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Unit1
Festivals Around the World
Listening & Speaking
Brainstorm
What traditional festivals do you know in China?
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Brainstorm
What festivals do you know in foreign countries?
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Guess
Look at the picture and guess what kind of holiday activity it is.
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Warming Up
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将下列节日名称与图片相匹配。
Look and match.
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2
3
4
A. The Mid-Autumn Festival
B. The Water-Splashing Festival
C. The Dragon Boat Festival
D. Thanksgiving Day
A
B
C
D
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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。
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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. ( )
The Mid-Autumn Festival
The Water-Splashing Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival
Thanksgiving Day
3) Dragon boat racing is a popular activity. ( )
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Listening and Speaking
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Predict content
invitation 邀请
activity 活动
family reunion 家庭团圆
annual 一年一度的
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Listen and tick.
听录音,勾选正确的答案。
A. The Mid-Autumn Festival and Thanksgiving Day.
What are Li Fei and Robert Jones mainly talking about?
B. An invitation to the Mid-Autumn Festival.
C. The history of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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:
the Mid-Autumn Festival
Li Fei’s home
Li Fei’s family
enjoy a big dinner, appreciate the full moon and eat mooncakes
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.
Mid-Autumn Festival
festival
bright
reunion
harvest
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录音原文
Script
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?
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.
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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.
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Watch and answer
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What festival are they going to celebrate?
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3
When is the festival?
How do they celebrate this festival?
The Spring Festival.
It falls on the 1st day of the first Chinese lunar month.
All family members will get together on this day to enjoy a big dinner, then appreciate the brightness of the full moon outdoors.
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Li Fei: Hey, Robert. I plan to go back home and celebrate a festival with my family. Would you like to come?
plan to do sth 计划做某事
Key points
would like to do sth 想要做某事
Do you plan to go there?
plan : n. 规划、计划
v. 打算、计划
Would you like to go shopping with me?
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Li Fei: It falls on the 1st day of the first Chinese lunar month. It’s the beginning of the Chinese New Year.
I hope that uor appeals will not fall on deaf ears.
Key points
begining :n. 开始、开端
fall on : 落在某物上、落在某个时间点上
The cheese was beginning to sweat.
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Robert Jones: Sounds similar to Christmas in my country. So how do you celebrate this festival?
be similar to 与...相似
Key points
begining :n. 开始、开端
similar: adj. 相似的;类似的
The cheese was beginning to sweat.
This kind of plant is very similar to lanterns.
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Li Fei: What I love most is enjoying the big reunion dinner and watching the Spring Festival Gala with my family.
What I love most about winter is its snow.
Key points
what I love most : 最喜欢
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Robert Jones: As a big fan of Chinese culture, I am so happy to receive your invitation.
He lived on the street as a vagrant.
Key points
receive : 得到、收到
as: prep. 作为
conj. 正如、因为
All joiners will receive a welcome pack.
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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:
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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:
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Summary
The Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节
The Water-Splashing Festival 泼水节
The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节
Thanksgiving Day 感恩节
plan to do sth 计划做某事
would like to do sth 想要做某事
fall on : 落在某物上、落在某个时间点上
be similar to 与...相似
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