教学目标：

　　1、Review B and C.

　　2、Learn D and E.

　　教学重点：

　　Guess what festival.

　　教学难点：

　　a popular holiday    spend time   a lot of delicious food  have a long holiday    meet friends and relatives   eat rice dumplings       dragon boat races  go out to parks and beaches   play with beautiful lanterns  also

　　教学准备

　　CAI

　　教学过程：

　　一. Warming up

　　Read B&C.

　　二 . Preparation.

　　1.      Greetings

　　2.      Free talk

　　What do people usually do at…?

　　They…

　　Did you …last…?

　　Yes, I did./No, I didn’t.

　　三. Presentation

　　1. Guessing.

　　a. Spring Festival

　　It’s in January or in February.

　　People usually have parties, eat lots of delicious food, visit relatives and friends, wear new coats.

　　b. Mid-Autumn Festival

　　Mid-Autumn Festival

　　It’s in September or in October.

　　People usually  eat moon cakes, play with lanterns, watch the moon.

　　c. Dragon Boat Festival

　　Dragon Boat Festival

　　It’s in May or in June.

　　People usually eat rice dumplings, have boating races.

　　d. May Day

　　It’s on the first of May.

　　People usually do have a long holiday, meet friends and relatives, go out to parks and beaches

　　e. Children’s Day

　　It’s on the first of June.

　　Children usually have parties at school.

　　f. Teachers’ Day

　　It’s on the tenth of September.

　　People usually have parties at school, give cards to the teachers.

　　g.  Christmas

　　It’s on the twenty-fifth of December.

　　People usually  eat cake, eat turkey, give presents, go to parties.

　　h. Easter

　　It’s in March or in April.

　　People usually make Easter eggs, look for eggs, eat cake, give presents.

　　Halloween

　　It’s on the thirty-first of October.

　　People usually go to parties, dress up in costumes, make pumpkin lanterns.

　　i. Thanksgiving

　　It’s in November.

　　People usually have parties, sing and dance, eat turkey.

　　四. Read and write.

　　Holidays in China

　　a popular holiday    spend time   a lot of delicious food  have a long holiday    meet friends and relatives   eat rice dumplings       dragon boat races  go out to parks and beaches   play with beautiful lanterns  also

　　五. Listen and write.

　　Mike has a letter from his penfriend Danny. He is reading it to his mum. Listen to him reading to the letter and complete the sentences.

　　六. Homework

　　1.  Recite the phrases.

　　2.  Read E..

　　七. Writing on the blackboard.

　　Unit 8

　　a popular holiday    spend time   a lot of delicious food  have a long holiday    meet friends and relatives   eat rice dumplings       dragon boat races  go out to parks and beaches   play with beautiful lanterns  also