Unit14

Unit 14 FestivalLesson 1Warming up， listening and speakingStep1 Lead – inTalk about the Spring Festival with studentsStep2 Warming up Part 1 and 2Step3 ListeningFirst, talk about the pictures about three festivals. Then look at the exercises and listen to the tape. Listen for three times.Step4 SpeakingFrom listening, we have learned a lot about foreign festivals. Now let’s talk about some other holidays. You can work in groups of four, and you can use the useful expressions on Page 10.Step4 Homework Write a passage “How I spent the Spring Festival”.Lesson 2ReadingStep1.lead-in We have learned something about some foreign festivals.Today we are going to read about another festivals ----Kwanzaa.Step2.Fast---reading Read the passage fast to find the main idea of it , which is the main idea of the passage ?(c)A How Karenga created Kwanzaa.B What are the seven principle of Kwanzaa.C Why Karenga created Kwanzaa.D How Karenga got the idea of creating Kwanzaa.Step3.True or False Exx on Page 11Step4.careful ---reading Read the passage carefully to finish the following exercise .1. Which of the following is not true according to the test?A Kwanzaa is a young holiday .B The word Kwanzaa means first fruit in Swahili.C Dr Karenga created Kwanzaa to celebrate American culture and history .用心 爱心 专心 115 号编辑Dkwanzaa is based on old African festivals .2. The celibration of Kwanzaa lasts _______(A)A 7days B 5days C 6days D11days 3. Why did Dr.Karenge creat the festival?(B)A. Because there was no festival in Africa.B. The African history and culture can be kept alive in African –Americans.C. Because he thought African festivals were better than American ones. D. He wanted to be remembered by African .4...