1. DISCUSSION What activities do people have at those festivals? What activities do people have at those festivals? We have gone over many festivals last year?

2.  1 wear special clothes  2 eat special food  3 give or receive gifts  4 have a holiday from school  5 take part in a traditional ceremony  6 dance and listen to music  7 enjoy yourself with friends or family

3. Read the email on P38

4. P38 Please learn some new words and expressions. atmosphere spectator celebration whistle tasty parade Notting Hill carnival The West Indian Calypso bands

5. Read the email on P38 and number these things in the order you read them. _____what the writer is doing _____the atmosphere at the festival _____the food _____what the writer is going to do _____ the music4 1 3 5 2

6. Detail questions : 1 What is happening ? 2 Where is the writer and what he is doing? 3 What is the atmosphere like there ? 4 What about the food and music ? 5 What is the writer going to do ?

7. Please introduce the Spring Festival to reply the email in 5 sentences.

8. While writing, make sure you include details about: the atmosphere the music the food special clothes traditional activities

9. Pay attention while writing: Format/ structure/Connection words Grammar/Spelling/Beautiful words and sentences/Handwriting

10. Hi lee, How is everything? Now let me tell you something about the Spring Festival in China. 1. 春节, 又叫做阴历年, 是中国最重要的传统节日. 2. 根据中国一个古老的传说, “ 年 ” 最初是一个怪兽 的名字. 3. 除夕夜全家吃团圆饭. 4. 人们穿新衣服, 放鞭炮, 贴对联. 5. 走亲访友, 许多孩子可得到 “ 压岁钱 ”. ( 生词提示 : 阴历的 lunar 鞭炮 firecracker 对联 couplet) I look forward to hearing from you. Yours, Li Hua

11. The Spring Festival The Spring Festival, also known as the lunar New Year, is the most important traditional festival in China. According to Chinese legends, Nian was originally the name of a monster beast. On the eve of the Spring Festival, it is a folk custom to stay up late or even all night.A get-together banquet is usually a must for every Chinese family. The most popular food is jiaozi, or dumplings. People wear new clothes, set off firecrackers and post couplets on the gates. Moreover, people go out to visit relatives and friends. For many children, The Spring Festival offers them a special chance to receive “ lucky money ”