UnitTimetocelebrate(Startingout&Understandingideas)Differentcountrieshavetheirownfestivalsandholidays.Inthisunit,let'sexploredifferentwaystocelebrate.Whatisthefestivalinthepicture?It’stheNationalDay.NationalDayWhydopeoplecelebratetheNationalDay?TocelebratethefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChinain1949.HowdopeopleoftencelebratetheNationalDay?FlagRaisingCeremony（升旗儀式）MilitaryParade（軍隊(duì)大閱兵）Travelling/?ser?m?ni

//?m?l?tri//p??re?d/Lookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.1.Whatarethefestivalsinthepictures?

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Fairsplash/spl??/v.朝……潑灑sweep/swi?p/v.打掃，清除那達(dá)慕大會Where:When:How:Why:Daipeoplesplash(潑灑)___________oneachotherwaterTowashaway___________andwelcomethe_______year.badlucknew____________ItiscelebratedinMid-April.Yunnan2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthesefestivals?

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Festival

Where:When:Itfallsin________.

How:Peoplesweep______(墳?zāi)梗﹖oshowrespecttothedead.Peoplegivefoodand________tothe

dead.Why:tombsflowersTohonor(紀(jì)念）ourancestors(祖先）AroundChinaTomb-SweepingDayAprilWhere:When:How:

Threemainsports:wrestling(摔跤),_______racing,andarchery(射箭).Why:In_________.Itiscelebratedin______.MongoliaJulyhorseTohonorthepastandbringpeopletogether.

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FairWhatotherChinesefestivalsdoyouknow?TheDragonBoat

FestivalTheMid-autumnFestivalTheSpring

FestivalTheLanternFestivalWhatotherfestivalsorholidaysaroundtheworlddoyouknow?ChristmasHalloweenThanksgivingDay1.Whatfestivalsandholidayscanyouseeinthevideo?2.Whichonedoyouthinkisthemostspecial?Why?1.Whatfestivalsandholidayscanyouseeinthevideo?Therearedifferentfestivalsandholidaysallaroundtheworld.Herearethreeinterestingones.Songkran(宋干節(jié)）isthetraditionalnewyearinThailand.Carnival(狂歡節(jié))isafestivalinBrazil.Midsummer(仲夏)isaholidayinSweden.SongkraninThailandCarnivalinBrazilMidsummerinSwedenSongkranisthetraditionalnewyearinThailand.IttakesplaceinmidApril.DuringSongkran,peoplehaveahappywaterfight.Theythrowwaterateachothertowashawaybadluck.

SongkranTime:Activities:Meanings:inmidAprilhaveahappywaterfightwashawaybadluckCarnivalisafestivalinBrazil.ItusuallyhappensinlateFebruary.Peoplewearbrightclothesanddancetomusic.Therearebigcarswithflowersinthestreet.CarnivalTime:Activities:inlateFebruaryPeoplewearbrightclothesanddancetomusic.Therearebigcarswithflowersinthestreet.MidsummerisaholidayinSweden.IthappensonaFridaybetweenthe19thandthe25thofJune.Itisacelebrationforthelongestdayoftheyear.Peopledanceandwearflowers.Itisatimetoenjoysummer.MidsummerTime:Activities:Meanings:onaFridaybetweenthe19thandthe25thofJunePeopledanceandwearflowers.acelebrationforthelongestdayoftheyear;atimetoenjoysummer.2.Whichonedoyouthinkisthemostspecial?Why?SongkranCarnivalMidsummerWhatisthemostimportantfestivalinChina?TheSpringFestivalWhatdoyouknowabouttheSpringFestival?SpringFestivalcleanthehouseputupcoupletswatchSpringFestivalGalasetofffireworkshaveatraditionalfamilydinnergethongbaogoshoppingWhatarethepeopledoing?videocallTheyarehavingafamilyreuniontocelebrateSpringFestivalonthephone.

What’sonthetable?Therearemanydishes.Therearemanydishes.年年有余步步高升紅紅火火大吉大利百財(cái)聚來年年有福發(fā)財(cái)就手shrimpchickenfishcabbagetofupig'sfeetNewYearcakeLookatthepictureandthetitle.Predictwhatthepassageisabout.unusual/?n?ju??u?l/adj.與眾不同的，獨(dú)特的

Let’sexplorethisunusualSpringFestival.While-readingWhat’sthewriter’susualSpringFestival?Itwasthewriter’s________SpringFestivalin_________.Shewantedtotreather__________________,to____________________andshelearnedtocookfrom__________onthephone.theUK

Britishfriend,Emilia

aChinesedinnerherfamilyfirstReadPara1WhydidthewriterwanttocookaChinesedinnerforherBritishfriend?A.Becauseshewantedtobecomeachef.B.BecauseitwasherfirstSpringFestivalintheUK.C.BecauseherBritishfriendEmiliaisanicegirl.2However,Ijustcouldn'tmakeit.IoftenwatchedGrandmacook,butInevercookedanythingmyself.ItwasmidnightinChina,timefordumplings.Butmywholefamilycametomyhelponthephone.AndIbecameachefinonehour!Ievenmadesomecucumberflowers.1.What’sthewriter’sproblem?Shecouldn’tmaketheChinesedinner.2.Howdidshesolvetheproblem?Herwholefamilycametoherhelponthephone.ReadPara23AfterEmiliahungballoonsandlanternsinthediningroom,Iputthelastdishonthetable."Thisisthelion'shead!”4“Areyoujoking?Isn'tthatagainstthelaw?”Emiliawasshocked.5Ilaughed.“It'saporkmeatball.MyfamilyalwayshaveitattheSpringFestival.Itsroundshapestandsforfamilyreunions.Tryit!"Emiliacutapieceofitwithherknifeandputitintohermouth."Iloveit!"shesaid.Thesmellofthedishesandourlaughterfilledtheroom.IfeltlikeIwasbackhome.1.Whatisthelastdish?Thelastdishisthelion'shead.2.Whatdoesthelastdishstandfor?Itsroundshapestandsforfamilyreunions.ReadPara3-53.WhatdidEmiliathinkofthelastdish?

Shewasshockedatthename,butshelikedthetaste.

While-readingChoosethewriter’swordsafterthemeal.a.Idon'tlikehavingtheSpringFestivalallbymyself.b.Imissmyfamilysomuch.c.It'sreallyanunusualbuthappySpringFestival.

INFERRING（推斷）Thismeansyouhaveto“readbetweenthelines”.Post-readingItwasmyfirst

1________________intheUK.Iwantedtocook

a

2______________forEmilia.ButIcouldn'tdoit.Thewriter'sproblemAt3__________inChina,my

4_____________gaveme

helponthephone.AndIbecameachefinanhour.Thewriter'ssolutionIshowedthelast5___________toEmilia.Myfamily

alwayseatitattheSpringFestival.Shewas

6____________atthename,butshelikedthetaste.Weenjoyedthedinner

andlaughed.

IfeltlikeIwas7____________.TheresultReadandcompletethechart.SpringFestival

ChinesedinnermidnightwholefamilydishshockedbackhomeWhatcanyoulearnfromthechart?Weshouldlearntofindthesolutionswhenwefaceproblems.Post-readingThinkandshare.Whatisunusualaboutthewriter’sSpringFestival?

It’sunusualforthewriterbecauseitwasherfirsttimetocelebratetheSpringFestivalinaforeigncountry.Shelearnttocookherfamily’straditionaldishesforthefirsttime.Whatisyourfamily'straditionaldishfortheSpringFestival?Canyoucookit?dumplingschickeneight-treasurericepuddingfishNowmatterwhereweare.Nowmatterhowwecelebrateit.

Thesameloveforourfamilyandculture.Thesamehopeforthecomingyear.LanguagePoints1.IwantedtotreatmyBritishfriend,Emilia,

toaChinesedinner.treatsbtosth用……招待某人；以……款待某人1.她請他吃午飯。Shetreatedhimtolunch.

treatsb.as/like把某人當(dāng)做...看待2.媽媽總是幫我當(dāng)作小孩看待。Mumalwaystreatsmeasachild.

2.我將款待你一頓豐盛的晚餐。Iwilltreatyou

toabigdinner.2.Sometimes,shecooksforme.cookV.煮，燒

cookforsb

為某人做飯

cooksbsth=cooksthforsb.為某人做飯1.我媽媽總是給我做美味的食物。Mymotheralwayscooksmedeliciousfood.Mymotheralwayscooksdeliciousfoodforme.2.我哥哥非常喜歡烹飪Mybrotherlikescookingverymuch.cook

可數(shù)名詞

廚師3.他的父親是一位很棒的廚師。Hisfatherisagoodcook.cooker

可數(shù)名詞

廚具，爐子3.However,Ijustcouldn'tmakeit.However表示轉(zhuǎn)折：尤其用于談及一個(gè)既成事實(shí)時(shí),表示轉(zhuǎn)折,其意“可是”“仍然”等.可放在句首、句中或句末,通常用逗號與句子其

他成分隔開。but是連詞，可位于句首或句中，后面連接一個(gè)句子時(shí)不用逗號。Eg.1.Myhouseissmall,_______,it’sbeautiful.2.IwanttogotoBeijing,_______Ihavenotime.howeverbutmakeit做成某事3.這事我星期五之前辦不到。Ican’tmakeitbeforeFriday.4.Ioften

watchedGrandmacook,butInevercookedanythingmyself.Watch

V.表示觀看某事物尤其是指觀看電視電影或體育比賽等。watchsb.dosth.(強(qiáng)調(diào)過程)watchsb.doingsth.(強(qiáng)調(diào)正在做某事)1.我經(jīng)?？吹剿诓賵龃蚧@球。Ioftenwatchhim_______（play）basketballintheplayground.2.他看見他們正在吃東西。Hewatchedthem________(eat).playeatingmyself我自己，我本人5.ItwasmidnightinChina,timefordumpling.timeforsth

到做某事的時(shí)間It'stimeforsth到做某事的時(shí)間It’stimetodosth

到做某事的時(shí)間It’stimeforsb.todosth

到某人做某事的時(shí)間了1.到吃午飯的時(shí)間了。It’stimeforlunch.It’stimetohavelunch.2.到我吃午飯的時(shí)間了。It’stimeformetohavelunch.6.AndIbecameachefinonehour!1.她在兩小時(shí)內(nèi)讀完了這本書。in+一段時(shí)間在一段時(shí)間之內(nèi)Shefinishedthebookintwohours.in+一段時(shí)間

和一般將來時(shí)連用在多久之后2.她兩周后要去北京。ShewillgotoBeijingintwoweeks.7.Areyoujoking?用來表示說話人對對方所說的話感到驚訝或不相信,相當(dāng)于

“Youmustbejoking!”or“Areyoukidding?”joke

此處作動詞,意為“說笑話;開玩笑”。jokewithsb.和某人開玩笑jokeaboutsth.就某事物開玩笑1.他的朋友經(jīng)常和他開玩笑。Hisfriendoftenjokeswithhim.joke

作可數(shù)名詞,笑話

tell/makeajoke

講笑話