Unit5 Welcome to the unit
教学目标：1. To know something about the important festivals both in China and in Western countries.
2. Try to love Chinese traditional culture.
教学重难点：1. To talk about the important festivals.
2. Something about the important festivals in western countries.
教学步骤：
Step1 Lead-in
Ask: What’ the date today? What was the date the day before yesterday?
T: It was Halloween. In China Dinosaur Park, there were a lot of activities on that day. People had a good time there. ( Watch the video)
Step2 Presentation
一．Learn some western festivals
1. Halloween on October31
How do people celebrate Halloween?
make pumpkin lanterns, wear masks, dress up as ---
2. Thanksgiving Day
on the fourth Thursday of November
have a big dinner eat turkey
Read an article about Thanksgiving Day, fill in the blanks.
3. Christmas on December 25
Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks.
二． Learn some Chinese festivals:
1. Chinese New Year= Spring Festival
in January or February
eat dumplings , get red packets , visit relatives and friends, watch fireworks
2. Dragon Boat festival
in May or June
eat rice dumplings , have dragon boat races,
remember Qu Yuan
3. Mid – Autumn Festival
in September or October
eat mooncakes, get together, tell the story of Chang’e
Step3．Practise
Do exercises: Which festival is it?
Step4．Fill in the blanks
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Chinese New Year
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Mid-Autumn festival
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Dragon Boat festival
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Christmas
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Thanksgiving Day
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Halloween
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Step5．Make up dialogues
A: What is your favourite festival?
B: ___________________.
A: Why do you like it ?
B: Because ____________. What festival do you like best?
A: I like ______________.
B: What do you usually do on that day?
A:_______________. It’s great!
Step6．Comic strip
1. Listen to the tape and answer the questions:
What does Hobo want to dress up?
What will he dress up as then?
2. Read after the tape
3. Work in pairs.
Step7． Homework
