Unit 1 Festivals around the world
b.did you go traveling?
c.how much pocket money did you get?
step 2 talking
1). name some festivals
spring festival dragon boat festival lantam festival mid-autumn festival
army day may day teachers’ day
new year national day mother’s day
children’s day father’s day
christmas day halloween carnival
easter valentine day oben
2).ss work in groups of four and list five chinese festivals and siscuss when they take place , what they celevrate and one thing that people do at that time. then fill in the blanks.
festivals time of year/date celebrate for things to do
mid-autumn day
spring festival
dragon boat day
tomb sweeping day
lantern festival
3.pre-reading
1) what’s your favourite holiday of the year? why?
2) what festivals or celebration do you enjoy in your city or town? do you like spending festivals with your family or with friends? what part of a festival do you like best—the music, the things to see, the visits or the food?
4. fast reading and find the answers to the following questions.
a.what did ancient festivals celebrate?
b.what are festivals of the dead for ?
c.why are autumn festivals happy events ?
d.name three things people do at spring festival ?
the third & fourth period
intensive reading
1.read the passage paragraph by paragraph and find the main ideas of each paragraph
paragraph 1: all kinds of celebration in ancient time.
paragraph 2: the purpose to honour the dead and three examples
festivals time things people do
oben
day of the dead
halloween
paragraph 3: the reasons why we honour people
festivals who does it celebrate ?
dragon boat festivals
clumbus day
indian national festival
paragraph 4: autumn festivals are happy events
paragraph 5: how people celebrate in spring festivals
2.language points
1)be meant to do sth.意在干某事；應該干某事
the meeting is meant to deal with some important problems.