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Section A 1.Perform lion and dragon dances 舞龙舞狮 e.g.Chinese like performing lion and dragon dances. 2.each other 相互，彼此 e.g.We should help each other. 3.for good luck 求好运。luck 运气，好运，名词；lucky 好运的，有运气的，形容词。 e.g.He is a lucky dog. 4.until.直到……（为止），比 till 正式，短语 not …until… 到……才……,常与短暂性动词连用。e.g. He didn’t come back until 12:00 last night. 5.Play tricks on sb.捉弄某人 e.g. Don’t play tricks on others. * Unit 8 The Seasons and the WeatherTopic 3 Let’s celebrate! Teaching aims and demands 1.（1）Learn the names of the festivals: the Spring Festival, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Lantern Festival, Mid-autumn Festival, Easter （2）Learn some useful words and expressions: get together, potato, mark, sweet, luck, riddle, honor, send, believe 2.（1）Talk about holidays and festivals: Chinese people make dumplings and perform lion and dragon dances. People in many countries celebrate Christmas and give each other presents. （2）Talk about customs and culture: On Thanksgiving, many people eat roast turkey.On Lantern Festival, people eat sweet dumpling for good luck . Review Which festivals in China can you name in English? Spring Festival, National Day Teachers’ Day… 2. Which festivals in western countries can you name? Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day watch the lantern show and guess riddles sweet dumplings lunar January 15th Lantern Festival families get together for a big dinner roast turkey and potatoes the 4th Thursday in November Thanksgiving give each other presents / December 25th Christmas perform lion and dragon dances dumplings January／February Spring Festival Activities Food Date Festivals 1b. Group work Discuss these questions in groups. 1. Are there any interesting festivals in your area? 2. When do people celebrate them? 3. How do people celebrate them? 4. What special food do you eat? 5. What is your favorite holiday or festival? Why? 2. Listen, read and complete. New Year’s Eve (December 31st) People have _______ and do not go to