unit 3 lesson 1 Chinese Seasonal Festivals
5. was included 6. was burnt down
7 take part in 8. be boiled
language in use
exercise 10
■ students work in groups, writing out the questions and
adding more of their own questions using the passive. tell students they must know the answers to their questions. if you wish, they can finish the questions for homework and use reference sources to check their answers. each group should have between 10?c15 questions.
answers
1. where is the mid-autumn festival celebrated? (in china)
2. where is “zongzi” eaten? (in china)
3. when is the lantern festival celebrated? (in china)
4. who was the telephone invented by? (by alexander graham bell)
5. who was romeo and juliet written by? (by william shakespeare)
6. where are bmw cars made? (in germany)
options
practice
in groups, students prepare a written description of spring
festival in china. tell students they are writing for english speaking readers who have not visited china. students can follow the structure of the texts in the coursebook and, if possible, illustrate their text with a suitable drawing or photograph. when the groups have finished, they can exchange papers for others to read.
extension
students, working individually or in pairs, carry out a research project (using reference books or the internet) to find out about a seasonal festival in another country. students then prepare a short talk about this festival to give to the class.