MODULE 2  Spring Festival(外研社)

              chinese festivals        western festivalsspring festival lantern festival mid-autumn festival qingming festival dragon boat festival … schristmas easter independence day halloween thanksgiving day valentine’s day …                      ︱                  ︱step 2talk about the festivals.  do you like festivals?  why?  what kind of festivals do you like, chinese or western?  what do people do on festivals?what festivals do you like best? etc.task 2: match the words with the pictures  in activity 1 on page 8.step 1ask: what is the biggest festival in china?what do you think people usually do to get ready for the spring festival?read through the words in activity 1 on page 8 and have the ss. repeat them after you chorally and individually.step 2ask the students to do activity 1 on page 8. play the recording and ask the ss. to listen step 3play the recording again and have them check the words individually.check their answers with a partner.step 4call back the answers in a whole- class setting step 5talk about the picturesactivity 3: listeningtask 1:. to understand conversations about getting ready for the spring festival.step 1give the ss 2 questions: what are lingling and her mother doing ?where is lingling’s father?make sure the ss understand the 2 questions:  step 2play the recording and have them listen .step 3play the recording again and have them write the answers individually.step 4play the recording and have them check their answers with a partnerstep 5call back the answers from the whole class.task 2: activity 3 on page 9.step 1choose the best answers in activity 3.step 2call back the answer in a whole- class setting.task 3: listen and read:step 1play the recording and ask the ss. to listen and read the conversation.step 2play the recording again and pause after each phrase, asking the ss. to repeat chorally and individually.step 3put the ss. into groups of 3 to practise the dialogue. step 4they should repeat it several times, changing the roles each time.task 4: activity 4 on page 9step 1explain by saying “this activity is designed to check if you have grasped the main structure.explain that the students have to answer the questions in full sentences.