课时划分

Period 1 Section A1 1a - 2d

Period 2 Section A2 3a-3c

Period 3 Grammar Focus - 4c

Period 4 Section B1 1a-2e

Period 5 Section B2 3a-3b self check Summary

Section A 1 (1a - 2d)

Step 1: Warming-up

What festivals do you like best?

What do you like best about your favourite festival?

Step 2: Presentation

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.

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