3. (1)Talk about holidays and festivals:

The Dragon Boat Festival is on lunar May 5th.

(2)Talk about customs and culture:

People hold dragon boat races in many places and eat rice dumplings to remember Qu Yuan.

People around the country celebrate the birthday of China on that day.

2. Review verbs in the simple past tense:

I had a happy Christmas yesterday.

I sent many Christmas cards to my friends.

I decorated my stocking by the fireplace.

1. Learn some useful expressions:

international, labor, race,National Day, capital, flag,hang

4. Homework:

T: Today we learn something about Halloween. Please try to write something about it. Use your own words.

Section C

The main activities are 1 and 2a.本课重点活动是1和2a。

3.(让学生设计一个特别的节日,并说明如何庆祝。)

T: There are a lot of festivals. Now, please celebrate a new festival. And fill in the chart.

2.(让学生补充说出某些节日还可以吃些什么特殊食物。)

T: We eat mooncakes on Mid-autumn Festival. What else do we eat?

S: Youzi, nuts.

T: What do people eat for Spring Festival.

S: Dumplings, oranges...

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1.(让学生根据所呈现的食物与节日联系起来。)

T: For festivals, we eat special foods. Please tell me when do we eat the food, and say something about the food.

When do we eat sweet dumplings?

S: Lantern Festival. People watch the lantern show and guess riddles.

T: When do people eat turkey?

S: Thanksgiving. Families get together for a big dinner. It’s on the 4th Thursday in November.

T: Mooncakes.

S: On Mid-autumn Festival...

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4.(让学生再听录音,完成句子。)

T: 　Please listen to the tape again and complete the sentences.

(核对答案。)

T: 　Please read the sentences aloud, let’s check the answers.

S1: Some Chinese people eat oranges. Oranges are round, like years.

S2: Some Jewish people eat apples with honey for a sweet new year.

S3: In Spain, people eat twelve grapes for good luck in the new year.

Step 5　 Project 　第五步　 综合探究活动(时间: 9分钟)

3.(让学生明白不同地区的人以不同的方式、吃不同的食物来庆祝新年。)

T: To celebrate the new year,ese people perform lion and dragon dances. And people also eat different foods.

(看书本2a的图。)

T: Look, these are foods people eat for the new year. What are they in picture 2a?

S1: Grapes.

T: What’s it in picture b?

S2: It’s a turkey.

T: What’s it in picture c?

S3: Oranges.

T: What’s it in picture d?

S4: Pudding.

T: What’s it in picture e?

S5: Apples and honey.

T: What’s it in picture f ?

S6: It’s a Christmas cake.

(让学生听录音,并做出正确选择。)

T: Listen to the tape, choose the right pictures of foods that people eat on New Year’s Day or New Year’s Eve.

(核对答案。)

T: What do people eat on New Year’s Day?

S: Oranges. Picture c.

T: What do people eat on New Year’s Eve?

S: Grapes, apples with honey. Picture a and e.

2.(核对答案。)

T: Is it yes or no that people play games with apples?

S: Yes.

T: Is it yes or no that people can see many orange lanterns?

S: No.

T: Why is it“no”?

S: People can see pumpkin lanterns.

T: Is it yes or no that people give neighbors candies?

S: No.

T: Why is it“no”?

S: People give children candies.