1. Unit 3 Let’s celebrate! Comic strip ﹠ Welcome to the unit

2. 1.What’s the date today? Is it a special day? 2. What festivals are there in this month?

3. 3. What other festivals can you name? In ChinaIn Western countries Children’s Day, Teachers’ Day, Mother’s Day, Women’s Day Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Thanksgiving Day

4. Discuss the following pictures in pairs: What festival is it? It’s Chinese New Year. What do you usually do at this festival? We have a big family dinner and children often get red packets.

5. What festival is it? It’s Christmas. What do people usually do at this festival? They make a big Christmas tree and get presents from Father Christmas.

6. What festival is it? It’s Dragon Boat Festival. What do Chinese people usually do at this festival? We eat rice dumplings and watch Dragon Boat races.

7. What festival is it? It’s Easter. What do people usually do at this festival? Many people eat chocolate eggs.

8. What festival is it? It’s Halloween. What do people usually do at this festival? They play a game called “Trick or Treat”. They make a pumpkin lantern.

9. What festival is it? It’s Mid-Autumn Festival. What do Chinese people usually do at this festival? We eat moon cakes and enjoy the moon with our family.

10. Thanksgiving Day Halloween Chinese New Year Christmas Dragon Boat Festival Mid-Autumn Festival Look and Match 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

11. Discuss what people do or eat for each festival and write them in the table. Chinese New Year Christmas The Dragon Boat Festival Easter Halloween The Mid-Autumn Festival

12. Work in pairs Make up a dialogue with your partner. Model: A: Which is your favorite festival? B:____________________________ A: Why do you like …? B: Because I like ________________

13. Listen and Look How do Eddie and Hobo celebrate Halloween?

14. Look and answer: Why is Eddie so happy? Because it’s Halloween today.

15. What does Hobo look like in the picture? He looks like a ghost.

16. What does Hobo look like in this picture? He looks like Monkey King.

18. I’m dressing up as a ghost. dress 给某人穿衣服, 其宾语往往是 sb. 。 如： I often dress my daughter in a red coat. 我常常给我女儿穿红外套。 put on sth. 穿上衣服, 强调 “ 穿的动作 ” 。 如： It’s cold outside. Please put on your coat. wear sth. 穿着衣服，表 “ 穿着的状态 ” 。 如： She is wearing a red T-shirt today.

19. try on sth. 试穿 ( 衣服、鞋等 ) 如： The shoes look beautiful. Can I try them on? dress up 装扮，化装 as prep. 作为，当作 如： I will give it to you as a present. 我将把它作为礼物送给你。

20. 相关中考试题 ( 河北省 2005 年中考试题 ) Oh, Danny. It’s raining outside. You’d better ______your raincoat A. put on B. put up C. dress D. wear ( 四川省 2005 年中考试题 ) Meimei is five. She is _______ to ______ herself. A. too old, dress B. old enough, dress C. so old, wear D. very old, put on

21. ( 广州市 2005 年中考试题 )-Do you like the new coat, Jack? -Well, let me _____ and see. A. wear it on B. put on it C. try it on D. dress on it C

22. Homework Look for some more information about the festivals you like on the Internet.