内容正文:
Unit 1
Festivals Around the World
Listening and Speaking
Learning Objectives:
Knowledge objectives
To learn words, phrases and sentences about festivals.
Ability objectives
To invite foreigners to Chinese festival celebrations.
Emotional objectives
To demonstrate love for Chinese festivals.
Contents
目录
1
Warming up
2
Listening
3
Speaking
4
Homework
01
Warming up
Warming up
Do you know what traditional Chinese festivals are?
the Chinese Spring Festival
the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar
(Jan. 1st)
Warming up
Do you know what traditional Chinese festivals are?
the Lantern Festival
the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar
(Jan. 15th)
Warming up
Do you know what traditional Chinese festivals are?
the Dragon Boat Festival
the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar
(May. 5th)
Warming up
Do you know what traditional Chinese festivals are?
the Mid-Autumn Festival
the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar
(Aug. 15th)
Task 1 Look and match
将下列节日名称与图片相匹配。
1
2
3
4
A. The Mid-Autumn Festival
B. The Water-Splashing Festival
C. The Dragon Boat Festival
D. Thanksgiving Day
The Dragon Boat Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival
Thanksgiving Day
The Water-Splashing Festival
中秋节
泼水节(傣族)
端午节
感恩节
Task 2 Read and write.
读关于上述节日活动的描述,并在括号内写出相应的节日名称。
1
2
3
4
1) The typical tradition is eating mooncakes. ( )
2) People splash water at one another as a sign of happiness and good luck for the
coming year. ( )
4) Family members get together and enjoy a big dinner. ( )
3) Dragon boat racing is a popular activity. ( )
典型的
月饼
v. 泼
赛龙舟
The Mid-Autumn Festival
The Water-Splashing Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival
Thanksgiving Day
02
Listening
Task 1 Listen and tick.
听录音,勾选正确的答案。
What are Li Fei and Robert Jones mainly talking about?
A. The Mid-Autumn Festival and Thanksgiving Day.
B. An invitation to the Mid-Autumn Festival.
C. The history of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
邀请
历史
Task 2 Listen and complete.
听录音,完成 Fei 的邀请。
Invitation from Li Fei
• Festival to celebrate:
• Place of celebration:
• Whom to celebrate with:
• Activities to hold:
v. 庆祝
n. 庆祝
v. 举办
the Mid-Autumn Festival
Li Fei’s home
Li Fei’s family
enjoy a big dinner, appreciate the full moon and eat mooncakes
Task 3 Listen and complete.
再听录音,补全Robert的简述。
I’m Robert Jones, a foreign student in a Chinese vocational school. Today I received an invitation from my Chinese friend Li Fei. She invites me to celebrate the 1) with her family. This is an important 2) for family members to get together in China. On this day the moon is perfectly round and 3) . In China, the full moon is a symbol of family 4) . It also celebrates the annual 5) since it is harvest time, which is similar to Thanksgiving Day in my country.
外国的
职业的
Mid-Autumn Festival
festival
bright
reunion
harvest
…的象征
团圆
每年的
收获
be similar to
与…相似
Script
录音原文
Li Fei: Hey, Robert. I plan to go back home and celebrate a festival with my family. Would you like to come?
Robert Jones: Thank you. What festival are you going to celebrate?
Li Fei: The Mid-Autumn Festival. It’s a reunion time for families and also known as the Festival of Reunion.
Robert Jones: Oh. When is the festival?
Li Fei: It falls on the 15th day of the eighth Chinese lunar month when the moon is perfectly round and bright.
Robert Jones: The full moon day?
Script
录音原文
Li Fei: Yes. In Chinese culture, the full moon is a symbol of family reunion. This day is also considered to celebrate the annual harvest since It’s harvest time.
Robert Jones: Sounds similar to Thanksgiving Day in my country. How do you celebrate this big day?
Li Fei: All family members will get together on this day to enjoy a big dinner, then appreciate the brightness of the full moon outdoors. The mooncakes are typical food for this festival. They are round just like the moon and have different flavors.
Robert Jones: That’s so nice. As a big fan of Chinese culture, I am so happy to receive your invitation.
Task 4 Listen, read and underline.
听录音并跟读,标出有关节日活动以及邀请和回应的语句。
Li Fei: Hey, Robert. I plan to go back home and celebrate a festival with my family. Would you like to come?
Robert Jones: Great! What festival are you going to celebrate?
Li Fei: The Spring Festival. It’s a reunion time for families and friends.
Robert Jones: When is the festival?
Li Fei: It falls on the 1st day of the first Chinese lunar month. It’s the beginning of the Chinese New Year.
Robert Jones: Sounds similar to Christmas in my country. So how do you celebrate this festival?
Li Fei: There’re a lot of activities to celebrate it. What I love most is enjoying the big reunion dinner and watching the Spring Festival Gala with my family.
Robert Jones: That’s so nice. As a big fan of Chinese culture, I am so happy to receive your invitation.
Li Fei: Hey, Robert. I plan to go back home and celebrate a festival with my family. Would you like to come?
Robert Jones: Great! What festival are you going to celebrate?
plan to do sth
计划做某事
Eg: 我们计划下周学习信息技术。
We will plan to learn the information technology.
celebration
n. 庆祝
v. 庆祝
celebrate sth with sb
与某人庆祝某事
Eg: 我们将和家人一起庆祝中秋。
We will celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with our families.
节日
Li Fei: The Spring Festival. It’s a reunion time for families and friends.
Robert Jones: When is the festival?
春节
团圆
It is a/an + adj/n + time for sb.
对某人来说是一个…时光。
Eg: 对他们来说是一个快乐的时光。
It is a pleasure time for them.
Li Fei: It falls on the 1st day of the first Chinese lunar month. It’s the beginning of the Chinese New Year.
It falls …
落在…上;在…时候
Eg: It falls on the 15th day of lunar August.
它是在农历的八月十五日。
on接具体的某一天
阴历的
Robert Jones: Sounds similar to Christmas in my country. So how do you celebrate this festival?
sounds similar to
听起来和…相似
Eg: While Middle English still sounds similar to German, it also begins to sound like Modern English.
然而中英语仍然听起来和德语相似,它也开始听起来像是现代英语。
similar
adj. 相似的
相关短语:
sound like
听起来像
make a sound
发出声音
Li Fei: There’re a lot of activities to celebrate it. What I love most is enjoying the big reunion dinner and watching the Spring Festival Gala with my family.
重点句型:
What I love most is …
疑问代词引导的短语作主语
Eg: 我最爱的就是在操场打篮球。
What I love most is playing basketball in the playground.
春节晚会
Summary
邀请:
1. Would you like to …?
补充:
2. Will you join us for …?
3. We are pleased to invited you to attend …?
回答:
1. Great!/Thank you.
补充:
2. That sounds great!
3. Sure, I’d love/like to.
翻译
李菲: 你好,罗伯特。我计划回家和家人庆祝节日。你也来吧?
罗伯特·琼斯: 太棒了!你们要庆祝什么节日呢?
李菲: 春节。这是我们亲朋好友团聚在一起的日子。
罗伯特·琼斯: 是什么时间呢?
李菲: 农历正月初一,是中国农历新年的开始。
罗伯特·琼斯: 听起来与我们国家的圣诞节有些相似。你们如何庆祝这个节日呢?
李菲: 我们有很多的庆祝活动。我最喜欢的是与家人吃着团圆饭,一起看春节联欢晚会。
罗伯特·琼斯: 听上去很棒啊!作为中国文化的忠实爱好者,真开心你能邀请我。
03
Speaking
Imitate and talk.
参照活动6,根据提示与同伴练习对话。
A New Year’s Eve Party
You are studying abroad. Your classmates invite you to spend New Year’s Eve together.
Time & place:
on December 31; in students’ dining room
Activities:
make apple pie; play English games; watch movies
Hey. I plan to celebrate ... Would you like to come?
A:
Great! When is the festival?
B:
It falls on ...
A:
... how do you celebrate this big day?
B:
Usually, people celebrate it by ...
A:
That’s so nice. I am so happy to receive your invitation.
B:
Role play.
两人一组,根据所给情境和提示,编排并表演对话。
You are Fang Ming, a manager of a car company. You are going to celebrate the Lantern Festival, an important festival in China. You want to invite Frank Miller, a new employee from Germany to join you.
A:
the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month
Time:
eat yuanxiao ; enjoy lantern shows
Activities:
You are Frank Miller, a new employee of the car company.
You have no plans for this weekend.
B:
Remember useful words and expressions. Then write a dialogue to introduce a traditional festival.
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Homework
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