Unit 3 Let’s celebrate!

How many different festivals do you know in China or in the world?

the Spring Festival

the Lantern Festival元宵节

the Dragon Boat Festival 龙舟节

April Fool’s Day愚人节

April 1

Children’s Day

中秋节the Mid-Autumn Festival

Thanksgiving Day感恩节

Christmas圣诞节

Getting ready for …Getting ready for …

Reading

1. People in the USA __________

Halloween every year.

2. He often wears traditional Chinese

_________ for the party.

3. You can make a ________ out of

a pumpkin.

4. Our monitor often __________ as

Father Christmas at the party.

celebrate

costume

lantern

dresses up

Complete the following sentences.

5. Be careful. The cat has ________

teeth.

6. Wendy wears a ________ costume at

Halloween.

7. You should _________ the door if

you want somebody to open it.

8. Don’t _____________ that small boy.

sharp

special

play a trick on

knock on

Task 2 Reading & Questions

Paragraphs 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’.

Paragraphs 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?

A tiger costume.

Pumpkin lanterns.

cut out, eyes, nose & sharp teeth.

Paragraph 5 1. When do Wendy’s family have a

party?

2. What do people usually eat at a party for Halloween?

On the evening of October 31st.

a lot of special Halloween chocolates and candies, hot drinks and hot food.

Task 3 Main idea

Paragraph

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Heading

How many activities do people usually have at Halloween?

Four.

play ‘trick or treat’

wear special costumes

make pumpkin lanterns

have a party

1. People in the USA also celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.2. People usually have a party on October 30th to celebrate

Halloween.3. Wendy often plays ‘trick or treat’ at Halloween.4. If people don’t give a treat, they can play a trick on them.

Task 4 True or False.

T

F

F

T

5. Wendy and her friends always paint their faces at Halloween.6. This year, Wendy will wear a tiger costume at Halloween.7. People in the USA make lanterns out of oranges.8. People eat special Halloween chocolates and candies on that day.

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T

F

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Task 5 ClozeHalloween is on ____________. People in the West ________ it. People celebrate Halloween in many ways. Children wear special ________and masks at Halloween. Many children play a game called ____________. They knock on their neighbours’ doors and shout _____________. Their neighbours usually

October 31stcelebrate

costumes

‘trick or treat’

‘trick or treat’

give them a _____ of some candy.

If the children do not get any candy,

they can play a _____ on the neighbour.

Some people also make ________ out of

big orange __________. They cut out the

eyes, the nose and the sharp teeth. They

put ________ in them so the light shines

through the eyes, the nose and the teeth.

treat

tricklanterns

pumpkins

candles

Task 6 Talking about Halloween

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

1. If they do not give us a treat, we can play a trick on them. if conj. “ 如果” , 引导条件状语从句。

从句中的动词不可以用一般将来时，通常用一般现在时来代替。eg. I will go with you if it is fine tomorrow.

play a trick on sb. 与某人做恶作剧

2. People do not know who we are.这是一个宾语从句 , 用陈述语序。eg. I want to know what you like.

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

Homework: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 learn it by heart.