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课件网) Unit 4 Time to celebrate! Understanding ideas (1) 英语外研版七年级上册 Learning objectives 通过本课时学习，学生能够： 1. 读懂描写春节经历的文章，并提取关键信息。 2. 通过分析作者经历的特殊性，对比国内庆祝春节的方式，加强对 传统节日的理解。 3. 通过角色扮演，体验文化差异，逐步形成跨文化交流意识。 重点 Free talk Tomb-Sweeping Day National Day the Lantern Festival the Dragon Boat Festival May Day What festival or holiday do you think is special the Spring Festival Which festival is the most important traditional festival in China The Spring Festival. Look and answer What are the people doing What is on the table Look at the picture and answer the questions. Use the words and expressions to help you. There are some Chinese dishes on the table. They are celebrating the Spring Festival and having a family reunion dinner. Look and predict What is the passage about Why is the Spring Festival unusual Skim and choose What text type is this passage A letter A A story B A piece of news C How do you know it’s a story Skim and answer Paras. 1-2: The writer’s problem and the writer’s solution 1. How many parts are there in the passage There are two parts. 2. What are they about Paras. 3-5: The result Read and answer Read paras 1-2 and answer the questions. 1. Where did the writer celebrate the Spring Festival 2. How did the writer want to celebrate this festival She wanted to treat her British friend, Emilia, to a Chinese dinner. In the UK. 3. What’s the writer’s problem She couldn’t make the Chinese dinner. 4. How did she solve the problem Her whole family came to her help on the phone. And she became a chef in one hour! Read and answer Read paras 3-5 and answer the questions. 1. What is the last dish The last dish is the lion’s head. 3. What did Emilia think of the last dish She was shocked at the name, but she liked the taste. 4. How did the writer and her friend feel They enjoyed the dinner and felt happy. 2. What does the last dish stand for Its round shape stands for family reunions. Read and complete Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage. Spring Festival Chinese dinner midnight whole family dish shocked back home Read and choose Choose the best ending of the passage. 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. √ Think and share 1. What is unusual about the writer’s Spring Festival The writer celebrated the Spring Festival in the UK, far away from China. It’s the first time for the writer to cook Spring Festival dinner. The dinner was done by her family’s help on the phone. Emilia ate Chinese dinner with her knife and fork. ... What’s the common way of celebrating the Spring Festival How does the writer celebrate the Spring Festival 2. What is your family’s traditional dish for the Spring Festival Can you cook it chicken spring rolls jiaozi Fish — an incr ... ...
