(
课件网) Unit 4 Time to celebrate 第1课时 Starting out & Understanding ideas (Reading: 1—4) Activity 1: Look and predict Review the topic in the last period and think about the following question. Do you think festivals are important moments for a family Activity 1: Look and predict Look at the pictures and answer the questions. What are the festivals in the pictures What do you know about them a Water-Splashing Festival b Qingming Festival c Nadam Festival The Water-Splashing Festival is a traditional festival of the Dai ethnic group to celebrate their New Year. The Qingming Festival is a day in memory of our family members who have passed away. The Nadam Festival is a traditional festival celebrated by the Mongolian ethnic group. Activity 1: Look and predict Look at the pictures and answer the questions What other festivals or holidays around the world do you know Which one do you think is the most special Why Activity 1: Look and predict Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words and expressions to help you. What are the people doing What is on the table Spring Festival dinner family reunion dish They are having a dinner together and enjoying family reunion in the Spring Festival. There are many dishes like fish and vegetables on the table. Activity 1: Look and predict Look at the title and pictures. Make a prediction about the passage. She talked to her family on the phone and cooked a Chinese dinner to treat her British friend. What did the writer do during the Spring Festival Activity 2: Read and answer Read the passage quickly and check your predictions with the help of the questions. Who is Emilia What did the writer want to do How did the writer learn to cook The writer’s British friend. She wanted to treat her friend to a Chinese dinner. She learned with the help of her family on the phone. Activity 2: Read and answer Explore the structure of the passage. Activity 2: Read and answer Choose the writer’s words after the meal. a I don’t like having the Spring Festival all by myself. b I miss my family so much. c It’s really an unusual but happy Spring Festival. Activity 2: Read and answer Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage. Spring Festival Chinese dinner midnight whole family Activity 2: Read and answer Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage. dish shocked back home Activity 3: Listen and retell Listen to the whole passage and try to retell the writer’s experience with the help of the chart in Part 4. You may organise your story like this: It was my first Spring Festival in the UK. I wanted to cook..., but I never... At midnight in China, ... gave me help on the phone... I showed... We enjoyed the dinner... I felt like I was... Activity 4: Read and think Read the passage and think further about the meaning of the passage. Why was Emilia shocked Why is the “lion’s head” important to the writer’s fami ... ...
