2)Let them listen to the tape and write the festival for each picture on Page 45.

　　3)Have them go through the questions and then listen again to find the answers.

　　→Step 5 Homework

　　1. Finish off the related Workbook exercises.

　　2. Make up a phone conversation using the expressions of invitations and thanks.

　　板书设计

　　Unit 1　Festivals around the world

　　Listening and speaking

MAKING PHONE CALLS

May I speak to. . . ?

Can I ring/call back later?

Hold/Hang on, please.

I'll ring him/her up again.

Just a moment, please.

Sorry, he/she isn't here right now.

INVITATIONS

I wonder if you are interested in. . . .

I'd like to invite you to. . . .

Would you like. . . ?

Could/Would you please. . . ?

I'm looking forward to. . . .

I'd love to, but. . .

　　THANKS

　　Thank you so much.

　　Thanks a lot.

　　That's very kind of you.

　　You're most welcome.

　　Don't mention it.

　　It's a pleasure.

　　活动与探究

　　Imagine you want to invite a foreign friend to join your family's celebration of the Chinese Spring Festival. In pairs, one as the Chinese student and the other as the foreign friend, make up a phone conversation to give your invitation, ask and answer questions about the holiday. The foreign friend should express his or her thanks for your invitation. Be ready to act out your conversation to the class.

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　　教材分析

　　This is the fourth teaching period of this unit. As usual, the teacher will first get students to review what they learned in the last period, and then lead in the new lesson.

We will mainly deal with listening and speaking in this period. At the beginning, students listen to a conversation among young people. Carla and Hari are students in Trinidad. Their Chinese friends Li Mei and Wu Ping, are visiting for the Carnival holiday in February. They are joining in a parade for Carnival in Trinidad. This listening activity is not only to offer students knowledge about how to celebrate Carnival in Trinidad but to