Topic 9: School Life
Step I: Exercise： 1.They are going to have a picnic on ___________(child) Day.2.___________(father) Day is coming, I will buy a gift for my father.3.September 10th is __________(teacher) Day.4.April First is April ________(fool) Day.5.Match 8th is _________(woman) Day.New Year＇s DayInternational Labour DayThe Spring Festivalthe Dragon Boat Festivalthe Party＇s Birthdaythe Army＇s DayMid-autumn(Moon)FestivalDouble-ninth DayNational DayStep II: Listen and fill in the blanks: Today is the Mid-autumn Festival in China.My friend Li Li invited me to _________the day with her family.We had a big dinner together.There were many ____________ fruits and drinks.To my surprise, I found a lot of small round cakes on the table.Chinese ______ them mooncakes.They’re very delicious just like our fruit_______.We ate our dinner outside in the open air.The moon looked brighter and________ .What a wonderful night I had! Step III: Useful words and phrases: have a big mealdecorate the housestay upwatch TVplay cardet off fireworkget togetherchatStep IV: Clozet: A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.This is a traditional festival in Japan and many celebrations are held.This festival is a cheerful occasion (场合they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them.Specially-made outside each house to help the dead to find their way.All night long, people out for the dead is thrown into a for anyone living to eat it.In towns that are near the sea, the small lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before are placed into the water when the festival is over.Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea1.A.inB.onC.atD./2.A.hatedB.frightenedC.welcomedD.guided
3.A.WhenB.BecauseC.AsD.So 4.A.are hungB.are hangedC.hungD.hanged 5.A.laidB.has been laidC.was laidD.laying 6.A.dirtyB.untidyC.unluckyD.tasty 7.A.guidingB.guidedC.guideD.guides 8.A.anotherB.otherC.othersD.the other 9.A.driftedB.driftC.driftingD.to drift 10.A.afterB.whenC.beforeD.until Step V :Reading Comprehensions: 1.猜测划线部分单词的意思；2,3.简略回答问题4.改写①处划线的句子，使其与原句相同。5.将文中②处划线的句子译成汉语。1.Thousands of lanterns slowlythe other world.
2.What is hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way? _____________________
3.When is the food is thrown into a river or into the sea?___________
4.___________that the dead returns to their homes and they arewelcomed by the living 5.____________________________________________________________________ Step V Writing : Dear Tom， Glad to receive your e-mail.I’m very happy to be your pen pal.I’m a student of BeijingNo.6 Middle School.I’m now in Grade Three.Let me tellyou something about the Spring Festival in China.______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________ Could you tell me something about Christmas in America?Yours，Li Hui
