Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious Section

Unit 2　I think that mooncakes are delicious！ Section B 1 a -1 d

What kind of festival did we just celebrate?

Chinese festivals Spring Festival Lantern Festival … Chinese Festival Dragon Boat Festival

Spring Festival The 1 st day of the first lunar month

Festival of lanterns

yuanxiao

Women’s Day-March 8

Labour Day The 1 st day of May

Children’s Day The 1 st day of June

Army Day-August 1 st

Mid-Autumn Festival The 15 th day of the eighth lunar month

Teachers’ Day The 10 th day of September

National Day The 1 st day of October

In foreign countries Easter Thanksgiving Day Christmas festivals Carnival Mother’s Day Valentine’s Day Father’s Day Halloween Fool’s Day

Valentine’s Day

Carnival In February

Easter The first Sunday after a full moon on or after March 21

Fool’s Day April 1 st

Mother’s Day The second Sunday in May

Thanksgiving Day The fourth Thursday in November

Halloween November 31 st

Christmas

1 a Look at the pictures and words related to Halloween. What do you think this festival is about? scary dress up haunted house black cat candy trick or treat ghost October spider

1 b Listen and answer the questions. 1. Where is Halloween popular? In north America. 2. When do people celebrate Halloween? On October 31 st. 3. What does Wu Yu think of this festival? She thinks it is quite a scary but really fun festivals.

1 c Listen again and fill in the blanks. 1. Many people make their _______look scary. houses turn off They may ____ the lights and light candles. They also put things like spiders and ghosts around the doors and______. windows dress up 2. Little kids and even parents _____as ghosts or black cats. They can also dress up as fun things like____ characters. cartoon

1 c Listen again and fill in the blanks. 3. Parents take their children around the candies neighborhood to ask for____ and treats. play 4. “Trick or treat” means kids will _______a give trick on you if you don’t ____ them a treat.

1 d Think about the Halloween activities that interest you most. Discuss what you have learnt with a partner. A: What have you learned about Halloween? B: Oh, I know it’s a popular festivals in North America and it’s on October 31 st. A: What do you like most about this festival? B: I think it’s fun to dress up as cartoon characters!

Do you know when these special days are? Try to match each day with the correct date. Christmas Fourth Thursday in November April Fool’s Day February 14 th Halloween April 1 st St. Valentine’s Day October 31 st Thanksgiving December 25 th

Homework 1. Recite the new words in Page 13. 2. Review 2 a-2 e. 3. Finish the workbook of Section B 1 a-1 e.