UNIT 3 Let’s celebrate

Reading

Fool’s Day

April 1st

Christmas

December 25th

Thanksgiving Day

the last Thursday of November

turkey

When is Halloween?

It’s on October 31st.

Halloween

Background knowledge

万圣节最初是一个异教徒的节日 ,他们相信在 10月 31日 ,死亡之神会在晚上让所有的鬼怪降临到地球上 .人们将自己打扮得很恐怖 ,这样鬼怪就不会伤害他们 .

这只是过去的传说 ,现在 ,万圣节总是和孩子 ,糖果 ,南瓜联系在一起 .孩子们最喜欢这个节日了 .他们戴上恐怖的面具 ,敲响邻居家的门 ,他们会说 :“恶作剧还是招待糖果 ?”人们就会把准备好的糖果拿给他们 .否则 ,孩子们就会做一些恶作剧 .记住 ,万圣节是在 10月 31日 !

a special party (October 31st)

play a game called “trick or treat”

play a trick on them

shout “trick or treat”

knock on people’s doors

give them some candy as a treat

dress up

Paint faces

wear special costumes with masks

How do people make pumpkin lanterns?

cut out the eyes, the nose and the sharp teeth

have hot drinks and eat lots of nice ,hot food

eat special Halloween

chocolates and candies

What do they do at the party?

How much do you know about Halloween?

Time

what

children

do

what

family

do

October 31st

play a game called “trick or treat”dress uppaint faceswear special costumes with masksmake pumpkin lanterns

have a partyeat candies and chocolateshave hot drinks and nice food

Para. 1: A. pumpkin lanternsPara. 2: B. Halloween partiesPara. 3: C. When is Halloween?Para. 4: D. trick or treat Para. 5: E. dressing up

Listen to the letter and match the headings with each paragraph(段落） .

Try to find out the answers to these questions:

1.When is Halloween?

2.What do the children do for Halloween?

3.What do Wendy and her friends wear at

Halloween?

4. What costume will Wendy wear this year?

5. What do they make for Halloween?

6. How do they make a pumpkin lantern?

7. What do they do at the party?

On October 31st.

They cut out the eyes, the nose and the sharp teeth on the lantern.

They eat special chocolates and candies. They also have hot drinks and eat nice, hot food.

They play a game called “trick or treat”.

They wear special costumes.

She will wear a tiger costume.

They make special pumpkin lanterns.

Millie is telling her classmates about Halloween. Help her complete her notes:

Halloween is a very special ______. People in the

USA _______ Halloween every year. They

_______at Halloween and wear special _________

with masks.

Children play a game called“ ____________”

Usually they make a pumpkin__________ for

Halloween. People ______ the eyes, the nose and

the ______ teeth. Families usually have a ______

and eat a lot of _________ and ________.

festival

celebratedress up costumes

trick or treat

lanterncut out

sharp party

chocolates candies

Halloween

What is Halloween?

31st October

People in the west celebrate it

How do people celebrate Halloween?

dress up

play ‘trick or treat’

make pumpkin lanterns

have Halloween parties

eat lots of special chocolates and candies

Try to retell(复述 ) the short passage:

Chinese New Year

What is Chinese New Year?

In January or February

How do people celebrate Chinese New year?

buy new clothes and nice food before the festival

have a big dinner on Chinese New Year’s Eve

watch TV or fire works

visit friends

give red packets to children

Write a letter

about the Chinese New Year

Points(要点 ):

1.When is the Chinese New Year?

2.How to celebrate it?

3.The origin(来历） of it.

Words: about 40-50.