Lesson 1

Warming up， listening and speaking

Step1 Lead – in

Talk about the Spring Festival with students

Step2 Warming up

Part 1 and 2

Step3 Listening

First, talk about the pictures about three festivals. Then look at the exercises and listen to the tape. Listen for three times.

Step4 Speaking

From listening, we have learned a lot about foreign festivals. Now let’s talk about some other holidays. You can work in groups of four, and you can use the useful expressions on Page 10.

Step4 Homework

Write a passage “How I spent the Spring Festival”.

Lesson 2

Reading

Step1.lead-in

We have learned something about some foreign festivals.

Today we are going to read about another festivals ----Kwanzaa.

Step2.Fast---reading

Read the passage fast to find the main idea of it , which is the main idea of the passage ?(c)

A How Karenga created Kwanzaa.

B What are the seven principle of Kwanzaa.

C Why Karenga created Kwanzaa.

D How Karenga got the idea of creating Kwanzaa.

Step3.True or False

Exx on Page 11

Step4.careful ---reading

Read the passage carefully to finish the following exercise .

1. Which of the following is not true according to the test?

A Kwanzaa is a young holiday .

B The word Kwanzaa means first fruit in Swahili.

C Dr Karenga created Kwanzaa to celebrate American culture and history .

Dkwanzaa is based on old African festivals .

2. The celibration of Kwanzaa lasts _______(A)

A 7days B 5days C 6days D11days

3. Why did Dr.Karenge creat the festival?(B)

A. Because there was no festival in Africa.

B. The African history and culture can be kept alive in African –Americans.

C. Because he thought African festivals were better than American ones. D. He wanted to be remembered by African .

4. From the test we can draw a conclusion that ______(B)

A. the African-Americans don’t like Kwanzaa at all

B. the African-Americans have a strong feeling for their own history and culture

C. Kwanzaa is celebrated from December 26 to January.

D. Kwanzaa was created to celebrate the African culture and history

Step 5. Listening

Listen to the tape, let the ss pay attention to the pronunciation, stress and intonation.

Step 6. Language points

1. dress up. 盛裝，打扮

dress up in… 穿…衣服，打扮

dress up as… 打扮成

eg. You don’t need to dress up for this dinner

I just love the fun of dressing up in ancient clothing.

The little girl dressed herself up as an angel.

2. would 可作情態動詞，“過去常常做…”

eg. He would sit for hours day dreaming.

When I was a child, I would get up early.

Homework:

1.Recite the language points

2.Read the text

Lesson 3

Language study

Step1. Revision

Translate some important sentences in the text

Step2. Word study

First let the Ss do the exercise

Then check the answers

Step3. Grammar

First. explain the usages of the modal verbs___ must, have to, have got to

Then do Ex2 on pages 13,ex1 on page 74

Homework:

Revise the usages of the modal verbs

Lesson 4

Integrating skills

Step1. Fast-reading

Ask the Ss to read the four holidays and find out which one is the least important. ( April Fool’s Day )

Step2. Careful-reading

Read the passage carefully to finish the exercise

1. which of the following is true according to the text ? (D)

A. “Day of the Dead” is an American festival.

B. People often feel sad when they celebrate “ Day of the Dead”

C. “April Fool’s Day” falls on the 1st day of spring.

D. “ Earth Day” reminds us to value our world.

2. which of the festival is to celebrate the memory of a great person?(B)

A. Earth Day

B. Martin Luther King , Jr day.

C. Day of the Dead .

D. April Fool’s Day.

3. The best title for the text is ______.

A. some Festivals celebrated in the world.

B. Celebration of life..

C. Celebration of Great Persons.

D. Celebration of Both the living and the dead.

Step3. Listening

Listen to the tape

Step4. Language points

1. care about 關心, 為…擔心

care for 想, 喜歡

eg. She thinks only of herself ; she doesn’t care about other people.

Would you care for some tea?

2. play tricks on

play a trick on

eg. That was an unfair trick to play on her.

He was always playing tricks on others.

3. take in

eg. Please take the washing in, if it rains.

They took her in for a week.

She didn’t take in what I said.

Step5. Writing

Write a short description of the Spring Festival.

Homework:

Finish the writing.