1、,Unit 8 The Seasons and the Weather,Topic 3 Lets celebrate ！,Lets talk!,What festival is it?,When is ?,How do people celebrate ?,Christmas is the most important festival in many countries.,Christmas,What do you know about Christmas ?,最重要的,go shopping,clean their houses,Before Christmas Day,People ar

2、e busy preparing for it.,Christmas card,They often give Christmas cards to their friends.,Christmas tree,People decorate Christmas trees with colorful lights, balls, stars and so on.,裝飾,五彩繽紛的,church,go to church,去教堂,教堂,Families often go to church and sing Christmas songs.,On Christmas Eve,stocking,p

3、ut up stockings,掛起,長筒襪,壁爐,Children put up stockings by the fireplaces or at the end of their beds before they go to bed.,On the morning of Christmas Day,open the presents,圣誕老人,Santa Claus,Children always think presents must be from Santa Claus.,一定是來自于,They often give gifts to each other.,問候,They usu

4、ally greet each other and say,“Merry Christmas!”.,Families usually have a get-together with a special dinner.,特別的，專門的,圣誕節(jié)快樂,1a. Look, listen and say.,1b. Read 1a and check() the activities people do during Christmas time.錄音,Retell the passage according to the form.,New Years Day _ New Years Eve _,c,

5、a, e,2. A. Listen to the passage about New Year and choose the pictures.,grape,honey,1. Some Chinese people eat_for good luck. 2. In Spain, people eat _ grapes for good luck in the new year. 3. Some Jewish people eat _ with honey for a sweet new year.,oranges,apples,twelve,B. Listen again and comple

6、te the sentences.,猶太人,Sing this Christmas song.,Summary,We learn: 1.new words: important, open, special, decorate, grape. 2.new phrases: put up, prepare for, clean houses, each other, have a get-together, go to church, good luck. 3.new sentences: (1) Families usually have a get-together with a special dinner. (2) Christmas is the most important festival in many countries. We can: 1. Talk about festivals. 2. Talk about customs and culture. 3. Express wishes and congratulations. Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!,1. Recite 1a. 2. Finish Section B i