1、Topic 3 Lets celebrate !Section ATeaching aims and demands1.(1)Learn the names of festivals: Spring Festival, Christmas, Lantern Festival, Thanksgiving, Easter, Mid-autumn Festival(2)Learn some other new words:2.Talk about holidays and festivals. Chinese people eat dumplings and perform lion and dra

2、gon dances. New wordsPeople in many countries celebrate Christmas and give each other presents.On Lantern Festival, people eat sweet dumplings for good luck.On Thanksgiving, many people eat turkey and pumpkin pie.Spring Festivalmake dumplingsperform lion and dragon dancesChristmasGive each other pre

3、sentsLantern FestivalWatch the lantern show and guess riddlesEat sweet dumplings for good luckThanksgivingEat roast turkey and potatoesGet together for a big dinnerSpring Festival (January/February)Chinese people eat dumplings and perform lion and dragon dances.1aListen,read and sayChristmas (Decemb

4、er 25th)People in many countries celebrate Christmas. They often eat turkey and Christmas cakes and give each other presents.Lantern Festival (lunar January 15th)It means the end of the Spring Festival. On this day, people eat sweet dumplings for good luck, watch lantern shows and guess riddles on l

5、anterns. Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November) Families in America get together for a big dinner. Many people eat turkey and pumpkin pie.Easter (a Sunday in March or April)Many people believe Christ came back to _ on Easter Day. People make Easter _to celebrate the festival.lifeeggsLook, li

6、sten and circle the names of festivals. Then listen again and complete the sentences.Mothers Day (the second Sunday in May)People show their love for their mothers by giving _ and other _. And they often go to a restaurant for dinner.cardspresentsLook, listen and circle the names of festivals. Then

7、listen again and complete the sentences.Teachers Day (September 10th)Students give _ _ to their teachers.bestwishesLook, listen and circle the names of festivals. Then listen again and complete the sentences.The Mid-autumn Festival (lunar August 15th) _ this day people eat mooncakes and _ the bright

8、 full moon.On enjoy圓月Look, listen and circle the names of festivals. Then listen again and complete the sentences.Listen and read the following words aloud. Pay attention to the pronunciations of the colored parts.single little table people middle uncleoften listen lesson cousin basin seven1.On this

9、 day, people eat sweet dumpling for good luck ,watch lantern shows and guess riddles on latterns. 人們在這一天吃元宵求好運，觀燈展和猜燈謎。2.Thanksgiving 感恩節 感恩節是美國的全國假日。始于1621 年秋天，普利茅斯總督布魯德福邀請歷盡的印地安人與移民共慶豐收，舉行狂歡活動。1863年林肯總統宣布感恩節為國定假日，通常在11月的最后一個星期四。 人們在這一天的正餐 ( Thanksgiving Dinner)吃火雞和南瓜餡餅(pumpkin pie),已成為民俗。加拿大把感恩節定為

10、10月的第二個星期一。3.People have parties and not go to bed until after midnight to welcome the New Year. 人們為了一節新年的到來，聚會到午夜才睡覺。4.Easter 復活節 復活節，基督徒一年一度的節日，是每年春分月圓后的第一個星期日（3月22日至4月25日之間），紀念耶穌在十字架上受刑死后復活。復活節期間人們制作彩蛋來慶祝這個節日。5.Many people believe Christ came back to life on Easter Day. People make Easter eggs to

11、 celebrate the festival. 許多人（指基督徒）相信耶穌在復活節期間人們制作彩蛋吃，稱為Easter eggs .6.Children and some young people play tricks on their friends. 孩子們和一些年輕人捉弄他們的朋友。 play a trick on sb . 捉弄某人SummaryWe learn: 1. new words: festival, dumpling, Christmas, sweet, luck, pie, believe, full, moon, Easter 2. new phrases: Spr

12、ing Festival, Christmas Day, Lantern Festival, Thanksgiving Day, the Mid-autumn Festival 3. new sentences: (1)They often eat turkey and Christmas cakes. (2) Many people believe Christ came back to life on Easter day. (3)people show their love for their mother by giving presents.We can: 1.know how to read the names of festivals in English. 2.talk about festivals and holidays.e.g. (1) On the Spring