some useful expressions on the blackboard )

Step 2: Presentation .

Ask students to read the names of the festival in 1a .and teacher help them say as many as possible .

1 .1a Look at the pictures and guess what festivals they are. Match the pictures with the descriptions.

1. ___ The Water Festival in Thailand

2. ___ The Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong

3. ___ The Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing

4. ___ The Lantern Festival in Jiangxi

Step 3 Listening

1b Listen and tell true or false.(Ask students to read the four sentences and think about which they talk about .)

1. Bill thinks that the races were not that interesting to watch. T F

2. Mary thinks that the teams were fantastic. T F

3. Bill wonders whether they'll have zongzi again next year. T F

4. Bill and Mary believe that they'll be back next year to watch the races. T F

Step 4 Speaking

1c Talk about the pictures in 1a.

Make conversations.

Examples

A: What do you like best about the Dragon Boat Festival?

B: I love the races. I think they're fun to watch.

Step 5 Pair Work

A: What do you like best about the ...?

B: I love the____________,I think that they're________________________ .

Step 6 Listening

2a Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and circle the correct words in sentences.

1. Wu Ming and Harry are cousins/ strangers / friends.