Unit 3 Let’s celebrate! Welcome to the unit

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

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

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

Discuss the following pictures in pairs: What festival is it? What do people usually do at this festival? It’s Christmas. They make a big Christmas tree and get presents from Father Christmas.

Discuss the following pictures in pairs: What festival is it? What do Chinese people usually do at this festival? It’s Dragon Boat Festival. We eat rice dumplings and watch Dragon Boat races.

Discuss the following pictures in pairs: What festival is it? What do people usually do at this festival? It’s Easter. Many people eat chocolate eggs.

Discuss the following pictures in pairs: What festival is it? What do people usually do at this festival? It’s Halloween. They play a game called “trick or treat”. They make a pumpkin lantern.

Discuss the following pictures in pairs: What festival is it? What do Chinese people usually do at this festival? It’s Mid-Autumn Festival. We eat mooncakes and enjoy the moon with our family.

Look and Match. Chinese New Year Christmas Mid-Autumn Festival Dragon Boat Festival Thanksgiving Day Halloween

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

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

How do Eddie and Hobo celebrate Halloween?

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

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

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

Language points

I’m dressing up as a ghost. dress给某人穿衣服, 其宾语往往是sb。 eg. I often dress my daughter in a red coat. 我常常给我女儿穿红外套。 dress up　装扮，化装 as prep. 作为，当作 I will give it to you as a present. 我将把它作为礼物送给你。

Thank you! Bye!