必修3教案 Unit1 Festivals around the world[Speaking]

S2: We eat special sweet dumplings called Yuan Xiao and enjoy displayed lanterns.
S3: And we enjoy beautiful fireworks, too.
T: You have done a good job. What are the other festivals?
S4: International Women’s Day. It was on March 8.
S5: Arbor Day on March 12th.
S6: International Labor Day and Chinese Youth Day.
S7: International Children’s Day.
T: Yes. Very good. Next one?
S8: Army Day is on August 1st and Teachers’ Day is on September 10th.
S9: National Day on October 1st.
T: Excellent work! Those are all the legal holidays in our country. Do you know our traditional festivals? List some of them, please.
Sa: The most important one is the Spring Festival.
T: Yes. It’s also called Lunar New Year. Anything else?
Sb: Qingming Festival in memory of the dead or the heroes on April the fifth.
T: It’s called Tomb Sweeping Festival. Another one?
Sc: Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in memory of the great poet — Qu Yuan.
Sd: Mid-Autumn Festival on the fifth day of the eighth lunar month.
T: You’ve done a good job, boys and girls! You have named many festivals. I’m proud of you for you are so well-informed.

Step II Warming up
T: Look at the screen and I’ll show you a table and some pictures:
Festivals    Date Festivals    Date
New Year January 1st Teachers’ Day September 10th
International
Women’s Day March 8 National Day October 1st
Arbor Day March 12th the Spring
Festival Lunar New Year
International Labor Day May 1st Pure Brightness Day April the fifth
Chinese Youth Day May 4th. Dragon Boat Festival the fifth day of the fifth lunar month
International Children’s
Day June 1st Mid-Autumn
Festival the 5th day of the 8th lunar month
Army Day August 1st Lantern
Festival the 15 day of the 1st lunar month      

T: What can you get from the table and the pictures?
Ss: Chinese festivals.
T: Open your books and turn to page one. Work in pairs and discuss another four Chinese festivals: what people celebrate and what people do. The first one is given to you as an example.
Three minutes for free talk, then ask some students to share their opinions with the whole class.
Suggested answers:
Festivals Date What does it celebrate? What do people do?
the Spring Festival The 1st day of the 1st Lunar month The coming of spring Visit relatives; have a big meal; display Spring Festival couplets and pictures
International
Labor Day May 1st The hard-working people all over the world Taking a week off work; visit scenic spots; go shopping
Lantern Festival the fifteenth
day of the first
lunar month The first full moon after Lunar New Year Eat special sweet dumplings-yuanxiao enjoy lanterns& fireworks 
The Dragon
Boat Festival the 5th day of the 5th lunar month in memory of Qu Yuan, a great poet Dragon boat racing, eating zongzi and drinking realgar wine; put herbs on doorways for good health
Do not expect all students have the same answers, and accept any correct information.
T: Ok! We have got lots of information about Chinese festivals. Would you like to know something about foreign festivals?
Ss: Yes! 
T: What’s the most important festival in western countries?
Ss: Christmas!
T: That’s right! Please look at the pictures and talk about them.

S1: The first one is about April Fools day on April 1st. But I know nothing about the second picture.
S2: I have no idea, either. There are some round objects. What are they?
T: They are the Easter eggs(复活节彩蛋). On Easter Day people like to dye and exchange eggs. Easter Day comes on the Sunday on or after March 21st. People think Jesus Christ(耶稣) comes back to life on that day. Many people go to church and children often get presents. How about the third one?
Ss: Halloween! Children like to play a game “trick or treat”(不请吃就捣蛋).
T: Yes! Halloween is a time to have fun. It comes on October 31st. It’s one of the most favorite holidays for children. Parties are very popular, too. People wear scary  clothes and masks(面具), for example, dress up like a witch(巫婆). Next one?                
S3: A plate of chicken and some delicious food. But I don’t know what it is called. 
T: The food is turkey(火鸡), corn(玉米) and pumpkin pies(南瓜派). Thanksgiving Day is a traditional American festival on the fourth Thursday in November when families get together and have a big dinner. How about the fifth picture? 
Ss: There are roses and heart in it. May be it’s about love.
Ss: I see. It is on February 14th. But I don’t know its English name.
T: It’s Valentine’s Day. Candy, flowers and other gifts are exchanged between lovers or couples on this day, in honor of two martyrs, both named St. Valentine. Do you know something about the last picture?
S4: The flowers are beautiful. What’s the name of the festival?
T: It’s Cherry Blossom Festival, a Japanese festival. Every April when the cherry flowers come out, Japanese people celebrate it. They go out with their friends or families. They sit under the trees, sing and have a picnic. Ok. That’s about some foreign festivals.

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