reading getting ready for halloween unit 3 which is your favourite festival? why do you like it?

ReadingGetting ready for Halloween

Unit 3

Which is your favourite festival?Which is your favourite festival?

Why do you like it?Why do you like it?

What do you know about Halloween?

Do you want to know more about Halloween?

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1.What is this?

2. How do people make the face?

3. How are the teeth?

It’s a pumpkin lantern.

They cut out the eyes, the nose and teeth with a knife.

They are sharp.

1. What does the boy wear? He wears a special costume. 2. Do people wear the special costumes every day? No. they don’t .

3. What do the children do?They play a game called “trick or treat”.

They wear special costumes and knock on

the door.

1.What do the children do in this picture?They have a party.

2.What do they wear on their faces?They wear masks.

From Wendy

To Millie

Getting ready for …

Reading

When is the special party for Halloween?

Read and get main idea of each paragraph

Task 3 Main idea

Paragraph12345

HeadingHalloween parties Dressing up When is Halloween?Pumpkin lanterns Trick or treat

Task 2 Reading & Questions @ Paragraph 1 & 2 1. What is Wendy’s favourite festival?2. When do people usually have a special party for Halloween?3. What game do children play for Halloween?4. How to play the game ‘trick or treat’?knock, shout, give, not give, play

Halloween.

On October 31st.

‘Trick or treat’

@ Paragraph 3 & 4 1. What costume will Wendy wear for

Halloween this year?

2. What do Wendy and her friends make for Halloween?

3. How do they make special pumpkin lanterns for Halloween?

Reading & Questions

A tiger costume.

Pumpkin lanterns.

cut out, eyes, nose & sharp teeth

@ Paragraph 5 When do Wendy’s family have a

party?

What do people usually eat at a party for Halloween?

Reading & Questions

On the evening of October 31st.

a lot of special Halloween chocolates and candies, hot

drinks and hot food

1.People in the USA usually have a party on October 30th to celebrate Halloween.

2. Wendy and her friends often play “trick or treat” at Halloween.3. Wendy and her friends always paint their faces at

Halloween.4. People in the USA make lanterns out of oranges.5.The party usually starts at about 8 a.m.6. People eat special Halloween chocolates and

candies on that day.

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Reading2Getting ready for Halloween

Unit 3

Task 2 Reading & Questions @ Paragraph 1 & 2 1. What is Wendy’s favourite festival?2. When do people usually have a special party for Halloween?3. What game do children play for Halloween?4. How to play the game ‘trick or treat’?knock, shout, give, not give, play

Halloween.

On October 31st.

‘Trick or treat’

@ Paragraph 3 & 4 1. What costume will Wendy wear for

Halloween this year?

2. What do Wendy and her friends make for Halloween?

3. How do they make special pumpkin lanterns for Halloween?

Reading & Questions

A tiger costume.

Pumpkin lanterns.

cut out, eyes, nose & sharp teeth

@ Paragraph 5 When do Wendy’s family have a

party?

What do people usually eat at a party for Halloween?

Reading & Questions

On the evening of October 31st.

a lot of special Halloween chocolates and candies, hot

drinks and hot food

How many activities do people usually have at Halloween?

Four.play ‘trick or treat’

wear special costumesmake pumpkin lanterns

have a party

Talking about Halloween

play, ‘trick or treat’, knock, shout, give, treat,

not give, trick

dress up, wear, costumes, masks, paint, tiger coustume

pumpkin lanterns, cut out, eyes, nose, teeth,

candles

have a party, Oct. 31st, starts, eat,

chocolates, candies, drinks, food

Finish the exercises on Page 42-43

1.thank sb. for doing sth.=thanks for doing sth. 感谢某人做某事2.tell sb. about sth. 告诉某人关于某事3.celebrate sth. 庆祝某事4.favourite=favorite=like sth. best5.have a party 举行一次晚会6.on Ocotober 31st 具体某一天前面用介词 on7.called 被叫做8.knock on sth=knock at sth 敲打…9.give sb sth as… 把某物…作为…给某人 as … 作为10. give sb sth= give sth to sb 把某物给某人11.play a trick on sb 和某人恶作剧12.dress up 装扮，打扮 dress up as… 装扮成…

13.People do not know who we are.14.own 自已的… adj. owner… 的主人 n.15.cut out 挖出16.tooth teeth eg. foot feet

3. My family always have a party on the evening of October 31st. 时间前的介词通常有三种： on, at , in 。 on 用在具体某一日及某日的上下午及晚上或夜里的时间前； at 用在点时刻的时间前； in 用在月份、年份、季节等时间前。如： on Monday, on October 1st, on a cold morning at 8 a.m. , at Christmas in April, in 2008, in winter

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1. Look for more information about Halloween in the library or on the Internet.2. Make a post card about Halloween.3. Read the passage and try to recite it.