You can dress up _____ a ghost.
   A.at   B.as   C.like
6. When is the Halloween?
   A.It's on December 25th.
   B.It's on October 31st.
   C.It's on October 1st.
7. What do people eat at Dragon Boat Festival?
   A.Moon cakes
   B.Rice dumplings
   C.Pumpkins
8. -- Do you like Halloween?
   A.Yes, I don't.
   B.Yes, I do.
   C.No, I do.
Homework
1. Prepare for the reading.
2. Finish the exercises on your workbook.