Unit 2 lesson 5 Special New Year celebrations 课件-2025-2026学年英语冀教版八年级上册

该初中英语课件围绕中国、泰国、西班牙、厄瓜多尔的新年庆祝活动展开，涵盖团圆饭、压岁钱、街头派对等习俗。课堂通过阅读短文导入，从整体理解到细节问答，再到匹配练习和小组介绍，搭建从输入到输出的学习支架。 其亮点在于融合文化意识与语言能力培养，如小组制作新年习俗介绍卡片，结合阅读、写作与口语练习，助力学生理解文化差异。通过自主搜索与合作展示，提升学习能力，教师可借助结构化活动高效开展跨文化教学。

Festivals and holidays Unit 2 5 Special New Year celebrations 1 Learning objectives In this lesson, students will be able to: Understand different New Year celebrations in various countries, such as China, Thailand, Spain, and Ecuador, including the dates and traditional activities. They will also master relevant vocabulary and expressions like "reunion dinner", "lucky money", "street parties", etc. Develop an awareness and appreciation of different cultures through learning about diverse New Year celebration customs around the world. They will be inspired to respect and understand cultural differences and build a global perspective. Improve their reading comprehension ability by reading the passage about New Year celebrations. They will enhance their communication skills. 1 Read the passage and answer the questions. Different people celebrate the New Year in different ways. Here are some special and fun New Year traditions from around the world. Read the passage and answer the questions. China On Chinese New Year’s Day, the whole family gets together for a reunion dinner. The elders give the children lucky money, wishing them safety and health. Thailand Thai people call their new year Songkran. It is on the 13th of April. This is one of the hottest months in Thailand! People celebrate the New Year with street parties and even giant water fights. Spain When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, the Spanish eat 12 grapes, one for each month of the year. Eating all 12 grapes is believed to bring good luck. Ecuador Some people walk around the block with an empty suitcase on New Year's Eve. This shows that the next year will be full of adventures. Read the passage and answer the questions. Read the passage and answer the questions. A. When is the New Yesr in Thailand? Does it fall on the same day as the New Year in China? B Can you find anything in common in these different celebrations? It is on the 13th of April. No, it doesn’t. Yes. Each festival is full of best wishes. Read Paragraph 2 and answer the questions. 1.What two wishes do elders express when giving lucky money? Safety and health for the children. 2.What is the main purpose of the reunion dinner? To bring the whole family together to celebrate. Read Paragraph 3 and answer the questions. 1.What is special about the weather during Songkran? It is one of the hottest months in Thailand. 2.How do people celebrate Songkran? (Give two examples.) Street parties. Giant water fights. 2 Match each country with its New Year celebrations. China Thailand Spain Ecuador walk around with an empty suitcase get together for a reunion dinner have street parties and water fights eat 12 grapes with the strike of the clock 3 What do you know about other special and fun New Year celebrations? Search the internet for more information and complete the table. Place Date New Year celebrations 4 Work in groups. lntroduce a special New Year celebration to the class. Choose one special New Year celebration for your group. Make a colourful card. Write the information on one side, induding the place, date, and activities. Draw a picture on the other side. Present the card to the class and introduce the celebration. Show time Checklist Stars Language(语言正确) Pronunciation(发音标准) Body language(使用肢体语言) Creation(有创意) Excellent Great Good Best wishes to all over the world get together意为 “相聚；聚集”，是一个不及物动词短语，侧重于表达人们为了某个目的或活动而从不同地方汇集到一起。 Point 用法： get together其后不直接接宾语，若要说明聚集的地点等信息，需借助介词短语等。 例句：All the classmates will get together at the park this Sunday. （本周日所有同学将在公园相聚。） 1. On Chinese New Year’s Day, the whole family get together for a reunion dinner. lucky money意为“压岁钱” ，是一个固定短语，在中国文化背景中，长辈会在特定节日给晚辈压岁钱，寓意祝福晚辈平安健康 Point 用法： lucky money常与动词 give（给）、get（得到）等搭配使用。 例句： Children look forward to getting lucky money during the Spring Festival. （孩子们在春节期间期待得到压岁钱。） 2. The elders give the children lucky money... street parties意为“街头派对” ，指在街道上举行的庆祝或娱乐活动，通常有很多人参与，氛围热闹。 Point 用法： street parties可作句子的主语、宾语等成分。 例句：The street parties in this city are very popular during festivals. （这个城市的街头派对在节日期间非常受欢迎。） 3. People celebrate the New Year with street parties and even giant water fights. one of常用来表明某人或某物是某个群体中的一员。 Point 用法： one of常和形容词最高级搭配，用来强调某人或某物是某个群体里最突出的之一。在一些情境中，one of可用于表达从多个选项里做出选择。 例句： He is one of the tallest boys in our class.（他是我们班最高的男孩之一。） You can choose one of these books.（你可以从这些书中选一本。） 4.This is one of the hottest months in Thailand! walk around意为“四处走动；绕着走” ，表示在一定范围内随意地行走或绕着某个物体、区域行走。 Point 用法： walk around为不及物动词短语，后常接地点。 例句：We like to walk around the lake after dinner. （我们喜欢晚饭后绕着湖散步。 ） 5. Some people walk around the block with an empty suitcase on New Year's Eve. B 一、单项选择 Different people celebrate festivals ____ different ways. A. on B. in C. at D. with 2.My grandparents always give me ____ during the Spring Festival. A. lucky money B. luck money C. lucky moneys D. luck moneys 3.People in Thailand have ____ and giant water fights to celebrate the New Year. A. street party B. streets parties C. street parties D. streets party 4.The clock ____ twelve when we were having a big dinner on New Year's Eve. A. strike B. strikes C. struck D. striking A C C 二、用动词的适当形式填空 The whole family ____ (get) together for a big meal on weekends. 2.They like _________________ (walk) around the park after supper. 3.It is believed that eating 12 grapes __________ (bring) good luck. 4.People in China _________ (celebrate) the Spring Festival every year. gets walking/to walk brings celebrate 三、英汉互译 我们在新年前夜聚在一起。 他带着一个空行李箱去旅行。 street parties 被认为是一个聪明的孩子 We get together on New Year's Eve. He takes an empty suitcase to travel. 街头派对 be believed to be a clever child Required（必做） Optional（选做） Write a short passage (at least 50 words) to introduce a New Year celebration in a country you know. You can use the information in the text as a reference, and you are also encouraged to add some of your own knowledge. Search the internet to find more interesting New Year celebrations from different countries. Write down at least two of them and share the information with your classmates in the next class. Lavf58.20.100 null 75728.555 $