1、33Warming-upChoose a festival or a special occasion that you like. Talk about when and how it is celebrated.When is it?Is there any activities on that day?How to celebrate it?Festival or OccasionWarming-upChoose a festival orWarming-upListen to Dialogue 1. Complete the information in the Sentence Bu

2、ilder.Sentence BuilderCelebrationsI love celebrating _. (festivals/occasions)It is celebrated _. (time)We usually celebrate it by_. Usually, children_ while the adults sit together, _. (activities)Warming-upListen to Dialogue 1Warming-upUse the Sentence Builder to write 3-5 sentences about your favo

3、urite festival/occasion. Then read aloud to other students.Warming-upUse the Sentence BuiWarming-upUse the language you learnt to introduce a festival to a foreign friend.Amid the boom of firecrackers a year has come to an end, and the spring wind has wafted warm breath to the wine. Wang AnshiNew Ye

4、ars Day is every mans birthday. Charles LambBe at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man. Benjamin FranklinChristmas isnt a season. Its a feeling. Edna FerberQUOTE&UNQUOTEWarming-upUse the language youLead-inTalk about what the Spring Festival

5、 means to you? And what words immediately come to your mind for describing its meaning?Lead-inTalk about what the Spr Pre-readingHow do you and your family celebrate Spring Festival? Use the phrases to help you.to have a family gatheringto get togetherto prepare snacksto make dumplingsto put up deco

6、rationsto let off fireworks Pre-readingHow do you and youFast-readingSpring Festival can mean different things for different people. Read the three readers accounts on Page 52. Then use one or two words or phrases to summarise the meaning of the Spring Festival for each other.Fast-readingSpring Fest

7、ival caCareful-reading Read again. Find out each persons experience of the Spring Festival in the three accounts. Take notes.Careful-reading Read again. Fi Careful-reading1. Work in pairs and choose one of the people above and talk about his/her experience of the Spring Festival. 2. What central mea

8、ning underlies Xu Gangs and Li Yans accounts? What does it mean in Chinese culture? Careful-reading1. Work in paiPost-readingFind at least three descriptions from the accounts which provide you with a vivid picture of the scenes of the Spring Festival. Share with your partners.Post-readingFind at le

9、ast thre Post-readingComplete the summary with the information you have learnt. Post-readingComplete the summ Focus on Language: The PassiveLook at the following examples. Find out the structure of passive voice, and underline more examples in the text.1. The house was cleaned from top to bottom.2.

10、It is believed that when Fu is put upside down, happiness arrives.3. Train tickets or flights have to be booked as early as possible.4. The spirit of the festival-the spirit of family-has large been kept. Focus on Language: The Passiv Focus on Language: The PassiveChoose the best way to continue the

11、 following sentences. Explain why.My frined George draws landscape pictures.a. He sells them for money. b. They are sold by him for money.2. Theres somebody behind us.a. I think were being followed. b. I think someone is following us.3. This orange juice tastes awful.a. I think someone has left it o

12、utside the fridge for a long time.b. I think its been left outside the fridge for a long time.4. Tommy takes good care of his car.a. He washes the car every week. b. The car is washed by him every week.5. The old lady rented an old house.a. Somebody built it in 1990. b. It was built in 1990. Focus on Language: The Passiv Focus on Language: The PassiveRead the news report on Page 55 and rewrite the underline sections in passive voice. Focus on Language: The Passiv HomeworkGroup w