I think that,are delicious!,Unit 2,Review,Whats yourfavorite festival so far?,Oh, its the Spring Festival.,When is the day?,It on the first day of Chinese lunar year.,What is your favorite about this day?,I think I can get money or have delicious food that day.,Whats your favorite festival?,I think its Halloween.,When is the day?,Its celebrated in October 31.,What is your favorite about the day?,I think it is I can get a treat or play a trick on others.,writing,Theme: favorite Chinese festival.,3a.Your English-speaking pen pal wants to know about your favorite Chinese festival. Make some notes about the festival.,Write a letter to your pen pal and tell him/ her about your favorite Chinese festival.,First, introduce the festival and when it is celebrated.,My favorite Chinese festival is It is celebrated in/on ,During this festival, people,Finally, explain why you like it best and how it makes you feel.,Its my favorite festival because It makes me fell,Then talk about what people do and eat.,In your letter:,About writing,在课堂上对写作主题加以讨论，并整理、组织成文,集思广益，互相借鉴，综合集体的智慧，降低写作的难度。,写作注意点,1.开门见山,2.短语的使用应给予重视,3.句式的多样性,4.注意句子的衔接,并列关系：and, or, either.or, both.and, notonly.butalso, aswellas转折关系：but, however, yet, although条件关系：if,whether, unless时间关系：when, as, before, after, while, until, since, assoonas原因关系：because, as, since, for,appreciation,lets do it better.,Dear Linda, How are you these days? I want to tell you my favorite Chinese festivalthe Spring Festival! It is a Chinese traditional festival.Chinese celebrate this festival every year.It begins on Jan. 1st and lasts more than 15 days. During these days, people are on holidays and visit theirfriends.Families have meals together, my favorite food is dumplings. Children are always happy. Me, too. I always visit my grandparents during the festival, and I can play with my sisters and brothers. I really love this festival. How about you?Yours, Lisa,假设你是刘伟，你的美国朋友Mike 想通过你了解中国的传统节日。请你根据提示，给Mike 写一封e-mail，向他介绍我国传统节日春节的情况。内容提示：1. 春节是中国最重要的传统节日;2. 春节期间人们的主要活动(节前、除夕、节日期间)。Spring Festival, traditional, decorate, on the eve of the festival, get together, , lucky moneyset off fireworks,Writing,Dear Mike,How are you? Im really glad that you are interested in traditional Chinese festivals. There are many traditional festivals in China, such as Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and so on. Id like to introduce the Spring Festival to you. Spring Festival is the most important traditional holiday in China. It usually lasts for 15 days. Days before the festival, people clean their houses. They think cleaning sweeps any bad luck. They decorate their houses with,paper cuts. On the eve of the festival, family members get together and have big meals. Then they watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV. At midnight, they set off fireworks to welcome the New Year. During the festival, kids get lucky money from old people. People visit their relatives and friends. They wish each a happy year and good luck. How happy we are!Best wishes!Yours,Liu Wei,Self-Check1.Complete the passage with the words in the box.,Many Western countries celebrate Easter. This holiday is always on a Sunday _ March 22nd _ April 25th. It celebrates the beginning of new life. Hens _ eggs, giving birth to life, so an egg is a symbol of new life.,between,lay,garden spread between treats business lay relatives,and,A popular activity during Easter is to hide eggs around your home or garden for friends or _ to find. These can be real eggs, but they are more often chocolate eggs. Not only do people _ them _ in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also _ these treats as gifts. So just like Christmas, Easter creates good _ for supermarkets and chocolate stores.,relatives,spread,business,around,give out,Easter is always a holiday between March 22nd and April 25th.,复活节（Easter），是纪念耶稣基督复活的节日，西方信基督教的国家都过这个节。在西方教会传统里，春分之后第一次满月之后的第一个星期日即为复活节。东方教会则规定，如果满月恰逢星期日，则复活节再推迟一周。因此，节期大致在3月22日至4月25日之间。复活节是最古老最有意义的基督教节日之一，庆祝的是基督的复活，世界各地的基督徒每年都要举行庆祝。复活节还象征重生和希望.复活节中最具代表性的吉祥物就是彩蛋和兔子,Christmas Day 圣诞节,December 25th,Thanksgiving Day,Thanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday, falling on the fourth Thursday in November, to celebrate the harvest.,The traditional food are roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream.,April Fools Day is on the first day of April. On that day people play jokes on each other.,Valentines Day is on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it is not a holiday in most of them.,Halloween,What do you think this festival is about?,haunted house,scary,black cat,ghost,jack-o-lantern,witch,bat,scary,dress up as ghosts,dress up as fun things like cartoon characters,Do you know what is “trick or treat”?,trick or treat,