1、,新 湘 版 七 年 级(下)Unit 8,Topic 3 Lets celebrate! Section A,Teaching aims and demands:,1. Describe the main festivals in China and western countries briefly.2. Get to know the difference between Chinese culture and western countries culture.,Review,Which festivals in China can you name in English?,Sprin
2、g Festival, National DayTeachers Day,Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day,Mothers Day,2. Which festivals in western countries can you name?,What day is it?,Its Spring Festival.,When is the Spring Festival?,How do we celebrate the Spring Festival?,Its in January or February.,Chinese people make dumplings
3、and perform lion and dragon dances.,What day is it?,Its the Lantern Festival.,Its on lunar January 15th.,On this day, people eat sweet dumplingsfor good luck, watch the lantern show and guess riddles.,When is the Lantern Festival?,How do we celebrate the Lantern Festival?,When is Thanksgiving?,How d
4、o we celebrate Thanksgiving?,Its on the 4th Thursday in November,Families in the USA get together for a big dinner. Many people eat roast turkey and potatoes.,When is Christmas?,How do we celebrate Christmas?,Its on December 25th.,People in many countries celebrate Christmas and give each other pres
5、ents,1b. Group workDiscuss these questions in groups.1. Are there any interesting festivals in your area?2. When do people celebrate them?3. How do people celebrate them?4. What special food do you eat?5. What is your favorite holiday or festival? Why?,Chinese New Years Eve (the last day of lunar De
6、cember)People have _ and do not go to until midnight to welcome the _.,2. Listen to the tape and finish 2.,parties,New Year,Enjoy the Flash!,April Fools Day (April 1st)Children and some young people _ tricks on their _.,play,friends,Mothers Day(the second Sunday in May)People show their love to thei
7、r mothers by giving _ and other _.And they often have a big dinner.,cards,gifts,Mid-autumn Festival (lunar August 15th) _this day people eat mooncakes and enjoy the bright full_.,On,moon,Teachers Day (September 10th)Students give _ or _to theirteachers.,cards,flowers,Easter (One Sunday between March
8、 22nd and April 25th)Many people believe Christ came back to _ on Easter Day. People make colorful _to celebrate the festival.,life,eggs,Do you know what day it is ?Can you say something about it?Please search the information about it.,Project,1. Ask the students to describe the other festivals using the sentence patterns learnt in this lesson.2. Finish 1b.3. Summarize the key points in this lesson.,
