1. Welcome to our class

2. Unit1 Festivals around the world
(Learning about language)

3. Kinds of Festivals Festivals to Honor People Spring Festivals
Festivals of
the Dead
Harvest
Festivals

4. Festivals of the Dead Halloween Day of the Dead Oban (some Western
countries)
(Japan)
(Mexico)
in memory of
The festivals of the Dead are held ____________ the
dead or _______ancestors, Halloween is children’s
festival, they can ________ and go to their neighbors’
to ask for sweets. If the neighbors do not give any
sweets, the children might _____________ them.
satisfy
dress up
play a trick on

5. Festivals to
honor people
Dragon Boat
Festival
festival to honor
Gandhi
Columbus Day
(India)
(In the USA)
(China)
1. Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of
Qu Yuan in the New World. (True or False)
2. India has a national festival to honor Mohandas
Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s
independence from Britain. (True or False)

6. Harvest Festival
Harvest
Thanksgiving
Mid-autumn
(In European
countries )
(In European countries)
(China and
Japan)
How do people celebrate the festivals ?
*decorate…with…
*get together to …
*win awards for …
*admire the moon(赏月)…

7. Spring Festivals
Spring Festival
Easter
Cherry Blossom
Festival
(For Christians
around the world)
(In China )
(Japan)
What can we learn about Easter according to the text?
A. It is an important political(政治的) festival.
B. It celebrates the return of the ancestors.
C. It takes place forty days before carnivals.
D. It is widely accepted by Christians all over the world.

8. Festivals around
the world

9. Task1 Revision
From the book, I have learnt there are different kinds of festivals and celebrations. Their o____ are different, some are religious, some are seasonal, some are _________（纪念） their a_______ or some special people or events. They know the Spring Festival is the most ________（富有生气） and important festival in China. It often ______（发生） in January or February and is a time for people to ________（团聚）to eat, drink and _______(玩的开心) each other. Children _____________（盼望着） it, because they can __________（身着盛装） and celebrate others day and night. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our c_____ and forget our work for a little while.
origins
in memory of
ancestors
energetic
takes place
get together
have fun with
look forward to
dress up
customs

10. Task2 Situational Practice
celebrate, belief , religious , honour , admire
take place, dress up, in memory of
People in the United States______ their mother with a special day--- Mothers’ Day. It _________in May. The day is________to show love and respect for mother. On Mothers’ Day people _________and wear carnations(康乃馨). People hold the ______that a red one symbolizes(象征) a living mother while a white one symbolizes a dead one. Many people attend ___ _____activities ___________the dead ones.
honour
takes place
celebrated
dress up
belief
religious
in memory of
What should/will you do on Mothers’ Day to
honour your mother ?

11. What should/will you do on Mothers’ Day
to honour your mother?
carnations
I should I can/could...
I would… I may/ might...

12. Happy Mother’s Day What should/will you do on Mothers’ Day
to honour your mother?
Happy Mother’s Day
I should I can/could...
I would… I may/ might...

13. get together to have meals
What should/will you do on Mothers’ Day
to honour your mother?
get together to have meals
I should I can/could...
I would… I may/ might...

14. go shopping What should/will you do on Mothers’ Day
to honour your mother?
go shopping
I should I can/could...
I would… I may/ might...

15. go traveling What should/will you do on Mothers’ Day
to honour your mother?
go traveling
I should I can/could...
I would… I may/ might...

16. would can should might might
Task3 Discovering Useful Structures (Model Verbs)
would
Most ancient festivals _____ celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. (would/could)
It is now a children’s festival, when they_____ go to their neighbors’ homes and ask for sweets. (can/shall)
3. In Japan the festival is called Obon, when people_____ go to clean the graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors (should/may)
4. Some people _______ win awards for their animals, flowers, fruit and vegetables. (can/might)
5. The carnivals _____ include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colorful clothing of all kinds. (might/ should)
can
should
might
might

17. honour satisfy might in memory of arrival gain gathered dress up
Task4 Comprehension Practice
There are all kinds of festivals and celebrations around the world, which are held for different reasons. Some festivals are held to respect the dead or please the ancestors in case they may do harm, while other festivals are held to honor famous people .People celebrate Columbus Day in honor of the act of arriving of Columbus. India has a national festival to honor Gandhi, the leader who helped win India’s independence. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is collected for the winter. In Halloween, children can wear beautiful clothes and
play a joke on the neighbors if they don’t get sweets. And in the most energetic and important festivals, people expect the end the winter and love to meet to eat, drink and have a good time with each other.
honour
satisfy
might
in memory of
arrival
gain
gathered
dress up
play a trick on
look forward to
have fun with
get together

18. Speaking: What should people do in Spring festival ?
set off fireworks
couplets
I should… I would….
I may/might…

19. Task5 Consolidation
The Spring Festival
春节是告别冬天迎来春天的最富有生机的日子。它通常发生在一月末或者二月初。全家人聚在一起吃团圆饭(a feast of reunion) 。孩子们盛装打扮，放着烟火（fireworks），玩的很开心。而且，家长们给孩子压岁钱，这件事情使孩子们很满意。
要求：1 尽可能多的使用本节课所学词汇
2 最少使用一个情态动词

20. I. Improve your writing after class II. 用括号里所给的词完成句子
Homework
I. Improve your writing after class
II. 用括号里所给的词完成句子
1 我们的对他的回答很满意 （satisfy)
2 我们聚在一起玩的很开心 (get together, have fun with)
3 2012奥运会在伦敦举行 (take place)
4他画了一幅画以纪念他的父亲 （in memory of）

21. Thank You