1. 仁 爱 版
七 年 级 (下)
Unit 8

2. Topic 3 Let’s celebrate! Section D

3. Review Before Spring Festival
On Spring Festival Eve
At Spring Festival Midnight
On the first day of the lunar new year
prepare delicious food, clean and decorate houses
family gets together for a big dinner
stay up and enjoy dumplings
children greet their parents and get lucky money

4. 1. Read and understand
There are many holidays and festivals in China. One of them is International Labor Day that is May Day. It’s on May 1st. People enjoy a one-day holiday. They often go shopping or traveling.

5. Dragon Boat Festival is on lunar May 5th
Dragon Boat Festival is on lunar May 5th. On this day, people hold dragon boat races in many places and eat rice dumplings to remember Qu Yuan. People can enjoy a one-day holiday, too.

6. October 1st is the National Day of the PRC
October 1st is the National Day of the PRC. It is a very important holiday. The whole country celebrates the birthday of China on that day. In Beijing, the capital of China, many people go to Tian’anmen Square to watch the national flag go up.

7. Holidays or festival
Date
What people do
May Day
Dragon Boat Festival
National Day
go shopping or traveling
May 1st
hold dragon boat races and eat rice dumpling
Lunar
May 5th
go to Tian’anmen Square to watch the national flag go up.
October
1st

8. Knowledge points: a seven-day holiday 七天的假期 Lunar May 5th 农历五月五
hold dragon boat races 举行龙舟赛
eat rice dumplings 吃粽子
the birthday of China 中国的生日
the capital of China 中国的首都
Tian’anmen Square 天安门
watch the national flag go up 观看升国旗

9. 2. Listen and number 5 1 4 2 3

10. Match

11. Tapescript
1. People in many countries celebrate it
around a Christmas tree and give
each other presents.
2. On this day, you can see many
lanterns. There is a riddle on each of
them and a candle inside.
3. On Lunar August 15th, we enjoy a
bright full moon and eat mooncakes.

12. 4. On the fourth Thursday in November,
people in the USA get together with
their friends and family for a big meal.
Look! They are eating turkey.
5. I love April 1st because there is a lot of
fun on that day.

13. 3. Useful expressions Chinese Festival Foreign Festival
Spring Festival
Lantern Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Mid-autumn Festival
Teachers’ Day
Christmas Mother’s Day Easter
Thanksgiving
Halloween

14. How will Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival?
Lucky money
make dumplings
perform lion and
dragon dances

15. the Lantern Festival How do we celebrate it? eat sweet dumplings
watch the lantern show, guess riddles

16. Easter one Sunday between march 22nd and April 25th.
make colorful eggs

17. Thanksgiving the 4th Thursday in November get together for
a big dinner
eat roast turkey
and potatoes

18. Mid-autumn Festival lunar August 15th enjoy the bright full moon
eat mooncakes
enjoy the bright full moon

19. Teachers’ Day
Sept.10
Students send cards or flowers to their teachers.

20. Halloween
October 31st
wear scary clothes
apple bobbing
trick or treat

21. Discussion: What day is it?
Children play tricks on their friends.
2. People eat mooncakes and enjoy a bright full moon.
3. People honor their mothers by
giving cards and gifts.
4. Students sent cards or flowers to their teachers.
April Fool’s Day.
Mid-autumn Festival.
Mother’s Day.
Teachers’ Day.

22. 4. Written work
Zao Shen
put up a new picture of Zao Shen on New Year’s Day
burn the old picture
of Zao Shen

23. Which is your favorite festival?
Please write something about it.

24. 5. Project
Use the information in the table to complete the the following tasks.
1. Write a passage.
2. Report it to your class.

25. 1. Dumplings Sweet dumplings/rice dumplings
Mooncakes
are a must for
Spring Festival.
Lantern Festival.
Mid-autumn Festival.
People eat
chicken for
fish for
noodles for
mooncakes for
good luck.
wealth.
a long life.
happiness.

26. People will
visit friends and relatives cook delicious food give greetings to each other
during Spring Festival.

27. Homework Write a passage about a festival.
Finish “Review of Units 7-8”.