内容正文：
Book3 Unit1 Festivals and Celebrations Assessing Your Progress
教师寄语：God help those who help themselves.
教材内容分析
该板块的活动 1是为了检测学生对该单元重点词汇的掌握情况；
活动 2旨在考查动词﹣ ing 形式和过去分词用作定语和表语时在意义和用法上的差异。目的是让学生回顾和总结本单元所学内容，这样既可以帮助他们了解自己的兴趣点和学习困难，又便于他们有针对性地解决问题，改善学习方式，提高学能力。该板块的项目活动是"展示一个中国节日"( Give a presentation about a festival in China ）。
在我国，除了共同的重要节日外，因历史、地域、人文等因素，流传下来的民族节日也非常丰富，这些节日往往拥有悠久的历史和独特的风俗。因此，教师应鼓励学生去探究和了解中国的各种节日，让他们学会用英语表达，这样不仅可以提高学生的信息处理能力和语言表达能力，还能让他们增长知识，开阔眼界，增强爱国热情。无论是制作节日食谱还是动手学做节日特色食品，都是既有趣味性又有实用性的活动。让学生在语言实践活动中学习和掌握生活技能、享受生活乐趣，也是该主题项目活动的意义所在。
【Learning aims】
1 Review the key new words and chunks to describe festivals learned in this unit;
2 Understand what polysemy and derivative are and expand the vocabulary by applying the two methods;
3 Differ the –ing form and the past participle, then use them properly in festival description;
4 Summarize the reasons why people celebrate the festivals.
5 Write a passage about a festival you have experienced.
教学重难点：
1． Be able to describe the events clearly
2． Choose proper articles according to its purpose
3．Choose proper vocabulary and grammar structure
4. How to improve the understanding of the theme and can use proper words to express your thoughts and opinions
【Learning procedures】
Step 1 Presentation (check the homework)
Give a presentation about a Chinese minority festival to foreigners.
Step 2 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
march brief media congratulation significant
moment roast lunar represent fancy
1. The beautiful flowers on cherry branches are the most ________ sign of the arrival of spring.
2. In December, many companies have _______ dress parties to celebrate the end of the year.
3. The female soldiers forming the biggest______ group in the National Day parade attracted a lot of interest from the________
4. The most common color you see during the Spring Festival is red because red___________ life, wealth, and good luck in Chinese culture