Unit8TheSeasonsandtheWeatherTopic3Let'scelebrate!JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberReadthefollowingdatesinEnglish.20139月10日201512月25日20162月22日正月十五It'slunarJanuary15th.['lu?n?]

TheSpringFestivalEasterThanksgivingTheLanternFestivalChristmasLookatthepictures,andsayoutthefestivals.TheMid-autumnFestival['fest?vl]

[‘i:st?(r)]

[,θ??ks'ɡ?v??]['l?nt?(r)n]

[kr?sm?s]

Lookatthepictures,andsayoutthefestivals.dumpling

['d?mpl??]

dragon['dr?g?n]

turkey['t??(r)k?]

sweetdumplings[swi?t]

riddle['r?dl]mooncake['mu:nkeik]

Christ[kra?st]

pumpkinpie['p?mpk?n]

[pa?]

[f?l]

[mu?n]

fullmoonA:Whatfestivalisit?B:It’stheSpringFestival.A:WhenistheSpringFestival?A:HowdowecelebratetheSpringFestival?B:It’sinJanuaryorFebruary.B:Chinesepeople

eatdumplings

and

performlionanddragondances.吃餃子舞獅和舞龍

['d?mpl??]

['dr?g?n]

A:WhenisChristmas?A:HowdothepeoplecelebrateChristmas?B:It’sonDecember25th.B:TheyofteneatturkeyandChristmascakesandgiveeachotherpresents.turkey彼此、相互['t??(r)k?]

A:Whatfestivalisit?B:It’stheLanternFestival.B:It’sonlunarJanuary15th.B:Onthisday,peopleeatsweetdumplings

forgoodluck,watchlanternshowsand

guessriddlesonlanterns.A:WhenistheLanternFestival?A:HowdowecelebratetheLanternFestival?吃湯圓猜燈謎賞花燈[swi?t]

[l?k]

['r?dl]

A:WhenisThanksgiving?A:HowdopeoplecelebrateThanksgiving?B:It’sonthefourthThursdayinNovember.B:FamiliesinAmericagettogetherforabigdinner.Manypeopleeatturkeyandpumpkinpie.南瓜餅['p?mpk?n]

[pa?]

1b.Listento1aandcirclethefoodandunderlinetheactivitiespeopledoineachfestival.1a.Look,listenandsay.FestivalDateFoodActivitytheSpringFestivallunarJanuary1stdumplingsChristmastukeyandChristmascakesgiveeachotherpresentstheLanternFestivallunarJanuary15thThanksgivingturkeyandpumpkinpiefamiliesgettogetherforabigdinnerperformlionanddragondancesDecember25th

sweetdumplings

watchlanternshowsandguessriddles

the4thThursdayinNovember

Completethetableandretellthefestivalsaccordingtoit.Watchandretell.Easter(aSundayinMarchorApril)Manypeoplebelieve

Christcamebackto___onEasterDay.PeoplemakeEaster_____tocelebratethefestival.lifeeggs2.Look,listenandcirclethenamesoffestivals.Thenlistenagainandcompletethesentences.[b?'li?v]

[kra?st]

Mother’sDay(thesecondSundayinMay)Peopleshowtheirlovefortheirmothersbygiving_____andother_______.Andtheyoftengotoarestaurantfordinner.cardspresents2.Look,listenandcirclethenamesoffestivals.Thenlistenagainandcompletethesentences.Teachers’Day(September10th)Studentsgive_____________totheirteachers.bestwishes2.Look,listenandcirclethenamesoffestivals.Thenlistenagainandcompletethesentences.TheMid-autumnFestival(lunarAugust15th)

____thisdaypeopleeatmooncakesand_____thebrightfullmoon.On

enjoy圓月2.Look,listenandcirclethenamesoffestivals.Thenlistenagainandcompletethesentences.['mu:nkeik]

[f?l]

[mu?n]

Welearn:

1.newwords:festival,dumpling,Christmas,sweet,luck,pie,believe,full,moon,Easter

2.

newphrases:SpringFestival,ChristmasDay,LanternFestival,ThanksgivingDay,theMid-autumnFestival3.newsentences:(1)TheyofteneatturkeyandChristmascakes.(2)ManypeoplebelieveChristcamebacktolifeonEasterday.(3)peopleshowtheirlovefortheirmotherbygivingpresents.SummarySummaryWecan:

1.knowhowtoreadthenamesoffestivalsinEnglish.2.talkaboutfestivalsandholidays.e.g.(1)OntheSpringFestival,Chinesepeopleeatdumplingsandperformlionanddragondances.(2)OntheThanksgivingday,familiesinAmericagettoget