2016-1-6 brainstorming ： what festivals do you know?

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Brainstorming：

What festivals do you know?

HalloweenIt is on 31 October.

Who celebrates Halloween?People in the USA.

When is Halloween?

How do people celebrate it?dress up and wear maskspaint the faceshave a special party

play a game called ‘trick or treat’knock on the doorgive them some candy as a treat play tricks on them

make lanterns out of pumpkins

The first one—

Halloween

What is Halloween?

People in the West celebrate it

How do people celebrate Halloween ?

play " trick or treat

make pumpkin lanterns

have a Halloween party

31 October

dress upan important festival in the USA

get a treat or play a trickWhen

Who

A Festival

What How do people celebrate it?

When

Who

The second one — the Spring Festival

the Spring Festival

What is the Spring Festival?

How do people celebrate it?

When

Who

the Spring Festival

• have a big dinner ( )• eat turkey ( )• have a dragon boat race (

)• eat rice dumplings ( )• make pumpkin lanterns (

)• dress up as a ghost( )• wear masks ( )• paint our faces ( )• play a trick on others ( )

• get together ( )• visit relatives from door to

door ( )• get red packets ( )• enjoy the full moon ( )• eat moon cakes ( )• watch the Spring Festival Gala ( )• Let off fireworks( )• watch fireworks ( )

How do people celebrate it in the video?

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on Thanksgiving Day

at the Dragon Boat Festival

on Halloween

at the Mid-Autumn Festival

Tick (√) out the right answers.

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It is “Festival Week”. Each

student in Class 1, Grade 7 has

to write about his or her favorite

festival. Below is Millie’s writing

plan.

Spring Festival

What is the Spring Festival?

always in January or February

How do people celebrate the Spring Festival?

have a big dinner

watch TV (the spring festival Gala)

get presents (get red packets and new clothes)

most Chinese families celebrate it

families members get together

let off fireworks

an important holiday in China

The Spring Festival is an important holiday in China. Most

Chinese families ______________ it.

It is always in __________ or ___________. It is often cold

at this time of a year, but people are happy. Family members

_____________ and then have a big _________. After dinner,

people like to ___________. There is a great Spring Festival

Gala on TV every year.

Children have lots of fun on this day. We get presents.

Usually our parents get _____________ ready for us, and we get

_____________ from our grandparents, aunts and uncles. We

like to let off ____________ at night. They are really wonderful!

celebrateJanuary February

get together dinnerwatch TV

new clothesred packets

fireworks

Spring Festival

How to introduce the festivalThe Spring Festival

The Spring Festival is an important holiday in China. Most

Chinese families ______________ it.

It is always in __________ or ___________. It is often cold

at this time of a year, but people are happy. Family members

_____________ and then have a big _________. After

dinner,

people like to ___________. There is a great Spring Festival

Gala on TV every year.

Children have lots of fun on this day. We get presents.

Usually our parents get _____________ ready for us, and we

get ____________ from our grandparents, aunts and uncles.

We like to let off ____________ at night. They are really

wonderful!

Para1what & who

Para2when & how

Para3children & feelings

celebrate

January February

get together dinner

watch TV

new clothes

red packetsfireworks

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Some useful expressions

What ?

Who ?

When ?

How ?

… is an important holiday in…

It is in/ on …

Family members ….Children often ….

Usually we get …We/ They like …There is/ are… on TV… have lots of fun……special/ wonderful…

The last one — Other festivals

What is it?

When is it?

Who celebrate it?

How do people celebrate it?

How do you feel?

eat moon cakes

enjoy the full moon

…

It is always in … or …

The last one — Other festivals

What is it?

When is it?

Who celebrate it?

How do people celebrate it?

How do you feel?

It is always in … or …

eat rice dumplingshave a dragon boat race…

The last one — Other festivals

What is it?

When is it?

Who celebrate it?

How do people celebrate it?

How do you feel?

get presents

sing Christmas songs

have a big dinner

…

Our classmates want to know something about your group’s favourite festival. Please work with your partners to write an article to introduce(介绍 ) it.

Writing

Work in a group of 41

Each one writes one part of the festival.

2

The leader reads your group’s work.

4

Put your writings on the poster

3

group task

18

Our favourite festival

S1: What?

S2: When & Who?

S3: How?

S4: Your feelings.

It’s time to write !

Our favourite festival

It’s time to show.

The leader reads the

writing in your group.

Our favourite festival

This group does well in:

good handwriting(书写 )

beautiful sentences

Well structure(结构 )

Assessment(评价 )

• Know more about our China.• Know more about the world.

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