Unit 3 Let’s celebrate!

Comic strip ﹠ Welcome to the unit

1. What’s the date today? Is it a special day?

2. What festivals are there in this month?

3. What other festivals can you name?

In China In Western countries

Children’s Day, Teachers’

Day, Mother’s Day,

Women’s Day

Christmas, Halloween,

Easter, Thanksgiving

Day

Discuss the following pictures in pairs:

What festival is it?

It’s Chinese New Year.

What do you usually do at this

festival?

We have a big family dinner and

children often get red packets.

What festival is it?

It’s Christmas.

What do people usually do at

this festival?

They make a big Christmas

tree and get presents from

Father Christmas.

What festival is it?

It’s Dragon Boat Festival.

What do Chinese people

usually do at this festival?

We eat rice dumplings

and watch Dragon Boat

races.

What festival is it?

It’s Easter.

What do people usually do

at this festival?

Many people eat chocolate

eggs.

What festival is it?

It’s Halloween.

What do people usually do at

this festival?

They play a game called

“Trick or Treat”.

They make a pumpkin lantern.

What festival is it?

It’s Mid-Autumn Festival.

What do Chinese people

usually do at this festival?

We eat moon cakes and

enjoy the moon with our

family.

Thanksgiving Day

Halloween

Chinese New Year

Christmas

Dragon Boat Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival

Look and Match

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Discuss what people do or eat for each festival

and write them in the table.

Chinese New Year

Christmas

The Dragon Boat Festival

Easter

Halloween

The Mid-Autumn Festival

Work in pairs

Make up a dialogue with your partner .

Model:

A: Which is your favorite festival?

B:____________________________

A: Why do you like …?

B: Because I like ________________

Listen and Look

How do Eddie and Hobo celebrate Halloween?

Look and answer:

Why is Eddie so happy?

Because it’s Halloween today.

What does Hobo look like

in the picture?

He looks like a ghost.

What does Hobo look like in this picture?

He looks like Monkey King.

I’m dressing up as a ghost.

dress 　给某人穿衣服 , 其宾语往往是 sb. 。如： I often dress my daughter in a red coat.

我常常给我女儿穿红外套。put on sth. 穿上衣服 , 强调“穿的动作” 。 如： It’s cold outside. Please put on your coat.

wear sth. 穿着衣服，表“穿着的状态”。如： She is wearing a red T-shirt today.

try on sth. 试穿 ( 衣服、鞋等 )

如： The shoes look beautiful. Can I try them on?

dress up 　装扮，化装as prep.　作为，当作如： I will give it to you as a present.

我将把它作为礼物送给你。

相关中考试题

( 河北省 2005 年中考试题 ) Oh, Danny. It’s raining

outside. You’d better ______your raincoat

A. put on B. put up C. dress D. wear

( 四川省 2005 年中考试题 ) Meimei is five. She is

_______ to ______ herself.

A. too old, dress B. old enough, dress

C. so old, wear D. very old, put on

( 广州市 2005 年中考试题 )-Do you like the new coat,

Jack?

-Well, let me _____ and see.

A. wear it on B. put on it

C. try it on D. dress on it

C

Homework

Look for some more information about the festivals

you like on the Internet.