Unit 7 Chinese festivals

Revision time

Step 1 Review the months

How many months are there in a year? What are they?Say it one by one. 

It’s difficult to remember the spelling.Here are some tips for you. 

① 根据发音背诵月份的拼写.

② 找相同点,分组背诵.

Do you know the months well? Let me have a check.

出示习题Fill in the correct months.

1. ___________ comes after February.   

2. October comes before ___________.

3. Our Summer holiday（暑假） begins in___________

4. Christmas Day is in __________________

5. ________ is the first month in a year.

We know Months can be abbreviated.For example,Jan.is short for January.

What about the others? What have you found?

月份的首字母要大写；月份的缩写形式可以用前三个字母加点表示，五月、九月除外。

Where can we use them? In the emails, posters ,calendars, blanks and so on.

We also can use the short form when we are doing some listening. But don’t forget to complete it later.

Step 2 Review Fun time

It’s about autumn.What about the other seasons?

教师示范：人机对话(about spring)

Now try to ask and answer about the two seasons in pairs.

Step 3: Review Story time

Different seasons are in different months. Different festivals are in different months,too. We’ve already learned many Chinese festivals. Let’s read together.

How to talk about Chinese festivals?

First , the date.But how to ask and answer?

Don’t forget the word “the” before Chinese festivals.And before the month,we use in.

Next, the activities.

Here we should use at.For example:at this festival,at the Spring Festival and so on.

At last, the traditional food.

The Spring Festival：

Ask and answer.

Try to retell:

The _________ is in ____________ and ______________.

At this festival, people ______________. They eat ______________.

What about the other Chinese festivals?Try to retell by yourselves.

What else do we do at the Spring Festival?

补充：watch the Spring Festival Gala、visit friends and relatives、get red packets、light fireworks

Why do we light fireworks ?讲Monster Nian的故事

So we can also talk about the stories,meanings and feelings.

Step 4: Learn more Chinese festivals

Look,this is Double Seventh Festival, this is Qingming Festival , this is Laba Festival,and this is Lantern Festival.

About the Lantern Festival,what do you want to know about it?Try to ask!

出示节日卡片.But how to answer?The information is for you.

自学其他节日，遇到生词以旧带新

Talk about these festivals in groups

Step 5: Review Cartoon time

We know the Double Ninth Festival is for old people.What festival is for Mum?

What do Bobby and Tina do on Mother’s Day?

Fill in the blanks:

Mother’s Day is ___ May . It’s ___ the second _______ of May . People usually give presents ___ their mothers ___Mother’s Day.___ the afternoon , Bobby and Tina ______ their mother a _____ and some ________.And they say:_______ Mother’s Day!

Tips:

① 给某人某物

give sb. sth.=give sth. to sb.

② 由day构成的节日名称前不用the。且与on搭配。

Look,Mum is so happy.But Dad isn’t.He asks: Is there a Father’s Day?

It’s on the third Sunday of June.

Are Father’s Day and Mother’s Day Chinese festivals?What other Western festivals have we learned ? 复习回忆 Christmas、Halloween

Step 6: production

Among these festivals,which is your favourite? Why?

欣赏老师范文

What’s yours?Here are some useful sentences for you.If you want to express better,please use the more sentences I give you.

Why do we have festivals?

Some for fun,some for reunion,some for blessing and some for memory.They all have their meanings,they are meaningful.

We Chinese have these festivals every year.And they become a part of our culture.Nowadays Chinese culture wins hearts all over the world.

My e-friend Mary,she is very courious about Chinese festivals.

Homework:

1. Finish the email for me.

2. Know more about different festivals.