Unit 1 Festivals around the World (Speaking) 作者：唐梓超 工作单位：会昌中学 适用对象：高一年级 学科：英语（人教版）

Festivals around the World Unit 1 Book 3

Step 1: Daily Presentation

Christmas Vocabularies Christmas Tree Christmas decorationsChristmas Presents Santa Claus Christmas Hat Christmas Stocking

Step 2: Show Time (Introduce Festivals)

Step 3: Show Time (Create a New Festival)

Now you have the chance to create a new festival. Make a name for your festival. Prepare a short report about your new festival and present it to the class.

Points to discuss:  When does the festival take place?  What is the festival for?  What do people do/eat at the festival ?

 The festival is going to take place on...  The festival takes place to celebrate...  Visitors to our festival can expect to see/eat...  Everyone has to wear...  modal verbs( 情态动词 ): you must/can/could/might/should/need/would Use the following expressions to help you

Step 4 Reading

Unit 1 Festivals around the World

How many festivals are mentioned in the passage? Listening & Skimming Twelve.

FestivalsCountries Obon Japan the Day of the Dead Mexico Halloween the Dragon Boat FestivalChina Columbus DayUSA Mahandas Gandhi Day India the Mid-autumn Festival China/Japan the Spring FestivalChina Carnival Easter Cherry Blossom Festival Japan Thanksgiving festivals Festivals of the dead Festivals to honour people Harvest festivals Spring festivals Western countries European countries

Festivals around the world  Chinese Festivals  Lantern Festival  The Dragon Boat Festival  Tomb Sweeping Day  Mid-Autumn Day  New Year’s Day  Double-ninth Day  National Day  Foreign Festivals  Christmas Day  Thanksgiving Day  Mother’s Day  Father’s Day  April Fool’s Day  Valentine’s Day  Easter  Halloween