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Unit 8 Let’s celebrate!
Reading 1
What festival is it?
Revision
the Spring Festival
Burns Night
the Water Festival
the Mid-Autumn Festival
Christmas
the Dragon Boat Festival
Pre-reading
1. What festival is it on 1 January?
2. How do you celebrate New Year?
While-reading
It is a video script.
1.What is the article about?
It is about New Year celebrations around the world.
2.What kind of article is it?
Read and answer:
(视频脚本)
While-reading
Skimming
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. New Year is coming. Let's see how people all over the world are celebrating it.
Look at the man spreading salt on his doorstep. This is for good luck and peace. People in Türkiye think salt will keep them from bad things in the coming year. Isn't that interesting?
Here in Greece, an old woman is hanging onions on her door. It's a Greek tradition to welcome the new year. Onions are a symbol of good luck and health.
It's near midnight in Denmark. Look! The families are all standing on chairs. When the clock strikes 12, they jump off their chairs into the new year, in the hope of getting over any problem in the year ahead!
In Colombia, some people are carrying suitcases around the block. Are they travellers? No! They' re hoping for a new year with lots of travel.
The world is full of wonderful and interesting New Year traditions. But wherever you are, Happy New Year!
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Work out the structure
Part 1: Greeting and introduction
(para. 1)
Part 2: Main body (para. 2-5)
Part 3: Conclusion and best wishes
(para. 6)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
New Year celebrations
around the world
While-reading
Read and answer
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. New Year is coming. Let's see how people all over the world are celebrating it.
1. When is it?
It is on the evening before the New Year.
It is on New Year’s Eve.
2. What is the topic sentence of the passage?
While-reading
Scanning
Look at the man spreading salt on his doorstep. This is for good luck and peace. People in Türkiye think salt will keep them from bad things in the coming year. Isn't that interesting?
Here in Greece, an old woman is hanging onions on her door. It's a Greek tradition to welcome the new year. Onions are a symbol of good luck and health.
It's near midnight in Denmark. Look! The families are all standing on chairs. When the clock strikes 12, they jump off their chairs into the new year, in the hope of getting over any problem in the year ahead!
In Colombia, some people are carrying suitcases around the block. Are they travellers? No! They' re hoping for a new year with lots of travel.
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circle the countries
Country Celebration Reason
Salt will keep them from bad things.
Onions are a symbol of
good luck and health.
They do this in hope of getting over any problems in the year ahead.
They hope for a new year with lots of travel.
spread salt
on the doorstep
hang onions
on the door
jump off
their chairs
carry suitcases
around the block
(象征)
(战胜)
While-reading
Read para2-5 and complete
Türkiye
Greece
Denmark
Colombia
This is for good luck and peace.
finish the exercises
While-reading
are carrying suitcases
d
is spreading salt
a
is hanging onions
are jumping off their chairs
b
c
While-reading
F
doorstep
T
F
jump off their chairs into
F
hope for a new year with lots of travel
T
While-reading
salt
celebrate
spreading
keep from
onions
tradition
midnight
strikes
block
While-reading
Post-reading
Let’s appreciate
How does the video script attract viewers?
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. New Year is coming. Let's see how people all over the world are celebrating it.
Look at the man spreading salt on his doorstep. This is for good luck and peace. People in Türkiye think salt will keep them from bad things in the coming year. Isn't that interesting?
Here in Greece, an old woman is hanging onions on her door. It's a Greek tradition to welcome the new year. Onions are a symbol of good luck and health.
It's near midnight in Denmark. Look! The families are all standing on chairs. When the clock strikes 12, they jump off their chairs into the new year, in the hope of getting over any problem in the year ahead!
In Colombia, some people are carrying suitcases around the block. Are they travellers? No! They' re hoping for a new year with lots of travel.
The world is full of wonderful and interesting New Year traditions. But wherever you are, Happy New Year!
2. Use imperative sentences
to catch the attention of viewers.
3. Use rhetorical questions
to emphasize your opinion or attract interest.
4. Use the present continuous tense to make you feel real and vivid.
Tips of being a good presenter
祈使句
反问句
生动
1. Be polite.
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1. Which of the celebrations in the four countries interest you most? Why?
Post-reading
P96
D
An old lady on the door of her house.
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Show
Time
2. People often use the phrase “out with the old, in with the new” when they celebrate New Year. What does it mean in Chinese?
P96
D
辞
旧
迎
新
Post-reading
Post-reading
3. Do you know any other interesting ways to celebrate New Year?
The world is full of wonderful and interesting New Year traditions. But wherever you are, Happy New Year!
Italy
Japan
France
Philippines
Laugh out loud, hoping for a new year with good luck.
Children jump 10 times at the New Year’s midninght in the hope of growing tall.
Throw old things to keep them from troubles of the old year.
Make a lot of noise to keep them from bad spirits(恶灵) .
People all think New year is a new beginning.
Is there anything in common about New Year traditions although different countries have different celebrations?
Yes.
They express good expectations for the future and send best wishes to family and friends.
Further thinking
Further thinking
What is a festival?
is for family.
is everyone.
is for sweet.
We usually get together.
To watch the party by idols.
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It’s a day for family.
Everyone is a happy one.
It’s special and sweet.
is for together.
is for “idol”.
is for visit.
is for all.
is for love.
People have time to visit.
I hope you can enjoy it all.
Our hearts are full of love.
Homework
Must do
Introduce some interesting New Year celebrations to your family.
Choose to do
Look for more New Year celebrations on the internet.
Thank you
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