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课件网) Unit 2 Festivals and holidays 第5课时 Lesson 5 Special New Year celebrations Activity 1: Lead in Boys and girls, which is the most popular day in China Think about the New Year celebrations in Chinaand answer the following questions. How do we celebrate the New Year in China What are some other special traditions Activity 1: Review and lead in Read the three introductions. What countries are they What do you know about these countries Activity 1: Review and lead in Read the three introductions. What countries are they What do you know about these countries It is a beautiful country in Southeast Asia, which is famous for beautiful beaches, temples, and spicy food. Elephants are a national symbol. It is a sunny country in Europe, which is famous for unique festivals like La Tomatina (tomato fight), and fun flamenco dancing. It is a small country in South America. It is famous for amazing islands, rainforests, volcanoes, delicious chocolate and colourful traditional markets. We can do so many happy things to celebrate New Year in China. We are proud of Chinese traditional culture. What about other countries Thailand Spain Ecuador Activity 1: Review and lead in What do you know about these countries They also have their own New Year celebrations. How do they celebrate NewYear's Day Activity 2: Read and find Read the passage and answer the questions. What is the passage about How do you know What’ s the structure of the passage It’s about global New Year traditions. It follows a general - specific structure. A general intro about diverse New Year celebrations worldwide comes first, then specific descriptions of traditions in China, Thailand, Spain and Ecuador. Activity 2: Read and find Learn the structure of the passage. There are five paragraphs in this passage. The topic sentence is in the first paragraph "Here are some special and fun New Year's traditions from around the world. "This is thle beginning of the passage. There are four paragraphs in the body parts. The body parts mainly talk about the celebrations in the four countries: China, Thailand, Spain and Ecuador. This is the structure of the passage. Activity 2: Read and find Match each country with its New Year celebrations in Part 2. Activity 2: Read and find Read the passage and answer the following questions. China ·What do the elders give to the children on Chinese New Year’s Day ·Why do they do that ·What other things has the writer mentioned Thailand ·When is the New Year in Thailand ·Does it fall on the same day as the New Year in China ·Why do Thai people have water fights Spain ·What do the 12 grapes represent in Spain Ecuador ·Why do people walk around the block with an empty suitcase on New Year’s Eve in Ecuador China ·What do the elders give to the children on Chinese New Year’s Day ·Why do they do that ·What other things has the writer mentioned Activity 2: Read and learn The elders give the childre ... ...
